used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SPRING MORNING--AND A PAUPER BURIAL.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Where the grass may wave, above her head, And the sweet, wild flowers have holy birth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SPRING MORNING--AND A PAUPER BURIAL.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Oh, grant our prayer--our solemn prayer-- A lonely grave--and fresh, green sod-- There is earth around us everywhere; And the mother earth belongs to God.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A long heavy boat lay at the Bellevue wharf.
Bellevue
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From this reading A long heavy boat lay at the Bellevue wharf.
belongsverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋz/
third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading Oh, grant our prayer--our solemn prayer-- A lonely grave--and fresh, green sod-- There is earth around us everywhere; And the mother earth belongs to God.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading Where the grass may wave, above her head, And the sweet, wild flowers have holy birth.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading A long heavy boat lay at the Bellevue wharf.
BURIALnounUS /ˈberiəl/
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
From this reading A SPRING MORNING--AND A PAUPER BURIAL.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Not here--not here with our lovely dead-- Oh, give one spot of sacred earth!
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Not here--not here with our lovely dead-- Oh, give one spot of sacred earth!
to or in any or all places
From this reading Oh, grant our prayer--our solemn prayer-- A lonely grave--and fresh, green sod-- There is earth around us everywhere; And the mother earth belongs to God.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Where the grass may wave, above her head, And the sweet, wild flowers have holy birth.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Oh, grant our prayer--our solemn prayer-- A lonely grave--and fresh, green sod-- There is earth around us everywhere; And the mother earth belongs to God.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Not here--not here with our lovely dead-- Oh, give one spot of sacred earth!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Oh, grant our prayer--our solemn prayer-- A lonely grave--and fresh, green sod-- There is earth around us everywhere; And the mother earth belongs to God.
let have
From this reading Oh, grant our prayer--our solemn prayer-- A lonely grave--and fresh, green sod-- There is earth around us everywhere; And the mother earth belongs to God.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Where the grass may wave, above her head, And the sweet, wild flowers have holy birth.
death of a person
From this reading Oh, grant our prayer--our solemn prayer-- A lonely grave--and fresh, green sod-- There is earth around us everywhere; And the mother earth belongs to God.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Oh, grant our prayer--our solemn prayer-- A lonely grave--and fresh, green sod-- There is earth around us everywhere; And the mother earth belongs to God.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Where the grass may wave, above her head, And the sweet, wild flowers have holy birth.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Where the grass may wave, above her head, And the sweet, wild flowers have holy birth.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading A long heavy boat lay at the Bellevue wharf.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Where the grass may wave, above her head, And the sweet, wild flowers have holy birth.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Not here--not here with our lovely dead-- Oh, give one spot of sacred earth!
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading Where the grass may wave, above her head, And the sweet, wild flowers have holy birth.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, grant our prayer--our solemn prayer-- A lonely grave--and fresh, green sod-- There is earth around us everywhere; And the mother earth belongs to God.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A long heavy boat lay at the Bellevue wharf.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Oh, grant our prayer--our solemn prayer-- A lonely grave--and fresh, green sod-- There is earth around us everywhere; And the mother earth belongs to God.
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 A long heavy boat lay at the Bellevue wharf.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Not here--not here with our lovely dead-- Oh, give one spot of sacred earth!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Where the grass may wave, above her head, And the sweet, wild flowers have holy birth.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A SPRING MORNING--AND A PAUPER BURIAL.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Oh, grant our prayer--our solemn prayer-- A lonely grave--and fresh, green sod-- There is earth around us everywhere; And the mother earth belongs to God.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not here--not here with our lovely dead-- Oh, give one spot of sacred earth!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not here--not here with our lovely dead-- Oh, give one spot of sacred earth!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Not here--not here with our lovely dead-- Oh, give one spot of sacred earth!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not here--not here with our lovely dead-- Oh, give one spot of sacred earth!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Not here--not here with our lovely dead-- Oh, give one spot of sacred earth!
PAUPERnounUS /ˈpɔːpər/
a person who is very poor
From this reading A SPRING MORNING--AND A PAUPER BURIAL.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading Oh, grant our prayer--our solemn prayer-- A lonely grave--and fresh, green sod-- There is earth around us everywhere; And the mother earth belongs to God.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading Not here--not here with our lovely dead-- Oh, give one spot of sacred earth!
sodnounUS /sɑːd/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading Oh, grant our prayer--our solemn prayer-- A lonely grave--and fresh, green sod-- There is earth around us everywhere; And the mother earth belongs to God.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading Oh, grant our prayer--our solemn prayer-- A lonely grave--and fresh, green sod-- There is earth around us everywhere; And the mother earth belongs to God.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Not here--not here with our lovely dead-- Oh, give one spot of sacred earth!
the season of growth
From this reading A SPRING MORNING--AND A PAUPER BURIAL.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Where the grass may wave, above her head, And the sweet, wild flowers have holy birth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where the grass may wave, above her head, And the sweet, wild flowers have holy birth.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Oh, grant our prayer--our solemn prayer-- A lonely grave--and fresh, green sod-- There is earth around us everywhere; And the mother earth belongs to God.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, grant our prayer--our solemn prayer-- A lonely grave--and fresh, green sod-- There is earth around us everywhere; And the mother earth belongs to God.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh, grant our prayer--our solemn prayer-- A lonely grave--and fresh, green sod-- There is earth around us everywhere; And the mother earth belongs to God.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Where the grass may wave, above her head, And the sweet, wild flowers have holy birth.
wharfnounUS /wɔːrf/
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading A long heavy boat lay at the Bellevue wharf.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where the grass may wave, above her head, And the sweet, wild flowers have holy birth.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Where the grass may wave, above her head, And the sweet, wild flowers have holy birth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not here--not here with our lovely dead-- Oh, give one spot of sacred earth!
