used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Author of _The House of a Thousand Candles_, _The Main Chance_, _Zelda Dameron_, etc.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading To the Memory of Herman Kountze Come, sweetheart, let us ride away beyond the city’s bound, And seek what pleasant lands across the distant hills are found.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading Be ye still, said King Pellinore, for we shall hear of some adventure.—Malory.
afore
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From this reading Then Sir Pellinore put off his armour; then a little afore midnight they heard the trotting of an horse.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading There is a golden light that shines beyond the verge of dawn, And there are happy highways leading on and always on; So, sweetheart, let us mount and ride, with never a backward glance, To find the pleasant shelter of the Valley of Romance.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then Sir Pellinore put off his armour; then a little afore midnight they heard the trotting of an horse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To the Memory of Herman Kountze Come, sweetheart, let us ride away beyond the city’s bound, And seek what pleasant lands across the distant hills are found.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To the Memory of Herman Kountze Come, sweetheart, let us ride away beyond the city’s bound, And seek what pleasant lands across the distant hills are found.
armournounUS /ˈɑːrmər/
a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
From this reading Then Sir Pellinore put off his armour; then a little afore midnight they heard the trotting of an horse.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of _The House of a Thousand Candles_, _The Main Chance_, _Zelda Dameron_, etc.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading To the Memory of Herman Kountze Come, sweetheart, let us ride away beyond the city’s bound, And seek what pleasant lands across the distant hills are found.
backwardadverbUS /ˈbækwərd/
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading There is a golden light that shines beyond the verge of dawn, And there are happy highways leading on and always on; So, sweetheart, let us mount and ride, with never a backward glance, To find the pleasant shelter of the Valley of Romance.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be ye still, said King Pellinore, for we shall hear of some adventure.—Malory.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading To the Memory of Herman Kountze Come, sweetheart, let us ride away beyond the city’s bound, And seek what pleasant lands across the distant hills are found.
confined by bonds
From this reading To the Memory of Herman Kountze Come, sweetheart, let us ride away beyond the city’s bound, And seek what pleasant lands across the distant hills are found.
CandlesnounUS /ˈkændəlz/
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading Author of _The House of a Thousand Candles_, _The Main Chance_, _Zelda Dameron_, etc.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Author of _The House of a Thousand Candles_, _The Main Chance_, _Zelda Dameron_, etc.
city'snounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
possessive form of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading To the Memory of Herman Kountze Come, sweetheart, let us ride away beyond the city’s bound, And seek what pleasant lands across the distant hills are found.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading To the Memory of Herman Kountze Come, sweetheart, let us ride away beyond the city’s bound, And seek what pleasant lands across the distant hills are found.
Dameron
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From this reading Author of _The House of a Thousand Candles_, _The Main Chance_, _Zelda Dameron_, etc.
the first light of day
From this reading There is a golden light that shines beyond the verge of dawn, And there are happy highways leading on and always on; So, sweetheart, let us mount and ride, with never a backward glance, To find the pleasant shelter of the Valley of Romance.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading To the Memory of Herman Kountze Come, sweetheart, let us ride away beyond the city’s bound, And seek what pleasant lands across the distant hills are found.
etc
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From this reading Author of _The House of a Thousand Candles_, _The Main Chance_, _Zelda Dameron_, etc.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading There is a golden light that shines beyond the verge of dawn, And there are happy highways leading on and always on; So, sweetheart, let us mount and ride, with never a backward glance, To find the pleasant shelter of the Valley of Romance.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Be ye still, said King Pellinore, for we shall hear of some adventure.—Malory.
set up or found
From this reading To the Memory of Herman Kountze Come, sweetheart, let us ride away beyond the city’s bound, And seek what pleasant lands across the distant hills are found.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading There is a golden light that shines beyond the verge of dawn, And there are happy highways leading on and always on; So, sweetheart, let us mount and ride, with never a backward glance, To find the pleasant shelter of the Valley of Romance.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading There is a golden light that shines beyond the verge of dawn, And there are happy highways leading on and always on; So, sweetheart, let us mount and ride, with never a backward glance, To find the pleasant shelter of the Valley of Romance.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading There is a golden light that shines beyond the verge of dawn, And there are happy highways leading on and always on; So, sweetheart, let us mount and ride, with never a backward glance, To find the pleasant shelter of the Valley of Romance.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Be ye still, said King Pellinore, for we shall hear of some adventure.—Malory.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Then Sir Pellinore put off his armour; then a little afore midnight they heard the trotting of an horse.
HermannounUS /ˈhɜːrmən/
United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)
From this reading To the Memory of Herman Kountze Come, sweetheart, let us ride away beyond the city’s bound, And seek what pleasant lands across the distant hills are found.
highwaysnounUS /ˈhaɪweɪz/
plural of “highway” — a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading There is a golden light that shines beyond the verge of dawn, And there are happy highways leading on and always on; So, sweetheart, let us mount and ride, with never a backward glance, To find the pleasant shelter of the Valley of Romance.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading To the Memory of Herman Kountze Come, sweetheart, let us ride away beyond the city’s bound, And seek what pleasant lands across the distant hills are found.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Sir Pellinore put off his armour; then a little afore midnight they heard the trotting of an horse.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Then Sir Pellinore put off his armour; then a little afore midnight they heard the trotting of an horse.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Author of _The House of a Thousand Candles_, _The Main Chance_, _Zelda Dameron_, etc.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a golden light that shines beyond the verge of dawn, And there are happy highways leading on and always on; So, sweetheart, let us mount and ride, with never a backward glance, To find the pleasant shelter of the Valley of Romance.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Be ye still, said King Pellinore, for we shall hear of some adventure.—Malory.
Kountze
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From this reading To the Memory of Herman Kountze Come, sweetheart, let us ride away beyond the city’s bound, And seek what pleasant lands across the distant hills are found.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading To the Memory of Herman Kountze Come, sweetheart, let us ride away beyond the city’s bound, And seek what pleasant lands across the distant hills are found.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading There is a golden light that shines beyond the verge of dawn, And there are happy highways leading on and always on; So, sweetheart, let us mount and ride, with never a backward glance, To find the pleasant shelter of the Valley of Romance.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading To the Memory of Herman Kountze Come, sweetheart, let us ride away beyond the city’s bound, And seek what pleasant lands across the distant hills are found.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading There is a golden light that shines beyond the verge of dawn, And there are happy highways leading on and always on; So, sweetheart, let us mount and ride, with never a backward glance, To find the pleasant shelter of the Valley of Romance.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then Sir Pellinore put off his armour; then a little afore midnight they heard the trotting of an horse.
most important element
From this reading Author of _The House of a Thousand Candles_, _The Main Chance_, _Zelda Dameron_, etc.
Malorynoun
English writer who published a translation of romances about King Arthur taken from French and other sources (died in 1471)
From this reading Be ye still, said King Pellinore, for we shall hear of some adventure.—Malory.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading To the Memory of Herman Kountze Come, sweetheart, let us ride away beyond the city’s bound, And seek what pleasant lands across the distant hills are found.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Then Sir Pellinore put off his armour; then a little afore midnight they heard the trotting of an horse.
attach to a support
From this reading There is a golden light that shines beyond the verge of dawn, And there are happy highways leading on and always on; So, sweetheart, let us mount and ride, with never a backward glance, To find the pleasant shelter of the Valley of Romance.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading There is a golden light that shines beyond the verge of dawn, And there are happy highways leading on and always on; So, sweetheart, let us mount and ride, with never a backward glance, To find the pleasant shelter of the Valley of Romance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of _The House of a Thousand Candles_, _The Main Chance_, _Zelda Dameron_, etc.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then Sir Pellinore put off his armour; then a little afore midnight they heard the trotting of an horse.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There is a golden light that shines beyond the verge of dawn, And there are happy highways leading on and always on; So, sweetheart, let us mount and ride, with never a backward glance, To find the pleasant shelter of the Valley of Romance.
Pellinore
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From this reading Then Sir Pellinore put off his armour; then a little afore midnight they heard the trotting of an horse.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading To the Memory of Herman Kountze Come, sweetheart, let us ride away beyond the city’s bound, And seek what pleasant lands across the distant hills are found.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then Sir Pellinore put off his armour; then a little afore midnight they heard the trotting of an horse.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading To the Memory of Herman Kountze Come, sweetheart, let us ride away beyond the city’s bound, And seek what pleasant lands across the distant hills are found.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading There is a golden light that shines beyond the verge of dawn, And there are happy highways leading on and always on; So, sweetheart, let us mount and ride, with never a backward glance, To find the pleasant shelter of the Valley of Romance.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Be ye still, said King Pellinore, for we shall hear of some adventure.—Malory.
try to get or reach
From this reading To the Memory of Herman Kountze Come, sweetheart, let us ride away beyond the city’s bound, And seek what pleasant lands across the distant hills are found.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Be ye still, said King Pellinore, for we shall hear of some adventure.—Malory.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading There is a golden light that shines beyond the verge of dawn, And there are happy highways leading on and always on; So, sweetheart, let us mount and ride, with never a backward glance, To find the pleasant shelter of the Valley of Romance.
shinesnounUS /ʃaɪnz/
plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
From this reading There is a golden light that shines beyond the verge of dawn, And there are happy highways leading on and always on; So, sweetheart, let us mount and ride, with never a backward glance, To find the pleasant shelter of the Valley of Romance.
term of address for a man
From this reading Then Sir Pellinore put off his armour; then a little afore midnight they heard the trotting of an horse.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is a golden light that shines beyond the verge of dawn, And there are happy highways leading on and always on; So, sweetheart, let us mount and ride, with never a backward glance, To find the pleasant shelter of the Valley of Romance.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Be ye still, said King Pellinore, for we shall hear of some adventure.—Malory.
not in physical motion
From this reading Be ye still, said King Pellinore, for we shall hear of some adventure.—Malory.
sweetheartnounUS /ˈswiːthɑːrt/
a person loved by another person
From this reading To the Memory of Herman Kountze Come, sweetheart, let us ride away beyond the city’s bound, And seek what pleasant lands across the distant hills are found.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is a golden light that shines beyond the verge of dawn, And there are happy highways leading on and always on; So, sweetheart, let us mount and ride, with never a backward glance, To find the pleasant shelter of the Valley of Romance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of _The House of a Thousand Candles_, _The Main Chance_, _Zelda Dameron_, etc.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Sir Pellinore put off his armour; then a little afore midnight they heard the trotting of an horse.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a golden light that shines beyond the verge of dawn, And there are happy highways leading on and always on; So, sweetheart, let us mount and ride, with never a backward glance, To find the pleasant shelter of the Valley of Romance.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then Sir Pellinore put off his armour; then a little afore midnight they heard the trotting of an horse.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Author of _The House of a Thousand Candles_, _The Main Chance_, _Zelda Dameron_, etc.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the Memory of Herman Kountze Come, sweetheart, let us ride away beyond the city’s bound, And seek what pleasant lands across the distant hills are found.
trottingverbUS /ˈtrɑːtɪŋ/
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading Then Sir Pellinore put off his armour; then a little afore midnight they heard the trotting of an horse.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To the Memory of Herman Kountze Come, sweetheart, let us ride away beyond the city’s bound, And seek what pleasant lands across the distant hills are found.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading There is a golden light that shines beyond the verge of dawn, And there are happy highways leading on and always on; So, sweetheart, let us mount and ride, with never a backward glance, To find the pleasant shelter of the Valley of Romance.
vergenounUS /vɜːrdʒ/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading There is a golden light that shines beyond the verge of dawn, And there are happy highways leading on and always on; So, sweetheart, let us mount and ride, with never a backward glance, To find the pleasant shelter of the Valley of Romance.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Be ye still, said King Pellinore, for we shall hear of some adventure.—Malory.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To the Memory of Herman Kountze Come, sweetheart, let us ride away beyond the city’s bound, And seek what pleasant lands across the distant hills are found.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There is a golden light that shines beyond the verge of dawn, And there are happy highways leading on and always on; So, sweetheart, let us mount and ride, with never a backward glance, To find the pleasant shelter of the Valley of Romance.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Be ye still, said King Pellinore, for we shall hear of some adventure.—Malory.
Zelda
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From this reading Author of _The House of a Thousand Candles_, _The Main Chance_, _Zelda Dameron_, etc.
