used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A baron--bound to be a good knight, and to avenge my father’s death!
(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 What does it all mean?’ murmured Hal to himself as he lay on his back in the morning sunshine, on the hill-side, the wood behind him, and before him a distance of undulating ground, ending in the straight mysterious blue-grey line that Hob Hogward had told him was the sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thou tree of covert and of rest For this young bird that was distrest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What does it all mean?’ murmured Hal to himself as he lay on his back in the morning sunshine, on the hill-side, the wood behind him, and before him a distance of undulating ground, ending in the straight mysterious blue-grey line that Hob Hogward had told him was the sea.
avengeverbUS /əˈvendʒ/
take revenge for a perceived wrong
From this reading A baron--bound to be a good knight, and to avenge my father’s death!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading What does it all mean?’ murmured Hal to himself as he lay on his back in the morning sunshine, on the hill-side, the wood behind him, and before him a distance of undulating ground, ending in the straight mysterious blue-grey line that Hob Hogward had told him was the sea.
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading A baron--bound to be a good knight, and to avenge my father’s death!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A baron--bound to be a good knight, and to avenge my father’s death!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading What does it all mean?’ murmured Hal to himself as he lay on his back in the morning sunshine, on the hill-side, the wood behind him, and before him a distance of undulating ground, ending in the straight mysterious blue-grey line that Hob Hogward had told him was the sea.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
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warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Thou tree of covert and of rest For this young bird that was distrest.
blue-greyadjective
of grey tinged with blue
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confined by bonds
From this reading A baron--bound to be a good knight, and to avenge my father’s death!
covertnounUS /ˈkoʊvərt/
a flock of coots
From this reading Thou tree of covert and of rest For this young bird that was distrest.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading A baron--bound to be a good knight, and to avenge my father’s death!
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading What does it all mean?’ murmured Hal to himself as he lay on his back in the morning sunshine, on the hill-side, the wood behind him, and before him a distance of undulating ground, ending in the straight mysterious blue-grey line that Hob Hogward had told him was the sea.
distrest
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From this reading Thou tree of covert and of rest For this young bird that was distrest.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
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father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading A baron--bound to be a good knight, and to avenge my father’s death!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thou tree of covert and of rest For this young bird that was distrest.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A baron--bound to be a good knight, and to avenge my father’s death!
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading What does it all mean?’ murmured Hal to himself as he lay on his back in the morning sunshine, on the hill-side, the wood behind him, and before him a distance of undulating ground, ending in the straight mysterious blue-grey line that Hob Hogward had told him was the sea.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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Hal
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What does it all mean?’ murmured Hal to himself as he lay on his back in the morning sunshine, on the hill-side, the wood behind him, and before him a distance of undulating ground, ending in the straight mysterious blue-grey line that Hob Hogward had told him was the sea.
hill-side
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the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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HobnounUS /hɑːb/
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
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Hogward
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading A baron--bound to be a good knight, and to avenge my father’s death!
put into a certain place or abstract location
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a formation of people or things one beside another
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mean or intend to express or convey
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the time period between dawn and noon
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past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
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belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A baron--bound to be a good knight, and to avenge my father’s death!
of an obscure nature
From this reading What does it all mean?’ murmured Hal to himself as he lay on his back in the morning sunshine, on the hill-side, the wood behind him, and before him a distance of undulating ground, ending in the straight mysterious blue-grey line that Hob Hogward had told him was the sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thou tree of covert and of rest For this young bird that was distrest.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What does it all mean?’ murmured Hal to himself as he lay on his back in the morning sunshine, on the hill-side, the wood behind him, and before him a distance of undulating ground, ending in the straight mysterious blue-grey line that Hob Hogward had told him was the sea.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Thou tree of covert and of rest For this young bird that was distrest.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading What does it all mean?’ murmured Hal to himself as he lay on his back in the morning sunshine, on the hill-side, the wood behind him, and before him a distance of undulating ground, ending in the straight mysterious blue-grey line that Hob Hogward had told him was the sea.
successive (without a break)
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the rays of the sun
From this reading What does it all mean?’ murmured Hal to himself as he lay on his back in the morning sunshine, on the hill-side, the wood behind him, and before him a distance of undulating ground, ending in the straight mysterious blue-grey line that Hob Hogward had told him was the sea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thou tree of covert and of rest For this young bird that was distrest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What does it all mean?’ murmured Hal to himself as he lay on his back in the morning sunshine, on the hill-side, the wood behind him, and before him a distance of undulating ground, ending in the straight mysterious blue-grey line that Hob Hogward had told him was the sea.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thou tree of covert and of rest For this young bird that was distrest.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou tree of covert and of rest For this young bird that was distrest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A baron--bound to be a good knight, and to avenge my father’s death!
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading What does it all mean?’ murmured Hal to himself as he lay on his back in the morning sunshine, on the hill-side, the wood behind him, and before him a distance of undulating ground, ending in the straight mysterious blue-grey line that Hob Hogward had told him was the sea.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Thou tree of covert and of rest For this young bird that was distrest.
undulatingverbUS /ˈʌndʒəleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “undulate” — stir up (water) so as to form ripples
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thou tree of covert and of rest For this young bird that was distrest.
used to ask for information about something
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the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading What does it all mean?’ murmured Hal to himself as he lay on his back in the morning sunshine, on the hill-side, the wood behind him, and before him a distance of undulating ground, ending in the straight mysterious blue-grey line that Hob Hogward had told him was the sea.
WORDSWORTHnounUS /ˈwɜːrdzwərθ/
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading --WORDSWORTH.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Thou tree of covert and of rest For this young bird that was distrest.
