used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
(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 But, oh! most happy, should thy call, Thy welcome call, at last be given-- "Come, where thou long hast stor'd thy all!
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
Annie
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From this reading The recollection of little Annie has made me wander from my story, and I must now hasten to bring it to a conclusion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But, oh! most happy, should thy call, Thy welcome call, at last be given-- "Come, where thou long hast stor'd thy all!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But, oh! most happy, should thy call, Thy welcome call, at last be given-- "Come, where thou long hast stor'd thy all!
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The recollection of little Annie has made me wander from my story, and I must now hasten to bring it to a conclusion.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, oh! most happy, should thy call, Thy welcome call, at last be given-- "Come, where thou long hast stor'd thy all!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading But, oh! most happy, should thy call, Thy welcome call, at last be given-- "Come, where thou long hast stor'd thy all!
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading CHRISTIAN YEAR.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But, oh! most happy, should thy call, Thy welcome call, at last be given-- "Come, where thou long hast stor'd thy all!
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading The recollection of little Annie has made me wander from my story, and I must now hasten to bring it to a conclusion.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading But, oh! most happy, should thy call, Thy welcome call, at last be given-- "Come, where thou long hast stor'd thy all!
grudgenounUS /ɡrʌdʒ/
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading But, oh! most happy, should thy call, Thy welcome call, at last be given-- "Come, where thou long hast stor'd thy all!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The recollection of little Annie has made me wander from my story, and I must now hasten to bring it to a conclusion.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading But, oh! most happy, should thy call, Thy welcome call, at last be given-- "Come, where thou long hast stor'd thy all!
hastenverbUS /ˈheɪsən/
act or move at high speed
From this reading The recollection of little Annie has made me wander from my story, and I must now hasten to bring it to a conclusion.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The recollection of little Annie has made me wander from my story, and I must now hasten to bring it to a conclusion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come, see thy place prepar'd in Heaven!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The recollection of little Annie has made me wander from my story, and I must now hasten to bring it to a conclusion.
immediately past
From this reading But, oh! most happy, should thy call, Thy welcome call, at last be given-- "Come, where thou long hast stor'd thy all!
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The recollection of little Annie has made me wander from my story, and I must now hasten to bring it to a conclusion.
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, oh! most happy, should thy call, Thy welcome call, at last be given-- "Come, where thou long hast stor'd thy all!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The recollection of little Annie has made me wander from my story, and I must now hasten to bring it to a conclusion.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
used to form the superlative
From this reading But, oh! most happy, should thy call, Thy welcome call, at last be given-- "Come, where thou long hast stor'd thy all!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The recollection of little Annie has made me wander from my story, and I must now hasten to bring it to a conclusion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The recollection of little Annie has made me wander from my story, and I must now hasten to bring it to a conclusion.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The recollection of little Annie has made me wander from my story, and I must now hasten to bring it to a conclusion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading But, oh! most happy, should thy call, Thy welcome call, at last be given-- "Come, where thou long hast stor'd thy all!
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Come, see thy place prepar'd in Heaven!"
prepar'd
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From this reading Come, see thy place prepar'd in Heaven!"
recollectionnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃən/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading The recollection of little Annie has made me wander from my story, and I must now hasten to bring it to a conclusion.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Come, see thy place prepar'd in Heaven!"
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But, oh! most happy, should thy call, Thy welcome call, at last be given-- "Come, where thou long hast stor'd thy all!
having a sharp inclination
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
stor'd
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From this reading But, oh! most happy, should thy call, Thy welcome call, at last be given-- "Come, where thou long hast stor'd thy all!
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 The recollection of little Annie has made me wander from my story, and I must now hasten to bring it to a conclusion.
sunbright
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From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
Tabor'snounUS /ˈteɪbərz/
possessive form of “tabor” — a small drum with one head of soft calfskin
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading But, oh! most happy, should thy call, Thy welcome call, at last be given-- "Come, where thou long hast stor'd thy all!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading But, oh! most happy, should thy call, Thy welcome call, at last be given-- "Come, where thou long hast stor'd thy all!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
valenounUS /veɪl/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
wanderverbUS /ˈwɑːndər/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading The recollection of little Annie has made me wander from my story, and I must now hasten to bring it to a conclusion.
weepverbUS /wiːp/
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
accept gladly
From this reading But, oh! most happy, should thy call, Thy welcome call, at last be given-- "Come, where thou long hast stor'd thy all!
in or at the place that
From this reading But, oh! most happy, should thy call, Thy welcome call, at last be given-- "Come, where thou long hast stor'd thy all!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading CHRISTIAN YEAR.
a late time of life
From this reading Gently along the vale of tears Lead me from Tabor's sunbright steep; Let me not grudge a few short years With thee toward Heaven to walk and weep.
