used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A Dainty Trifle for my Lady Love_ John P. Morton & Co., Louisville, "Near my bed, there, hangs a Picture jewels could not buy from me."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading She was clad in a dainty white gown, loose-flowing and beautiful.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading _A Dainty Trifle for my Lady Love_ John P. Morton & Co., Louisville, "Near my bed, there, hangs a Picture jewels could not buy from me."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading _A Dainty Trifle for my Lady Love_ John P. Morton & Co., Louisville, "Near my bed, there, hangs a Picture jewels could not buy from me."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
cladadjectiveUS /klæd/
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading She was clad in a dainty white gown, loose-flowing and beautiful.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading _A Dainty Trifle for my Lady Love_ John P. Morton & Co., Louisville, "Near my bed, there, hangs a Picture jewels could not buy from me."
coloredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading There was a colored crayon in a crowded shop-window.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _A Dainty Trifle for my Lady Love_ John P. Morton & Co., Louisville, "Near my bed, there, hangs a Picture jewels could not buy from me."
crayonnounUS /ˈkreɪɑːn/
writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing
From this reading There was a colored crayon in a crowded shop-window.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading There was a colored crayon in a crowded shop-window.
DaintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading _A Dainty Trifle for my Lady Love_ John P. Morton & Co., Louisville, "Near my bed, there, hangs a Picture jewels could not buy from me."
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was the head of a pretty girl with dark hair and dark eyes.
in a serious manner
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
opinion or judgment
From this reading It was the head of a pretty girl with dark hair and dark eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _A Dainty Trifle for my Lady Love_ John P. Morton & Co., Louisville, "Near my bed, there, hangs a Picture jewels could not buy from me."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _A Dainty Trifle for my Lady Love_ John P. Morton & Co., Louisville, "Near my bed, there, hangs a Picture jewels could not buy from me."
a young female
From this reading It was the head of a pretty girl with dark hair and dark eyes.
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading She was clad in a dainty white gown, loose-flowing and beautiful.
guard-rail
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading It was the head of a pretty girl with dark hair and dark eyes.
hangsnounUS /hæŋz/
plural of “hang” — a special way of doing something
From this reading _A Dainty Trifle for my Lady Love_ John P. Morton & Co., Louisville, "Near my bed, there, hangs a Picture jewels could not buy from me."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It was the head of a pretty girl with dark hair and dark eyes.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a colored crayon in a crowded shop-window.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading _A Dainty Trifle for my Lady Love_ John P. Morton & Co., Louisville, "Near my bed, there, hangs a Picture jewels could not buy from me."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _A Dainty Trifle for my Lady Love_ John P. Morton & Co., Louisville, "Near my bed, there, hangs a Picture jewels could not buy from me."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading _A Dainty Trifle for my Lady Love_ John P. Morton & Co., Louisville, "Near my bed, there, hangs a Picture jewels could not buy from me."
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
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 Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
loose-flowing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was clad in a dainty white gown, loose-flowing and beautiful.
LouisvillenounUS /ˈluːivɪl/
the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby
From this reading _A Dainty Trifle for my Lady Love_ John P. Morton & Co., Louisville, "Near my bed, there, hangs a Picture jewels could not buy from me."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _A Dainty Trifle for my Lady Love_ John P. Morton & Co., Louisville, "Near my bed, there, hangs a Picture jewels could not buy from me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _A Dainty Trifle for my Lady Love_ John P. Morton & Co., Louisville, "Near my bed, there, hangs a Picture jewels could not buy from me."
MortonnounUS /ˈmɔːrtən/
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading _A Dainty Trifle for my Lady Love_ John P. Morton & Co., Louisville, "Near my bed, there, hangs a Picture jewels could not buy from me."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _A Dainty Trifle for my Lady Love_ John P. Morton & Co., Louisville, "Near my bed, there, hangs a Picture jewels could not buy from me."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading _A Dainty Trifle for my Lady Love_ John P. Morton & Co., Louisville, "Near my bed, there, hangs a Picture jewels could not buy from me."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _A Dainty Trifle for my Lady Love_ John P. Morton & Co., Louisville, "Near my bed, there, hangs a Picture jewels could not buy from me."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading _A Dainty Trifle for my Lady Love_ John P. Morton & Co., Louisville, "Near my bed, there, hangs a Picture jewels could not buy from me."
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading _A Dainty Trifle for my Lady Love_ John P. Morton & Co., Louisville, "Near my bed, there, hangs a Picture jewels could not buy from me."
picturedadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərd/
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading It was the head of a pretty girl with dark hair and dark eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was clad in a dainty white gown, loose-flowing and beautiful.
shop-window
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a colored crayon in a crowded shop-window.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _A Dainty Trifle for my Lady Love_ John P. Morton & Co., Louisville, "Near my bed, there, hangs a Picture jewels could not buy from me."
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading _A Dainty Trifle for my Lady Love_ John P. Morton & Co., Louisville, "Near my bed, there, hangs a Picture jewels could not buy from me."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a colored crayon in a crowded shop-window.
a Caucasian
From this reading She was clad in a dainty white gown, loose-flowing and beautiful.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Other people passed it by, but a Youth of the Town, with Hope in his heart, leaned over the guard-rail and looked upon the beauty of that pictured face long and earnestly.
