used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Broider'd with pearls, his mantle's fold Flows o'er the mail emboss'd with gold; As rides, from cloud to cloud, a star, The Bright One rode along!
afaradverbUS /əˈfɑːr/
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading What prince as from some throne afar, Shines onward--shining up the throng?
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Broider'd with pearls, his mantle's fold Flows o'er the mail emboss'd with gold; As rides, from cloud to cloud, a star, The Bright One rode along!
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading High joust, by Carduel's ancient town, The Kingly Arthur holds to-day; Around their Queen; in glittering row, The Starry Hosts of Beauty glow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading High joust, by Carduel's ancient town, The Kingly Arthur holds to-day; Around their Queen; in glittering row, The Starry Hosts of Beauty glow.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading High joust, by Carduel's ancient town, The Kingly Arthur holds to-day; Around their Queen; in glittering row, The Starry Hosts of Beauty glow.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What prince as from some throne afar, Shines onward--shining up the throng?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Smile down, ye stars, on his renown Who bears the wreath away!
bearsnounUS /berz/
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading Smile down, ye stars, on his renown Who bears the wreath away!
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading High joust, by Carduel's ancient town, The Kingly Arthur holds to-day; Around their Queen; in glittering row, The Starry Hosts of Beauty glow.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Broider'd with pearls, his mantle's fold Flows o'er the mail emboss'd with gold; As rides, from cloud to cloud, a star, The Bright One rode along!
Broider'd
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From this reading Broider'd with pearls, his mantle's fold Flows o'er the mail emboss'd with gold; As rides, from cloud to cloud, a star, The Bright One rode along!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading High joust, by Carduel's ancient town, The Kingly Arthur holds to-day; Around their Queen; in glittering row, The Starry Hosts of Beauty glow.
Carduel's
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From this reading High joust, by Carduel's ancient town, The Kingly Arthur holds to-day; Around their Queen; in glittering row, The Starry Hosts of Beauty glow.
chiefsnounUS /tʃiːfs/
plural of “chief” — a person who is in charge
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Broider'd with pearls, his mantle's fold Flows o'er the mail emboss'd with gold; As rides, from cloud to cloud, a star, The Bright One rode along!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Smile down, ye stars, on his renown Who bears the wreath away!
emboss'd
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From this reading Broider'd with pearls, his mantle's fold Flows o'er the mail emboss'd with gold; As rides, from cloud to cloud, a star, The Bright One rode along!
FlowsnounUS /floʊz/
plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading Broider'd with pearls, his mantle's fold Flows o'er the mail emboss'd with gold; As rides, from cloud to cloud, a star, The Bright One rode along!
foldnounUS /foʊld/
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading Broider'd with pearls, his mantle's fold Flows o'er the mail emboss'd with gold; As rides, from cloud to cloud, a star, The Bright One rode along!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What prince as from some throne afar, Shines onward--shining up the throng?
girdverbUS /ɡɜːrd/
prepare oneself for a military confrontation
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
glitteringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading High joust, by Carduel's ancient town, The Kingly Arthur holds to-day; Around their Queen; in glittering row, The Starry Hosts of Beauty glow.
Glory's
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From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading High joust, by Carduel's ancient town, The Kingly Arthur holds to-day; Around their Queen; in glittering row, The Starry Hosts of Beauty glow.
coins made of gold
From this reading Broider'd with pearls, his mantle's fold Flows o'er the mail emboss'd with gold; As rides, from cloud to cloud, a star, The Bright One rode along!
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading High joust, by Carduel's ancient town, The Kingly Arthur holds to-day; Around their Queen; in glittering row, The Starry Hosts of Beauty glow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Smile down, ye stars, on his renown Who bears the wreath away!
holdsnounUS /hoʊldz/
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading High joust, by Carduel's ancient town, The Kingly Arthur holds to-day; Around their Queen; in glittering row, The Starry Hosts of Beauty glow.
HostsnounUS /hoʊsts/
plural of “host” — a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading High joust, by Carduel's ancient town, The Kingly Arthur holds to-day; Around their Queen; in glittering row, The Starry Hosts of Beauty glow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading High joust, by Carduel's ancient town, The Kingly Arthur holds to-day; Around their Queen; in glittering row, The Starry Hosts of Beauty glow.
joustnounUS /dʒaʊst/
a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
From this reading High joust, by Carduel's ancient town, The Kingly Arthur holds to-day; Around their Queen; in glittering row, The Starry Hosts of Beauty glow.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
KinglyadjectiveUS /ˈkɪŋli/
having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king
From this reading High joust, by Carduel's ancient town, The Kingly Arthur holds to-day; Around their Queen; in glittering row, The Starry Hosts of Beauty glow.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
liftsnounUS /lɪfts/
plural of “lift” — the act of giving temporary assistance
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading Broider'd with pearls, his mantle's fold Flows o'er the mail emboss'd with gold; As rides, from cloud to cloud, a star, The Bright One rode along!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
mantle'snounUS /ˈmæntəlz/
possessive form of “mantle” — the cloak as a symbol of authority
From this reading Broider'd with pearls, his mantle's fold Flows o'er the mail emboss'd with gold; As rides, from cloud to cloud, a star, The Bright One rode along!
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
meanestadjectiveUS /ˈmiːnəst/
superlative of “mean” — approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading Broider'd with pearls, his mantle's fold Flows o'er the mail emboss'd with gold; As rides, from cloud to cloud, a star, The Bright One rode along!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading High joust, by Carduel's ancient town, The Kingly Arthur holds to-day; Around their Queen; in glittering row, The Starry Hosts of Beauty glow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Smile down, ye stars, on his renown Who bears the wreath away!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Broider'd with pearls, his mantle's fold Flows o'er the mail emboss'd with gold; As rides, from cloud to cloud, a star, The Bright One rode along!
onwardadverbUS /ˈɔːnwərd/
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading What prince as from some throne afar, Shines onward--shining up the throng?
pearlsnounUS /pɜːrlz/
plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading Broider'd with pearls, his mantle's fold Flows o'er the mail emboss'd with gold; As rides, from cloud to cloud, a star, The Bright One rode along!
presideverbUS /prɪˈzaɪd/
act as president
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading What prince as from some throne afar, Shines onward--shining up the throng?
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading High joust, by Carduel's ancient town, The Kingly Arthur holds to-day; Around their Queen; in glittering row, The Starry Hosts of Beauty glow.
renownnounUS /rɪˈnaʊn/
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading Smile down, ye stars, on his renown Who bears the wreath away!
ridesnounUS /raɪdz/
plural of “ride” — a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
From this reading Broider'd with pearls, his mantle's fold Flows o'er the mail emboss'd with gold; As rides, from cloud to cloud, a star, The Bright One rode along!
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Broider'd with pearls, his mantle's fold Flows o'er the mail emboss'd with gold; As rides, from cloud to cloud, a star, The Bright One rode along!
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading High joust, by Carduel's ancient town, The Kingly Arthur holds to-day; Around their Queen; in glittering row, The Starry Hosts of Beauty glow.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
ShinesnounUS /ʃaɪnz/
plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
From this reading What prince as from some throne afar, Shines onward--shining up the throng?
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading What prince as from some throne afar, Shines onward--shining up the throng?
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Smile down, ye stars, on his renown Who bears the wreath away!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading What prince as from some throne afar, Shines onward--shining up the throng?
a short musical composition with words
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Broider'd with pearls, his mantle's fold Flows o'er the mail emboss'd with gold; As rides, from cloud to cloud, a star, The Bright One rode along!
StarryadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːriː/
abounding with or resembling stars
From this reading High joust, by Carduel's ancient town, The Kingly Arthur holds to-day; Around their Queen; in glittering row, The Starry Hosts of Beauty glow.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Smile down, ye stars, on his renown Who bears the wreath away!
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading High joust, by Carduel's ancient town, The Kingly Arthur holds to-day; Around their Queen; in glittering row, The Starry Hosts of Beauty glow.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading High joust, by Carduel's ancient town, The Kingly Arthur holds to-day; Around their Queen; in glittering row, The Starry Hosts of Beauty glow.
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading What prince as from some throne afar, Shines onward--shining up the throng?
throngnounUS /θrɔːŋ/
a large gathering of people
From this reading What prince as from some throne afar, Shines onward--shining up the throng?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
to-day
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From this reading High joust, by Carduel's ancient town, The Kingly Arthur holds to-day; Around their Queen; in glittering row, The Starry Hosts of Beauty glow.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading High joust, by Carduel's ancient town, The Kingly Arthur holds to-day; Around their Queen; in glittering row, The Starry Hosts of Beauty glow.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading What prince as from some throne afar, Shines onward--shining up the throng?
war-gems
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From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What prince as from some throne afar, Shines onward--shining up the throng?
in or at the place that
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
which person or people
From this reading Smile down, ye stars, on his renown Who bears the wreath away!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Broider'd with pearls, his mantle's fold Flows o'er the mail emboss'd with gold; As rides, from cloud to cloud, a star, The Bright One rode along!
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
wreathnounUS /riːθ/
flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
From this reading Smile down, ye stars, on his renown Who bears the wreath away!
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Smile down, ye stars, on his renown Who bears the wreath away!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading O chiefs who gird the Table Round-- O war-gems of that wondrous ring!-- Where lives the man to match the might That lifts to song your meanest knight, Who sees, preside on Glory's ground, His Lady and his King?
