used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HENRY HUDSON’S FIRST VOYAGE Practical men scorn the dreamer, especially the mad-souled dreamer who wrecks life trying to prove his dream a reality.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He set out to chase that rainbow myth—the Pole—or rather the passage across the Pole.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
(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 Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Hudson did not set out to find the great inland waters that bear his name—Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
have
From this reading Hudson did not set out to find the great inland waters that bear his name—Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading He set out to chase that rainbow myth—the Pole—or rather the passage across the Pole.
chasednounUS /tʃeɪst/
a person who is being chased
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Hudson did not set out to find the great inland waters that bear his name—Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading HENRY HUDSON’S FIRST VOYAGE Practical men scorn the dreamer, especially the mad-souled dreamer who wrecks life trying to prove his dream a reality.
dreamernounUS /ˈdriːmər/
someone who is dreaming
From this reading HENRY HUDSON’S FIRST VOYAGE Practical men scorn the dreamer, especially the mad-souled dreamer who wrecks life trying to prove his dream a reality.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Of no one is this truer than the English pilot, Henry Hudson.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading HENRY HUDSON’S FIRST VOYAGE Practical men scorn the dreamer, especially the mad-souled dreamer who wrecks life trying to prove his dream a reality.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Hudson did not set out to find the great inland waters that bear his name—Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading HENRY HUDSON’S FIRST VOYAGE Practical men scorn the dreamer, especially the mad-souled dreamer who wrecks life trying to prove his dream a reality.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Hudson did not set out to find the great inland waters that bear his name—Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He set out to chase that rainbow myth—the Pole—or rather the passage across the Pole.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading HENRY HUDSON’S FIRST VOYAGE Practical men scorn the dreamer, especially the mad-souled dreamer who wrecks life trying to prove his dream a reality.
heraldverbUS /ˈherəld/
foreshadow or presage
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HENRY HUDSON’S FIRST VOYAGE Practical men scorn the dreamer, especially the mad-souled dreamer who wrecks life trying to prove his dream a reality.
HudsonnounUS /ˈhʌdsən/
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading Of no one is this truer than the English pilot, Henry Hudson.
HUDSON'SnounUS /ˈhʌdsənz/
possessive form of “hudson” — a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading HENRY HUDSON’S FIRST VOYAGE Practical men scorn the dreamer, especially the mad-souled dreamer who wrecks life trying to prove his dream a reality.
the quality of being humane
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
someone who hunts game
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
inlandadjectiveUS /ˈɪnlænd/
situated away from an area's coast or border
From this reading Hudson did not set out to find the great inland waters that bear his name—Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of no one is this truer than the English pilot, Henry Hudson.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading HENRY HUDSON’S FIRST VOYAGE Practical men scorn the dreamer, especially the mad-souled dreamer who wrecks life trying to prove his dream a reality.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
mad-souled
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From this reading HENRY HUDSON’S FIRST VOYAGE Practical men scorn the dreamer, especially the mad-souled dreamer who wrecks life trying to prove his dream a reality.
the force of workers available
From this reading HENRY HUDSON’S FIRST VOYAGE Practical men scorn the dreamer, especially the mad-souled dreamer who wrecks life trying to prove his dream a reality.
mythnounUS /mɪθ/
a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
From this reading He set out to chase that rainbow myth—the Pole—or rather the passage across the Pole.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Hudson did not set out to find the great inland waters that bear his name—Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
not any; not one
From this reading Of no one is this truer than the English pilot, Henry Hudson.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hudson did not set out to find the great inland waters that bear his name—Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He set out to chase that rainbow myth—the Pole—or rather the passage across the Pole.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Hudson did not set out to find the great inland waters that bear his name—Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading He set out to chase that rainbow myth—the Pole—or rather the passage across the Pole.
pilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading Of no one is this truer than the English pilot, Henry Hudson.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
PolenounUS /poʊl/
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading He set out to chase that rainbow myth—the Pole—or rather the passage across the Pole.
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading HENRY HUDSON’S FIRST VOYAGE Practical men scorn the dreamer, especially the mad-souled dreamer who wrecks life trying to prove his dream a reality.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading HENRY HUDSON’S FIRST VOYAGE Practical men scorn the dreamer, especially the mad-souled dreamer who wrecks life trying to prove his dream a reality.
rainbownounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading He set out to chase that rainbow myth—the Pole—or rather the passage across the Pole.
on the contrary
From this reading He set out to chase that rainbow myth—the Pole—or rather the passage across the Pole.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading HENRY HUDSON’S FIRST VOYAGE Practical men scorn the dreamer, especially the mad-souled dreamer who wrecks life trying to prove his dream a reality.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Hudson did not set out to find the great inland waters that bear his name—Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading HENRY HUDSON’S FIRST VOYAGE Practical men scorn the dreamer, especially the mad-souled dreamer who wrecks life trying to prove his dream a reality.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Hudson did not set out to find the great inland waters that bear his name—Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Of no one is this truer than the English pilot, Henry Hudson.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hudson did not set out to find the great inland waters that bear his name—Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HENRY HUDSON’S FIRST VOYAGE Practical men scorn the dreamer, especially the mad-souled dreamer who wrecks life trying to prove his dream a reality.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of no one is this truer than the English pilot, Henry Hudson.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HENRY HUDSON’S FIRST VOYAGE Practical men scorn the dreamer, especially the mad-souled dreamer who wrecks life trying to prove his dream a reality.
tracksnounUS /træks/
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
trueradjectiveUS /ˈtruːər/
comparative of “true” — consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Of no one is this truer than the English pilot, Henry Hudson.
hard to endure
From this reading HENRY HUDSON’S FIRST VOYAGE Practical men scorn the dreamer, especially the mad-souled dreamer who wrecks life trying to prove his dream a reality.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading HENRY HUDSON’S FIRST VOYAGE Practical men scorn the dreamer, especially the mad-souled dreamer who wrecks life trying to prove his dream a reality.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading Hudson did not set out to find the great inland waters that bear his name—Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
in or at the place that
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
which person or people
From this reading HENRY HUDSON’S FIRST VOYAGE Practical men scorn the dreamer, especially the mad-souled dreamer who wrecks life trying to prove his dream a reality.
belonging to which person
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
wrecksnounUS /reks/
plural of “wreck” — something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading HENRY HUDSON’S FIRST VOYAGE Practical men scorn the dreamer, especially the mad-souled dreamer who wrecks life trying to prove his dream a reality.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the mad-souled dreamer, the Poet of Action whose poem has been his life, the Hunter who has chased the Idea down the Long Trail where all tracks point one way and never return—has been a herald of light for humanity.
