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From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY 39, WEST TWENTY THIRD STREET.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Children, who read these little rhymes, Out of the Twilight-land sent clear, There’s many a one in these hurrying times, Has not the time, like you, to hear.
(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 day is done, the day is done, And all the troubles of the day!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day is done, the day is done, And all the troubles of the day!
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The old world slowly fades from view, Within another world we stand, And all is strange and all is new, For this, for this is Twilight-land.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Children, who read these little rhymes, Out of the Twilight-land sent clear, There’s many a one in these hurrying times, Has not the time, like you, to hear.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Children, who read these little rhymes, Out of the Twilight-land sent clear, There’s many a one in these hurrying times, Has not the time, like you, to hear.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY 39, WEST TWENTY THIRD STREET.
crimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading The long last crimson of the sun Is melting into silver gray.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day is done, the day is done, And all the troubles of the day!
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The day is done, the day is done, And all the troubles of the day!
DUTTON
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From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY 39, WEST TWENTY THIRD STREET.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY 39, WEST TWENTY THIRD STREET.
fadesnounUS /feɪdz/
plural of “fade” — a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
From this reading The old world slowly fades from view, Within another world we stand, And all is strange and all is new, For this, for this is Twilight-land.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The old world slowly fades from view, Within another world we stand, And all is strange and all is new, For this, for this is Twilight-land.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The old world slowly fades from view, Within another world we stand, And all is strange and all is new, For this, for this is Twilight-land.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The long last crimson of the sun Is melting into silver gray.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Children, who read these little rhymes, Out of the Twilight-land sent clear, There’s many a one in these hurrying times, Has not the time, like you, to hear.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Children, who read these little rhymes, Out of the Twilight-land sent clear, There’s many a one in these hurrying times, Has not the time, like you, to hear.
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading Children, who read these little rhymes, Out of the Twilight-land sent clear, There’s many a one in these hurrying times, Has not the time, like you, to hear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Children, who read these little rhymes, Out of the Twilight-land sent clear, There’s many a one in these hurrying times, Has not the time, like you, to hear.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The long last crimson of the sun Is melting into silver gray.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day is done, the day is done, And all the troubles of the day!
immediately past
From this reading The long last crimson of the sun Is melting into silver gray.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Children, who read these little rhymes, Out of the Twilight-land sent clear, There’s many a one in these hurrying times, Has not the time, like you, to hear.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Children, who read these little rhymes, Out of the Twilight-land sent clear, There’s many a one in these hurrying times, Has not the time, like you, to hear.
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 The long last crimson of the sun Is melting into silver gray.
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 Children, who read these little rhymes, Out of the Twilight-land sent clear, There’s many a one in these hurrying times, Has not the time, like you, to hear.
meltingnounUS /ˈmeltɪŋ/
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading The long last crimson of the sun Is melting into silver gray.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY 39, WEST TWENTY THIRD STREET.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Children, who read these little rhymes, Out of the Twilight-land sent clear, There’s many a one in these hurrying times, Has not the time, like you, to hear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day is done, the day is done, And all the troubles of the day!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old world slowly fades from view, Within another world we stand, And all is strange and all is new, For this, for this is Twilight-land.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Children, who read these little rhymes, Out of the Twilight-land sent clear, There’s many a one in these hurrying times, Has not the time, like you, to hear.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Children, who read these little rhymes, Out of the Twilight-land sent clear, There’s many a one in these hurrying times, Has not the time, like you, to hear.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY 39, WEST TWENTY THIRD STREET.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Children, who read these little rhymes, Out of the Twilight-land sent clear, There’s many a one in these hurrying times, Has not the time, like you, to hear.
rhymesnounUS /raɪmz/
plural of “rhyme” — correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading Children, who read these little rhymes, Out of the Twilight-land sent clear, There’s many a one in these hurrying times, Has not the time, like you, to hear.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Children, who read these little rhymes, Out of the Twilight-land sent clear, There’s many a one in these hurrying times, Has not the time, like you, to hear.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading The long last crimson of the sun Is melting into silver gray.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The old world slowly fades from view, Within another world we stand, And all is strange and all is new, For this, for this is Twilight-land.
be standing; be upright
From this reading The old world slowly fades from view, Within another world we stand, And all is strange and all is new, For this, for this is Twilight-land.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The old world slowly fades from view, Within another world we stand, And all is strange and all is new, For this, for this is Twilight-land.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY 39, WEST TWENTY THIRD STREET.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The long last crimson of the sun Is melting into silver gray.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day is done, the day is done, And all the troubles of the day!
There's
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From this reading Children, who read these little rhymes, Out of the Twilight-land sent clear, There’s many a one in these hurrying times, Has not the time, like you, to hear.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Children, who read these little rhymes, Out of the Twilight-land sent clear, There’s many a one in these hurrying times, Has not the time, like you, to hear.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY 39, WEST TWENTY THIRD STREET.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The old world slowly fades from view, Within another world we stand, And all is strange and all is new, For this, for this is Twilight-land.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Children, who read these little rhymes, Out of the Twilight-land sent clear, There’s many a one in these hurrying times, Has not the time, like you, to hear.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Children, who read these little rhymes, Out of the Twilight-land sent clear, There’s many a one in these hurrying times, Has not the time, like you, to hear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Children, who read these little rhymes, Out of the Twilight-land sent clear, There’s many a one in these hurrying times, Has not the time, like you, to hear.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading The day is done, the day is done, And all the troubles of the day!
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY 39, WEST TWENTY THIRD STREET.
Twilight-land
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From this reading The old world slowly fades from view, Within another world we stand, And all is strange and all is new, For this, for this is Twilight-land.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading The old world slowly fades from view, Within another world we stand, And all is strange and all is new, For this, for this is Twilight-land.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The old world slowly fades from view, Within another world we stand, And all is strange and all is new, For this, for this is Twilight-land.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY 39, WEST TWENTY THIRD STREET.
which person or people
From this reading Children, who read these little rhymes, Out of the Twilight-land sent clear, There’s many a one in these hurrying times, Has not the time, like you, to hear.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The old world slowly fades from view, Within another world we stand, And all is strange and all is new, For this, for this is Twilight-land.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The old world slowly fades from view, Within another world we stand, And all is strange and all is new, For this, for this is Twilight-land.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY 39, WEST TWENTY THIRD STREET.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Children, who read these little rhymes, Out of the Twilight-land sent clear, There’s many a one in these hurrying times, Has not the time, like you, to hear.
