129
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From this reading Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime;[129] And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints[130] on the sands of time;— 8.
130
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From this reading Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime;[129] And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints[130] on the sands of time;— 8.
131
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From this reading Foot-prints, that, perhaps, another, Sailing over life’s solemn[131] main,[132] A forlorn[133] and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
132
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From this reading Foot-prints, that, perhaps, another, Sailing over life’s solemn[131] main,[132] A forlorn[133] and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
133
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From this reading Foot-prints, that, perhaps, another, Sailing over life’s solemn[131] main,[132] A forlorn[133] and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
134
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From this reading Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving,[134] still pursuing,[135] Learn to labor, and to wait.
135
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From this reading Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving,[134] still pursuing,[135] Learn to labor, and to wait.
7
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From this reading 7.
8
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From this reading Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime;[129] And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints[130] on the sands of time;— 8.
9
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From this reading 9.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Foot-prints, that, perhaps, another, Sailing over life’s solemn[131] main,[132] A forlorn[133] and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
achievingverbUS /əˈtʃiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “achieve” — to gain with effort
From this reading Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving,[134] still pursuing,[135] Learn to labor, and to wait.
anew
From this reading Foot-prints, that, perhaps, another, Sailing over life’s solemn[131] main,[132] A forlorn[133] and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart 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 Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime;[129] And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints[130] on the sands of time;— 8.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime;[129] And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints[130] on the sands of time;— 8.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Foot-prints, that, perhaps, another, Sailing over life’s solemn[131] main,[132] A forlorn[133] and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving,[134] still pursuing,[135] Learn to labor, and to wait.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving,[134] still pursuing,[135] Learn to labor, and to wait.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime;[129] And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints[130] on the sands of time;— 8.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Foot-prints, that, perhaps, another, Sailing over life’s solemn[131] main,[132] A forlorn[133] and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime;[129] And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints[130] on the sands of time;— 8.
departingverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrtɪŋ/
-ing form of “depart” — move away from a place into another direction
From this reading Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime;[129] And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints[130] on the sands of time;— 8.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving,[134] still pursuing,[135] Learn to labor, and to wait.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving,[134] still pursuing,[135] Learn to labor, and to wait.
Foot-prints
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From this reading Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime;[129] And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints[130] on the sands of time;— 8.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving,[134] still pursuing,[135] Learn to labor, and to wait.
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading Foot-prints, that, perhaps, another, Sailing over life’s solemn[131] main,[132] A forlorn[133] and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime;[129] And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints[130] on the sands of time;— 8.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Foot-prints, that, perhaps, another, Sailing over life’s solemn[131] main,[132] A forlorn[133] and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving,[134] still pursuing,[135] Learn to labor, and to wait.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving,[134] still pursuing,[135] Learn to labor, and to wait.
go away from a place
From this reading Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime;[129] And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints[130] on the sands of time;— 8.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving,[134] still pursuing,[135] Learn to labor, and to wait.
life'snounUS /laɪfs/
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Foot-prints, that, perhaps, another, Sailing over life’s solemn[131] main,[132] A forlorn[133] and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime;[129] And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints[130] on the sands of time;— 8.
most important element
From this reading Foot-prints, that, perhaps, another, Sailing over life’s solemn[131] main,[132] A forlorn[133] and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
engage in
From this reading Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime;[129] And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints[130] on the sands of time;— 8.
the force of workers available
From this reading Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime;[129] And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints[130] on the sands of time;— 8.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime;[129] And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints[130] on the sands of time;— 8.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime;[129] And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints[130] on the sands of time;— 8.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime;[129] And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints[130] on the sands of time;— 8.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Foot-prints, that, perhaps, another, Sailing over life’s solemn[131] main,[132] A forlorn[133] and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
by chance
From this reading Foot-prints, that, perhaps, another, Sailing over life’s solemn[131] main,[132] A forlorn[133] and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
pursuingadjectiveUS /pərˈsuːɪŋ/
following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit
From this reading Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving,[134] still pursuing,[135] Learn to labor, and to wait.
remindverbUS /riˈmaɪnd/
put in the mind of someone
From this reading Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime;[129] And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints[130] on the sands of time;— 8.
SailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading Foot-prints, that, perhaps, another, Sailing over life’s solemn[131] main,[132] A forlorn[133] and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime;[129] And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints[130] on the sands of time;— 8.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Foot-prints, that, perhaps, another, Sailing over life’s solemn[131] main,[132] A forlorn[133] and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Foot-prints, that, perhaps, another, Sailing over life’s solemn[131] main,[132] A forlorn[133] and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
shipwrecked
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From this reading Foot-prints, that, perhaps, another, Sailing over life’s solemn[131] main,[132] A forlorn[133] and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading Foot-prints, that, perhaps, another, Sailing over life’s solemn[131] main,[132] A forlorn[133] and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
not in physical motion
From this reading Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving,[134] still pursuing,[135] Learn to labor, and to wait.
sublimeadjectiveUS /səˈblaɪm/
inspiring awe
From this reading Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime;[129] And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints[130] on the sands of time;— 8.
carry out
From this reading Foot-prints, that, perhaps, another, Sailing over life’s solemn[131] main,[132] A forlorn[133] and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Foot-prints, that, perhaps, another, Sailing over life’s solemn[131] main,[132] A forlorn[133] and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime;[129] And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints[130] on the sands of time;— 8.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving,[134] still pursuing,[135] Learn to labor, and to wait.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime;[129] And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints[130] on the sands of time;— 8.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving,[134] still pursuing,[135] Learn to labor, and to wait.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving,[134] still pursuing,[135] Learn to labor, and to wait.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime;[129] And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints[130] on the sands of time;— 8.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving,[134] still pursuing,[135] Learn to labor, and to wait.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime;[129] And, departing, leave behind us Foot-prints[130] on the sands of time;— 8.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving,[134] still pursuing,[135] Learn to labor, and to wait.
