adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
a-marvelling
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From this reading Anon, with Gargantuan appetite, to sit and eat until even Donald would fall a-marvelling; and so, through shady coppice and sunny meadow, betimes to work.
addedverbUS /ˈædəd/
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading To plunge within the clear, cool waters of the brook whose magic seemed to fill one's blood with added life and lust of living.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
AnonadverbUS /ˌæˈnɔːn/
at another time
From this reading Anon, with Gargantuan appetite, to sit and eat until even Donald would fall a-marvelling; and so, through shady coppice and sunny meadow, betimes to work.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a feeling of craving something
From this reading Anon, with Gargantuan appetite, to sit and eat until even Donald would fall a-marvelling; and so, through shady coppice and sunny meadow, betimes to work.
betimesadverb
in good time
From this reading Anon, with Gargantuan appetite, to sit and eat until even Donald would fall a-marvelling; and so, through shady coppice and sunny meadow, betimes to work.
BIDSnounUS /bɪdz/
plural of “bid” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading IN WHICH DONALD BIDS ME FAREWELL Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days!
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading To plunge within the clear, cool waters of the brook whose magic seemed to fill one's blood with added life and lust of living.
breathingnounUS /ˈbriːðɪŋ/
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading To plunge within the clear, cool waters of the brook whose magic seemed to fill one's blood with added life and lust of living.
care-free
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From this reading IN WHICH DONALD BIDS ME FAREWELL Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days!
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading To plunge within the clear, cool waters of the brook whose magic seemed to fill one's blood with added life and lust of living.
cooladjectiveUS /kuːl/
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading To plunge within the clear, cool waters of the brook whose magic seemed to fill one's blood with added life and lust of living.
coppicenoun
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading Anon, with Gargantuan appetite, to sit and eat until even Donald would fall a-marvelling; and so, through shady coppice and sunny meadow, betimes to work.
dancingnounUS /ˈdænsɪŋ/
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days! with the ringing hammers, the dancing sparks mounting upon the smoke, the sweat, the toil, yet all lightened with laugh and song and good-fellowship.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading IN WHICH DONALD BIDS ME FAREWELL Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days!
DONALD
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From this reading IN WHICH DONALD BIDS ME FAREWELL Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days!
dulladjectiveUS /dʌl/
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
earthyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrθi/
conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
eatverbUS /iːt/
take in solid food
From this reading Anon, with Gargantuan appetite, to sit and eat until even Donald would fall a-marvelling; and so, through shady coppice and sunny meadow, betimes to work.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Anon, with Gargantuan appetite, to sit and eat until even Donald would fall a-marvelling; and so, through shady coppice and sunny meadow, betimes to work.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Anon, with Gargantuan appetite, to sit and eat until even Donald would fall a-marvelling; and so, through shady coppice and sunny meadow, betimes to work.
FAREWELLnounUS /ˌferˈwel/
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading IN WHICH DONALD BIDS ME FAREWELL Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days!
fillverbUS /fɪl/
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading To plunge within the clear, cool waters of the brook whose magic seemed to fill one's blood with added life and lust of living.
fragrantadjectiveUS /ˈfreɪɡrənt/
pleasant-smelling
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
GargantuanadjectiveUS /ɡɑːrˈɡæntʃuːən/
of great mass; huge and bulky
From this reading Anon, with Gargantuan appetite, to sit and eat until even Donald would fall a-marvelling; and so, through shady coppice and sunny meadow, betimes to work.
glorynounUS /ˈɡlɔːri/
a state of high honor
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
good-fellowship
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From this reading Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days! with the ringing hammers, the dancing sparks mounting upon the smoke, the sweat, the toil, yet all lightened with laugh and song and good-fellowship.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
HalcyonnounUS /ˈhælsiən/
(Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
From this reading IN WHICH DONALD BIDS ME FAREWELL Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days!
hammersnounUS /ˈhæmərz/
plural of “hammer” — the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days! with the ringing hammers, the dancing sparks mounting upon the smoke, the sweat, the toil, yet all lightened with laugh and song and good-fellowship.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading IN WHICH DONALD BIDS ME FAREWELL Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days!
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH DONALD BIDS ME FAREWELL Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
ladenadjectiveUS /ˈleɪdən/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
laughnounUS /læf/
the sound of laughing
From this reading Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days! with the ringing hammers, the dancing sparks mounting upon the smoke, the sweat, the toil, yet all lightened with laugh and song and good-fellowship.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading To plunge within the clear, cool waters of the brook whose magic seemed to fill one's blood with added life and lust of living.
lightenedverbUS /ˈlaɪtənd/
past form of “lighten” — make more cheerful
From this reading Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days! with the ringing hammers, the dancing sparks mounting upon the smoke, the sweat, the toil, yet all lightened with laugh and song and good-fellowship.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading To plunge within the clear, cool waters of the brook whose magic seemed to fill one's blood with added life and lust of living.
lustnounUS /lʌst/
a strong sexual desire
From this reading To plunge within the clear, cool waters of the brook whose magic seemed to fill one's blood with added life and lust of living.
magicnounUS /ˈmædʒɪk/
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading To plunge within the clear, cool waters of the brook whose magic seemed to fill one's blood with added life and lust of living.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
the cloak as a symbol of authority
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
mastersnounUS /ˈmæstərz/
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading IN WHICH DONALD BIDS ME FAREWELL Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days!
MEpronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN WHICH DONALD BIDS ME FAREWELL Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days!
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading Anon, with Gargantuan appetite, to sit and eat until even Donald would fall a-marvelling; and so, through shady coppice and sunny meadow, betimes to work.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
mountingnounUS /ˈmaʊntɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days! with the ringing hammers, the dancing sparks mounting upon the smoke, the sweat, the toil, yet all lightened with laugh and song and good-fellowship.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN WHICH DONALD BIDS ME FAREWELL Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
one's
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From this reading To plunge within the clear, cool waters of the brook whose magic seemed to fill one's blood with added life and lust of living.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
plungeverbUS /plʌndʒ/
thrust or throw into
From this reading To plunge within the clear, cool waters of the brook whose magic seemed to fill one's blood with added life and lust of living.
ringingnounUS /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days! with the ringing hammers, the dancing sparks mounting upon the smoke, the sweat, the toil, yet all lightened with laugh and song and good-fellowship.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading To plunge within the clear, cool waters of the brook whose magic seemed to fill one's blood with added life and lust of living.
shadyadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdi/
quiet, dark, or concealed
From this reading Anon, with Gargantuan appetite, to sit and eat until even Donald would fall a-marvelling; and so, through shady coppice and sunny meadow, betimes to work.
shakingnounUS /ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
sitverbUS /sɪt/
be seated
From this reading Anon, with Gargantuan appetite, to sit and eat until even Donald would fall a-marvelling; and so, through shady coppice and sunny meadow, betimes to work.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
smellsnounUS /smelz/
plural of “smell” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
smokenounUS /smoʊk/
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days! with the ringing hammers, the dancing sparks mounting upon the smoke, the sweat, the toil, yet all lightened with laugh and song and good-fellowship.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Anon, with Gargantuan appetite, to sit and eat until even Donald would fall a-marvelling; and so, through shady coppice and sunny meadow, betimes to work.
songnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days! with the ringing hammers, the dancing sparks mounting upon the smoke, the sweat, the toil, yet all lightened with laugh and song and good-fellowship.
sparksnounUS /spɑːrks/
plural of “spark” — a momentary flash of light
From this reading Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days! with the ringing hammers, the dancing sparks mounting upon the smoke, the sweat, the toil, yet all lightened with laugh and song and good-fellowship.
stridenounUS /straɪd/
a step in walking or running
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
summer'snounUS /ˈsʌmərz/
possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Anon, with Gargantuan appetite, to sit and eat until even Donald would fall a-marvelling; and so, through shady coppice and sunny meadow, betimes to work.
sweatnounUS /swet/
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days! with the ringing hammers, the dancing sparks mounting upon the smoke, the sweat, the toil, yet all lightened with laugh and song and good-fellowship.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Anon, with Gargantuan appetite, to sit and eat until even Donald would fall a-marvelling; and so, through shady coppice and sunny meadow, betimes to work.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
toilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
From this reading Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days! with the ringing hammers, the dancing sparks mounting upon the smoke, the sweat, the toil, yet all lightened with laugh and song and good-fellowship.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Anon, with Gargantuan appetite, to sit and eat until even Donald would fall a-marvelling; and so, through shady coppice and sunny meadow, betimes to work.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days! with the ringing hammers, the dancing sparks mounting upon the smoke, the sweat, the toil, yet all lightened with laugh and song and good-fellowship.
wakenverbUS /ˈweɪkən/
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
watersnounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading To plunge within the clear, cool waters of the brook whose magic seemed to fill one's blood with added life and lust of living.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH DONALD BIDS ME FAREWELL Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days!
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading To plunge within the clear, cool waters of the brook whose magic seemed to fill one's blood with added life and lust of living.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading To plunge within the clear, cool waters of the brook whose magic seemed to fill one's blood with added life and lust of living.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Anon, with Gargantuan appetite, to sit and eat until even Donald would fall a-marvelling; and so, through shady coppice and sunny meadow, betimes to work.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading To waken to the glory of a summer's morning, and shaking off dull sleep, like a mantle, to stride out into a world all green and gold, breathing a fragrant air laden with sweet, earthy smells.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Anon, with Gargantuan appetite, to sit and eat until even Donald would fall a-marvelling; and so, through shady coppice and sunny meadow, betimes to work.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days! with the ringing hammers, the dancing sparks mounting upon the smoke, the sweat, the toil, yet all lightened with laugh and song and good-fellowship.
