used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Life in front of me--home behind, I felt like a waif before the wind Tossed on an ocean of shock and change.
(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 "Five hundred faces, and all so strange!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Life in front of me--home behind, I felt like a waif before the wind Tossed on an ocean of shock and change.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Five hundred faces, and all so strange!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet the time may come, as the years go by, When your heart will thrill At the thought of the Hill, And the day that you came so strange and shy."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet the time may come, as the years go by, When your heart will thrill At the thought of the Hill, And the day that you came so strange and shy."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Life in front of me--home behind, I felt like a waif before the wind Tossed on an ocean of shock and change.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Life in front of me--home behind, I felt like a waif before the wind Tossed on an ocean of shock and change.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet the time may come, as the years go by, When your heart will thrill At the thought of the Hill, And the day that you came so strange and shy."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Yet the time may come, as the years go by, When your heart will thrill At the thought of the Hill, And the day that you came so strange and shy."
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Life in front of me--home behind, I felt like a waif before the wind Tossed on an ocean of shock and change.
ChorusnounUS /ˈkɔːrəs/
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading "_Chorus_.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Yet the time may come, as the years go by, When your heart will thrill At the thought of the Hill, And the day that you came so strange and shy."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Yet the time may come, as the years go by, When your heart will thrill At the thought of the Hill, And the day that you came so strange and shy."
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Five hundred faces, and all so strange!
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Life in front of me--home behind, I felt like a waif before the wind Tossed on an ocean of shock and change.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "Five hundred faces, and all so strange!
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Life in front of me--home behind, I felt like a waif before the wind Tossed on an ocean of shock and change.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Yet the time may come, as the years go by, When your heart will thrill At the thought of the Hill, And the day that you came so strange and shy."
HarrowverbUS /ˈhæroʊ/
draw a harrow over
From this reading The train slid slowly out of Harrow station.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Yet the time may come, as the years go by, When your heart will thrill At the thought of the Hill, And the day that you came so strange and shy."
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Yet the time may come, as the years go by, When your heart will thrill At the thought of the Hill, And the day that you came so strange and shy."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Life in front of me--home behind, I felt like a waif before the wind Tossed on an ocean of shock and change.
ten 10s
From this reading "Five hundred faces, and all so strange!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Life in front of me--home behind, I felt like a waif before the wind Tossed on an ocean of shock and change.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Life in front of me--home behind, I felt like a waif before the wind Tossed on an ocean of shock and change.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life in front of me--home behind, I felt like a waif before the wind Tossed on an ocean of shock and change.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Life in front of me--home behind, I felt like a waif before the wind Tossed on an ocean of shock and change.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Yet the time may come, as the years go by, When your heart will thrill At the thought of the Hill, And the day that you came so strange and shy."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Life in front of me--home behind, I felt like a waif before the wind Tossed on an ocean of shock and change.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Life in front of me--home behind, I felt like a waif before the wind Tossed on an ocean of shock and change.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Life in front of me--home behind, I felt like a waif before the wind Tossed on an ocean of shock and change.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Life in front of me--home behind, I felt like a waif before the wind Tossed on an ocean of shock and change.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The train slid slowly out of Harrow station.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading Life in front of me--home behind, I felt like a waif before the wind Tossed on an ocean of shock and change.
shyverbUS /ʃaɪ/
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading Yet the time may come, as the years go by, When your heart will thrill At the thought of the Hill, And the day that you came so strange and shy."
slidverbUS /slɪd/
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading The train slid slowly out of Harrow station.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The train slid slowly out of Harrow station.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Five hundred faces, and all so strange!
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading The train slid slowly out of Harrow station.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "Five hundred faces, and all so strange!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet the time may come, as the years go by, When your heart will thrill At the thought of the Hill, And the day that you came so strange and shy."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Life in front of me--home behind, I felt like a waif before the wind Tossed on an ocean of shock and change.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Yet the time may come, as the years go by, When your heart will thrill At the thought of the Hill, And the day that you came so strange and shy."
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading Yet the time may come, as the years go by, When your heart will thrill At the thought of the Hill, And the day that you came so strange and shy."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Yet the time may come, as the years go by, When your heart will thrill At the thought of the Hill, And the day that you came so strange and shy."
TossedverbUS /tɔːst/
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Life in front of me--home behind, I felt like a waif before the wind Tossed on an ocean of shock and change.
create by training and teaching
From this reading The train slid slowly out of Harrow station.
waifnounUS /weɪf/
a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
From this reading Life in front of me--home behind, I felt like a waif before the wind Tossed on an ocean of shock and change.
at the time that
From this reading Yet the time may come, as the years go by, When your heart will thrill At the thought of the Hill, And the day that you came so strange and shy."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Yet the time may come, as the years go by, When your heart will thrill At the thought of the Hill, And the day that you came so strange and shy."
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Life in front of me--home behind, I felt like a waif before the wind Tossed on an ocean of shock and change.
a late time of life
From this reading Yet the time may come, as the years go by, When your heart will thrill At the thought of the Hill, And the day that you came so strange and shy."
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the time may come, as the years go by, When your heart will thrill At the thought of the Hill, And the day that you came so strange and shy."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yet the time may come, as the years go by, When your heart will thrill At the thought of the Hill, And the day that you came so strange and shy."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yet the time may come, as the years go by, When your heart will thrill At the thought of the Hill, And the day that you came so strange and shy."
