1519
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From this reading So hot a summer as that of the year 1519, had scarcely ever been known in Wuertemberg.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So hot a summer as that of the year 1519, had scarcely ever been known in Wuertemberg.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field.
allegiancenounUS /əˈliːdʒəns/
the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
From this reading In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Towards Swabia let us then our footsteps turn, And as we the Black Forest's mazes tread, Reviving hopes will in our bosoms burn.
bannersnounUS /ˈbænərz/
plural of “banner” — long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sure memory cannot be in Swabia dead.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So hot a summer as that of the year 1519, had scarcely ever been known in Wuertemberg.
dearly loved
From this reading In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Towards Swabia let us then our footsteps turn, And as we the Black Forest's mazes tread, Reviving hopes will in our bosoms burn.
bosoms
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From this reading Towards Swabia let us then our footsteps turn, And as we the Black Forest's mazes tread, Reviving hopes will in our bosoms burn.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading Towards Swabia let us then our footsteps turn, And as we the Black Forest's mazes tread, Reviving hopes will in our bosoms burn.
cannot
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From this reading Sure memory cannot be in Swabia dead.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Sure memory cannot be in Swabia dead.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field.
at any time
From this reading So hot a summer as that of the year 1519, had scarcely ever been known in Wuertemberg.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading Towards Swabia let us then our footsteps turn, And as we the Black Forest's mazes tread, Reviving hopes will in our bosoms burn.
Forest'snounUS /ˈfɔːrəsts/
possessive form of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Towards Swabia let us then our footsteps turn, And as we the Black Forest's mazes tread, Reviving hopes will in our bosoms burn.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So hot a summer as that of the year 1519, had scarcely ever been known in Wuertemberg.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Towards Swabia let us then our footsteps turn, And as we the Black Forest's mazes tread, Reviving hopes will in our bosoms burn.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading So hot a summer as that of the year 1519, had scarcely ever been known in Wuertemberg.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading So hot a summer as that of the year 1519, had scarcely ever been known in Wuertemberg.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading L. UHLAND.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Towards Swabia let us then our footsteps turn, And as we the Black Forest's mazes tread, Reviving hopes will in our bosoms burn.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field.
mazesnounUS /ˈmeɪzɪz/
plural of “maze” — complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
From this reading Towards Swabia let us then our footsteps turn, And as we the Black Forest's mazes tread, Reviving hopes will in our bosoms burn.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Sure memory cannot be in Swabia dead.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Towards Swabia let us then our footsteps turn, And as we the Black Forest's mazes tread, Reviving hopes will in our bosoms burn.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field.
princelyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪnsli/
ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
From this reading In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field.
reignverbUS /reɪn/
have sovereign power
From this reading In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field.
RevivingadjectiveUS /rɪˈvaɪvɪŋ/
tending to impart new life and vigor to
From this reading Towards Swabia let us then our footsteps turn, And as we the Black Forest's mazes tread, Reviving hopes will in our bosoms burn.
only a very short time before
From this reading So hot a summer as that of the year 1519, had scarcely ever been known in Wuertemberg.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So hot a summer as that of the year 1519, had scarcely ever been known in Wuertemberg.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading So hot a summer as that of the year 1519, had scarcely ever been known in Wuertemberg.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Sure memory cannot be in Swabia dead.
Swabia
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From this reading In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So hot a summer as that of the year 1519, had scarcely ever been known in Wuertemberg.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Towards Swabia let us then our footsteps turn, And as we the Black Forest's mazes tread, Reviving hopes will in our bosoms burn.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field.
in the direction of
From this reading Towards Swabia let us then our footsteps turn, And as we the Black Forest's mazes tread, Reviving hopes will in our bosoms burn.
treadverbUS /tred/
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading Towards Swabia let us then our footsteps turn, And as we the Black Forest's mazes tread, Reviving hopes will in our bosoms burn.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Towards Swabia let us then our footsteps turn, And as we the Black Forest's mazes tread, Reviving hopes will in our bosoms burn.
UHLANDnounUS /ˈuːlənd/
German romantic poet (1787-1862)
From this reading L. UHLAND.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Towards Swabia let us then our footsteps turn, And as we the Black Forest's mazes tread, Reviving hopes will in our bosoms burn.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Towards Swabia let us then our footsteps turn, And as we the Black Forest's mazes tread, Reviving hopes will in our bosoms burn.
which person or people
From this reading In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Towards Swabia let us then our footsteps turn, And as we the Black Forest's mazes tread, Reviving hopes will in our bosoms burn.
Wuertemberg
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From this reading So hot a summer as that of the year 1519, had scarcely ever been known in Wuertemberg.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading So hot a summer as that of the year 1519, had scarcely ever been known in Wuertemberg.
be the cause or source of
From this reading In Swabia did thy princely father reign Beloved, and all did glad allegiance yield; And of the people, many now remain Who fought beneath thy banners in the field.
