used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading O fortunate few, With letters blue, Good for a seat and a nearer view!
(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 Let the gaunt and hungry and ragged poor Throng round the great cathedral door, To wonder what all the hubbub's for, And sometimes stupidly wonder At so much sunshine and brightness which Fall from the church upon the rich, While the poor get all the thunder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ring! ring the bells, and bring The people to see the marrying!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Let the gaunt and hungry and ragged poor Throng round the great cathedral door, To wonder what all the hubbub's for, And sometimes stupidly wonder At so much sunshine and brightness which Fall from the church upon the rich, While the poor get all the thunder.
bellsnounUS /belz/
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Ring! ring the bells, and bring The people to see the marrying!
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading O fortunate few, With letters blue, Good for a seat and a nearer view!
brightnessnounUS /ˈbraɪtnəs/
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
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take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Ring! ring the bells, and bring The people to see the marrying!
cathedralnounUS /kəˈθiːdrəl/
any large and important church
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one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
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take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading Fortunate few, whom I dare not name; Dilettanti!
Dilettanti
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From this reading Fortunate few, whom I dare not name; Dilettanti!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
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descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
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a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading O fortunate few, With letters blue, Good for a seat and a nearer view!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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having unexpected good fortune
From this reading O fortunate few, With letters blue, Good for a seat and a nearer view!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gauntadjectiveUS /ɡɔːnt/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading O fortunate few, With letters blue, Good for a seat and a nearer view!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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hubbub's
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feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Fortunate few, whom I dare not name; Dilettanti!
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
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the literary culture
From this reading O fortunate few, With letters blue, Good for a seat and a nearer view!
marryingverbUS /ˈmeriɪŋ/
-ing form of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading Ring! ring the bells, and bring The people to see the marrying!
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Ring, ring! merry bells, ring!
to a great degree or extent
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Fortunate few, whom I dare not name; Dilettanti!
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading O fortunate few, With letters blue, Good for a seat and a nearer view!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fortunate few, whom I dare not name; Dilettanti!
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 fortunate few, With letters blue, Good for a seat and a nearer view!
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Ring! ring the bells, and bring The people to see the marrying!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Let the gaunt and hungry and ragged poor Throng round the great cathedral door, To wonder what all the hubbub's for, And sometimes stupidly wonder At so much sunshine and brightness which Fall from the church upon the rich, While the poor get all the thunder.
raggedadjectiveUS /ˈræɡəd/
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
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possessing material wealth
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sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Ring! ring the bells, and bring The people to see the marrying!
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
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a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading O fortunate few, With letters blue, Good for a seat and a nearer view!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Ring! ring the bells, and bring The people to see the marrying!
for that reason; with the result that
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on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Let the gaunt and hungry and ragged poor Throng round the great cathedral door, To wonder what all the hubbub's for, And sometimes stupidly wonder At so much sunshine and brightness which Fall from the church upon the rich, While the poor get all the thunder.
stupidlyadverbUS /ˈstuːpədli/
in a stupid manner
From this reading Let the gaunt and hungry and ragged poor Throng round the great cathedral door, To wonder what all the hubbub's for, And sometimes stupidly wonder At so much sunshine and brightness which Fall from the church upon the rich, While the poor get all the thunder.
the rays of the sun
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ring! ring the bells, and bring The people to see the marrying!
ThrongnounUS /θrɔːŋ/
a large gathering of people
From this reading Let the gaunt and hungry and ragged poor Throng round the great cathedral door, To wonder what all the hubbub's for, And sometimes stupidly wonder At so much sunshine and brightness which Fall from the church upon the rich, While the poor get all the thunder.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ring! ring the bells, and bring The people to see the marrying!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Let the gaunt and hungry and ragged poor Throng round the great cathedral door, To wonder what all the hubbub's for, And sometimes stupidly wonder At so much sunshine and brightness which Fall from the church upon the rich, While the poor get all the thunder.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading O fortunate few, With letters blue, Good for a seat and a nearer view!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Let the gaunt and hungry and ragged poor Throng round the great cathedral door, To wonder what all the hubbub's for, And sometimes stupidly wonder At so much sunshine and brightness which Fall from the church upon the rich, While the poor get all the thunder.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Let the gaunt and hungry and ragged poor Throng round the great cathedral door, To wonder what all the hubbub's for, And sometimes stupidly wonder At so much sunshine and brightness which Fall from the church upon the rich, While the poor get all the thunder.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
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the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fortunate few, whom I dare not name; Dilettanti!
in the company of; together with
From this reading O fortunate few, With letters blue, Good for a seat and a nearer view!
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Let the gaunt and hungry and ragged poor Throng round the great cathedral door, To wonder what all the hubbub's for, And sometimes stupidly wonder At so much sunshine and brightness which Fall from the church upon the rich, While the poor get all the thunder.
