used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Young Henry was as brave a youth As ever graced a martial story; And Jane was fair as lovely truth: She sighed for love, and he for glory.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I found my way straight enough the next night to the little green with its trees and shrubs.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Young Henry was as brave a youth As ever graced a martial story; And Jane was fair as lovely truth: She sighed for love, and he for glory.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "To her his faith he meant to plight, And told her many a gallant story: But war, their honest joys to blight, Called him away from love to glory.
blightnounUS /blaɪt/
a state or condition being blighted
From this reading "To her his faith he meant to plight, And told her many a gallant story: But war, their honest joys to blight, Called him away from love to glory.
boyhood's
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From this reading Tom was there, and was humming one of our boyhood's songs taught us by Leah:
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading "Young Henry was as brave a youth As ever graced a martial story; And Jane was fair as lovely truth: She sighed for love, and he for glory.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "To her his faith he meant to plight, And told her many a gallant story: But war, their honest joys to blight, Called him away from love to glory.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Tom was there, and was humming one of our boyhood's songs taught us by Leah:
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "To her his faith he meant to plight, And told her many a gallant story: But war, their honest joys to blight, Called him away from love to glory.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I found my way straight enough the next night to the little green with its trees and shrubs.
at any time
From this reading "Young Henry was as brave a youth As ever graced a martial story; And Jane was fair as lovely truth: She sighed for love, and he for glory.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "Young Henry was as brave a youth As ever graced a martial story; And Jane was fair as lovely truth: She sighed for love, and he for glory.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading "To her his faith he meant to plight, And told her many a gallant story: But war, their honest joys to blight, Called him away from love to glory.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Young Henry was as brave a youth As ever graced a martial story; And Jane was fair as lovely truth: She sighed for love, and he for glory.
set up or found
From this reading I found my way straight enough the next night to the little green with its trees and shrubs.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "To her his faith he meant to plight, And told her many a gallant story: But war, their honest joys to blight, Called him away from love to glory.
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading "To her his faith he meant to plight, And told her many a gallant story: But war, their honest joys to blight, Called him away from love to glory.
a state of high honor
From this reading "Young Henry was as brave a youth As ever graced a martial story; And Jane was fair as lovely truth: She sighed for love, and he for glory.
gracedverbUS /ɡreɪst/
past form of “grace” — make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
From this reading "Young Henry was as brave a youth As ever graced a martial story; And Jane was fair as lovely truth: She sighed for love, and he for glory.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading I found my way straight enough the next night to the little green with its trees and shrubs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Young Henry was as brave a youth As ever graced a martial story; And Jane was fair as lovely truth: She sighed for love, and he for glory.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading "Young Henry was as brave a youth As ever graced a martial story; And Jane was fair as lovely truth: She sighed for love, and he for glory.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "To her his faith he meant to plight, And told her many a gallant story: But war, their honest joys to blight, Called him away from love to glory.
HERIOT
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From this reading TOM HERIOT.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "To her his faith he meant to plight, And told her many a gallant story: But war, their honest joys to blight, Called him away from love to glory.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "To her his faith he meant to plight, And told her many a gallant story: But war, their honest joys to blight, Called him away from love to glory.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading "To her his faith he meant to plight, And told her many a gallant story: But war, their honest joys to blight, Called him away from love to glory.
hummingnounUS /ˈhʌmɪŋ/
a humming noise
From this reading Tom was there, and was humming one of our boyhood's songs taught us by Leah:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I found my way straight enough the next night to the little green with its trees and shrubs.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I found my way straight enough the next night to the little green with its trees and shrubs.
Jane
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From this reading "Young Henry was as brave a youth As ever graced a martial story; And Jane was fair as lovely truth: She sighed for love, and he for glory.
joysnounUS /dʒɔɪz/
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading "To her his faith he meant to plight, And told her many a gallant story: But war, their honest joys to blight, Called him away from love to glory.
Leah
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From this reading Tom was there, and was humming one of our boyhood's songs taught us by Leah:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I found my way straight enough the next night to the little green with its trees and shrubs.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Young Henry was as brave a youth As ever graced a martial story; And Jane was fair as lovely truth: She sighed for love, and he for glory.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading "Young Henry was as brave a youth As ever graced a martial story; And Jane was fair as lovely truth: She sighed for love, and he for glory.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "To her his faith he meant to plight, And told her many a gallant story: But war, their honest joys to blight, Called him away from love to glory.
martialadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrʃəl/
(of persons) befitting a warrior
From this reading "Young Henry was as brave a youth As ever graced a martial story; And Jane was fair as lovely truth: She sighed for love, and he for glory.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "To her his faith he meant to plight, And told her many a gallant story: But war, their honest joys to blight, Called him away from love to glory.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I found my way straight enough the next night to the little green with its trees and shrubs.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I found my way straight enough the next night to the little green with its trees and shrubs.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I found my way straight enough the next night to the little green with its trees and shrubs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tom was there, and was humming one of our boyhood's songs taught us by Leah:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Tom was there, and was humming one of our boyhood's songs taught us by Leah:
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Tom was there, and was humming one of our boyhood's songs taught us by Leah:
plightnounUS /plaɪt/
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
From this reading "To her his faith he meant to plight, And told her many a gallant story: But war, their honest joys to blight, Called him away from love to glory.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Young Henry was as brave a youth As ever graced a martial story; And Jane was fair as lovely truth: She sighed for love, and he for glory.
shrubsnounUS /ʃrʌbz/
plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading I found my way straight enough the next night to the little green with its trees and shrubs.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "Young Henry was as brave a youth As ever graced a martial story; And Jane was fair as lovely truth: She sighed for love, and he for glory.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading Tom was there, and was humming one of our boyhood's songs taught us by Leah:
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 "Young Henry was as brave a youth As ever graced a martial story; And Jane was fair as lovely truth: She sighed for love, and he for glory.
successive (without a break)
From this reading I found my way straight enough the next night to the little green with its trees and shrubs.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Tom was there, and was humming one of our boyhood's songs taught us by Leah:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I found my way straight enough the next night to the little green with its trees and shrubs.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "To her his faith he meant to plight, And told her many a gallant story: But war, their honest joys to blight, Called him away from love to glory.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Tom was there, and was humming one of our boyhood's songs taught us by Leah:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I found my way straight enough the next night to the little green with its trees and shrubs.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "To her his faith he meant to plight, And told her many a gallant story: But war, their honest joys to blight, Called him away from love to glory.
male cat
From this reading TOM HERIOT.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading I found my way straight enough the next night to the little green with its trees and shrubs.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading "Young Henry was as brave a youth As ever graced a martial story; And Jane was fair as lovely truth: She sighed for love, and he for glory.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tom was there, and was humming one of our boyhood's songs taught us by Leah:
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading "To her his faith he meant to plight, And told her many a gallant story: But war, their honest joys to blight, Called him away from love to glory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom was there, and was humming one of our boyhood's songs taught us by Leah:
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I found my way straight enough the next night to the little green with its trees and shrubs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I found my way straight enough the next night to the little green with its trees and shrubs.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Young Henry was as brave a youth As ever graced a martial story; And Jane was fair as lovely truth: She sighed for love, and he for glory.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading "Young Henry was as brave a youth As ever graced a martial story; And Jane was fair as lovely truth: She sighed for love, and he for glory.
