Chapter I · Chapter 1

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There is many a breath caught in the crowded multitude to hear the men sing that.

(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 rhythm rolls forward steadily in all those deep voices:

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading They sing the college songs which their fathers sang, which their sons and great-grandsons will sing.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Nor time nor change can aught avail," the words come, "To break the friendships formed at Yale."

a quantity of no importance

From this reading "Nor time nor change can aught avail," the words come, "To break the friendships formed at Yale."

use to one's advantage

From this reading "Nor time nor change can aught avail," the words come, "To break the friendships formed at Yale."

terminate

From this reading "Nor time nor change can aught avail," the words come, "To break the friendships formed at Yale."

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading There is many a breath caught in the crowded multitude to hear the men sing that.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "Nor time nor change can aught avail," the words come, "To break the friendships formed at Yale."

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading There is many a breath caught in the crowded multitude to hear the men sing that.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading "Nor time nor change can aught avail," the words come, "To break the friendships formed at Yale."

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading They sing the college songs which their fathers sang, which their sons and great-grandsons will sing.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "Nor time nor change can aught avail," the words come, "To break the friendships formed at Yale."

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

From this reading There is many a breath caught in the crowded multitude to hear the men sing that.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading The rhythm rolls forward steadily in all those deep voices:

plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading They sing the college songs which their fathers sang, which their sons and great-grandsons will sing.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading "Nor time nor change can aught avail," the words come, "To break the friendships formed at Yale."

at or to or toward the front

From this reading The rhythm rolls forward steadily in all those deep voices:

plural of “friendship” — the state of being friends (or friendly)

From this reading "Nor time nor change can aught avail," the words come, "To break the friendships formed at Yale."

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading Then the game--and Yale wins.

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From this reading They sing the college songs which their fathers sang, which their sons and great-grandsons will sing.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading There is many a breath caught in the crowded multitude to hear the men sing that.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The rhythm rolls forward steadily in all those deep voices:

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There is many a breath caught in the crowded multitude to hear the men sing that.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading There is many a breath caught in the crowded multitude to hear the men sing that.

the force of workers available

From this reading There is many a breath caught in the crowded multitude to hear the men sing that.

a large indefinite number

From this reading There is many a breath caught in the crowded multitude to hear the men sing that.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading "Nor time nor change can aught avail," the words come, "To break the friendships formed at Yale."

the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

From this reading The rhythm rolls forward steadily in all those deep voices:

plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis

From this reading The rhythm rolls forward steadily in all those deep voices:

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading They sing the college songs which their fathers sang, which their sons and great-grandsons will sing.

deliver by singing

From this reading They sing the college songs which their fathers sang, which their sons and great-grandsons will sing.

plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words

From this reading They sing the college songs which their fathers sang, which their sons and great-grandsons will sing.

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading They sing the college songs which their fathers sang, which their sons and great-grandsons will sing.

at a steady rate or pace

From this reading The rhythm rolls forward steadily in all those deep voices:

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There is many a breath caught in the crowded multitude to hear the men sing that.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading They sing the college songs which their fathers sang, which their sons and great-grandsons will sing.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They sing the college songs which their fathers sang, which their sons and great-grandsons will sing.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then the game--and Yale wins.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is many a breath caught in the crowded multitude to hear the men sing that.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They sing the college songs which their fathers sang, which their sons and great-grandsons will sing.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading The rhythm rolls forward steadily in all those deep voices:

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "Nor time nor change can aught avail," the words come, "To break the friendships formed at Yale."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Nor time nor change can aught avail," the words come, "To break the friendships formed at Yale."

plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading The rhythm rolls forward steadily in all those deep voices:

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading They sing the college songs which their fathers sang, which their sons and great-grandsons will sing.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading They sing the college songs which their fathers sang, which their sons and great-grandsons will sing.

plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)

From this reading Then the game--and Yale wins.

the words that are spoken

From this reading "Nor time nor change can aught avail," the words come, "To break the friendships formed at Yale."

a university in Connecticut

From this reading "Nor time nor change can aught avail," the words come, "To break the friendships formed at Yale."