used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
absorbingadjectiveUS /əbˈzɔːrbɪŋ/
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading It is a glorious thing to find oneself really, wholly in love for the first time, glorious, wonderful, absorbing....
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
attentivelyadverbUS /əˈtentɪvli/
with attention; in an attentive manner
From this reading The robin ceased his pæan and was silent, with his head cocked attentively.
azurenounUS /ˈæʒər/
a light shade of blue
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading The robin ceased his pæan and was silent, with his head cocked attentively.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
cockedverbUS /kɑːkt/
past form of “cock” — tilt or slant to one side
From this reading The robin ceased his pæan and was silent, with his head cocked attentively.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading It is a glorious thing to find oneself really, wholly in love for the first time, glorious, wonderful, absorbing....
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It is a glorious thing to find oneself really, wholly in love for the first time, glorious, wonderful, absorbing....
floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading It is a glorious thing to find oneself really, wholly in love for the first time, glorious, wonderful, absorbing....
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder if the safety razor was not invented for the man in love.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I wonder if the safety razor was not invented for the man in love.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is a glorious thing to find oneself really, wholly in love for the first time, glorious, wonderful, absorbing....
ineffableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnefəbəl/
defying expression or description
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
inventedverbUS /ˌɪnˈventəd/
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading I wonder if the safety razor was not invented for the man in love.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a glorious thing to find oneself really, wholly in love for the first time, glorious, wonderful, absorbing....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a glorious thing to find oneself really, wholly in love for the first time, glorious, wonderful, absorbing....
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
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 He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading It is a glorious thing to find oneself really, wholly in love for the first time, glorious, wonderful, absorbing....
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I wonder if the safety razor was not invented for the man in love.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
a particular point in time
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I wonder if the safety razor was not invented for the man in love.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
oneself
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From this reading It is a glorious thing to find oneself really, wholly in love for the first time, glorious, wonderful, absorbing....
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
orchardnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərd/
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
pæan
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From this reading The robin ceased his pæan and was silent, with his head cocked attentively.
razornounUS /ˈreɪzər/
edge tool used in shaving
From this reading I wonder if the safety razor was not invented for the man in love.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It is a glorious thing to find oneself really, wholly in love for the first time, glorious, wonderful, absorbing....
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading The robin ceased his pæan and was silent, with his head cocked attentively.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading I wonder if the safety razor was not invented for the man in love.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The robin ceased his pæan and was silent, with his head cocked attentively.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
spacesnounUS /ˈspeɪsəz/
plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
sunlitadjectiveUS /ˈsʌnlɪt/
lighted by sunlight
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
sweeteradjectiveUS /ˈswiːtər/
comparative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
a special situation
From this reading It is a glorious thing to find oneself really, wholly in love for the first time, glorious, wonderful, absorbing....
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It is a glorious thing to find oneself really, wholly in love for the first time, glorious, wonderful, absorbing....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is a glorious thing to find oneself really, wholly in love for the first time, glorious, wonderful, absorbing....
triumphantadjectiveUS /traɪˈʌmfənt/
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The robin ceased his pæan and was silent, with his head cocked attentively.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading It is a glorious thing to find oneself really, wholly in love for the first time, glorious, wonderful, absorbing....
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder if the safety razor was not invented for the man in love.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading It is a glorious thing to find oneself really, wholly in love for the first time, glorious, wonderful, absorbing....
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He lay for a long while with his hands clasped under his head and gazed out into the beautiful green and golden and azure world, with a happy smile on his face, thinking new and ineffable thoughts.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Perhaps his ears were better than yours or mine and he heard a song sweeter and more triumphant than any of his own, for after a moment of listening he spread his wings and floated down across sunlit spaces to the orchard.
