used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have had enough of the Jack Meanses and the Squire Hawkinses, and the Pete Joneses, and the rest.
benedictionnounUS /ˌbenəˈdɪkʃən/
the act of praying for divine protection
From this reading You would have me tell of the evening star, not yet gone down, which shed its benediction on them.
boughsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
give a description of
From this reading You expect me to describe that walk.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading You have had enough of the Jack Meanses and the Squire Hawkinses, and the Pete Joneses, and the rest.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading You would have me tell of the evening star, not yet gone down, which shed its benediction on them.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading You expect me to describe that walk.
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
flecking
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From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
a young female
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
destroyed or killed
From this reading You would have me tell of the evening star, not yet gone down, which shed its benediction on them.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You have had enough of the Jack Meanses and the Squire Hawkinses, and the Pete Joneses, and the rest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have had enough of the Jack Meanses and the Squire Hawkinses, and the Pete Joneses, and the rest.
Hawkinses
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From this reading You have had enough of the Jack Meanses and the Squire Hawkinses, and the Pete Joneses, and the rest.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE WALK HOME.
how
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From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading You would have me tell of the evening star, not yet gone down, which shed its benediction on them.
a small worthless amount
From this reading You have had enough of the Jack Meanses and the Squire Hawkinses, and the Pete Joneses, and the rest.
JonesesnounUS /ˈdʒoʊnzɪz/
plural of “jones” — United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading You have had enough of the Jack Meanses and the Squire Hawkinses, and the Pete Joneses, and the rest.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
maplenounUS /ˈmeɪpəl/
wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You expect me to describe that walk.
Meanses
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From this reading You have had enough of the Jack Meanses and the Squire Hawkinses, and the Pete Joneses, and the rest.
metaphornounUS /ˈmetəfɔːr/
a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
moonbeamsnounUS /ˈmuːnbiːmz/
plural of “moonbeam” — a ray of moonlight
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You would have me tell of the evening star, not yet gone down, which shed its benediction on them.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You have had enough of the Jack Meanses and the Squire Hawkinses, and the Pete Joneses, and the rest.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You would have me tell of the evening star, not yet gone down, which shed its benediction on them.
Pete
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From this reading You have had enough of the Jack Meanses and the Squire Hawkinses, and the Pete Joneses, and the rest.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading You have had enough of the Jack Meanses and the Squire Hawkinses, and the Pete Joneses, and the rest.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
get rid of
From this reading You would have me tell of the evening star, not yet gone down, which shed its benediction on them.
showernounUS /ˈʃaʊər/
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
silveryadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlvəri/
resembling or reminiscent of silver
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading You have had enough of the Jack Meanses and the Squire Hawkinses, and the Pete Joneses, and the rest.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading You would have me tell of the evening star, not yet gone down, which shed its benediction on them.
express in words
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You expect me to describe that walk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WALK HOME.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You would have me tell of the evening star, not yet gone down, which shed its benediction on them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You expect me to describe that walk.
true-hearted
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From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
the act of using
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading THE WALK HOME.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading You would have me tell of the evening star, not yet gone down, which shed its benediction on them.
Whittier's
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From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You wish me to tell you now of this true-hearted girl and her lover; of how the silvery moonbeams came down in a shower--to use Whittier's favorite metaphor--through the maple boughs, flecking the frozen ground with light and shadow.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You would have me tell of the evening star, not yet gone down, which shed its benediction on them.
but in spite of that
From this reading You would have me tell of the evening star, not yet gone down, which shed its benediction on them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You expect me to describe that walk.
