used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Many a time he would have liked to read aloud to his mother, but he could not bring himself to do it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The folks round about got to hear of his songs, and would have been glad to talk to him; but Arne was shy of people and disliked them, chiefly because he thought they disliked him.
(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 The parish is all restless, but there's peace in grove and wood.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Many a time he would have liked to read aloud to his mother, but he could not bring himself to do it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The parish is all restless, but there's peace in grove and wood.
Arne
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From this reading The folks round about got to hear of his songs, and would have been glad to talk to him; but Arne was shy of people and disliked them, chiefly because he thought they disliked him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One of the songs he made at this time began:
beadlenounUS /ˈbiːdəl/
a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function
From this reading No beadle here impounds you, to suit his crabbed mood; No strife profanes our little church, tho' there it rages high, But then we have no little church, and that, perhaps, is why!
for the reason that
From this reading The folks round about got to hear of his songs, and would have been glad to talk to him; but Arne was shy of people and disliked them, chiefly because he thought they disliked him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The folks round about got to hear of his songs, and would have been glad to talk to him; but Arne was shy of people and disliked them, chiefly because he thought they disliked him.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading One of the songs he made at this time began:
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Many a time he would have liked to read aloud to his mother, but he could not bring himself to do it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Many a time he would have liked to read aloud to his mother, but he could not bring himself to do it.
for the most part
From this reading The folks round about got to hear of his songs, and would have been glad to talk to him; but Arne was shy of people and disliked them, chiefly because he thought they disliked him.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading No beadle here impounds you, to suit his crabbed mood; No strife profanes our little church, tho' there it rages high, But then we have no little church, and that, perhaps, is why!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Many a time he would have liked to read aloud to his mother, but he could not bring himself to do it.
crabbedadjectiveUS /kræbd/
annoyed and irritable
From this reading No beadle here impounds you, to suit his crabbed mood; No strife profanes our little church, tho' there it rages high, But then we have no little church, and that, perhaps, is why!
dislikedadjectiveUS /dɪˈslaɪkt/
regarded with aversion
From this reading The folks round about got to hear of his songs, and would have been glad to talk to him; but Arne was shy of people and disliked them, chiefly because he thought they disliked him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Many a time he would have liked to read aloud to his mother, but he could not bring himself to do it.
your parents
From this reading The folks round about got to hear of his songs, and would have been glad to talk to him; but Arne was shy of people and disliked them, chiefly because he thought they disliked him.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading The folks round about got to hear of his songs, and would have been glad to talk to him; but Arne was shy of people and disliked them, chiefly because he thought they disliked him.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The folks round about got to hear of his songs, and would have been glad to talk to him; but Arne was shy of people and disliked them, chiefly because he thought they disliked him.
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading The parish is all restless, but there's peace in grove and wood.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many a time he would have liked to read aloud to his mother, but he could not bring himself to do it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Many a time he would have liked to read aloud to his mother, but he could not bring himself to do it.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading The folks round about got to hear of his songs, and would have been glad to talk to him; but Arne was shy of people and disliked them, chiefly because he thought they disliked him.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading No beadle here impounds you, to suit his crabbed mood; No strife profanes our little church, tho' there it rages high, But then we have no little church, and that, perhaps, is why!
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading No beadle here impounds you, to suit his crabbed mood; No strife profanes our little church, tho' there it rages high, But then we have no little church, and that, perhaps, is why!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The folks round about got to hear of his songs, and would have been glad to talk to him; but Arne was shy of people and disliked them, chiefly because he thought they disliked him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Many a time he would have liked to read aloud to his mother, but he could not bring himself to do it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Many a time he would have liked to read aloud to his mother, but he could not bring himself to do it.
impoundsverbUS /ˌɪmˈpaʊndz/
third-person singular of “impound” — take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
From this reading No beadle here impounds you, to suit his crabbed mood; No strife profanes our little church, tho' there it rages high, But then we have no little church, and that, perhaps, is why!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The parish is all restless, but there's peace in grove and wood.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The parish is all restless, but there's peace in grove and wood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Many a time he would have liked to read aloud to his mother, but he could not bring himself to do it.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Many a time he would have liked to read aloud to his mother, but he could not bring himself to do it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading No beadle here impounds you, to suit his crabbed mood; No strife profanes our little church, tho' there it rages high, But then we have no little church, and that, perhaps, is why!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading One of the songs he made at this time began:
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 Many a time he would have liked to read aloud to his mother, but he could not bring himself to do it.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading No beadle here impounds you, to suit his crabbed mood; No strife profanes our little church, tho' there it rages high, But then we have no little church, and that, perhaps, is why!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Many a time he would have liked to read aloud to his mother, but he could not bring himself to do it.
not any; not one
From this reading No beadle here impounds you, to suit his crabbed mood; No strife profanes our little church, tho' there it rages high, But then we have no little church, and that, perhaps, is why!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Many a time he would have liked to read aloud to his mother, but he could not bring himself to do it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the songs he made at this time began:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the songs he made at this time began:
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading No beadle here impounds you, to suit his crabbed mood; No strife profanes our little church, tho' there it rages high, But then we have no little church, and that, perhaps, is why!
parishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/
a local church community
From this reading The parish is all restless, but there's peace in grove and wood.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading The parish is all restless, but there's peace in grove and wood.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The folks round about got to hear of his songs, and would have been glad to talk to him; but Arne was shy of people and disliked them, chiefly because he thought they disliked him.
by chance
From this reading No beadle here impounds you, to suit his crabbed mood; No strife profanes our little church, tho' there it rages high, But then we have no little church, and that, perhaps, is why!
profanes
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From this reading No beadle here impounds you, to suit his crabbed mood; No strife profanes our little church, tho' there it rages high, But then we have no little church, and that, perhaps, is why!
ragesnounUS /ˈreɪdʒɪz/
plural of “rage” — a feeling of intense anger
From this reading No beadle here impounds you, to suit his crabbed mood; No strife profanes our little church, tho' there it rages high, But then we have no little church, and that, perhaps, is why!
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Many a time he would have liked to read aloud to his mother, but he could not bring himself to do it.
worried and uneasy
From this reading The parish is all restless, but there's peace in grove and wood.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The folks round about got to hear of his songs, and would have been glad to talk to him; but Arne was shy of people and disliked them, chiefly because he thought they disliked him.
shyverbUS /ʃaɪ/
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading The folks round about got to hear of his songs, and would have been glad to talk to him; but Arne was shy of people and disliked them, chiefly because he thought they disliked him.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading One of the songs he made at this time began:
strifenounUS /straɪf/
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading No beadle here impounds you, to suit his crabbed mood; No strife profanes our little church, tho' there it rages high, But then we have no little church, and that, perhaps, is why!
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading No beadle here impounds you, to suit his crabbed mood; No strife profanes our little church, tho' there it rages high, But then we have no little church, and that, perhaps, is why!
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading The folks round about got to hear of his songs, and would have been glad to talk to him; but Arne was shy of people and disliked them, chiefly because he thought they disliked him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No beadle here impounds you, to suit his crabbed mood; No strife profanes our little church, tho' there it rages high, But then we have no little church, and that, perhaps, is why!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of the songs he made at this time began:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The folks round about got to hear of his songs, and would have been glad to talk to him; but Arne was shy of people and disliked them, chiefly because he thought they disliked him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading No beadle here impounds you, to suit his crabbed mood; No strife profanes our little church, tho' there it rages high, But then we have no little church, and that, perhaps, is why!
in or at that place or location
From this reading No beadle here impounds you, to suit his crabbed mood; No strife profanes our little church, tho' there it rages high, But then we have no little church, and that, perhaps, is why!
there's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The parish is all restless, but there's peace in grove and wood.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The folks round about got to hear of his songs, and would have been glad to talk to him; but Arne was shy of people and disliked them, chiefly because he thought they disliked him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One of the songs he made at this time began:
thonounUS /ðoʊ/
a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading No beadle here impounds you, to suit his crabbed mood; No strife profanes our little church, tho' there it rages high, But then we have no little church, and that, perhaps, is why!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The folks round about got to hear of his songs, and would have been glad to talk to him; but Arne was shy of people and disliked them, chiefly because he thought they disliked him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Many a time he would have liked to read aloud to his mother, but he could not bring himself to do it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many a time he would have liked to read aloud to his mother, but he could not bring himself to do it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The folks round about got to hear of his songs, and would have been glad to talk to him; but Arne was shy of people and disliked them, chiefly because he thought they disliked him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading No beadle here impounds you, to suit his crabbed mood; No strife profanes our little church, tho' there it rages high, But then we have no little church, and that, perhaps, is why!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading No beadle here impounds you, to suit his crabbed mood; No strife profanes our little church, tho' there it rages high, But then we have no little church, and that, perhaps, is why!
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading The parish is all restless, but there's peace in grove and wood.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Many a time he would have liked to read aloud to his mother, but he could not bring himself to do it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No beadle here impounds you, to suit his crabbed mood; No strife profanes our little church, tho' there it rages high, But then we have no little church, and that, perhaps, is why!
