(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 But she went for all that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Poor child! if you go there, it will be your ruin."
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
blossomsnounUS /ˈblɑːsəmz/
plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she went for all that.
chestnutadjectiveUS /ˈtʃesnʌt/
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Poor child! if you go there, it will be your ruin."
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.
clergymannounUS /ˈklɜːrdʒimən/
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading "Don't go to Paris!" the old clergyman warned her.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't go to Paris!" the old clergyman warned her.
Dryadnoun
a deity or nymph of the woods
From this reading The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.
Dryad's
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From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But she went for all that.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Don't go to Paris!" the old clergyman warned her.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Don't go to Paris!" the old clergyman warned her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Poor child! if you go there, it will be your ruin."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Poor child! if you go there, it will be your ruin."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.
many times at short intervals
From this reading The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Don't go to Paris!" the old clergyman warned her.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading "Don't go to Paris!" the old clergyman warned her.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor child! if you go there, it will be your ruin."
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading "Poor child! if you go there, it will be your ruin."
Identical; not different.
From this reading The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she went for all that.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But she went for all that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Don't go to Paris!" the old clergyman warned her.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Poor child! if you go there, it will be your ruin."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't go to Paris!" the old clergyman warned her.
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 Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
twittering
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From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading "Don't go to Paris!" the old clergyman warned her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But she went for all that.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Poor child! if you go there, it will be your ruin."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Poor child! if you go there, it will be your ruin."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Poor child! if you go there, it will be your ruin."
