used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I. Springtime in the Alps The best time to do this would be in the spring, because then the kingdom of the glaciers is most beautiful, and the spirit of a glorious new world, just waking up, is abroad everywhere.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The glaciers themselves seem to feel so good about it that they start to sing.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading I. Springtime in the Alps The best time to do this would be in the spring, because then the kingdom of the glaciers is most beautiful, and the spirit of a glorious new world, just waking up, is abroad everywhere.
how long something has existed
From this reading --_Bayard Taylor._ THE SOUL OF THE SPRING AND THE LANDS OF ETERNAL SNOW And that's how the Old Men of the Mountain visited us in the Ice Age and what they did and how they did it.
(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 now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
AlpsnounUS /ælps/
a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
From this reading I. Springtime in the Alps The best time to do this would be in the spring, because then the kingdom of the glaciers is most beautiful, and the spirit of a glorious new world, just waking up, is abroad everywhere.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (MARCH) With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies; Far off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise.
ariseverbUS /ərˈaɪz/
come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading (MARCH) With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies; Far off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
BayardnounUS /ˈbeɪərd/
French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)
From this reading --_Bayard Taylor._ THE SOUL OF THE SPRING AND THE LANDS OF ETERNAL SNOW And that's how the Old Men of the Mountain visited us in the Ice Age and what they did and how they did it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
for the reason that
From this reading I. Springtime in the Alps The best time to do this would be in the spring, because then the kingdom of the glaciers is most beautiful, and the spirit of a glorious new world, just waking up, is abroad everywhere.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I. Springtime in the Alps The best time to do this would be in the spring, because then the kingdom of the glaciers is most beautiful, and the spirit of a glorious new world, just waking up, is abroad everywhere.
BiddingnounUS /ˈbɪdɪŋ/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading (MARCH) With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies; Far off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
a young person of either sex
From this reading (MARCH) With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies; Far off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading (MARCH) With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies; Far off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading (MARCH) With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies; Far off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading --_Bayard Taylor._ THE SOUL OF THE SPRING AND THE LANDS OF ETERNAL SNOW And that's how the Old Men of the Mountain visited us in the Ice Age and what they did and how they did it.
diesnounUS /daɪz/
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading (MARCH) With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies; Far off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I. Springtime in the Alps The best time to do this would be in the spring, because then the kingdom of the glaciers is most beautiful, and the spirit of a glorious new world, just waking up, is abroad everywhere.
don't
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From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
earliestadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrliəst/
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading (MARCH) With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies; Far off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading --_Bayard Taylor._ THE SOUL OF THE SPRING AND THE LANDS OF ETERNAL SNOW And that's how the Old Men of the Mountain visited us in the Ice Age and what they did and how they did it.
to or in any or all places
From this reading I. Springtime in the Alps The best time to do this would be in the spring, because then the kingdom of the glaciers is most beautiful, and the spirit of a glorious new world, just waking up, is abroad everywhere.
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading (MARCH) With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies; Far off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading (MARCH) With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies; Far off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The glaciers themselves seem to feel so good about it that they start to sing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
glaciersnounUS /ˈɡleɪʃərz/
plural of “glacier” — a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading I. Springtime in the Alps The best time to do this would be in the spring, because then the kingdom of the glaciers is most beautiful, and the spirit of a glorious new world, just waking up, is abroad everywhere.
depressingly dark
From this reading (MARCH) With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies; Far off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading I. Springtime in the Alps The best time to do this would be in the spring, because then the kingdom of the glaciers is most beautiful, and the spirit of a glorious new world, just waking up, is abroad everywhere.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The glaciers themselves seem to feel so good about it that they start to sing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading (MARCH) With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies; Far off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
how
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From this reading --_Bayard Taylor._ THE SOUL OF THE SPRING AND THE LANDS OF ETERNAL SNOW And that's how the Old Men of the Mountain visited us in the Ice Age and what they did and how they did it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. Springtime in the Alps The best time to do this would be in the spring, because then the kingdom of the glaciers is most beautiful, and the spirit of a glorious new world, just waking up, is abroad everywhere.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading --_Bayard Taylor._ THE SOUL OF THE SPRING AND THE LANDS OF ETERNAL SNOW And that's how the Old Men of the Mountain visited us in the Ice Age and what they did and how they did it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --_Bayard Taylor._ THE SOUL OF THE SPRING AND THE LANDS OF ETERNAL SNOW And that's how the Old Men of the Mountain visited us in the Ice Age and what they did and how they did it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I. Springtime in the Alps The best time to do this would be in the spring, because then the kingdom of the glaciers is most beautiful, and the spirit of a glorious new world, just waking up, is abroad everywhere.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading --_Bayard Taylor._ THE SOUL OF THE SPRING AND THE LANDS OF ETERNAL SNOW And that's how the Old Men of the Mountain visited us in the Ice Age and what they did and how they did it.
and nothing more
From this reading I. Springtime in the Alps The best time to do this would be in the spring, because then the kingdom of the glaciers is most beautiful, and the spirit of a glorious new world, just waking up, is abroad everywhere.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading I. Springtime in the Alps The best time to do this would be in the spring, because then the kingdom of the glaciers is most beautiful, and the spirit of a glorious new world, just waking up, is abroad everywhere.
lakesnounUS /leɪks/
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading --_Bayard Taylor._ THE SOUL OF THE SPRING AND THE LANDS OF ETERNAL SNOW And that's how the Old Men of the Mountain visited us in the Ice Age and what they did and how they did it.
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 now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
march in a procession
From this reading (MARCH) With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies; Far off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise.
the force of workers available
From this reading --_Bayard Taylor._ THE SOUL OF THE SPRING AND THE LANDS OF ETERNAL SNOW And that's how the Old Men of the Mountain visited us in the Ice Age and what they did and how they did it.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I. Springtime in the Alps The best time to do this would be in the spring, because then the kingdom of the glaciers is most beautiful, and the spirit of a glorious new world, just waking up, is abroad everywhere.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading --_Bayard Taylor._ THE SOUL OF THE SPRING AND THE LANDS OF ETERNAL SNOW And that's how the Old Men of the Mountain visited us in the Ice Age and what they did and how they did it.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I. Springtime in the Alps The best time to do this would be in the spring, because then the kingdom of the glaciers is most beautiful, and the spirit of a glorious new world, just waking up, is abroad everywhere.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --_Bayard Taylor._ THE SOUL OF THE SPRING AND THE LANDS OF ETERNAL SNOW And that's how the Old Men of the Mountain visited us in the Ice Age and what they did and how they did it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading (MARCH) With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies; Far off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading --_Bayard Taylor._ THE SOUL OF THE SPRING AND THE LANDS OF ETERNAL SNOW And that's how the Old Men of the Mountain visited us in the Ice Age and what they did and how they did it.
politeadjectiveUS /pəˈlaɪt/
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
To recall to mind.
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
riversnounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading (MARCH) With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies; Far off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise.
scenerynounUS /ˈsiːnəri/
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The glaciers themselves seem to feel so good about it that they start to sing.
deliver by singing
From this reading The glaciers themselves seem to feel so good about it that they start to sing.
skiesnounUS /skaɪz/
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading (MARCH) With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies; Far off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading --_Bayard Taylor._ THE SOUL OF THE SPRING AND THE LANDS OF ETERNAL SNOW And that's how the Old Men of the Mountain visited us in the Ice Age and what they did and how they did it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading --_Bayard Taylor._ THE SOUL OF THE SPRING AND THE LANDS OF ETERNAL SNOW And that's how the Old Men of the Mountain visited us in the Ice Age and what they did and how they did it.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading I. Springtime in the Alps The best time to do this would be in the spring, because then the kingdom of the glaciers is most beautiful, and the spirit of a glorious new world, just waking up, is abroad everywhere.
the season of growth
From this reading (MARCH) With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies; Far off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise.
SpringtimenounUS /ˈsprɪŋtaɪm/
the season of growth
From this reading I. Springtime in the Alps The best time to do this would be in the spring, because then the kingdom of the glaciers is most beautiful, and the spirit of a glorious new world, just waking up, is abroad everywhere.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The glaciers themselves seem to feel so good about it that they start to sing.
stubbornadjectiveUS /ˈstʌbərn/
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading (MARCH) With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies; Far off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise.
TaylornounUS /ˈteɪlər/
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading --_Bayard Taylor._ THE SOUL OF THE SPRING AND THE LANDS OF ETERNAL SNOW And that's how the Old Men of the Mountain visited us in the Ice Age and what they did and how they did it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
that's
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From this reading --_Bayard Taylor._ THE SOUL OF THE SPRING AND THE LANDS OF ETERNAL SNOW And that's how the Old Men of the Mountain visited us in the Ice Age and what they did and how they did it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (MARCH) With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies; Far off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The glaciers themselves seem to feel so good about it that they start to sing.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I. Springtime in the Alps The best time to do this would be in the spring, because then the kingdom of the glaciers is most beautiful, and the spirit of a glorious new world, just waking up, is abroad everywhere.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading --_Bayard Taylor._ THE SOUL OF THE SPRING AND THE LANDS OF ETERNAL SNOW And that's how the Old Men of the Mountain visited us in the Ice Age and what they did and how they did it.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I. Springtime in the Alps The best time to do this would be in the spring, because then the kingdom of the glaciers is most beautiful, and the spirit of a glorious new world, just waking up, is abroad everywhere.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I. Springtime in the Alps The best time to do this would be in the spring, because then the kingdom of the glaciers is most beautiful, and the spirit of a glorious new world, just waking up, is abroad everywhere.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
unseenadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːn/
not seen or perceived
From this reading (MARCH) With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies; Far off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I. Springtime in the Alps The best time to do this would be in the spring, because then the kingdom of the glaciers is most beautiful, and the spirit of a glorious new world, just waking up, is abroad everywhere.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading --_Bayard Taylor._ THE SOUL OF THE SPRING AND THE LANDS OF ETERNAL SNOW And that's how the Old Men of the Mountain visited us in the Ice Age and what they did and how they did it.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading --_Bayard Taylor._ THE SOUL OF THE SPRING AND THE LANDS OF ETERNAL SNOW And that's how the Old Men of the Mountain visited us in the Ice Age and what they did and how they did it.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading I. Springtime in the Alps The best time to do this would be in the spring, because then the kingdom of the glaciers is most beautiful, and the spirit of a glorious new world, just waking up, is abroad everywhere.
waterfallsnounUS /ˈwɔːtərfɔːlz/
plural of “waterfall” — a steep descent of the water of a river
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading --_Bayard Taylor._ THE SOUL OF THE SPRING AND THE LANDS OF ETERNAL SNOW And that's how the Old Men of the Mountain visited us in the Ice Age and what they did and how they did it.
at the time that
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading (MARCH) With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies; Far off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading (MARCH) With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies; Far off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise.
in the company of; together with
From this reading (MARCH) With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies; Far off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I. Springtime in the Alps The best time to do this would be in the spring, because then the kingdom of the glaciers is most beautiful, and the spirit of a glorious new world, just waking up, is abroad everywhere.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But now that they have all been back home so long don't you think it would be nice and polite to return the call--especially when you remember all they did for us, making beautiful lakes and rivers and waterfalls and mountain scenery?
