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From this reading Sung at the completion of the Battle Monument, April 19, 1836.
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From this reading Sung at the completion of the Battle Monument, April 19, 1836.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Southward, forever southward, They drift through dark and day; And like a dream, in the Gulf Stream Sinking, vanish all away.
(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 Southward, forever southward, They drift through dark and day; And like a dream, in the Gulf Stream Sinking, vanish all away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Southward through day and dark, They drift in close embrace, With mist and rain, o'er the open main; Yet there seems no change of place.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading Sung at the completion of the Battle Monument, April 19, 1836.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sung at the completion of the Battle Monument, April 19, 1836.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Southward, forever southward, They drift through dark and day; And like a dream, in the Gulf Stream Sinking, vanish all away.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Sung at the completion of the Battle Monument, April 19, 1836.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Southward through day and dark, They drift in close embrace, With mist and rain, o'er the open main; Yet there seems no change of place.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Southward through day and dark, They drift in close embrace, With mist and rain, o'er the open main; Yet there seems no change of place.
completionnounUS /kəmˈpliːʃən/
(American football) a successful forward pass in football
From this reading Sung at the completion of the Battle Monument, April 19, 1836.
ConcordnounUS /ˈkɑːnkɔːrd/
capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
From this reading Concord Hymn.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Southward through day and dark, They drift in close embrace, With mist and rain, o'er the open main; Yet there seems no change of place.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Southward through day and dark, They drift in close embrace, With mist and rain, o'er the open main; Yet there seems no change of place.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Southward, forever southward, They drift through dark and day; And like a dream, in the Gulf Stream Sinking, vanish all away.
driftverbUS /drɪft/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Southward through day and dark, They drift in close embrace, With mist and rain, o'er the open main; Yet there seems no change of place.
embraceverbUS /emˈbreɪs/
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading Southward through day and dark, They drift in close embrace, With mist and rain, o'er the open main; Yet there seems no change of place.
for a limitless time
From this reading Southward, forever southward, They drift through dark and day; And like a dream, in the Gulf Stream Sinking, vanish all away.
GulfnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading Southward, forever southward, They drift through dark and day; And like a dream, in the Gulf Stream Sinking, vanish all away.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading H.W. LONGFELLOW.
HymnnounUS /hɪm/
a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading Concord Hymn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Southward through day and dark, They drift in close embrace, With mist and rain, o'er the open main; Yet there seems no change of place.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Southward, forever southward, They drift through dark and day; And like a dream, in the Gulf Stream Sinking, vanish all away.
LONGFELLOWnounUS /ˈlɔːŋfeloʊ/
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading H.W. LONGFELLOW.
most important element
From this reading Southward through day and dark, They drift in close embrace, With mist and rain, o'er the open main; Yet there seems no change of place.
become covered with mist
From this reading Southward through day and dark, They drift in close embrace, With mist and rain, o'er the open main; Yet there seems no change of place.
MonumentnounUS /ˈmɑːnjuːmənt/
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
From this reading Sung at the completion of the Battle Monument, April 19, 1836.
not any; not one
From this reading Southward through day and dark, They drift in close embrace, With mist and rain, o'er the open main; Yet there seems no change of place.
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading Southward through day and dark, They drift in close embrace, With mist and rain, o'er the open main; Yet there seems no change of place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Southward through day and dark, They drift in close embrace, With mist and rain, o'er the open main; Yet there seems no change of place.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Southward through day and dark, They drift in close embrace, With mist and rain, o'er the open main; Yet there seems no change of place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Southward through day and dark, They drift in close embrace, With mist and rain, o'er the open main; Yet there seems no change of place.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Southward through day and dark, They drift in close embrace, With mist and rain, o'er the open main; Yet there seems no change of place.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Southward through day and dark, They drift in close embrace, With mist and rain, o'er the open main; Yet there seems no change of place.
SinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading Southward, forever southward, They drift through dark and day; And like a dream, in the Gulf Stream Sinking, vanish all away.
SouthwardadverbUS /ˈsaʊθwərd/
toward the south
From this reading Southward through day and dark, They drift in close embrace, With mist and rain, o'er the open main; Yet there seems no change of place.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Southward, forever southward, They drift through dark and day; And like a dream, in the Gulf Stream Sinking, vanish all away.
SungnounUS /sʌŋ/
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading Sung at the completion of the Battle Monument, April 19, 1836.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Southward through day and dark, They drift in close embrace, With mist and rain, o'er the open main; Yet there seems no change of place.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Southward through day and dark, They drift in close embrace, With mist and rain, o'er the open main; Yet there seems no change of place.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Southward through day and dark, They drift in close embrace, With mist and rain, o'er the open main; Yet there seems no change of place.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Southward through day and dark, They drift in close embrace, With mist and rain, o'er the open main; Yet there seems no change of place.
vanishverbUS /ˈvænɪʃ/
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Southward, forever southward, They drift through dark and day; And like a dream, in the Gulf Stream Sinking, vanish all away.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading H.W. LONGFELLOW.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Southward through day and dark, They drift in close embrace, With mist and rain, o'er the open main; Yet there seems no change of place.
but in spite of that
From this reading Southward through day and dark, They drift in close embrace, With mist and rain, o'er the open main; Yet there seems no change of place.
