used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A new day has awaked, and Firenze, fresh-washed after yesterday's rain, smelling through all her streets of lilies, laughs up, wistaria-hung, to a fleckless sky.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A new day has awaked, and Firenze, fresh-washed after yesterday's rain, smelling through all her streets of lilies, laughs up, wistaria-hung, to a fleckless sky.
(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 A new day has awaked, and Firenze, fresh-washed after yesterday's rain, smelling through all her streets of lilies, laughs up, wistaria-hung, to a fleckless sky.
AmelianounUS /əˈmiːljə/
congenital absence of an arm or leg
From this reading If poor Amelia had but deferred her treat for twenty-four hours, what a different Vallombrosa would she and her companions have carried home in their memories!
Amelia's
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From this reading Amelia's treat!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A new day has awaked, and Firenze, fresh-washed after yesterday's rain, smelling through all her streets of lilies, laughs up, wistaria-hung, to a fleckless sky.
awaked
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From this reading A new day has awaked, and Firenze, fresh-washed after yesterday's rain, smelling through all her streets of lilies, laughs up, wistaria-hung, to a fleckless sky.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If poor Amelia had but deferred her treat for twenty-four hours, what a different Vallombrosa would she and her companions have carried home in their memories!
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading If poor Amelia had but deferred her treat for twenty-four hours, what a different Vallombrosa would she and her companions have carried home in their memories!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Some say the genius so Cries 'Come' to him that instantly must die."
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading If poor Amelia had but deferred her treat for twenty-four hours, what a different Vallombrosa would she and her companions have carried home in their memories!
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading "Some say the genius so Cries 'Come' to him that instantly must die."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A new day has awaked, and Firenze, fresh-washed after yesterday's rain, smelling through all her streets of lilies, laughs up, wistaria-hung, to a fleckless sky.
deferredverbUS /dɪˈfɜːrd/
inflected form of “defer” — hold back to a later time
From this reading If poor Amelia had but deferred her treat for twenty-four hours, what a different Vallombrosa would she and her companions have carried home in their memories!
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Some say the genius so Cries 'Come' to him that instantly must die."
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading If poor Amelia had but deferred her treat for twenty-four hours, what a different Vallombrosa would she and her companions have carried home in their memories!
Firenzenoun
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading A new day has awaked, and Firenze, fresh-washed after yesterday's rain, smelling through all her streets of lilies, laughs up, wistaria-hung, to a fleckless sky.
fleckless
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From this reading A new day has awaked, and Firenze, fresh-washed after yesterday's rain, smelling through all her streets of lilies, laughs up, wistaria-hung, to a fleckless sky.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If poor Amelia had but deferred her treat for twenty-four hours, what a different Vallombrosa would she and her companions have carried home in their memories!
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "I shall not forget Amelia's treat in a hurry!"
fresh-washed
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From this reading A new day has awaked, and Firenze, fresh-washed after yesterday's rain, smelling through all her streets of lilies, laughs up, wistaria-hung, to a fleckless sky.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading "Some say the genius so Cries 'Come' to him that instantly must die."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If poor Amelia had but deferred her treat for twenty-four hours, what a different Vallombrosa would she and her companions have carried home in their memories!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A new day has awaked, and Firenze, fresh-washed after yesterday's rain, smelling through all her streets of lilies, laughs up, wistaria-hung, to a fleckless sky.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If poor Amelia had but deferred her treat for twenty-four hours, what a different Vallombrosa would she and her companions have carried home in their memories!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A new day has awaked, and Firenze, fresh-washed after yesterday's rain, smelling through all her streets of lilies, laughs up, wistaria-hung, to a fleckless sky.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Some say the genius so Cries 'Come' to him that instantly must die."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading If poor Amelia had but deferred her treat for twenty-four hours, what a different Vallombrosa would she and her companions have carried home in their memories!
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading If poor Amelia had but deferred her treat for twenty-four hours, what a different Vallombrosa would she and her companions have carried home in their memories!
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "I shall not forget Amelia's treat in a hurry!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall not forget Amelia's treat in a hurry!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If poor Amelia had but deferred her treat for twenty-four hours, what a different Vallombrosa would she and her companions have carried home in their memories!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If poor Amelia had but deferred her treat for twenty-four hours, what a different Vallombrosa would she and her companions have carried home in their memories!
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading "Some say the genius so Cries 'Come' to him that instantly must die."
laughsnounUS /læfs/
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading A new day has awaked, and Firenze, fresh-washed after yesterday's rain, smelling through all her streets of lilies, laughs up, wistaria-hung, to a fleckless sky.
liliesnounUS /ˈlɪliz/
plural of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading A new day has awaked, and Firenze, fresh-washed after yesterday's rain, smelling through all her streets of lilies, laughs up, wistaria-hung, to a fleckless sky.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading If poor Amelia had but deferred her treat for twenty-four hours, what a different Vallombrosa would she and her companions have carried home in their memories!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Some say the genius so Cries 'Come' to him that instantly must die."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A new day has awaked, and Firenze, fresh-washed after yesterday's rain, smelling through all her streets of lilies, laughs up, wistaria-hung, to a fleckless sky.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I shall not forget Amelia's treat in a hurry!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A new day has awaked, and Firenze, fresh-washed after yesterday's rain, smelling through all her streets of lilies, laughs up, wistaria-hung, to a fleckless sky.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading If poor Amelia had but deferred her treat for twenty-four hours, what a different Vallombrosa would she and her companions have carried home in their memories!
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading A new day has awaked, and Firenze, fresh-washed after yesterday's rain, smelling through all her streets of lilies, laughs up, wistaria-hung, to a fleckless sky.
express in words
From this reading "Some say the genius so Cries 'Come' to him that instantly must die."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall not forget Amelia's treat in a hurry!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If poor Amelia had but deferred her treat for twenty-four hours, what a different Vallombrosa would she and her companions have carried home in their memories!
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading A new day has awaked, and Firenze, fresh-washed after yesterday's rain, smelling through all her streets of lilies, laughs up, wistaria-hung, to a fleckless sky.
smellingnounUS /ˈsmelɪŋ/
the act of perceiving the odor of something
From this reading A new day has awaked, and Firenze, fresh-washed after yesterday's rain, smelling through all her streets of lilies, laughs up, wistaria-hung, to a fleckless sky.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Some say the genius so Cries 'Come' to him that instantly must die."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Some say the genius so Cries 'Come' to him that instantly must die."
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading A new day has awaked, and Firenze, fresh-washed after yesterday's rain, smelling through all her streets of lilies, laughs up, wistaria-hung, to a fleckless sky.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Some say the genius so Cries 'Come' to him that instantly must die."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Some say the genius so Cries 'Come' to him that instantly must die."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If poor Amelia had but deferred her treat for twenty-four hours, what a different Vallombrosa would she and her companions have carried home in their memories!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A new day has awaked, and Firenze, fresh-washed after yesterday's rain, smelling through all her streets of lilies, laughs up, wistaria-hung, to a fleckless sky.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Some say the genius so Cries 'Come' to him that instantly must die."
interact in a certain way
From this reading If poor Amelia had but deferred her treat for twenty-four hours, what a different Vallombrosa would she and her companions have carried home in their memories!
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading If poor Amelia had but deferred her treat for twenty-four hours, what a different Vallombrosa would she and her companions have carried home in their memories!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A new day has awaked, and Firenze, fresh-washed after yesterday's rain, smelling through all her streets of lilies, laughs up, wistaria-hung, to a fleckless sky.
Vallombrosa
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From this reading If poor Amelia had but deferred her treat for twenty-four hours, what a different Vallombrosa would she and her companions have carried home in their memories!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If poor Amelia had but deferred her treat for twenty-four hours, what a different Vallombrosa would she and her companions have carried home in their memories!
wistaria-hung
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From this reading A new day has awaked, and Firenze, fresh-washed after yesterday's rain, smelling through all her streets of lilies, laughs up, wistaria-hung, to a fleckless sky.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If poor Amelia had but deferred her treat for twenty-four hours, what a different Vallombrosa would she and her companions have carried home in their memories!
yesterday'snounUS /ˈjestərdeɪz/
possessive form of “yesterday” — the day immediately before today
From this reading A new day has awaked, and Firenze, fresh-washed after yesterday's rain, smelling through all her streets of lilies, laughs up, wistaria-hung, to a fleckless sky.
