advisedadjectiveUS /ædˈvaɪzd/
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading He couldn't pity the poor sailors as Betty advised; Billy envied them.
(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 found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He couldn't pity the poor sailors as Betty advised; Billy envied them.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
Betty
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From this reading He couldn't pity the poor sailors as Betty advised; Billy envied them.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading It was Billy who gathered the last bunch of bluebells.
bloomsnounUS /bluːmz/
plural of “bloom” — the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
bluebellsnounUS /ˈbluːbelz/
plural of “bluebell” — sometimes placed in genus Scilla
From this reading It was Billy who gathered the last bunch of bluebells.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading It was Billy who gathered the last bunch of bluebells.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
couldn't
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From this reading He couldn't pity the poor sailors as Betty advised; Billy envied them.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day it was winter.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
enviedverbUS /ˈenvid/
inflected form of “envy” — feel envious towards; admire enviously
From this reading He couldn't pity the poor sailors as Betty advised; Billy envied them.
formingverbUS /ˈfɔːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “form” — create (as an entity)
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
set up or found
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
brought together in one place
From this reading It was Billy who gathered the last bunch of bluebells.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Billy who gathered the last bunch of bluebells.
immediately past
From this reading It was Billy who gathered the last bunch of bluebells.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day it was winter.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Billy who gathered the last bunch of bluebells.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading He couldn't pity the poor sailors as Betty advised; Billy envied them.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading He couldn't pity the poor sailors as Betty advised; Billy envied them.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading He couldn't pity the poor sailors as Betty advised; Billy envied them.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Billy who gathered the last bunch of bluebells.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
unboundedadjectiveUS /ənˈbaʊndɪd/
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
unforgotten
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From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Billy who gathered the last bunch of bluebells.
welcomedverbUS /ˈwelkəmd/
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
at the time that
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
whirlingnounUS /ˈwɜːrlɪŋ/
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
which person or people
From this reading It was Billy who gathered the last bunch of bluebells.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The next day it was winter.
