used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Life of a Wonderful Boy _WRITTEN FOR BOYS._ BY HENRY MAYHEW, AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE PEASANT-BOY PHILOSOPHER,” ETC.
ah
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From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
(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 Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).
APOTHECARY'S
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
a youthful male person
From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The Life of a Wonderful Boy _WRITTEN FOR BOYS._ BY HENRY MAYHEW, AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE PEASANT-BOY PHILOSOPHER,” ETC.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Life of a Wonderful Boy _WRITTEN FOR BOYS._ BY HENRY MAYHEW, AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE PEASANT-BOY PHILOSOPHER,” ETC.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
CORNISHnounUS /ˈkɔːrnɪʃ/
a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall
From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).
CornwallnounUS /ˈkɔːrnwɔːl/
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading DAVY’S _Ode to St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall_.
DAVYnounUS /ˈdeɪvi/
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).
DAVY'S
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From this reading DAVY’S _Ode to St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall_.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
ETC
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EVENTUALLYadverbUS /ɪˈventʃəwəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
start firing a weapon
From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
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 The Life of a Wonderful Boy _WRITTEN FOR BOYS._ BY HENRY MAYHEW, AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE PEASANT-BOY PHILOSOPHER,” ETC.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).
HUMPHRY
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From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DAVY’S _Ode to St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
iviedadjective
overgrown with ivy
From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The Life of a Wonderful Boy _WRITTEN FOR BOYS._ BY HENRY MAYHEW, AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE PEASANT-BOY PHILOSOPHER,” ETC.
lingeringnounUS /ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/
the act of tarrying
From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
lyrenounUS /laɪr/
a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment
From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
MajesticadjectiveUS /məˈdʒestɪk/
majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters
From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
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 “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
MAYHEW
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
Michael'snounUS /ˈmaɪkəlz/
possessive form of “michael” — (Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading DAVY’S _Ode to St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall_.
attach to a support
From this reading DAVY’S _Ode to St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall_.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).
Nature'snounUS /ˈneɪtʃərz/
possessive form of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
OdenounUS /oʊd/
a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
From this reading DAVY’S _Ode to St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).
PEASANT-BOY
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PHILOSOPHERnounUS /fəˈlɑːsəfər/
a specialist in philosophy
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PHILOSOPHYnounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).
recallverbUS /ˈriːkɔːl/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
roveverbUS /roʊv/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
ROYALadjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
soul-awakening
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From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
St
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From this reading DAVY’S _Ode to St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall_.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
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 The Life of a Wonderful Boy _WRITTEN FOR BOYS._ BY HENRY MAYHEW, AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE PEASANT-BOY PHILOSOPHER,” ETC.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
sungnounUS /sʌŋ/
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
wave-beat
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From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
at the time that
From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
which person or people
From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
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wood-songs
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From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
set down in writing in any of various ways
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but in spite of that
From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).
