used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ye have given all to the Siren’s call-- To the mock of the Siren’s strain-- Ye have made a choice and never a voice May bid ye back again.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE LEGION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA REUNION ODE Across the hill I saw them come-- A deep-ranked serried legion.
anew
From this reading Ye have given all to the Siren’s call-- To the mock of the Siren’s strain-- Ye have made a choice and never a voice May bid ye back again.
(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 Honor and King and Country-- Sire and Seed and God-- Ye have given all to the Siren’s call When I but chose to nod.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Honor and King and Country-- Sire and Seed and God-- Ye have given all to the Siren’s call When I but chose to nod.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Ye have given all to the Siren’s call-- To the mock of the Siren’s strain-- Ye have made a choice and never a voice May bid ye back again.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Bank, bar and bench--mine, mart and trench-- From every clime and region, In manly might and majesty-- And I knew the sight was fair.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading Bank, bar and bench--mine, mart and trench-- From every clime and region, In manly might and majesty-- And I knew the sight was fair.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading Bank, bar and bench--mine, mart and trench-- From every clime and region, In manly might and majesty-- And I knew the sight was fair.
propose a payment
From this reading Ye have given all to the Siren’s call-- To the mock of the Siren’s strain-- Ye have made a choice and never a voice May bid ye back again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Honor and King and Country-- Sire and Seed and God-- Ye have given all to the Siren’s call When I but chose to nod.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Honor and King and Country-- Sire and Seed and God-- Ye have given all to the Siren’s call When I but chose to nod.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading Ye have given all to the Siren’s call-- To the mock of the Siren’s strain-- Ye have made a choice and never a voice May bid ye back again.
inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Honor and King and Country-- Sire and Seed and God-- Ye have given all to the Siren’s call When I but chose to nod.
climenoun
the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
From this reading Bank, bar and bench--mine, mart and trench-- From every clime and region, In manly might and majesty-- And I knew the sight was fair.
cohortsnounUS /ˈkoʊhɔːrts/
plural of “cohort” — a company of companions or supporters
From this reading Across the hill I saw them come-- The faithful cohorts there.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE LEGION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA REUNION ODE Across the hill I saw them come-- A deep-ranked serried legion.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Honor and King and Country-- Sire and Seed and God-- Ye have given all to the Siren’s call When I but chose to nod.
deep-ranked
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From this reading THE LEGION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA REUNION ODE Across the hill I saw them come-- A deep-ranked serried legion.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Bank, bar and bench--mine, mart and trench-- From every clime and region, In manly might and majesty-- And I knew the sight was fair.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Bank, bar and bench--mine, mart and trench-- From every clime and region, In manly might and majesty-- And I knew the sight was fair.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading Across the hill I saw them come-- The faithful cohorts there.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Bank, bar and bench--mine, mart and trench-- From every clime and region, In manly might and majesty-- And I knew the sight was fair.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Honor and King and Country-- Sire and Seed and God-- Ye have given all to the Siren’s call When I but chose to nod.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Honor and King and Country-- Sire and Seed and God-- Ye have given all to the Siren’s call When I but chose to nod.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Honor and King and Country-- Sire and Seed and God-- Ye have given all to the Siren’s call When I but chose to nod.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading THE LEGION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA REUNION ODE Across the hill I saw them come-- A deep-ranked serried legion.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading Honor and King and Country-- Sire and Seed and God-- Ye have given all to the Siren’s call When I but chose to nod.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Honor and King and Country-- Sire and Seed and God-- Ye have given all to the Siren’s call When I but chose to nod.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bank, bar and bench--mine, mart and trench-- From every clime and region, In manly might and majesty-- And I knew the sight was fair.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Honor and King and Country-- Sire and Seed and God-- Ye have given all to the Siren’s call When I but chose to nod.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Bank, bar and bench--mine, mart and trench-- From every clime and region, In manly might and majesty-- And I knew the sight was fair.
LEGIONnounUS /ˈliːdʒən/
archaic terms for army
From this reading THE LEGION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA REUNION ODE Across the hill I saw them come-- A deep-ranked serried legion.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Ye have given all to the Siren’s call-- To the mock of the Siren’s strain-- Ye have made a choice and never a voice May bid ye back again.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading Bank, bar and bench--mine, mart and trench-- From every clime and region, In manly might and majesty-- And I knew the sight was fair.
manlyadjectiveUS /ˈmænli/
possessing qualities befitting a man
From this reading Bank, bar and bench--mine, mart and trench-- From every clime and region, In manly might and majesty-- And I knew the sight was fair.
martnounUS /mɑːrt/
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
From this reading Bank, bar and bench--mine, mart and trench-- From every clime and region, In manly might and majesty-- And I knew the sight was fair.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Ye have given all to the Siren’s call-- To the mock of the Siren’s strain-- Ye have made a choice and never a voice May bid ye back again.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Bank, bar and bench--mine, mart and trench-- From every clime and region, In manly might and majesty-- And I knew the sight was fair.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Bank, bar and bench--mine, mart and trench-- From every clime and region, In manly might and majesty-- And I knew the sight was fair.
mockverbUS /mɑːk/
treat with contempt
From this reading Ye have given all to the Siren’s call-- To the mock of the Siren’s strain-- Ye have made a choice and never a voice May bid ye back again.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Ye have given all to the Siren’s call-- To the mock of the Siren’s strain-- Ye have made a choice and never a voice May bid ye back again.
nodverbUS /nɑːd/
express or signify by nodding
From this reading Honor and King and Country-- Sire and Seed and God-- Ye have given all to the Siren’s call When I but chose to nod.
ODEnounUS /oʊd/
a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
From this reading THE LEGION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA REUNION ODE Across the hill I saw them come-- A deep-ranked serried legion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ye have given all to the Siren’s call-- To the mock of the Siren’s strain-- Ye have made a choice and never a voice May bid ye back again.
PENNSYLVANIAnounUS /ˌpensəlˈveɪnjə/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading THE LEGION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA REUNION ODE Across the hill I saw them come-- A deep-ranked serried legion.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading Bank, bar and bench--mine, mart and trench-- From every clime and region, In manly might and majesty-- And I knew the sight was fair.
REUNIONnounUS /riˈuːnjən/
a party of former associates who have come together again
From this reading THE LEGION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA REUNION ODE Across the hill I saw them come-- A deep-ranked serried legion.
cut with a saw
From this reading THE LEGION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA REUNION ODE Across the hill I saw them come-- A deep-ranked serried legion.
SeednounUS /siːd/
a small hard fruit
From this reading Honor and King and Country-- Sire and Seed and God-- Ye have given all to the Siren’s call When I but chose to nod.
serriedadjective
(especially of rows as of troops or mountains) pressed together
From this reading THE LEGION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA REUNION ODE Across the hill I saw them come-- A deep-ranked serried legion.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Bank, bar and bench--mine, mart and trench-- From every clime and region, In manly might and majesty-- And I knew the sight was fair.
SireverbUS /ˈsaɪər/
make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading Honor and King and Country-- Sire and Seed and God-- Ye have given all to the Siren’s call When I but chose to nod.
Siren's
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From this reading Honor and King and Country-- Sire and Seed and God-- Ye have given all to the Siren’s call When I but chose to nod.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading Ye have given all to the Siren’s call-- To the mock of the Siren’s strain-- Ye have made a choice and never a voice May bid ye back again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Honor and King and Country-- Sire and Seed and God-- Ye have given all to the Siren’s call When I but chose to nod.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE LEGION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA REUNION ODE Across the hill I saw them come-- A deep-ranked serried legion.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Across the hill I saw them come-- The faithful cohorts there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Honor and King and Country-- Sire and Seed and God-- Ye have given all to the Siren’s call When I but chose to nod.
trenchnounUS /trentʃ/
a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading Bank, bar and bench--mine, mart and trench-- From every clime and region, In manly might and majesty-- And I knew the sight was fair.
UNIVERSITYnounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading THE LEGION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA REUNION ODE Across the hill I saw them come-- A deep-ranked serried legion.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Ye have given all to the Siren’s call-- To the mock of the Siren’s strain-- Ye have made a choice and never a voice May bid ye back again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bank, bar and bench--mine, mart and trench-- From every clime and region, In manly might and majesty-- And I knew the sight was fair.
at the time that
From this reading Honor and King and Country-- Sire and Seed and God-- Ye have given all to the Siren’s call When I but chose to nod.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Honor and King and Country-- Sire and Seed and God-- Ye have given all to the Siren’s call When I but chose to nod.
