used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Did fortune try thee? was thy little purse Perchance run low, and thou, afraid of worse, Felt here secure?
Ah
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From this reading Ah no! thou need'st not gold, thou happy one!
(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 For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thou too hast travelled, little fluttering thing-- Hast seen the world, and now thy weary wing Thou too must rest.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading But much, my little bird, couldst thou but tell, I'd give to know why here thou lik'st so well To build thy nest.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading But much, my little bird, couldst thou but tell, I'd give to know why here thou lik'st so well To build thy nest.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But much, my little bird, couldst thou but tell, I'd give to know why here thou lik'st so well To build thy nest.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
couldstmodal verbUS /kʊdst/
an old form of “could”, used with “thou”
From this reading But much, my little bird, couldst thou but tell, I'd give to know why here thou lik'st so well To build thy nest.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did fortune try thee? was thy little purse Perchance run low, and thou, afraid of worse, Felt here secure?
the organ of sight
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Did fortune try thee? was thy little purse Perchance run low, and thou, afraid of worse, Felt here secure?
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
flutteringnounUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading Thou too hast travelled, little fluttering thing-- Hast seen the world, and now thy weary wing Thou too must rest.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Did fortune try thee? was thy little purse Perchance run low, and thou, afraid of worse, Felt here secure?
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But much, my little bird, couldst thou but tell, I'd give to know why here thou lik'st so well To build thy nest.
coins made of gold
From this reading Ah no! thou need'st not gold, thou happy one!
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Ah no! thou need'st not gold, thou happy one!
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou too hast travelled, little fluttering thing-- Hast seen the world, and now thy weary wing Thou too must rest.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But much, my little bird, couldst thou but tell, I'd give to know why here thou lik'st so well To build thy nest.
I'd
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From this reading But much, my little bird, couldst thou but tell, I'd give to know why here thou lik'st so well To build thy nest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But much, my little bird, couldst thou but tell, I'd give to know why here thou lik'st so well To build thy nest.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
lik'st
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From this reading But much, my little bird, couldst thou but tell, I'd give to know why here thou lik'st so well To build thy nest.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Thou too hast travelled, little fluttering thing-- Hast seen the world, and now thy weary wing Thou too must rest.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Did fortune try thee? was thy little purse Perchance run low, and thou, afraid of worse, Felt here secure?
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But much, my little bird, couldst thou but tell, I'd give to know why here thou lik'st so well To build thy nest.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Thou too hast travelled, little fluttering thing-- Hast seen the world, and now thy weary wing Thou too must rest.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But much, my little bird, couldst thou but tell, I'd give to know why here thou lik'st so well To build thy nest.
neath
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From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
need'st
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From this reading Ah no! thou need'st not gold, thou happy one!
nestnounUS /nest/
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading But much, my little bird, couldst thou but tell, I'd give to know why here thou lik'st so well To build thy nest.
not any; not one
From this reading Ah no! thou need'st not gold, thou happy one!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ah no! thou need'st not gold, thou happy one!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Thou too hast travelled, little fluttering thing-- Hast seen the world, and now thy weary wing Thou too must rest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ah no! thou need'st not gold, thou happy one!
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
PerchanceadverbUS /pərˈtʃæns/
through chance
From this reading Did fortune try thee? was thy little purse Perchance run low, and thou, afraid of worse, Felt here secure?
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading Did fortune try thee? was thy little purse Perchance run low, and thou, afraid of worse, Felt here secure?
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Thou too hast travelled, little fluttering thing-- Hast seen the world, and now thy weary wing Thou too must rest.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Did fortune try thee? was thy little purse Perchance run low, and thou, afraid of worse, Felt here secure?
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
get by special effort
From this reading Did fortune try thee? was thy little purse Perchance run low, and thou, afraid of worse, Felt here secure?
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Thou too hast travelled, little fluttering thing-- Hast seen the world, and now thy weary wing Thou too must rest.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But much, my little bird, couldst thou but tell, I'd give to know why here thou lik'st so well To build thy nest.
spotsnounUS /spɑːts/
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
express in words
From this reading But much, my little bird, couldst thou but tell, I'd give to know why here thou lik'st so well To build thy nest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thou too hast travelled, little fluttering thing-- Hast seen the world, and now thy weary wing Thou too must rest.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
a special situation
From this reading Thou too hast travelled, little fluttering thing-- Hast seen the world, and now thy weary wing Thou too must rest.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou too hast travelled, little fluttering thing-- Hast seen the world, and now thy weary wing Thou too must rest.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou too hast travelled, little fluttering thing-- Hast seen the world, and now thy weary wing Thou too must rest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But much, my little bird, couldst thou but tell, I'd give to know why here thou lik'st so well To build thy nest.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Thou too hast travelled, little fluttering thing-- Hast seen the world, and now thy weary wing Thou too must rest.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading Thou too hast travelled, little fluttering thing-- Hast seen the world, and now thy weary wing Thou too must rest.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Did fortune try thee? was thy little purse Perchance run low, and thou, afraid of worse, Felt here secure?
variedadjectiveUS /ˈverid/
characterized by variety
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Did fortune try thee? was thy little purse Perchance run low, and thou, afraid of worse, Felt here secure?
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Thou too hast travelled, little fluttering thing-- Hast seen the world, and now thy weary wing Thou too must rest.
(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 But much, my little bird, couldst thou but tell, I'd give to know why here thou lik'st so well To build thy nest.
in or at the place that
From this reading For thou hast passed fair places in thy flight; A world lay all beneath thee where to light; And, strange thy taste, Of all the varied scenes that met thine eye-- Of all the spots for building 'neath the sky-- To choose this waste.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But much, my little bird, couldst thou but tell, I'd give to know why here thou lik'st so well To build thy nest.
wingnounUS /wɪŋ/
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading Thou too hast travelled, little fluttering thing-- Hast seen the world, and now thy weary wing Thou too must rest.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Thou too hast travelled, little fluttering thing-- Hast seen the world, and now thy weary wing Thou too must rest.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Did fortune try thee? was thy little purse Perchance run low, and thou, afraid of worse, Felt here secure?
