adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One bright spring morning Mother Nature passed by the window and gave them each a lovely violet cap.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Perhaps he is right," said the buds, and they lifted up their heads and began to grow.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the great red sun went down into the west, he heard the happy bird still singing "cheer up! chirrup!"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The cheery canary sang his sweetest carol to them, and the whole day was bright because Mother Nature's little violet children had tried their best to be happy and so had made others happy, too.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Then they were, glad, and Ruth was happy, too, because her buds had blossomed.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Perhaps he is right," said the buds, and they lifted up their heads and began to grow.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The cheery canary sang his sweetest carol to them, and the whole day was bright because Mother Nature's little violet children had tried their best to be happy and so had made others happy, too.
birdnounUS /bɜːrd/
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading As the great red sun went down into the west, he heard the happy bird still singing "cheer up! chirrup!"
blossomedverbUS /ˈblɑːsəmd/
past form of “blossom” — produce or yield flowers
From this reading Then they were, glad, and Ruth was happy, too, because her buds had blossomed.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading One bright spring morning Mother Nature passed by the window and gave them each a lovely violet cap.
budsnounUS /bʌdz/
plural of “bud” — a partially opened flower
From this reading "Perhaps he is right," said the buds, and they lifted up their heads and began to grow.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One bright spring morning Mother Nature passed by the window and gave them each a lovely violet cap.
canarynounUS /kəˈneri/
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
From this reading The cheery canary sang his sweetest carol to them, and the whole day was bright because Mother Nature's little violet children had tried their best to be happy and so had made others happy, too.
capnounUS /kæp/
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading One bright spring morning Mother Nature passed by the window and gave them each a lovely violet cap.
carolnounUS /ˈkærəl/
joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
From this reading The cheery canary sang his sweetest carol to them, and the whole day was bright because Mother Nature's little violet children had tried their best to be happy and so had made others happy, too.
cheerverbUS /tʃɪr/
give encouragement to
From this reading As the great red sun went down into the west, he heard the happy bird still singing "cheer up! chirrup!"
cheeryadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪri/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading The cheery canary sang his sweetest carol to them, and the whole day was bright because Mother Nature's little violet children had tried their best to be happy and so had made others happy, too.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The cheery canary sang his sweetest carol to them, and the whole day was bright because Mother Nature's little violet children had tried their best to be happy and so had made others happy, too.
chirrupnoun
a series of chirps
From this reading As the great red sun went down into the west, he heard the happy bird still singing "cheer up! chirrup!"
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The cheery canary sang his sweetest carol to them, and the whole day was bright because Mother Nature's little violet children had tried their best to be happy and so had made others happy, too.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As the great red sun went down into the west, he heard the happy bird still singing "cheer up! chirrup!"
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading One bright spring morning Mother Nature passed by the window and gave them each a lovely violet cap.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading One bright spring morning Mother Nature passed by the window and gave them each a lovely violet cap.
gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Then they were, glad, and Ruth was happy, too, because her buds had blossomed.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading As the great red sun went down into the west, he heard the happy bird still singing "cheer up! chirrup!"
growverbUS /ɡroʊ/
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading "Perhaps he is right," said the buds, and they lifted up their heads and began to grow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then they were, glad, and Ruth was happy, too, because her buds had blossomed.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Then they were, glad, and Ruth was happy, too, because her buds had blossomed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Perhaps he is right," said the buds, and they lifted up their heads and began to grow.
headsnounUS /hedz/
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Perhaps he is right," said the buds, and they lifted up their heads and began to grow.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading As the great red sun went down into the west, he heard the happy bird still singing "cheer up! chirrup!"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then they were, glad, and Ruth was happy, too, because her buds had blossomed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The cheery canary sang his sweetest carol to them, and the whole day was bright because Mother Nature's little violet children had tried their best to be happy and so had made others happy, too.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As the great red sun went down into the west, he heard the happy bird still singing "cheer up! chirrup!"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Perhaps he is right," said the buds, and they lifted up their heads and began to grow.
liftedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪftəd/
held up in the air
From this reading "Perhaps he is right," said the buds, and they lifted up their heads and began to grow.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The cheery canary sang his sweetest carol to them, and the whole day was bright because Mother Nature's little violet children had tried their best to be happy and so had made others happy, too.
lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading One bright spring morning Mother Nature passed by the window and gave them each a lovely violet cap.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The cheery canary sang his sweetest carol to them, and the whole day was bright because Mother Nature's little violet children had tried their best to be happy and so had made others happy, too.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One bright spring morning Mother Nature passed by the window and gave them each a lovely violet cap.
MothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading One bright spring morning Mother Nature passed by the window and gave them each a lovely violet cap.
NaturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading One bright spring morning Mother Nature passed by the window and gave them each a lovely violet cap.
Nature'snounUS /ˈneɪtʃərz/
possessive form of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading The cheery canary sang his sweetest carol to them, and the whole day was bright because Mother Nature's little violet children had tried their best to be happy and so had made others happy, too.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One bright spring morning Mother Nature passed by the window and gave them each a lovely violet cap.
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From this reading The cheery canary sang his sweetest carol to them, and the whole day was bright because Mother Nature's little violet children had tried their best to be happy and so had made others happy, too.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading One bright spring morning Mother Nature passed by the window and gave them each a lovely violet cap.
PerhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps he is right," said the buds, and they lifted up their heads and began to grow.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading As the great red sun went down into the west, he heard the happy bird still singing "cheer up! chirrup!"
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Perhaps he is right," said the buds, and they lifted up their heads and began to grow.
RuthnounUS /ruːθ/
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Then they were, glad, and Ruth was happy, too, because her buds had blossomed.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Perhaps he is right," said the buds, and they lifted up their heads and began to grow.
sangnounUS /sæŋ/
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading The cheery canary sang his sweetest carol to them, and the whole day was bright because Mother Nature's little violet children had tried their best to be happy and so had made others happy, too.
singingnounUS /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading As the great red sun went down into the west, he heard the happy bird still singing "cheer up! chirrup!"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The cheery canary sang his sweetest carol to them, and the whole day was bright because Mother Nature's little violet children had tried their best to be happy and so had made others happy, too.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading One bright spring morning Mother Nature passed by the window and gave them each a lovely violet cap.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading As the great red sun went down into the west, he heard the happy bird still singing "cheer up! chirrup!"
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading As the great red sun went down into the west, he heard the happy bird still singing "cheer up! chirrup!"
sweetestadjectiveUS /ˈswiːtəst/
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The cheery canary sang his sweetest carol to them, and the whole day was bright because Mother Nature's little violet children had tried their best to be happy and so had made others happy, too.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Perhaps he is right," said the buds, and they lifted up their heads and began to grow.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Perhaps he is right," said the buds, and they lifted up their heads and began to grow.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One bright spring morning Mother Nature passed by the window and gave them each a lovely violet cap.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they were, glad, and Ruth was happy, too, because her buds had blossomed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Perhaps he is right," said the buds, and they lifted up their heads and began to grow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Perhaps he is right," said the buds, and they lifted up their heads and began to grow.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Then they were, glad, and Ruth was happy, too, because her buds had blossomed.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading The cheery canary sang his sweetest carol to them, and the whole day was bright because Mother Nature's little violet children had tried their best to be happy and so had made others happy, too.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Perhaps he is right," said the buds, and they lifted up their heads and began to grow.
violetnounUS /ˈvaɪəlɪt/
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading One bright spring morning Mother Nature passed by the window and gave them each a lovely violet cap.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then they were, glad, and Ruth was happy, too, because her buds had blossomed.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As the great red sun went down into the west, he heard the happy bird still singing "cheer up! chirrup!"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then they were, glad, and Ruth was happy, too, because her buds had blossomed.
westnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading As the great red sun went down into the west, he heard the happy bird still singing "cheer up! chirrup!"
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The cheery canary sang his sweetest carol to them, and the whole day was bright because Mother Nature's little violet children had tried their best to be happy and so had made others happy, too.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading One bright spring morning Mother Nature passed by the window and gave them each a lovely violet cap.
