used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Are none of thy kindred in life now remaining, To tell a sad tale of destruction and woe?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are none of thy kindred in life now remaining, To tell a sad tale of destruction and woe?"
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Donald, my brother, in death art thou sleeping?
barbarousadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːrbərəs/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Or groan'st thou in chains of some barbarous foe?
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
placed in a grave
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
chainsnounUS /tʃeɪnz/
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading Or groan'st thou in chains of some barbarous foe?
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Donald, my brother, in death art thou sleeping?
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
destructionnounUS /dɪˈstrʌkʃən/
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading Are none of thy kindred in life now remaining, To tell a sad tale of destruction and woe?"
Donald
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From this reading Donald, my brother, in death art thou sleeping?
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
foenounUS /foʊ/
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading Or groan'st thou in chains of some barbarous foe?
groan'st
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From this reading Or groan'st thou in chains of some barbarous foe?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
heapsnounUS /hiːps/
a large number or amount
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
kindredadjectiveUS /ˈkɪndrɪd/
similar in quality or character
From this reading Are none of thy kindred in life now remaining, To tell a sad tale of destruction and woe?"
kinsmen
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From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
lamentationsnoun
an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Are none of thy kindred in life now remaining, To tell a sad tale of destruction and woe?"
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
mong
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From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Donald, my brother, in death art thou sleeping?
not one, and not any
From this reading Are none of thy kindred in life now remaining, To tell a sad tale of destruction and woe?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Are none of thy kindred in life now remaining, To tell a sad tale of destruction and woe?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or groan'st thou in chains of some barbarous foe?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
pour'd
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From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
not used up
From this reading Are none of thy kindred in life now remaining, To tell a sad tale of destruction and woe?"
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Are none of thy kindred in life now remaining, To tell a sad tale of destruction and woe?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
sighingverbUS /ˈsaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Donald, my brother, in death art thou sleeping?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Or groan'st thou in chains of some barbarous foe?
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
that is looked for
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
confined on all sides
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Are none of thy kindred in life now remaining, To tell a sad tale of destruction and woe?"
express in words
From this reading Are none of thy kindred in life now remaining, To tell a sad tale of destruction and woe?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Donald, my brother, in death art thou sleeping?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Are none of thy kindred in life now remaining, To tell a sad tale of destruction and woe?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Are none of thy kindred in life now remaining, To tell a sad tale of destruction and woe?"
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She sought her brave brother with sighing and sorrow; Her loud lamentations she pour'd out in vain; The hero had fallen, with kinsmen surrounded, And deep he lay buried 'mong heaps of the slain.
woenounUS /woʊ/
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading Are none of thy kindred in life now remaining, To tell a sad tale of destruction and woe?"
