used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Bud sat in the park,--Clothes-line Park, Amarilly had dubbed it--one Monday afternoon, singing a song of gladness.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
adornedadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrnd/
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading The line was hung with white linen garments, and smaller articles adorned the grass plot within the park.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Bud sat in the park,--Clothes-line Park, Amarilly had dubbed it--one Monday afternoon, singing a song of gladness.
(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 He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
Amarilly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bud sat in the park,--Clothes-line Park, Amarilly had dubbed it--one Monday afternoon, singing a song of gladness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The park was confined by a clothes-line stretched between three tottering poles and the one solitary poplar tree of the Jenkins estate.
plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading The line was hung with white linen garments, and smaller articles adorned the grass plot within the park.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading This to Bud was the most beautiful spot in the world.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The park was confined by a clothes-line stretched between three tottering poles and the one solitary poplar tree of the Jenkins estate.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
BudnounUS /bʌd/
a partially opened flower
From this reading Bud sat in the park,--Clothes-line Park, Amarilly had dubbed it--one Monday afternoon, singing a song of gladness.
burstingverbUS /ˈbɜːrstɪŋ/
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The park was confined by a clothes-line stretched between three tottering poles and the one solitary poplar tree of the Jenkins estate.
Clothes-line
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From this reading Bud sat in the park,--Clothes-line Park, Amarilly had dubbed it--one Monday afternoon, singing a song of gladness.
confinedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪnd/
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading The park was confined by a clothes-line stretched between three tottering poles and the one solitary poplar tree of the Jenkins estate.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
dubbedverbUS /dʌbd/
inflected form of “dub” — give a nickname to
From this reading Bud sat in the park,--Clothes-line Park, Amarilly had dubbed it--one Monday afternoon, singing a song of gladness.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading The park was confined by a clothes-line stretched between three tottering poles and the one solitary poplar tree of the Jenkins estate.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
flappingnounUS /ˈflæpɪŋ/
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
fleckedadjective
having a pattern of dots
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
garmentsnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənts/
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading The line was hung with white linen garments, and smaller articles adorned the grass plot within the park.
gladnessnoun
experiencing joy and pleasure
From this reading Bud sat in the park,--Clothes-line Park, Amarilly had dubbed it--one Monday afternoon, singing a song of gladness.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The line was hung with white linen garments, and smaller articles adorned the grass plot within the park.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bud sat in the park,--Clothes-line Park, Amarilly had dubbed it--one Monday afternoon, singing a song of gladness.
harmonynounUS /ˈhɑːrməni/
compatibility in opinion and action
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The line was hung with white linen garments, and smaller articles adorned the grass plot within the park.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bud sat in the park,--Clothes-line Park, Amarilly had dubbed it--one Monday afternoon, singing a song of gladness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bud sat in the park,--Clothes-line Park, Amarilly had dubbed it--one Monday afternoon, singing a song of gladness.
Jenkins
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The park was confined by a clothes-line stretched between three tottering poles and the one solitary poplar tree of the Jenkins estate.
latticedadjective
having a pattern of fretwork or latticework
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The line was hung with white linen garments, and smaller articles adorned the grass plot within the park.
linennounUS /ˈlɪnən/
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
From this reading The line was hung with white linen garments, and smaller articles adorned the grass plot within the park.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
melodynounUS /ˈmelədi/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Bud sat in the park,--Clothes-line Park, Amarilly had dubbed it--one Monday afternoon, singing a song of gladness.
used to form the superlative
From this reading This to Bud was the most beautiful spot in the world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bud sat in the park,--Clothes-line Park, Amarilly had dubbed it--one Monday afternoon, singing a song of gladness.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Bud sat in the park,--Clothes-line Park, Amarilly had dubbed it--one Monday afternoon, singing a song of gladness.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Bud sat in the park,--Clothes-line Park, Amarilly had dubbed it--one Monday afternoon, singing a song of gladness.
patchesnounUS /ˈpætʃəz/
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
plotnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading The line was hung with white linen garments, and smaller articles adorned the grass plot within the park.
polesnounUS /poʊlz/
plural of “pole” — a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading The park was confined by a clothes-line stretched between three tottering poles and the one solitary poplar tree of the Jenkins estate.
poplarnounUS /ˈpɑːplər/
soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar
From this reading The park was confined by a clothes-line stretched between three tottering poles and the one solitary poplar tree of the Jenkins estate.
rustleverbUS /ˈrʌsəl/
make a dry crackling sound
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
sapphireadjectiveUS /ˈsæfaɪər/
of something having the color of a blue sapphire
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Bud sat in the park,--Clothes-line Park, Amarilly had dubbed it--one Monday afternoon, singing a song of gladness.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading Bud sat in the park,--Clothes-line Park, Amarilly had dubbed it--one Monday afternoon, singing a song of gladness.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
smalleradjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːlər/
small or little relative to something else
From this reading The line was hung with white linen garments, and smaller articles adorned the grass plot within the park.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading The park was confined by a clothes-line stretched between three tottering poles and the one solitary poplar tree of the Jenkins estate.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Bud sat in the park,--Clothes-line Park, Amarilly had dubbed it--one Monday afternoon, singing a song of gladness.
soothingadjectiveUS /ˈsuːðɪŋ/
affording physical relief
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading This to Bud was the most beautiful spot in the world.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading The park was confined by a clothes-line stretched between three tottering poles and the one solitary poplar tree of the Jenkins estate.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bud sat in the park,--Clothes-line Park, Amarilly had dubbed it--one Monday afternoon, singing a song of gladness.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This to Bud was the most beautiful spot in the world.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The park was confined by a clothes-line stretched between three tottering poles and the one solitary poplar tree of the Jenkins estate.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This to Bud was the most beautiful spot in the world.
topsadjectiveUS /tɑːps/
of the highest quality
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
totteringadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːtərɪŋ/
unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age
From this reading The park was confined by a clothes-line stretched between three tottering poles and the one solitary poplar tree of the Jenkins estate.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The park was confined by a clothes-line stretched between three tottering poles and the one solitary poplar tree of the Jenkins estate.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The park was confined by a clothes-line stretched between three tottering poles and the one solitary poplar tree of the Jenkins estate.
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading He looked up into the sapphire blue of the sky flecked with soft patches of white, then down upon the waving grass latticed by sun and shade; he listened to the soothing rustle of the poplar leaves, the soft flapping of linen in the breeze, the birds in the tree tops, and felt his heart and throat bursting with all the harmony and melody about him.
a Caucasian
From this reading The line was hung with white linen garments, and smaller articles adorned the grass plot within the park.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The line was hung with white linen garments, and smaller articles adorned the grass plot within the park.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The line was hung with white linen garments, and smaller articles adorned the grass plot within the park.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading This to Bud was the most beautiful spot in the world.
