used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
ADAMSnounUS /ˈædəmz/
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading ARTHUR H. ADAMS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading ARTHUR H. ADAMS.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then each shall take with stubborn grip His rifle as he took his whip, And when the Flag’s unfurled, The clerk shall drop his futile pen To lift his well-loved lance—and then A nation fronts the world!
blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
boundlessadjectiveUS /ˈbaʊndləs/
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
BritainnounUS /ˈbrɪtən/
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Then each shall take with stubborn grip His rifle as he took his whip, And when the Flag’s unfurled, The clerk shall drop his futile pen To lift his well-loved lance—and then A nation fronts the world!
debtnounUS /det/
the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
let fall to the ground
From this reading Then each shall take with stubborn grip His rifle as he took his whip, And when the Flag’s unfurled, The clerk shall drop his futile pen To lift his well-loved lance—and then A nation fronts the world!
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Then each shall take with stubborn grip His rifle as he took his whip, And when the Flag’s unfurled, The clerk shall drop his futile pen To lift his well-loved lance—and then A nation fronts the world!
Flag's
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From this reading Then each shall take with stubborn grip His rifle as he took his whip, And when the Flag’s unfurled, The clerk shall drop his futile pen To lift his well-loved lance—and then A nation fronts the world!
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
frontsnounUS /frʌnts/
plural of “front” — the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Then each shall take with stubborn grip His rifle as he took his whip, And when the Flag’s unfurled, The clerk shall drop his futile pen To lift his well-loved lance—and then A nation fronts the world!
futileadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtəl/
producing no result or effect
From this reading Then each shall take with stubborn grip His rifle as he took his whip, And when the Flag’s unfurled, The clerk shall drop his futile pen To lift his well-loved lance—and then A nation fronts the world!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading Then each shall take with stubborn grip His rifle as he took his whip, And when the Flag’s unfurled, The clerk shall drop his futile pen To lift his well-loved lance—and then A nation fronts the world!
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading ARTHUR H. ADAMS.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then each shall take with stubborn grip His rifle as he took his whip, And when the Flag’s unfurled, The clerk shall drop his futile pen To lift his well-loved lance—and then A nation fronts the world!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
How
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From this reading How long will the War last?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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isled
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From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
lancenounUS /læns/
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading Then each shall take with stubborn grip His rifle as he took his whip, And when the Flag’s unfurled, The clerk shall drop his futile pen To lift his well-loved lance—and then A nation fronts the world!
immediately past
From this reading How long will the War last?
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Then each shall take with stubborn grip His rifle as he took his whip, And when the Flag’s unfurled, The clerk shall drop his futile pen To lift his well-loved lance—and then A nation fronts the world!
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 How long will the War last?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
the force of workers available
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Then each shall take with stubborn grip His rifle as he took his whip, And when the Flag’s unfurled, The clerk shall drop his futile pen To lift his well-loved lance—and then A nation fronts the world!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading Then each shall take with stubborn grip His rifle as he took his whip, And when the Flag’s unfurled, The clerk shall drop his futile pen To lift his well-loved lance—and then A nation fronts the world!
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
reverenceverbUS /ˈrevərəns/
regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading Then each shall take with stubborn grip His rifle as he took his whip, And when the Flag’s unfurled, The clerk shall drop his futile pen To lift his well-loved lance—and then A nation fronts the world!
roughlyadverbUS /ˈrʌfli/
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Then each shall take with stubborn grip His rifle as he took his whip, And when the Flag’s unfurled, The clerk shall drop his futile pen To lift his well-loved lance—and then A nation fronts the world!
showersnounUS /ˈʃaʊərz/
plural of “shower” — a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
stormingverbUS /ˈstɔːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
stubbornadjectiveUS /ˈstʌbərn/
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading Then each shall take with stubborn grip His rifle as he took his whip, And when the Flag’s unfurled, The clerk shall drop his futile pen To lift his well-loved lance—and then A nation fronts the world!
carry out
From this reading Then each shall take with stubborn grip His rifle as he took his whip, And when the Flag’s unfurled, The clerk shall drop his futile pen To lift his well-loved lance—and then A nation fronts the world!
TENNYSONnounUS /ˈtenɪsən/
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading TENNYSON.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then each shall take with stubborn grip His rifle as he took his whip, And when the Flag’s unfurled, The clerk shall drop his futile pen To lift his well-loved lance—and then A nation fronts the world!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then each shall take with stubborn grip His rifle as he took his whip, And when the Flag’s unfurled, The clerk shall drop his futile pen To lift his well-loved lance—and then A nation fronts the world!
unfurledverbUS /ənˈfɜːrld/
past form of “unfurl” — unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state
From this reading Then each shall take with stubborn grip His rifle as he took his whip, And when the Flag’s unfurled, The clerk shall drop his futile pen To lift his well-loved lance—and then A nation fronts the world!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading How long will the War last?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
well-loved
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From this reading Then each shall take with stubborn grip His rifle as he took his whip, And when the Flag’s unfurled, The clerk shall drop his futile pen To lift his well-loved lance—and then A nation fronts the world!
at the time that
From this reading Then each shall take with stubborn grip His rifle as he took his whip, And when the Flag’s unfurled, The clerk shall drop his futile pen To lift his well-loved lance—and then A nation fronts the world!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
whipverbUS /wɪp/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading Then each shall take with stubborn grip His rifle as he took his whip, And when the Flag’s unfurled, The clerk shall drop his futile pen To lift his well-loved lance—and then A nation fronts the world!
which person or people
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading How long will the War last?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thank Him who isled us here, and roughly set His Britain in blown seas and storming showers, We have a voice with which to pay the debt Of boundless love and reverence and regret To those great men who fought and kept it ours.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Then each shall take with stubborn grip His rifle as he took his whip, And when the Flag’s unfurled, The clerk shall drop his futile pen To lift his well-loved lance—and then A nation fronts the world!
