agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There's none of these so lonely and poor of old, But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
BlowverbUS /bloʊ/
exhale hard
From this reading The Dead Blow out, you bugles, over the rich Dead!
buglesnounUS /ˈbjuːɡəlz/
plural of “bugle” — a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
From this reading The Dead Blow out, you bugles, over the rich Dead!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There's none of these so lonely and poor of old, But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
DeadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The Dead Blow out, you bugles, over the rich Dead!
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading There's none of these so lonely and poor of old, But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
giftsnounUS /ɡɪfts/
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading There's none of these so lonely and poor of old, But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.
goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading There's none of these so lonely and poor of old, But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There's none of these so lonely and poor of old, But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III.
immortalitynounUS /ˌɪmɔːrˈtælɪti/
the quality or state of being immortal
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
lonelyadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnli/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading There's none of these so lonely and poor of old, But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There's none of these so lonely and poor of old, But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading There's none of these so lonely and poor of old, But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There's none of these so lonely and poor of old, But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading There's none of these so lonely and poor of old, But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Dead Blow out, you bugles, over the rich Dead!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Dead Blow out, you bugles, over the rich Dead!
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading There's none of these so lonely and poor of old, But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.
pouredverbUS /pɔːrd/
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
rareradjectiveUS /ˈrerər/
comparative of “rare” — not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading There's none of these so lonely and poor of old, But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/
possessing material wealth
From this reading The Dead Blow out, you bugles, over the rich Dead!
sereneadjectiveUS /sərˈiːn/
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There's none of these so lonely and poor of old, But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.
sonsnounUS /sʌnz/
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
SweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There's none of these so lonely and poor of old, But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Dead Blow out, you bugles, over the rich Dead!
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
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From this reading There's none of these so lonely and poor of old, But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There's none of these so lonely and poor of old, But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
unhopedadjective
so unexpected as to have not been imagined
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There's none of these so lonely and poor of old, But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
winenounUS /waɪn/
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Dead Blow out, you bugles, over the rich Dead!
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been, Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
