used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Down at the foot of my lawn I have a large shallow pan placed, which is kept half-filled with water in summer.
(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 They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
in addition
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Robins are early astir in the morning; their song is the first I hear.
astiradjective
out of bed
From this reading "Robins are early astir in the morning; their song is the first I hear.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
bathnounUS /bæθ/
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading I can see it from my bedroom window, and it is very pleasant to watch the birds having a bath in the morning.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading I can see it from my bedroom window, and it is very pleasant to watch the birds having a bath in the morning.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can see it from my bedroom window, and it is very pleasant to watch the birds having a bath in the morning.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "The song-birds of our groves are neither jealous of each other nor do they hate each other.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down at the foot of my lawn I have a large shallow pan placed, which is kept half-filled with water in summer.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "The song-birds of our groves are neither jealous of each other nor do they hate each other.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading "Robins are early astir in the morning; their song is the first I hear.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Robins are early astir in the morning; their song is the first I hear.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Down at the foot of my lawn I have a large shallow pan placed, which is kept half-filled with water in summer.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I can see it from my bedroom window, and it is very pleasant to watch the birds having a bath in the morning.
grovesnounUS /ɡroʊvz/
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
From this reading "The song-birds of our groves are neither jealous of each other nor do they hate each other.
half-filled
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From this reading Down at the foot of my lawn I have a large shallow pan placed, which is kept half-filled with water in summer.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "The song-birds of our groves are neither jealous of each other nor do they hate each other.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Down at the foot of my lawn I have a large shallow pan placed, which is kept half-filled with water in summer.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I can see it from my bedroom window, and it is very pleasant to watch the birds having a bath in the morning.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Robins are early astir in the morning; their song is the first I hear.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Robins are early astir in the morning; their song is the first I hear.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Robins are early astir in the morning; their song is the first I hear.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Robins are early astir in the morning; their song is the first I hear.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading "The song-birds of our groves are neither jealous of each other nor do they hate each other.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Down at the foot of my lawn I have a large shallow pan placed, which is kept half-filled with water in summer.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Down at the foot of my lawn I have a large shallow pan placed, which is kept half-filled with water in summer.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading Down at the foot of my lawn I have a large shallow pan placed, which is kept half-filled with water in summer.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Robins are early astir in the morning; their song is the first I hear.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "The song-birds of our groves are neither jealous of each other nor do they hate each other.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "The song-birds of our groves are neither jealous of each other nor do they hate each other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The song-birds of our groves are neither jealous of each other nor do they hate each other.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "The song-birds of our groves are neither jealous of each other nor do they hate each other.
panverbUS /pæn/
make a sweeping movement
From this reading Down at the foot of my lawn I have a large shallow pan placed, which is kept half-filled with water in summer.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Down at the foot of my lawn I have a large shallow pan placed, which is kept half-filled with water in summer.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading I can see it from my bedroom window, and it is very pleasant to watch the birds having a bath in the morning.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
RobinsnounUS /ˈrɑːbənz/
plural of “robin” — small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading "Robins are early astir in the morning; their song is the first I hear.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I can see it from my bedroom window, and it is very pleasant to watch the birds having a bath in the morning.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading Down at the foot of my lawn I have a large shallow pan placed, which is kept half-filled with water in summer.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
deliver by singing
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading "Robins are early astir in the morning; their song is the first I hear.
song-birds
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The song-birds of our groves are neither jealous of each other nor do they hate each other.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Down at the foot of my lawn I have a large shallow pan placed, which is kept half-filled with water in summer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Robins are early astir in the morning; their song is the first I hear.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Robins are early astir in the morning; their song is the first I hear.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
trillnounUS /trɪl/
a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
precisely as stated
From this reading I can see it from my bedroom window, and it is very pleasant to watch the birds having a bath in the morning.
look attentively
From this reading I can see it from my bedroom window, and it is very pleasant to watch the birds having a bath in the morning.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Down at the foot of my lawn I have a large shallow pan placed, which is kept half-filled with water in summer.
at the time that
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Down at the foot of my lawn I have a large shallow pan placed, which is kept half-filled with water in summer.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading I can see it from my bedroom window, and it is very pleasant to watch the birds having a bath in the morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Down at the foot of my lawn I have a large shallow pan placed, which is kept half-filled with water in summer.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading They sing, too, quite late at night; they also sing all the year round; and it is my impression, on the whole, that they like best to trill forth when other birds are silent.
