(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 The summit of the wall is gain'd All in the silent night, And now the fortress is attain'd!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The summit of the wall is gain'd All in the silent night, And now the fortress is attain'd!
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Duke Ulerich appeared before the gate of Stuttgardt, called the Red Hill Gate, on the night previous to the holiday of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
AssumptionnounUS /əˈsʌmpʃən/
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
From this reading Duke Ulerich appeared before the gate of Stuttgardt, called the Red Hill Gate, on the night previous to the holiday of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
attain'd
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From this reading The summit of the wall is gain'd All in the silent night, And now the fortress is attain'd!
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Now, let us sound the battle cry, And be it "Death or victory!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now, let us sound the battle cry, And be it "Death or victory!"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Duke Ulerich appeared before the gate of Stuttgardt, called the Red Hill Gate, on the night previous to the holiday of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Duke Ulerich appeared before the gate of Stuttgardt, called the Red Hill Gate, on the night previous to the holiday of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Now, let us sound the battle cry, And be it "Death or victory!"
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Now, let us sound the battle cry, And be it "Death or victory!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We do not fear the light.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Duke Ulerich appeared before the gate of Stuttgardt, called the Red Hill Gate, on the night previous to the holiday of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading We do not fear the light.
fortressnounUS /ˈfɔːrtrəs/
a fortified defensive structure
From this reading The summit of the wall is gain'd All in the silent night, And now the fortress is attain'd!
gain'd
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From this reading The summit of the wall is gain'd All in the silent night, And now the fortress is attain'd!
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Duke Ulerich appeared before the gate of Stuttgardt, called the Red Hill Gate, on the night previous to the holiday of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Duke Ulerich appeared before the gate of Stuttgardt, called the Red Hill Gate, on the night previous to the holiday of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Duke Ulerich appeared before the gate of Stuttgardt, called the Red Hill Gate, on the night previous to the holiday of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The summit of the wall is gain'd All in the silent night, And now the fortress is attain'd!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The summit of the wall is gain'd All in the silent night, And now the fortress is attain'd!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now, let us sound the battle cry, And be it "Death or victory!"
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Now, let us sound the battle cry, And be it "Death or victory!"
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading We do not fear the light.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Duke Ulerich appeared before the gate of Stuttgardt, called the Red Hill Gate, on the night previous to the holiday of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The summit of the wall is gain'd All in the silent night, And now the fortress is attain'd!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We do not fear the light.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The summit of the wall is gain'd All in the silent night, And now the fortress is attain'd!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The summit of the wall is gain'd All in the silent night, And now the fortress is attain'd!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Duke Ulerich appeared before the gate of Stuttgardt, called the Red Hill Gate, on the night previous to the holiday of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now, let us sound the battle cry, And be it "Death or victory!"
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading Duke Ulerich appeared before the gate of Stuttgardt, called the Red Hill Gate, on the night previous to the holiday of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Duke Ulerich appeared before the gate of Stuttgardt, called the Red Hill Gate, on the night previous to the holiday of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
SCHILLERnounUS /ˈʃɪlər/
German romantic writer (1759-1805)
From this reading SCHILLER.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The summit of the wall is gain'd All in the silent night, And now the fortress is attain'd!
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Now, let us sound the battle cry, And be it "Death or victory!"
Stuttgardt
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From this reading Duke Ulerich appeared before the gate of Stuttgardt, called the Red Hill Gate, on the night previous to the holiday of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
summitnounUS /ˈsʌmət/
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading The summit of the wall is gain'd All in the silent night, And now the fortress is attain'd!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The summit of the wall is gain'd All in the silent night, And now the fortress is attain'd!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Duke Ulerich appeared before the gate of Stuttgardt, called the Red Hill Gate, on the night previous to the holiday of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
Ulerich
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From this reading Duke Ulerich appeared before the gate of Stuttgardt, called the Red Hill Gate, on the night previous to the holiday of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, let us sound the battle cry, And be it "Death or victory!"
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Now, let us sound the battle cry, And be it "Death or victory!"
VirginnounUS /ˈvɜːrdʒɪn/
a person who has never had sex
From this reading Duke Ulerich appeared before the gate of Stuttgardt, called the Red Hill Gate, on the night previous to the holiday of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The summit of the wall is gain'd All in the silent night, And now the fortress is attain'd!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We do not fear the light.
