used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
(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 Nay, all its corners may be painted plain Where Heaven shows pictures of some life well-spent."
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading "May not this ancient room thou sitt'st in dwell In separate living souls for joy or pain?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
ariseverbUS /ərˈaɪz/
come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "JAN VEDDER'S WIFE," "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "FRIEND OLIVIA," ETC., ETC.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nay, all its corners may be painted plain Where Heaven shows pictures of some life well-spent."
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading AUTHOR OF "JAN VEDDER'S WIFE," "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "FRIEND OLIVIA," ETC., ETC.
changingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
cornersnounUS /ˈkɔːrnərz/
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Nay, all its corners may be painted plain Where Heaven shows pictures of some life well-spent."
every day; without missing a day
From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
dwellverbUS /dwel/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading "May not this ancient room thou sitt'st in dwell In separate living souls for joy or pain?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Yorkshire is the epitome of England.
epitomenounUS /ɪˈpɪtəmi/
a standard or typical example
From this reading Yorkshire is the epitome of England.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "JAN VEDDER'S WIFE," "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "FRIEND OLIVIA," ETC., ETC.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "May not this ancient room thou sitt'st in dwell In separate living souls for joy or pain?
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading AUTHOR OF "JAN VEDDER'S WIFE," "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "FRIEND OLIVIA," ETC., ETC.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Nay, all its corners may be painted plain Where Heaven shows pictures of some life well-spent."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Nay, all its corners may be painted plain Where Heaven shows pictures of some life well-spent."
JANnounUS /dʒæn/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading AUTHOR OF "JAN VEDDER'S WIFE," "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "FRIEND OLIVIA," ETC., ETC.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading "May not this ancient room thou sitt'st in dwell In separate living souls for joy or pain?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
in like or similar manner
From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading "May not this ancient room thou sitt'st in dwell In separate living souls for joy or pain?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May not this ancient room thou sitt'st in dwell In separate living souls for joy or pain?
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, all its corners may be painted plain Where Heaven shows pictures of some life well-spent."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "May not this ancient room thou sitt'st in dwell In separate living souls for joy or pain?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "JAN VEDDER'S WIFE," "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "FRIEND OLIVIA," ETC., ETC.
OLIVIA
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "JAN VEDDER'S WIFE," "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "FRIEND OLIVIA," ETC., ETC.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "May not this ancient room thou sitt'st in dwell In separate living souls for joy or pain?
ORANGEnounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒ/
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading AUTHOR OF "JAN VEDDER'S WIFE," "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "FRIEND OLIVIA," ETC., ETC.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading "May not this ancient room thou sitt'st in dwell In separate living souls for joy or pain?
coated with paint
From this reading Nay, all its corners may be painted plain Where Heaven shows pictures of some life well-spent."
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Nay, all its corners may be painted plain Where Heaven shows pictures of some life well-spent."
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Nay, all its corners may be painted plain Where Heaven shows pictures of some life well-spent."
RIBBONnounUS /ˈrɪbən/
any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading AUTHOR OF "JAN VEDDER'S WIFE," "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "FRIEND OLIVIA," ETC., ETC.
road-side
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From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "May not this ancient room thou sitt'st in dwell In separate living souls for joy or pain?
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading "May not this ancient room thou sitt'st in dwell In separate living souls for joy or pain?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading Nay, all its corners may be painted plain Where Heaven shows pictures of some life well-spent."
be seated
From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
sitt'st
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From this reading "May not this ancient room thou sitt'st in dwell In separate living souls for joy or pain?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Nay, all its corners may be painted plain Where Heaven shows pictures of some life well-spent."
soul's
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From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "May not this ancient room thou sitt'st in dwell In separate living souls for joy or pain?
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "JAN VEDDER'S WIFE," "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "FRIEND OLIVIA," ETC., ETC.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "May not this ancient room thou sitt'st in dwell In separate living souls for joy or pain?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "May not this ancient room thou sitt'st in dwell In separate living souls for joy or pain?
VEDDER'S
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "JAN VEDDER'S WIFE," "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "FRIEND OLIVIA," ETC., ETC.
well-spent
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From this reading Nay, all its corners may be painted plain Where Heaven shows pictures of some life well-spent."
in or at the place that
From this reading Nay, all its corners may be painted plain Where Heaven shows pictures of some life well-spent."
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading AUTHOR OF "JAN VEDDER'S WIFE," "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "FRIEND OLIVIA," ETC., ETC.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The changing guests, each in a different mood, Sit at the road-side table and arise: And every life among them in likewise Is a soul's board set daily with new food.
YorkshirenounUS /ˈjɔːrkʃər/
a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
From this reading Yorkshire is the epitome of England.
