Chapter I · Chapter 1

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There were three cherry trees once, Grew in a garden all shady; And there for delight of so gladsome a sight, Walked a most beautiful lady, Dreamed a most beautiful lady.

(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 There were three cherry trees once, Grew in a garden all shady; And there for delight of so gladsome a sight, Walked a most beautiful lady, Dreamed a most beautiful lady.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

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possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading But blossoms to berries do come, All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summer's day charmed that lady away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; A lover with voice low and tender.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading There were three cherry trees once, Grew in a garden all shady; And there for delight of so gladsome a sight, Walked a most beautiful lady, Dreamed a most beautiful lady.

plural of “berry” — any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves

From this reading But blossoms to berries do come, All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summer's day charmed that lady away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; A lover with voice low and tender.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading Birds in those branches did sing, Blackbird and throstle and linnet, But she walking there was by far the most fair-- Lovelier than all else within it, Blackbird and throstle and linnet.

any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black

From this reading Birds in those branches did sing, Blackbird and throstle and linnet, But she walking there was by far the most fair-- Lovelier than all else within it, Blackbird and throstle and linnet.

plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

From this reading But blossoms to berries do come, All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summer's day charmed that lady away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; A lover with voice low and tender.

plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading Birds in those branches did sing, Blackbird and throstle and linnet, But she walking there was by far the most fair-- Lovelier than all else within it, Blackbird and throstle and linnet.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Birds in those branches did sing, Blackbird and throstle and linnet, But she walking there was by far the most fair-- Lovelier than all else within it, Blackbird and throstle and linnet.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Birds in those branches did sing, Blackbird and throstle and linnet, But she walking there was by far the most fair-- Lovelier than all else within it, Blackbird and throstle and linnet.

definite but not specified or identified

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strongly attracted

From this reading But blossoms to berries do come, All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summer's day charmed that lady away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; A lover with voice low and tender.

wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry

From this reading There were three cherry trees once, Grew in a garden all shady; And there for delight of so gladsome a sight, Walked a most beautiful lady, Dreamed a most beautiful lady.

several things grouped together or considered as a whole

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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading But blossoms to berries do come, All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summer's day charmed that lady away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; A lover with voice low and tender.

the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)

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an institution created to conduct business

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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading But blossoms to berries do come, All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summer's day charmed that lady away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; A lover with voice low and tender.

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading Moss and lichen the green branches deck; Weeds nod in its paths green and shady: Yet a light footstep seems there to wander in dreams, The ghost of that beautiful lady, That happy and beautiful lady.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading There were three cherry trees once, Grew in a garden all shady; And there for delight of so gladsome a sight, Walked a most beautiful lady, Dreamed a most beautiful lady.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Birds in those branches did sing, Blackbird and throstle and linnet, But she walking there was by far the most fair-- Lovelier than all else within it, Blackbird and throstle and linnet.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading But blossoms to berries do come, All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summer's day charmed that lady away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; A lover with voice low and tender.

conceived of or imagined or hoped for

From this reading There were three cherry trees once, Grew in a garden all shady; And there for delight of so gladsome a sight, Walked a most beautiful lady, Dreamed a most beautiful lady.

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading Moss and lichen the green branches deck; Weeds nod in its paths green and shady: Yet a light footstep seems there to wander in dreams, The ghost of that beautiful lady, That happy and beautiful lady.

owed and payable immediately or on demand

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plural of “editor” — a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

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From this reading Birds in those branches did sing, Blackbird and throstle and linnet, But she walking there was by far the most fair-- Lovelier than all else within it, Blackbird and throstle and linnet.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

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free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading Birds in those branches did sing, Blackbird and throstle and linnet, But she walking there was by far the most fair-- Lovelier than all else within it, Blackbird and throstle and linnet.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Birds in those branches did sing, Blackbird and throstle and linnet, But she walking there was by far the most fair-- Lovelier than all else within it, Blackbird and throstle and linnet.

the sound of a step of someone walking

From this reading Moss and lichen the green branches deck; Weeds nod in its paths green and shady: Yet a light footstep seems there to wander in dreams, The ghost of that beautiful lady, That happy and beautiful lady.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading There were three cherry trees once, Grew in a garden all shady; And there for delight of so gladsome a sight, Walked a most beautiful lady, Dreamed a most beautiful lady.

a newspaper or official journal

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a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading Moss and lichen the green branches deck; Weeds nod in its paths green and shady: Yet a light footstep seems there to wander in dreams, The ghost of that beautiful lady, That happy and beautiful lady.

experiencing or expressing gladness or joy

From this reading There were three cherry trees once, Grew in a garden all shady; And there for delight of so gladsome a sight, Walked a most beautiful lady, Dreamed a most beautiful lady.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Moss and lichen the green branches deck; Weeds nod in its paths green and shady: Yet a light footstep seems there to wander in dreams, The ghost of that beautiful lady, That happy and beautiful lady.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading There were three cherry trees once, Grew in a garden all shady; And there for delight of so gladsome a sight, Walked a most beautiful lady, Dreamed a most beautiful lady.

decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

From this reading But blossoms to berries do come, All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summer's day charmed that lady away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; A lover with voice low and tender.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading Moss and lichen the green branches deck; Weeds nod in its paths green and shady: Yet a light footstep seems there to wander in dreams, The ghost of that beautiful lady, That happy and beautiful lady.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

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inside something, or within a place, period, or state

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enclosed in the same envelope or package

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Birds in those branches did sing, Blackbird and throstle and linnet, But she walking there was by far the most fair-- Lovelier than all else within it, Blackbird and throstle and linnet.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Moss and lichen the green branches deck; Weeds nod in its paths green and shady: Yet a light footstep seems there to wander in dreams, The ghost of that beautiful lady, That happy and beautiful lady.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading There were three cherry trees once, Grew in a garden all shady; And there for delight of so gladsome a sight, Walked a most beautiful lady, Dreamed a most beautiful lady.

possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

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any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks

From this reading Moss and lichen the green branches deck; Weeds nod in its paths green and shady: Yet a light footstep seems there to wander in dreams, The ghost of that beautiful lady, That happy and beautiful lady.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading But blossoms to berries do come, All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summer's day charmed that lady away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; A lover with voice low and tender.

small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico

From this reading Birds in those branches did sing, Blackbird and throstle and linnet, But she walking there was by far the most fair-- Lovelier than all else within it, Blackbird and throstle and linnet.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading But blossoms to berries do come, All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summer's day charmed that lady away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; A lover with voice low and tender.

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From this reading Birds in those branches did sing, Blackbird and throstle and linnet, But she walking there was by far the most fair-- Lovelier than all else within it, Blackbird and throstle and linnet.

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading But blossoms to berries do come, All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summer's day charmed that lady away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; A lover with voice low and tender.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading But blossoms to berries do come, All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summer's day charmed that lady away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; A lover with voice low and tender.

a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

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a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk

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full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading But blossoms to berries do come, All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summer's day charmed that lady away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; A lover with voice low and tender.

tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants

From this reading Moss and lichen the green branches deck; Weeds nod in its paths green and shady: Yet a light footstep seems there to wander in dreams, The ghost of that beautiful lady, That happy and beautiful lady.

used to form the superlative

From this reading There were three cherry trees once, Grew in a garden all shady; And there for delight of so gladsome a sight, Walked a most beautiful lady, Dreamed a most beautiful lady.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

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express or signify by nodding

From this reading Moss and lichen the green branches deck; Weeds nod in its paths green and shady: Yet a light footstep seems there to wander in dreams, The ghost of that beautiful lady, That happy and beautiful lady.

not divisible by two

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But blossoms to berries do come, All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summer's day charmed that lady away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; A lover with voice low and tender.

on one occasion

From this reading There were three cherry trees once, Grew in a garden all shady; And there for delight of so gladsome a sight, Walked a most beautiful lady, Dreamed a most beautiful lady.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But blossoms to berries do come, All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summer's day charmed that lady away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; A lover with voice low and tender.

become less interesting or attractive

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plural of “path” — a course of conduct

From this reading Moss and lichen the green branches deck; Weeds nod in its paths green and shady: Yet a light footstep seems there to wander in dreams, The ghost of that beautiful lady, That happy and beautiful lady.

approval to do something

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plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

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a domain in which something is dominant

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a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale

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a new appraisal or evaluation

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the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

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third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Moss and lichen the green branches deck; Weeds nod in its paths green and shady: Yet a light footstep seems there to wander in dreams, The ghost of that beautiful lady, That happy and beautiful lady.

quiet, dark, or concealed

From this reading There were three cherry trees once, Grew in a garden all shady; And there for delight of so gladsome a sight, Walked a most beautiful lady, Dreamed a most beautiful lady.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Birds in those branches did sing, Blackbird and throstle and linnet, But she walking there was by far the most fair-- Lovelier than all else within it, Blackbird and throstle and linnet.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading There were three cherry trees once, Grew in a garden all shady; And there for delight of so gladsome a sight, Walked a most beautiful lady, Dreamed a most beautiful lady.

deliver by singing

From this reading Birds in those branches did sing, Blackbird and throstle and linnet, But she walking there was by far the most fair-- Lovelier than all else within it, Blackbird and throstle and linnet.

being of delicate or slender build

From this reading But blossoms to berries do come, All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summer's day charmed that lady away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; A lover with voice low and tender.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading There were three cherry trees once, Grew in a garden all shady; And there for delight of so gladsome a sight, Walked a most beautiful lady, Dreamed a most beautiful lady.

plural of “stalk” — material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

From this reading But blossoms to berries do come, All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summer's day charmed that lady away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; A lover with voice low and tender.

possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading But blossoms to berries do come, All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summer's day charmed that lady away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; A lover with voice low and tender.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading But blossoms to berries do come, All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summer's day charmed that lady away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; A lover with voice low and tender.

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading But blossoms to berries do come, All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summer's day charmed that lady away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; A lover with voice low and tender.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Birds in those branches did sing, Blackbird and throstle and linnet, But she walking there was by far the most fair-- Lovelier than all else within it, Blackbird and throstle and linnet.

an acknowledgment of appreciation

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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But blossoms to berries do come, All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summer's day charmed that lady away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; A lover with voice low and tender.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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in or at that place or location

From this reading There were three cherry trees once, Grew in a garden all shady; And there for delight of so gladsome a sight, Walked a most beautiful lady, Dreamed a most beautiful lady.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

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the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Birds in those branches did sing, Blackbird and throstle and linnet, But she walking there was by far the most fair-- Lovelier than all else within it, Blackbird and throstle and linnet.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading There were three cherry trees once, Grew in a garden all shady; And there for delight of so gladsome a sight, Walked a most beautiful lady, Dreamed a most beautiful lady.

a spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously

From this reading Birds in those branches did sing, Blackbird and throstle and linnet, But she walking there was by far the most fair-- Lovelier than all else within it, Blackbird and throstle and linnet.

candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults

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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

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plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading There were three cherry trees once, Grew in a garden all shady; And there for delight of so gladsome a sight, Walked a most beautiful lady, Dreamed a most beautiful lady.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading But blossoms to berries do come, All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summer's day charmed that lady away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; A lover with voice low and tender.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company The author's thanks for permission to reprint certain of the poems included in this collection are due to the Editors of the _Saturday Review_, the _Thrush_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Odd Volume_, the _Lady's Realm_, the _English Review_, the _Westminster Gazette_, the _Commonwealth_, and the _Nation_.

plural of “vow” — a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner

From this reading But blossoms to berries do come, All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summer's day charmed that lady away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; A lover with voice low and tender.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading There were three cherry trees once, Grew in a garden all shady; And there for delight of so gladsome a sight, Walked a most beautiful lady, Dreamed a most beautiful lady.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading Birds in those branches did sing, Blackbird and throstle and linnet, But she walking there was by far the most fair-- Lovelier than all else within it, Blackbird and throstle and linnet.

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading Moss and lichen the green branches deck; Weeds nod in its paths green and shady: Yet a light footstep seems there to wander in dreams, The ghost of that beautiful lady, That happy and beautiful lady.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Birds in those branches did sing, Blackbird and throstle and linnet, But she walking there was by far the most fair-- Lovelier than all else within it, Blackbird and throstle and linnet.

a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning

From this reading Moss and lichen the green branches deck; Weeds nod in its paths green and shady: Yet a light footstep seems there to wander in dreams, The ghost of that beautiful lady, That happy and beautiful lady.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There were three cherry trees once, Grew in a garden all shady; And there for delight of so gladsome a sight, Walked a most beautiful lady, Dreamed a most beautiful lady.

a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey

From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company The author's thanks for permission to reprint certain of the poems included in this collection are due to the Editors of the _Saturday Review_, the _Thrush_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Odd Volume_, the _Lady's Realm_, the _English Review_, the _Westminster Gazette_, the _Commonwealth_, and the _Nation_.

in the company of; together with

From this reading But blossoms to berries do come, All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summer's day charmed that lady away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; A lover with voice low and tender.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Birds in those branches did sing, Blackbird and throstle and linnet, But she walking there was by far the most fair-- Lovelier than all else within it, Blackbird and throstle and linnet.

but in spite of that

From this reading Moss and lichen the green branches deck; Weeds nod in its paths green and shady: Yet a light footstep seems there to wander in dreams, The ghost of that beautiful lady, That happy and beautiful lady.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company The author's thanks for permission to reprint certain of the poems included in this collection are due to the Editors of the _Saturday Review_, the _Thrush_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Odd Volume_, the _Lady's Realm_, the _English Review_, the _Westminster Gazette_, the _Commonwealth_, and the _Nation_.