used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ah, fleeter far than fleetest storm or steed, Or the death they bear, The heart which tender thought clothes like a dove With the wings of care!
Ah
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From this reading Ah, fleeter far than fleetest storm or steed, Or the death they bear, The heart which tender thought clothes like a dove With the wings of care!
ALGERNON
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From this reading LETTER FROM ALGERNON MORDAUNT TO ISABEL ST.
(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 Nor claim one smile for all the comfort, love, It may bring to thee!--SHELLEY.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading In the battle, in the darkness, in the need, Shall mine cling to thee!
have
From this reading Ah, fleeter far than fleetest storm or steed, Or the death they bear, The heart which tender thought clothes like a dove With the wings of care!
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Nor claim one smile for all the comfort, love, It may bring to thee!--SHELLEY.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Ah, fleeter far than fleetest storm or steed, Or the death they bear, The heart which tender thought clothes like a dove With the wings of care!
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading Nor claim one smile for all the comfort, love, It may bring to thee!--SHELLEY.
clingverbUS /klɪŋ/
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading In the battle, in the darkness, in the need, Shall mine cling to thee!
clothing in general
From this reading Ah, fleeter far than fleetest storm or steed, Or the death they bear, The heart which tender thought clothes like a dove With the wings of care!
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading Nor claim one smile for all the comfort, love, It may bring to thee!--SHELLEY.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading In the battle, in the darkness, in the need, Shall mine cling to thee!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Ah, fleeter far than fleetest storm or steed, Or the death they bear, The heart which tender thought clothes like a dove With the wings of care!
dovenounUS /dʌv/
any of numerous small pigeons
From this reading Ah, fleeter far than fleetest storm or steed, Or the death they bear, The heart which tender thought clothes like a dove With the wings of care!
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Ah, fleeter far than fleetest storm or steed, Or the death they bear, The heart which tender thought clothes like a dove With the wings of care!
fleeter
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From this reading Ah, fleeter far than fleetest storm or steed, Or the death they bear, The heart which tender thought clothes like a dove With the wings of care!
fleetest
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From this reading Ah, fleeter far than fleetest storm or steed, Or the death they bear, The heart which tender thought clothes like a dove With the wings of care!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nor claim one smile for all the comfort, love, It may bring to thee!--SHELLEY.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LETTER FROM ALGERNON MORDAUNT TO ISABEL ST.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Ah, fleeter far than fleetest storm or steed, Or the death they bear, The heart which tender thought clothes like a dove With the wings of care!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the battle, in the darkness, in the need, Shall mine cling to thee!
ISABEL
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From this reading LETTER FROM ALGERNON MORDAUNT TO ISABEL ST.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nor claim one smile for all the comfort, love, It may bring to thee!--SHELLEY.
LEGERnounUS /ˈledʒər/
a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
From this reading LEGER.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading LETTER FROM ALGERNON MORDAUNT TO ISABEL ST.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Ah, fleeter far than fleetest storm or steed, Or the death they bear, The heart which tender thought clothes like a dove With the wings of care!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Nor claim one smile for all the comfort, love, It may bring to thee!--SHELLEY.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Nor claim one smile for all the comfort, love, It may bring to thee!--SHELLEY.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the battle, in the darkness, in the need, Shall mine cling to thee!
MORDAUNT
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From this reading LETTER FROM ALGERNON MORDAUNT TO ISABEL ST.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading In the battle, in the darkness, in the need, Shall mine cling to thee!
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor claim one smile for all the comfort, love, It may bring to thee!--SHELLEY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ah, fleeter far than fleetest storm or steed, Or the death they bear, The heart which tender thought clothes like a dove With the wings of care!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nor claim one smile for all the comfort, love, It may bring to thee!--SHELLEY.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Ah, fleeter far than fleetest storm or steed, Or the death they bear, The heart which tender thought clothes like a dove With the wings of care!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading In the battle, in the darkness, in the need, Shall mine cling to thee!
SHELLEYnounUS /ˈʃeli/
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading Nor claim one smile for all the comfort, love, It may bring to thee!--SHELLEY.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Nor claim one smile for all the comfort, love, It may bring to thee!--SHELLEY.
ST
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From this reading LETTER FROM ALGERNON MORDAUNT TO ISABEL ST.
steednounUS /stiːd/
(literary) a spirited horse for state of war
From this reading Ah, fleeter far than fleetest storm or steed, Or the death they bear, The heart which tender thought clothes like a dove With the wings of care!
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Ah, fleeter far than fleetest storm or steed, Or the death they bear, The heart which tender thought clothes like a dove With the wings of care!
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Ah, fleeter far than fleetest storm or steed, Or the death they bear, The heart which tender thought clothes like a dove With the wings of care!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Ah, fleeter far than fleetest storm or steed, Or the death they bear, The heart which tender thought clothes like a dove With the wings of care!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ah, fleeter far than fleetest storm or steed, Or the death they bear, The heart which tender thought clothes like a dove With the wings of care!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading In the battle, in the darkness, in the need, Shall mine cling to thee!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ah, fleeter far than fleetest storm or steed, Or the death they bear, The heart which tender thought clothes like a dove With the wings of care!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Ah, fleeter far than fleetest storm or steed, Or the death they bear, The heart which tender thought clothes like a dove With the wings of care!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the battle, in the darkness, in the need, Shall mine cling to thee!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ah, fleeter far than fleetest storm or steed, Or the death they bear, The heart which tender thought clothes like a dove With the wings of care!
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading Ah, fleeter far than fleetest storm or steed, Or the death they bear, The heart which tender thought clothes like a dove With the wings of care!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ah, fleeter far than fleetest storm or steed, Or the death they bear, The heart which tender thought clothes like a dove With the wings of care!
