used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But what true English poet ever names thee, O Father Thames, without a melodious tribute?
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading And what child ever whiled away summer noons along thy grassy banks, nor hallowed thy remembrance among the fairy days of life?
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading And what child ever whiled away summer noons along thy grassy banks, nor hallowed thy remembrance among the fairy days of life?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They have dined.--George Morley takes the oars, and the boat cuts through the dance of waves flushed by the golden sunset.
ARTauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN LIFE, AS IN ART, THE BEAUTIFUL MOVES IN CURVES.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And what child ever whiled away summer noons along thy grassy banks, nor hallowed thy remembrance among the fairy days of life?
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading And what child ever whiled away summer noons along thy grassy banks, nor hallowed thy remembrance among the fairy days of life?
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading IN LIFE, AS IN ART, THE BEAUTIFUL MOVES IN CURVES.
blendedadjectiveUS /ˈblendɪd/
combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable
From this reading Beautiful river! which might furnish the English tale-teller with legends wild as those culled on shores licked by Hydaspes, and sweet as those which Cephisus ever blended with the songs of nightingales and the breath of violets!
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading They have dined.--George Morley takes the oars, and the boat cuts through the dance of waves flushed by the golden sunset.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Beautiful river! which might furnish the English tale-teller with legends wild as those culled on shores licked by Hydaspes, and sweet as those which Cephisus ever blended with the songs of nightingales and the breath of violets!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what true English poet ever names thee, O Father Thames, without a melodious tribute?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They have dined.--George Morley takes the oars, and the boat cuts through the dance of waves flushed by the golden sunset.
Cephisus
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a young person of either sex
From this reading And what child ever whiled away summer noons along thy grassy banks, nor hallowed thy remembrance among the fairy days of life?
culledverbUS /kʌld/
past form of “cull” — remove something that has been rejected
From this reading Beautiful river! which might furnish the English tale-teller with legends wild as those culled on shores licked by Hydaspes, and sweet as those which Cephisus ever blended with the songs of nightingales and the breath of violets!
CURVESnounUS /kɜːrvz/
plural of “curve” — the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading IN LIFE, AS IN ART, THE BEAUTIFUL MOVES IN CURVES.
cutsnounUS /kʌts/
plural of “cut” — a share of the profits
From this reading They have dined.--George Morley takes the oars, and the boat cuts through the dance of waves flushed by the golden sunset.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading They have dined.--George Morley takes the oars, and the boat cuts through the dance of waves flushed by the golden sunset.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading And what child ever whiled away summer noons along thy grassy banks, nor hallowed thy remembrance among the fairy days of life?
dinedverbUS /daɪnd/
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading They have dined.--George Morley takes the oars, and the boat cuts through the dance of waves flushed by the golden sunset.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Beautiful river! which might furnish the English tale-teller with legends wild as those culled on shores licked by Hydaspes, and sweet as those which Cephisus ever blended with the songs of nightingales and the breath of violets!
at any time
From this reading Beautiful river! which might furnish the English tale-teller with legends wild as those culled on shores licked by Hydaspes, and sweet as those which Cephisus ever blended with the songs of nightingales and the breath of violets!
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading And what child ever whiled away summer noons along thy grassy banks, nor hallowed thy remembrance among the fairy days of life?
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading But what true English poet ever names thee, O Father Thames, without a melodious tribute?
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading They have dined.--George Morley takes the oars, and the boat cuts through the dance of waves flushed by the golden sunset.
furnishverbUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃ/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Beautiful river! which might furnish the English tale-teller with legends wild as those culled on shores licked by Hydaspes, and sweet as those which Cephisus ever blended with the songs of nightingales and the breath of violets!
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading They have dined.--George Morley takes the oars, and the boat cuts through the dance of waves flushed by the golden sunset.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading They have dined.--George Morley takes the oars, and the boat cuts through the dance of waves flushed by the golden sunset.
grassyadjectiveUS /ˈɡræsi/
abounding in grass
From this reading And what child ever whiled away summer noons along thy grassy banks, nor hallowed thy remembrance among the fairy days of life?
hallowedadjectiveUS /ˈhæloʊd/
worthy of religious veneration
From this reading And what child ever whiled away summer noons along thy grassy banks, nor hallowed thy remembrance among the fairy days of life?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have dined.--George Morley takes the oars, and the boat cuts through the dance of waves flushed by the golden sunset.
Hydaspes
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From this reading Beautiful river! which might furnish the English tale-teller with legends wild as those culled on shores licked by Hydaspes, and sweet as those which Cephisus ever blended with the songs of nightingales and the breath of violets!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN LIFE, AS IN ART, THE BEAUTIFUL MOVES IN CURVES.
legendsnounUS /ˈledʒəndz/
plural of “legend” — a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading Beautiful river! which might furnish the English tale-teller with legends wild as those culled on shores licked by Hydaspes, and sweet as those which Cephisus ever blended with the songs of nightingales and the breath of violets!
lickedadjectiveUS /lɪkt/
having been got the better of
From this reading Beautiful river! which might furnish the English tale-teller with legends wild as those culled on shores licked by Hydaspes, and sweet as those which Cephisus ever blended with the songs of nightingales and the breath of violets!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading IN LIFE, AS IN ART, THE BEAUTIFUL MOVES IN CURVES.
melodiousadjectiveUS /məˈloʊdiəs/
having a musical sound; especially a pleasing tune
From this reading But what true English poet ever names thee, O Father Thames, without a melodious tribute?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Beautiful river! which might furnish the English tale-teller with legends wild as those culled on shores licked by Hydaspes, and sweet as those which Cephisus ever blended with the songs of nightingales and the breath of violets!
MorleynounUS /ˈmɔːrli/
United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
From this reading They have dined.--George Morley takes the oars, and the boat cuts through the dance of waves flushed by the golden sunset.
MOVESnounUS /muːvz/
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading IN LIFE, AS IN ART, THE BEAUTIFUL MOVES IN CURVES.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading But what true English poet ever names thee, O Father Thames, without a melodious tribute?
nightingales
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From this reading Beautiful river! which might furnish the English tale-teller with legends wild as those culled on shores licked by Hydaspes, and sweet as those which Cephisus ever blended with the songs of nightingales and the breath of violets!
noonsnounUS /nuːnz/
plural of “noon” — the middle of the day
From this reading And what child ever whiled away summer noons along thy grassy banks, nor hallowed thy remembrance among the fairy days of life?
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And what child ever whiled away summer noons along thy grassy banks, nor hallowed thy remembrance among the fairy days of life?
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading But what true English poet ever names thee, O Father Thames, without a melodious tribute?
oarsnounUS /ɔːrz/
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading They have dined.--George Morley takes the oars, and the boat cuts through the dance of waves flushed by the golden sunset.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They have dined.--George Morley takes the oars, and the boat cuts through the dance of waves flushed by the golden sunset.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Beautiful river! which might furnish the English tale-teller with legends wild as those culled on shores licked by Hydaspes, and sweet as those which Cephisus ever blended with the songs of nightingales and the breath of violets!
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading But what true English poet ever names thee, O Father Thames, without a melodious tribute?
remembrancenounUS /riˈmembrəns/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading And what child ever whiled away summer noons along thy grassy banks, nor hallowed thy remembrance among the fairy days of life?
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Beautiful river! which might furnish the English tale-teller with legends wild as those culled on shores licked by Hydaspes, and sweet as those which Cephisus ever blended with the songs of nightingales and the breath of violets!
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Beautiful river! which might furnish the English tale-teller with legends wild as those culled on shores licked by Hydaspes, and sweet as those which Cephisus ever blended with the songs of nightingales and the breath of violets!
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading Beautiful river! which might furnish the English tale-teller with legends wild as those culled on shores licked by Hydaspes, and sweet as those which Cephisus ever blended with the songs of nightingales and the breath of violets!
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading And what child ever whiled away summer noons along thy grassy banks, nor hallowed thy remembrance among the fairy days of life?
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading They have dined.--George Morley takes the oars, and the boat cuts through the dance of waves flushed by the golden sunset.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Beautiful river! which might furnish the English tale-teller with legends wild as those culled on shores licked by Hydaspes, and sweet as those which Cephisus ever blended with the songs of nightingales and the breath of violets!
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading They have dined.--George Morley takes the oars, and the boat cuts through the dance of waves flushed by the golden sunset.
tale-teller
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From this reading Beautiful river! which might furnish the English tale-teller with legends wild as those culled on shores licked by Hydaspes, and sweet as those which Cephisus ever blended with the songs of nightingales and the breath of violets!
ThamesnounUS /temz/
the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea
From this reading But what true English poet ever names thee, O Father Thames, without a melodious tribute?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN LIFE, AS IN ART, THE BEAUTIFUL MOVES IN CURVES.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading But what true English poet ever names thee, O Father Thames, without a melodious tribute?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have dined.--George Morley takes the oars, and the boat cuts through the dance of waves flushed by the golden sunset.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Beautiful river! which might furnish the English tale-teller with legends wild as those culled on shores licked by Hydaspes, and sweet as those which Cephisus ever blended with the songs of nightingales and the breath of violets!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They have dined.--George Morley takes the oars, and the boat cuts through the dance of waves flushed by the golden sunset.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading And what child ever whiled away summer noons along thy grassy banks, nor hallowed thy remembrance among the fairy days of life?
tributenounUS /ˈtrɪbjuːt/
something given or done as an expression of esteem
From this reading But what true English poet ever names thee, O Father Thames, without a melodious tribute?
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading But what true English poet ever names thee, O Father Thames, without a melodious tribute?
violetsnounUS /ˈvaɪələts/
plural of “violet” — any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading Beautiful river! which might furnish the English tale-teller with legends wild as those culled on shores licked by Hydaspes, and sweet as those which Cephisus ever blended with the songs of nightingales and the breath of violets!
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading They have dined.--George Morley takes the oars, and the boat cuts through the dance of waves flushed by the golden sunset.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what true English poet ever names thee, O Father Thames, without a melodious tribute?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Beautiful river! which might furnish the English tale-teller with legends wild as those culled on shores licked by Hydaspes, and sweet as those which Cephisus ever blended with the songs of nightingales and the breath of violets!
whiled
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From this reading And what child ever whiled away summer noons along thy grassy banks, nor hallowed thy remembrance among the fairy days of life?
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Beautiful river! which might furnish the English tale-teller with legends wild as those culled on shores licked by Hydaspes, and sweet as those which Cephisus ever blended with the songs of nightingales and the breath of violets!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beautiful river! which might furnish the English tale-teller with legends wild as those culled on shores licked by Hydaspes, and sweet as those which Cephisus ever blended with the songs of nightingales and the breath of violets!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But what true English poet ever names thee, O Father Thames, without a melodious tribute?
