used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He reached down a hand and drew up 'Dolph by the scruff of his neck.
anew
From this reading "Well, in all my born days!" said the young coalheaver again, as he landed the pair on the canal bank.
(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 "Well, in all my born days!" said the young coalheaver again, as he landed the pair on the canal bank.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH CHILDE ARTHUR LOSES ONE MOTHER AND GAINS ANOTHER.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading IN WHICH CHILDE ARTHUR LOSES ONE MOTHER AND GAINS ANOTHER.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "_But and when they came to Easter Gate, Easter Gate stood wide; 'y' are late, y' are late,' the Porter said; 'This morn my Lady died.'_"--OLD BALLAD.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading IN WHICH CHILDE ARTHUR LOSES ONE MOTHER AND GAINS ANOTHER.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, in all my born days!" said the young coalheaver again, as he landed the pair on the canal bank.
BALLADnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading "_But and when they came to Easter Gate, Easter Gate stood wide; 'y' are late, y' are late,' the Porter said; 'This morn my Lady died.'_"--OLD BALLAD.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading "Well, in all my born days!" said the young coalheaver again, as he landed the pair on the canal bank.
brought into existence
From this reading "Well, in all my born days!" said the young coalheaver again, as he landed the pair on the canal bank.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "_But and when they came to Easter Gate, Easter Gate stood wide; 'y' are late, y' are late,' the Porter said; 'This morn my Lady died.'_"--OLD BALLAD.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He reached down a hand and drew up 'Dolph by the scruff of his neck.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "_But and when they came to Easter Gate, Easter Gate stood wide; 'y' are late, y' are late,' the Porter said; 'This morn my Lady died.'_"--OLD BALLAD.
canalnounUS /kəˈnæl/
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading "Well, in all my born days!" said the young coalheaver again, as he landed the pair on the canal bank.
CHILDE
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From this reading IN WHICH CHILDE ARTHUR LOSES ONE MOTHER AND GAINS ANOTHER.
coalheaver
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From this reading "Well, in all my born days!" said the young coalheaver again, as he landed the pair on the canal bank.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "Well, in all my born days!" said the young coalheaver again, as he landed the pair on the canal bank.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "_But and when they came to Easter Gate, Easter Gate stood wide; 'y' are late, y' are late,' the Porter said; 'This morn my Lady died.'_"--OLD BALLAD.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading The dog shook himself, and stood with his tail still wagging.
Dolph
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From this reading He reached down a hand and drew up 'Dolph by the scruff of his neck.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He reached down a hand and drew up 'Dolph by the scruff of his neck.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He reached down a hand and drew up 'Dolph by the scruff of his neck.
EasternounUS /ˈiːstər/
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading "_But and when they came to Easter Gate, Easter Gate stood wide; 'y' are late, y' are late,' the Porter said; 'This morn my Lady died.'_"--OLD BALLAD.
GAINSnounUS /ɡeɪnz/
plural of “gain” — a quantity that is added
From this reading IN WHICH CHILDE ARTHUR LOSES ONE MOTHER AND GAINS ANOTHER.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading "_But and when they came to Easter Gate, Easter Gate stood wide; 'y' are late, y' are late,' the Porter said; 'This morn my Lady died.'_"--OLD BALLAD.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He reached down a hand and drew up 'Dolph by the scruff of his neck.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, in all my born days!" said the young coalheaver again, as he landed the pair on the canal bank.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The dog shook himself, and stood with his tail still wagging.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He reached down a hand and drew up 'Dolph by the scruff of his neck.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH CHILDE ARTHUR LOSES ONE MOTHER AND GAINS ANOTHER.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "_But and when they came to Easter Gate, Easter Gate stood wide; 'y' are late, y' are late,' the Porter said; 'This morn my Lady died.'_"--OLD BALLAD.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading "Well, in all my born days!" said the young coalheaver again, as he landed the pair on the canal bank.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "_But and when they came to Easter Gate, Easter Gate stood wide; 'y' are late, y' are late,' the Porter said; 'This morn my Lady died.'_"--OLD BALLAD.
LOSESverbUS /ˈluːzəz/
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading IN WHICH CHILDE ARTHUR LOSES ONE MOTHER AND GAINS ANOTHER.
mornnounUS /mɔːrn/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "_But and when they came to Easter Gate, Easter Gate stood wide; 'y' are late, y' are late,' the Porter said; 'This morn my Lady died.'_"--OLD BALLAD.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading IN WHICH CHILDE ARTHUR LOSES ONE MOTHER AND GAINS ANOTHER.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "_But and when they came to Easter Gate, Easter Gate stood wide; 'y' are late, y' are late,' the Porter said; 'This morn my Lady died.'_"--OLD BALLAD.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading He reached down a hand and drew up 'Dolph by the scruff of his neck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He reached down a hand and drew up 'Dolph by the scruff of his neck.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "_But and when they came to Easter Gate, Easter Gate stood wide; 'y' are late, y' are late,' the Porter said; 'This morn my Lady died.'_"--OLD BALLAD.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, in all my born days!" said the young coalheaver again, as he landed the pair on the canal bank.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IN WHICH CHILDE ARTHUR LOSES ONE MOTHER AND GAINS ANOTHER.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading "Well, in all my born days!" said the young coalheaver again, as he landed the pair on the canal bank.
PorternounUS /ˈpɔːrtər/
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading "_But and when they came to Easter Gate, Easter Gate stood wide; 'y' are late, y' are late,' the Porter said; 'This morn my Lady died.'_"--OLD BALLAD.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading He reached down a hand and drew up 'Dolph by the scruff of his neck.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "_But and when they came to Easter Gate, Easter Gate stood wide; 'y' are late, y' are late,' the Porter said; 'This morn my Lady died.'_"--OLD BALLAD.
scruffnoun
the back side of the neck
From this reading He reached down a hand and drew up 'Dolph by the scruff of his neck.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The dog shook himself, and stood with his tail still wagging.
not in physical motion
From this reading The dog shook himself, and stood with his tail still wagging.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading "_But and when they came to Easter Gate, Easter Gate stood wide; 'y' are late, y' are late,' the Porter said; 'This morn my Lady died.'_"--OLD BALLAD.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading The dog shook himself, and stood with his tail still wagging.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_But and when they came to Easter Gate, Easter Gate stood wide; 'y' are late, y' are late,' the Porter said; 'This morn my Lady died.'_"--OLD BALLAD.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_But and when they came to Easter Gate, Easter Gate stood wide; 'y' are late, y' are late,' the Porter said; 'This morn my Lady died.'_"--OLD BALLAD.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "_But and when they came to Easter Gate, Easter Gate stood wide; 'y' are late, y' are late,' the Porter said; 'This morn my Lady died.'_"--OLD BALLAD.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_But and when they came to Easter Gate, Easter Gate stood wide; 'y' are late, y' are late,' the Porter said; 'This morn my Lady died.'_"--OLD BALLAD.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He reached down a hand and drew up 'Dolph by the scruff of his neck.
waggingverbUS /ˈwæɡɪŋ/
inflected form of “wag” — move from side to side
From this reading The dog shook himself, and stood with his tail still wagging.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, in all my born days!" said the young coalheaver again, as he landed the pair on the canal bank.
at the time that
From this reading "_But and when they came to Easter Gate, Easter Gate stood wide; 'y' are late, y' are late,' the Porter said; 'This morn my Lady died.'_"--OLD BALLAD.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH CHILDE ARTHUR LOSES ONE MOTHER AND GAINS ANOTHER.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "_But and when they came to Easter Gate, Easter Gate stood wide; 'y' are late, y' are late,' the Porter said; 'This morn my Lady died.'_"--OLD BALLAD.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The dog shook himself, and stood with his tail still wagging.
ynounUS /waɪ/
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading "_But and when they came to Easter Gate, Easter Gate stood wide; 'y' are late, y' are late,' the Porter said; 'This morn my Lady died.'_"--OLD BALLAD.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Well, in all my born days!" said the young coalheaver again, as he landed the pair on the canal bank.
