used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Oh, I am very glad!" exclaimed Iola, in a tone so confiding, so joyful, that it made Chartley's heart thrill.
all-devouringadjective
(of animals) both plant-eating and flesh-eating
From this reading Even with man--fierce, bloody, all-devouring man--it is hardly possible to resist sacred confidence.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Oh, I am very glad!" exclaimed Iola, in a tone so confiding, so joyful, that it made Chartley's heart thrill.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is certainly something in trust and confidence that is wonderfully winning.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The robin hops upon the window sill, and we feed it with the crumbs from our table; and--to go from the least to the greatest--we are told, that if we too trust in God, He will feed us, as we feed the bird.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The robin hops upon the window sill, and we feed it with the crumbs from our table; and--to go from the least to the greatest--we are told, that if we too trust in God, He will feed us, as we feed the bird.
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The birds, the beasts which trust us, and show their trust by cheerful familiarity, we spare and cherish.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The robin hops upon the window sill, and we feed it with the crumbs from our table; and--to go from the least to the greatest--we are told, that if we too trust in God, He will feed us, as we feed the bird.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The birds, the beasts which trust us, and show their trust by cheerful familiarity, we spare and cherish.
bloodyadjectiveUS /ˈblʌdi/
having or covered with or accompanied by blood
From this reading Even with man--fierce, bloody, all-devouring man--it is hardly possible to resist sacred confidence.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The birds, the beasts which trust us, and show their trust by cheerful familiarity, we spare and cherish.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading There is certainly something in trust and confidence that is wonderfully winning.
Chartley's
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From this reading "Oh, I am very glad!" exclaimed Iola, in a tone so confiding, so joyful, that it made Chartley's heart thrill.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading The birds, the beasts which trust us, and show their trust by cheerful familiarity, we spare and cherish.
cherishverbUS /ˈtʃerɪʃ/
be fond of; be attached to
From this reading The birds, the beasts which trust us, and show their trust by cheerful familiarity, we spare and cherish.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading There is certainly something in trust and confidence that is wonderfully winning.
confidingadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪdɪŋ/
willing to entrust personal matters
From this reading "Oh, I am very glad!" exclaimed Iola, in a tone so confiding, so joyful, that it made Chartley's heart thrill.
crumbsnounUS /krʌmz/
plural of “crumb” — a very small quantity of something
From this reading The robin hops upon the window sill, and we feed it with the crumbs from our table; and--to go from the least to the greatest--we are told, that if we too trust in God, He will feed us, as we feed the bird.
divisible by two
From this reading Even with man--fierce, bloody, all-devouring man--it is hardly possible to resist sacred confidence.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Oh, I am very glad!" exclaimed Iola, in a tone so confiding, so joyful, that it made Chartley's heart thrill.
familiaritynounUS /fəˌmɪˈljerəti/
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading The birds, the beasts which trust us, and show their trust by cheerful familiarity, we spare and cherish.
provide as food
From this reading The robin hops upon the window sill, and we feed it with the crumbs from our table; and--to go from the least to the greatest--we are told, that if we too trust in God, He will feed us, as we feed the bird.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Even with man--fierce, bloody, all-devouring man--it is hardly possible to resist sacred confidence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The robin hops upon the window sill, and we feed it with the crumbs from our table; and--to go from the least to the greatest--we are told, that if we too trust in God, He will feed us, as we feed the bird.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Oh, I am very glad!" exclaimed Iola, in a tone so confiding, so joyful, that it made Chartley's heart thrill.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The robin hops upon the window sill, and we feed it with the crumbs from our table; and--to go from the least to the greatest--we are told, that if we too trust in God, He will feed us, as we feed the bird.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading The robin hops upon the window sill, and we feed it with the crumbs from our table; and--to go from the least to the greatest--we are told, that if we too trust in God, He will feed us, as we feed the bird.
highest in quality
From this reading The robin hops upon the window sill, and we feed it with the crumbs from our table; and--to go from the least to the greatest--we are told, that if we too trust in God, He will feed us, as we feed the bird.
only a very short time before
From this reading Even with man--fierce, bloody, all-devouring man--it is hardly possible to resist sacred confidence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The robin hops upon the window sill, and we feed it with the crumbs from our table; and--to go from the least to the greatest--we are told, that if we too trust in God, He will feed us, as we feed the bird.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Oh, I am very glad!" exclaimed Iola, in a tone so confiding, so joyful, that it made Chartley's heart thrill.
hopsnounUS /hɑːps/
twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer
From this reading The robin hops upon the window sill, and we feed it with the crumbs from our table; and--to go from the least to the greatest--we are told, that if we too trust in God, He will feed us, as we feed the bird.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I am very glad!" exclaimed Iola, in a tone so confiding, so joyful, that it made Chartley's heart thrill.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The robin hops upon the window sill, and we feed it with the crumbs from our table; and--to go from the least to the greatest--we are told, that if we too trust in God, He will feed us, as we feed the bird.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, I am very glad!" exclaimed Iola, in a tone so confiding, so joyful, that it made Chartley's heart thrill.
Iola
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From this reading "Oh, I am very glad!" exclaimed Iola, in a tone so confiding, so joyful, that it made Chartley's heart thrill.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is certainly something in trust and confidence that is wonderfully winning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, I am very glad!" exclaimed Iola, in a tone so confiding, so joyful, that it made Chartley's heart thrill.
joyfuladjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/
full of or producing joy
From this reading "Oh, I am very glad!" exclaimed Iola, in a tone so confiding, so joyful, that it made Chartley's heart thrill.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading The robin hops upon the window sill, and we feed it with the crumbs from our table; and--to go from the least to the greatest--we are told, that if we too trust in God, He will feed us, as we feed the bird.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Oh, I am very glad!" exclaimed Iola, in a tone so confiding, so joyful, that it made Chartley's heart thrill.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Even with man--fierce, bloody, all-devouring man--it is hardly possible to resist sacred confidence.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I am very glad!" exclaimed Iola, in a tone so confiding, so joyful, that it made Chartley's heart thrill.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The robin hops upon the window sill, and we feed it with the crumbs from our table; and--to go from the least to the greatest--we are told, that if we too trust in God, He will feed us, as we feed the bird.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Even with man--fierce, bloody, all-devouring man--it is hardly possible to resist sacred confidence.
resistverbUS /rɪˈzɪst/
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading Even with man--fierce, bloody, all-devouring man--it is hardly possible to resist sacred confidence.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading The robin hops upon the window sill, and we feed it with the crumbs from our table; and--to go from the least to the greatest--we are told, that if we too trust in God, He will feed us, as we feed the bird.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading Even with man--fierce, bloody, all-devouring man--it is hardly possible to resist sacred confidence.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The birds, the beasts which trust us, and show their trust by cheerful familiarity, we spare and cherish.
sillnounUS /sɪl/
structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
From this reading The robin hops upon the window sill, and we feed it with the crumbs from our table; and--to go from the least to the greatest--we are told, that if we too trust in God, He will feed us, as we feed the bird.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, I am very glad!" exclaimed Iola, in a tone so confiding, so joyful, that it made Chartley's heart thrill.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There is certainly something in trust and confidence that is wonderfully winning.
refrain from harming
From this reading The birds, the beasts which trust us, and show their trust by cheerful familiarity, we spare and cherish.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The robin hops upon the window sill, and we feed it with the crumbs from our table; and--to go from the least to the greatest--we are told, that if we too trust in God, He will feed us, as we feed the bird.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, I am very glad!" exclaimed Iola, in a tone so confiding, so joyful, that it made Chartley's heart thrill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The birds, the beasts which trust us, and show their trust by cheerful familiarity, we spare and cherish.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The birds, the beasts which trust us, and show their trust by cheerful familiarity, we spare and cherish.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is certainly something in trust and confidence that is wonderfully winning.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading "Oh, I am very glad!" exclaimed Iola, in a tone so confiding, so joyful, that it made Chartley's heart thrill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even with man--fierce, bloody, all-devouring man--it is hardly possible to resist sacred confidence.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The robin hops upon the window sill, and we feed it with the crumbs from our table; and--to go from the least to the greatest--we are told, that if we too trust in God, He will feed us, as we feed the bird.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "Oh, I am very glad!" exclaimed Iola, in a tone so confiding, so joyful, that it made Chartley's heart thrill.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The robin hops upon the window sill, and we feed it with the crumbs from our table; and--to go from the least to the greatest--we are told, that if we too trust in God, He will feed us, as we feed the bird.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading There is certainly something in trust and confidence that is wonderfully winning.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The robin hops upon the window sill, and we feed it with the crumbs from our table; and--to go from the least to the greatest--we are told, that if we too trust in God, He will feed us, as we feed the bird.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The birds, the beasts which trust us, and show their trust by cheerful familiarity, we spare and cherish.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Oh, I am very glad!" exclaimed Iola, in a tone so confiding, so joyful, that it made Chartley's heart thrill.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The birds, the beasts which trust us, and show their trust by cheerful familiarity, we spare and cherish.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The birds, the beasts which trust us, and show their trust by cheerful familiarity, we spare and cherish.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The robin hops upon the window sill, and we feed it with the crumbs from our table; and--to go from the least to the greatest--we are told, that if we too trust in God, He will feed us, as we feed the bird.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The robin hops upon the window sill, and we feed it with the crumbs from our table; and--to go from the least to the greatest--we are told, that if we too trust in God, He will feed us, as we feed the bird.
winningadjectiveUS /ˈwɪnɪŋ/
having won
From this reading There is certainly something in trust and confidence that is wonderfully winning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even with man--fierce, bloody, all-devouring man--it is hardly possible to resist sacred confidence.
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading There is certainly something in trust and confidence that is wonderfully winning.
