used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
artsnounUS /ɑːrts/
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
aspensnounUS /ˈæspənz/
plural of “aspen” — any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
the two together, not just one
From this reading I looked upon the hill both far and near, More doleful place did never eye survey; It seemed as if the spring-time came not here, And Nature here were willing to decay.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I looked upon the hill both far and near, More doleful place did never eye survey; It seemed as if the spring-time came not here, And Nature here were willing to decay.
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
cornersnounUS /ˈkɔːrnərz/
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What this imported I could ill divine; And pulling now the rein my horse to stop, I saw three pillars standing in a line,-- The last stone-pillar on a dark hill top.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading What this imported I could ill divine; And pulling now the rein my horse to stop, I saw three pillars standing in a line,-- The last stone-pillar on a dark hill top.
decaynounUS /dɪˈkeɪ/
the process of gradually becoming inferior
From this reading I looked upon the hill both far and near, More doleful place did never eye survey; It seemed as if the spring-time came not here, And Nature here were willing to decay.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
dellnounUS /del/
a small wooded hollow
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
emanating from God
From this reading What this imported I could ill divine; And pulling now the rein my horse to stop, I saw three pillars standing in a line,-- The last stone-pillar on a dark hill top.
dolefuladjectiveUS /ˈdoʊlfəl/
filled with or evoking sadness
From this reading I looked upon the hill both far and near, More doleful place did never eye survey; It seemed as if the spring-time came not here, And Nature here were willing to decay.
the organ of sight
From this reading I looked upon the hill both far and near, More doleful place did never eye survey; It seemed as if the spring-time came not here, And Nature here were willing to decay.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I looked upon the hill both far and near, More doleful place did never eye survey; It seemed as if the spring-time came not here, And Nature here were willing to decay.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
freezeverbUS /friːz/
stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
HawesverbUS /hɔːz/
third-person singular of “haw” — utter “haw”
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading What this imported I could ill divine; And pulling now the rein my horse to stop, I saw three pillars standing in a line,-- The last stone-pillar on a dark hill top.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading What this imported I could ill divine; And pulling now the rein my horse to stop, I saw three pillars standing in a line,-- The last stone-pillar on a dark hill top.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I looked upon the hill both far and near, More doleful place did never eye survey; It seemed as if the spring-time came not here, And Nature here were willing to decay.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading What this imported I could ill divine; And pulling now the rein my horse to stop, I saw three pillars standing in a line,-- The last stone-pillar on a dark hill top.
importedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtɪd/
used of especially merchandise brought from a foreign source
From this reading What this imported I could ill divine; And pulling now the rein my horse to stop, I saw three pillars standing in a line,-- The last stone-pillar on a dark hill top.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
and nothing more
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
immediately past
From this reading What this imported I could ill divine; And pulling now the rein my horse to stop, I saw three pillars standing in a line,-- The last stone-pillar on a dark hill top.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading What this imported I could ill divine; And pulling now the rein my horse to stop, I saw three pillars standing in a line,-- The last stone-pillar on a dark hill top.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I looked upon the hill both far and near, More doleful place did never eye survey; It seemed as if the spring-time came not here, And Nature here were willing to decay.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I looked upon the hill both far and near, More doleful place did never eye survey; It seemed as if the spring-time came not here, And Nature here were willing to decay.
moundnounUS /maʊnd/
(baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
in motion
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading I looked upon the hill both far and near, More doleful place did never eye survey; It seemed as if the spring-time came not here, And Nature here were willing to decay.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I looked upon the hill both far and near, More doleful place did never eye survey; It seemed as if the spring-time came not here, And Nature here were willing to decay.
not any; not one
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading What this imported I could ill divine; And pulling now the rein my horse to stop, I saw three pillars standing in a line,-- The last stone-pillar on a dark hill top.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What this imported I could ill divine; And pulling now the rein my horse to stop, I saw three pillars standing in a line,-- The last stone-pillar on a dark hill top.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
pillarsnounUS /ˈpɪlərz/
plural of “pillar” — a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading What this imported I could ill divine; And pulling now the rein my horse to stop, I saw three pillars standing in a line,-- The last stone-pillar on a dark hill top.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I looked upon the hill both far and near, More doleful place did never eye survey; It seemed as if the spring-time came not here, And Nature here were willing to decay.
pullingnounUS /ˈpʊlɪŋ/
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading What this imported I could ill divine; And pulling now the rein my horse to stop, I saw three pillars standing in a line,-- The last stone-pillar on a dark hill top.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
reinverbUS /reɪn/
control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading What this imported I could ill divine; And pulling now the rein my horse to stop, I saw three pillars standing in a line,-- The last stone-pillar on a dark hill top.
repairnounUS /rɪˈper/
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
RichmondnounUS /ˈrɪtʃmənd/
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
cut with a saw
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
express in words
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I looked upon the hill both far and near, More doleful place did never eye survey; It seemed as if the spring-time came not here, And Nature here were willing to decay.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
a short musical composition with words
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
spring-time
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I looked upon the hill both far and near, More doleful place did never eye survey; It seemed as if the spring-time came not here, And Nature here were willing to decay.
make square
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
having a supporting base
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
stone-pillar
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What this imported I could ill divine; And pulling now the rein my horse to stop, I saw three pillars standing in a line,-- The last stone-pillar on a dark hill top.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading What this imported I could ill divine; And pulling now the rein my horse to stop, I saw three pillars standing in a line,-- The last stone-pillar on a dark hill top.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
surveynounUS /sərˈveɪ/
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading I looked upon the hill both far and near, More doleful place did never eye survey; It seemed as if the spring-time came not here, And Nature here were willing to decay.
tawnyadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːni/
of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What this imported I could ill divine; And pulling now the rein my horse to stop, I saw three pillars standing in a line,-- The last stone-pillar on a dark hill top.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
the upper part of anything
From this reading What this imported I could ill divine; And pulling now the rein my horse to stop, I saw three pillars standing in a line,-- The last stone-pillar on a dark hill top.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts; 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song to thinking hearts.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I looked upon the hill both far and near, More doleful place did never eye survey; It seemed as if the spring-time came not here, And Nature here were willing to decay.
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What this imported I could ill divine; And pulling now the rein my horse to stop, I saw three pillars standing in a line,-- The last stone-pillar on a dark hill top.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading I looked upon the hill both far and near, More doleful place did never eye survey; It seemed as if the spring-time came not here, And Nature here were willing to decay.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading As I from Hawes to Richmond did repair, It chanced that I saw standing in a dell Three aspens at three corners of a square; And one, not four yards distant, near a well.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The trees were grey, with neither arms nor head; Half wasted the square mound of tawny green, So that you might just say, as then I said, 'Here in old time the hand of man hath been.'
