used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One spring a pair of bluebirds looked into the tenement and lingered about several days, leading me to hope that they would conclude to occupy it.
accommodationnounUS /əˌkɑːməˈdeɪʃən/
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But they finally went away, and later in the season the wrens appeared, and, after a little coquetting, were regularly installed in their old quarters, and were as happy as only wrens can be.
in the past
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But they finally went away, and later in the season the wrens appeared, and, after a little coquetting, were regularly installed in their old quarters, and were as happy as only wrens can be.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But they finally went away, and later in the season the wrens appeared, and, after a little coquetting, were regularly installed in their old quarters, and were as happy as only wrens can be.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But they finally went away, and later in the season the wrens appeared, and, after a little coquetting, were regularly installed in their old quarters, and were as happy as only wrens can be.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But they finally went away, and later in the season the wrens appeared, and, after a little coquetting, were regularly installed in their old quarters, and were as happy as only wrens can be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One of our younger poets, Myron Benton, saw a little bird "Ruffled with whirlwind of his ecstasies," which must have been the wren, as I know of no other bird that so throbs and palpitates with music as this little vagabond.
BentonnounUS /ˈbentən/
United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
From this reading One of our younger poets, Myron Benton, saw a little bird "Ruffled with whirlwind of his ecstasies," which must have been the wren, as I know of no other bird that so throbs and palpitates with music as this little vagabond.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading One of our younger poets, Myron Benton, saw a little bird "Ruffled with whirlwind of his ecstasies," which must have been the wren, as I know of no other bird that so throbs and palpitates with music as this little vagabond.
bird-house
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From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
bluebirdsnounUS /ˈbluːbɜːrdz/
plural of “bluebird” — fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies
From this reading One spring a pair of bluebirds looked into the tenement and lingered about several days, leading me to hope that they would conclude to occupy it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they finally went away, and later in the season the wrens appeared, and, after a little coquetting, were regularly installed in their old quarters, and were as happy as only wrens can be.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But they finally went away, and later in the season the wrens appeared, and, after a little coquetting, were regularly installed in their old quarters, and were as happy as only wrens can be.
concludeverbUS /kənˈkluːd/
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
From this reading One spring a pair of bluebirds looked into the tenement and lingered about several days, leading me to hope that they would conclude to occupy it.
coquetting
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From this reading But they finally went away, and later in the season the wrens appeared, and, after a little coquetting, were regularly installed in their old quarters, and were as happy as only wrens can be.
cropnounUS /krɑːp/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading And the pair I speak of seemed exceptionally happy, and the male had a small tornado of song in his crop that kept him "ruffled" every moment in the day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And the pair I speak of seemed exceptionally happy, and the male had a small tornado of song in his crop that kept him "ruffled" every moment in the day.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading One spring a pair of bluebirds looked into the tenement and lingered about several days, leading me to hope that they would conclude to occupy it.
ecstasies
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From this reading One of our younger poets, Myron Benton, saw a little bird "Ruffled with whirlwind of his ecstasies," which must have been the wren, as I know of no other bird that so throbs and palpitates with music as this little vagabond.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
exceptionallyadverbUS /ɪkˈsepʃənəli/
to an exceptional degree
From this reading And the pair I speak of seemed exceptionally happy, and the male had a small tornado of song in his crop that kept him "ruffled" every moment in the day.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading But they finally went away, and later in the season the wrens appeared, and, after a little coquetting, were regularly installed in their old quarters, and were as happy as only wrens can be.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And the pair I speak of seemed exceptionally happy, and the male had a small tornado of song in his crop that kept him "ruffled" every moment in the day.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading But they finally went away, and later in the season the wrens appeared, and, after a little coquetting, were regularly installed in their old quarters, and were as happy as only wrens can be.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the pair I speak of seemed exceptionally happy, and the male had a small tornado of song in his crop that kept him "ruffled" every moment in the day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One of our younger poets, Myron Benton, saw a little bird "Ruffled with whirlwind of his ecstasies," which must have been the wren, as I know of no other bird that so throbs and palpitates with music as this little vagabond.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading One spring a pair of bluebirds looked into the tenement and lingered about several days, leading me to hope that they would conclude to occupy it.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
installedverbUS /ˌɪnˈstɔːld/
inflected form of “instal” — set up for use
From this reading But they finally went away, and later in the season the wrens appeared, and, after a little coquetting, were regularly installed in their old quarters, and were as happy as only wrens can be.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One spring a pair of bluebirds looked into the tenement and lingered about several days, leading me to hope that they would conclude to occupy it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One spring a pair of bluebirds looked into the tenement and lingered about several days, leading me to hope that they would conclude to occupy it.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading And the pair I speak of seemed exceptionally happy, and the male had a small tornado of song in his crop that kept him "ruffled" every moment in the day.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading One of our younger poets, Myron Benton, saw a little bird "Ruffled with whirlwind of his ecstasies," which must have been the wren, as I know of no other bird that so throbs and palpitates with music as this little vagabond.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading But they finally went away, and later in the season the wrens appeared, and, after a little coquetting, were regularly installed in their old quarters, and were as happy as only wrens can be.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading One spring a pair of bluebirds looked into the tenement and lingered about several days, leading me to hope that they would conclude to occupy it.
lingeredverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡərd/
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading One spring a pair of bluebirds looked into the tenement and lingered about several days, leading me to hope that they would conclude to occupy it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading One spring a pair of bluebirds looked into the tenement and lingered about several days, leading me to hope that they would conclude to occupy it.
malenounUS /meɪl/
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading And the pair I speak of seemed exceptionally happy, and the male had a small tornado of song in his crop that kept him "ruffled" every moment in the day.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One spring a pair of bluebirds looked into the tenement and lingered about several days, leading me to hope that they would conclude to occupy it.
a particular point in time
From this reading And the pair I speak of seemed exceptionally happy, and the male had a small tornado of song in his crop that kept him "ruffled" every moment in the day.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading One of our younger poets, Myron Benton, saw a little bird "Ruffled with whirlwind of his ecstasies," which must have been the wren, as I know of no other bird that so throbs and palpitates with music as this little vagabond.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading One of our younger poets, Myron Benton, saw a little bird "Ruffled with whirlwind of his ecstasies," which must have been the wren, as I know of no other bird that so throbs and palpitates with music as this little vagabond.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
Myron
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From this reading One of our younger poets, Myron Benton, saw a little bird "Ruffled with whirlwind of his ecstasies," which must have been the wren, as I know of no other bird that so throbs and palpitates with music as this little vagabond.
not any; not one
From this reading One of our younger poets, Myron Benton, saw a little bird "Ruffled with whirlwind of his ecstasies," which must have been the wren, as I know of no other bird that so throbs and palpitates with music as this little vagabond.
occupyverbUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪ/
keep busy with
From this reading One spring a pair of bluebirds looked into the tenement and lingered about several days, leading me to hope that they would conclude to occupy it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading But they finally went away, and later in the season the wrens appeared, and, after a little coquetting, were regularly installed in their old quarters, and were as happy as only wrens can be.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One spring a pair of bluebirds looked into the tenement and lingered about several days, leading me to hope that they would conclude to occupy it.
and nothing more
From this reading But they finally went away, and later in the season the wrens appeared, and, after a little coquetting, were regularly installed in their old quarters, and were as happy as only wrens can be.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading One of our younger poets, Myron Benton, saw a little bird "Ruffled with whirlwind of his ecstasies," which must have been the wren, as I know of no other bird that so throbs and palpitates with music as this little vagabond.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading One of our younger poets, Myron Benton, saw a little bird "Ruffled with whirlwind of his ecstasies," which must have been the wren, as I know of no other bird that so throbs and palpitates with music as this little vagabond.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
palpitatesverbUS /ˈpælpəteɪts/
third-person singular of “palpitate” — cause to throb or beat rapidly
From this reading One of our younger poets, Myron Benton, saw a little bird "Ruffled with whirlwind of his ecstasies," which must have been the wren, as I know of no other bird that so throbs and palpitates with music as this little vagabond.
poetsnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading One of our younger poets, Myron Benton, saw a little bird "Ruffled with whirlwind of his ecstasies," which must have been the wren, as I know of no other bird that so throbs and palpitates with music as this little vagabond.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading But they finally went away, and later in the season the wrens appeared, and, after a little coquetting, were regularly installed in their old quarters, and were as happy as only wrens can be.
regularlyadverbUS /ˈreɡjələrli/
in a regular manner
From this reading But they finally went away, and later in the season the wrens appeared, and, after a little coquetting, were regularly installed in their old quarters, and were as happy as only wrens can be.
RuffledadjectiveUS /ˈrʌfəld/
shaken into waves or undulations as by wind
From this reading One of our younger poets, Myron Benton, saw a little bird "Ruffled with whirlwind of his ecstasies," which must have been the wren, as I know of no other bird that so throbs and palpitates with music as this little vagabond.
cut with a saw
From this reading One of our younger poets, Myron Benton, saw a little bird "Ruffled with whirlwind of his ecstasies," which must have been the wren, as I know of no other bird that so throbs and palpitates with music as this little vagabond.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And the pair I speak of seemed exceptionally happy, and the male had a small tornado of song in his crop that kept him "ruffled" every moment in the day.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading One spring a pair of bluebirds looked into the tenement and lingered about several days, leading me to hope that they would conclude to occupy it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And the pair I speak of seemed exceptionally happy, and the male had a small tornado of song in his crop that kept him "ruffled" every moment in the day.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One of our younger poets, Myron Benton, saw a little bird "Ruffled with whirlwind of his ecstasies," which must have been the wren, as I know of no other bird that so throbs and palpitates with music as this little vagabond.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading And the pair I speak of seemed exceptionally happy, and the male had a small tornado of song in his crop that kept him "ruffled" every moment in the day.
express in speech
From this reading And the pair I speak of seemed exceptionally happy, and the male had a small tornado of song in his crop that kept him "ruffled" every moment in the day.
the season of growth
From this reading One spring a pair of bluebirds looked into the tenement and lingered about several days, leading me to hope that they would conclude to occupy it.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
tenementnounUS /ˈtenəmənt/
a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
From this reading One spring a pair of bluebirds looked into the tenement and lingered about several days, leading me to hope that they would conclude to occupy it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One spring a pair of bluebirds looked into the tenement and lingered about several days, leading me to hope that they would conclude to occupy it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One spring a pair of bluebirds looked into the tenement and lingered about several days, leading me to hope that they would conclude to occupy it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One of our younger poets, Myron Benton, saw a little bird "Ruffled with whirlwind of his ecstasies," which must have been the wren, as I know of no other bird that so throbs and palpitates with music as this little vagabond.
throbs
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From this reading One of our younger poets, Myron Benton, saw a little bird "Ruffled with whirlwind of his ecstasies," which must have been the wren, as I know of no other bird that so throbs and palpitates with music as this little vagabond.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One spring a pair of bluebirds looked into the tenement and lingered about several days, leading me to hope that they would conclude to occupy it.
tornadonounUS /tɔːrˈneɪdoʊ/
a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
From this reading And the pair I speak of seemed exceptionally happy, and the male had a small tornado of song in his crop that kept him "ruffled" every moment in the day.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
vagabondnounUS /ˈvæɡəbɑːnd/
anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place
From this reading One of our younger poets, Myron Benton, saw a little bird "Ruffled with whirlwind of his ecstasies," which must have been the wren, as I know of no other bird that so throbs and palpitates with music as this little vagabond.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But they finally went away, and later in the season the wrens appeared, and, after a little coquetting, were regularly installed in their old quarters, and were as happy as only wrens can be.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But they finally went away, and later in the season the wrens appeared, and, after a little coquetting, were regularly installed in their old quarters, and were as happy as only wrens can be.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One of our younger poets, Myron Benton, saw a little bird "Ruffled with whirlwind of his ecstasies," which must have been the wren, as I know of no other bird that so throbs and palpitates with music as this little vagabond.
whirlwindnounUS /ˈwɜːrlwɪnd/
a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
From this reading One of our younger poets, Myron Benton, saw a little bird "Ruffled with whirlwind of his ecstasies," which must have been the wren, as I know of no other bird that so throbs and palpitates with music as this little vagabond.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One of our younger poets, Myron Benton, saw a little bird "Ruffled with whirlwind of his ecstasies," which must have been the wren, as I know of no other bird that so throbs and palpitates with music as this little vagabond.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One spring a pair of bluebirds looked into the tenement and lingered about several days, leading me to hope that they would conclude to occupy it.
WRENnounUS /ren/
English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723)
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
wrens
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From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
a late time of life
From this reading THE HOUSE WREN A few years ago I put up a little bird-house in the back end of my garden for the accommodation of the wrens, and every season a pair have taken up their abode there.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading One of our younger poets, Myron Benton, saw a little bird "Ruffled with whirlwind of his ecstasies," which must have been the wren, as I know of no other bird that so throbs and palpitates with music as this little vagabond.
