288
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From this reading “The good man is he who does not lose his child-heart.”--MENCIUS, 371-288 B.C.
371
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From this reading “The good man is he who does not lose his child-heart.”--MENCIUS, 371-288 B.C.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That to the world are children; Through them it feels the glow Of a brighter and sunnier climate That reaches the trunks below.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “What the leaves are to the forest, With light and air for food, Ere their sweet and tender juices Have been hardened into wood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “What the leaves are to the forest, With light and air for food, Ere their sweet and tender juices Have been hardened into wood.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What the leaves are to the forest, With light and air for food, Ere their sweet and tender juices Have been hardened into wood.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading And whisper in my ear What the birds and the winds are singing In your sunny atmosphere.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading “The good man is he who does not lose his child-heart.”--MENCIUS, 371-288 B.C.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “What the leaves are to the forest, With light and air for food, Ere their sweet and tender juices Have been hardened into wood.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading That to the world are children; Through them it feels the glow Of a brighter and sunnier climate That reaches the trunks below.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading And whisper in my ear What the birds and the winds are singing In your sunny atmosphere.
brighteradjectiveUS /ˈbraɪtər/
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading That to the world are children; Through them it feels the glow Of a brighter and sunnier climate That reaches the trunks below.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading “The good man is he who does not lose his child-heart.”--MENCIUS, 371-288 B.C.
child-heart
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From this reading “The good man is he who does not lose his child-heart.”--MENCIUS, 371-288 B.C.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading That to the world are children; Through them it feels the glow Of a brighter and sunnier climate That reaches the trunks below.
climatenounUS /ˈklaɪmət/
the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
From this reading That to the world are children; Through them it feels the glow Of a brighter and sunnier climate That reaches the trunks below.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come to me, O ye children!
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The good man is he who does not lose his child-heart.”--MENCIUS, 371-288 B.C.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading And whisper in my ear What the birds and the winds are singing In your sunny atmosphere.
an old word for “before”
From this reading “What the leaves are to the forest, With light and air for food, Ere their sweet and tender juices Have been hardened into wood.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading That to the world are children; Through them it feels the glow Of a brighter and sunnier climate That reaches the trunks below.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “What the leaves are to the forest, With light and air for food, Ere their sweet and tender juices Have been hardened into wood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What the leaves are to the forest, With light and air for food, Ere their sweet and tender juices Have been hardened into wood.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “What the leaves are to the forest, With light and air for food, Ere their sweet and tender juices Have been hardened into wood.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading That to the world are children; Through them it feels the glow Of a brighter and sunnier climate That reaches the trunks below.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “The good man is he who does not lose his child-heart.”--MENCIUS, 371-288 B.C.
hardenedadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdənd/
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading “What the leaves are to the forest, With light and air for food, Ere their sweet and tender juices Have been hardened into wood.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What the leaves are to the forest, With light and air for food, Ere their sweet and tender juices Have been hardened into wood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The good man is he who does not lose his child-heart.”--MENCIUS, 371-288 B.C.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “The good man is he who does not lose his child-heart.”--MENCIUS, 371-288 B.C.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And whisper in my ear What the birds and the winds are singing In your sunny atmosphere.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “What the leaves are to the forest, With light and air for food, Ere their sweet and tender juices Have been hardened into wood.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The good man is he who does not lose his child-heart.”--MENCIUS, 371-288 B.C.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That to the world are children; Through them it feels the glow Of a brighter and sunnier climate That reaches the trunks below.
juicesnounUS /ˈdʒuːsəz/
plural of “juice” — the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
From this reading “What the leaves are to the forest, With light and air for food, Ere their sweet and tender juices Have been hardened into wood.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “What the leaves are to the forest, With light and air for food, Ere their sweet and tender juices Have been hardened into wood.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “What the leaves are to the forest, With light and air for food, Ere their sweet and tender juices Have been hardened into wood.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “The good man is he who does not lose his child-heart.”--MENCIUS, 371-288 B.C.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “The good man is he who does not lose his child-heart.”--MENCIUS, 371-288 B.C.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come to me, O ye children!
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From this reading “The good man is he who does not lose his child-heart.”--MENCIUS, 371-288 B.C.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And whisper in my ear What the birds and the winds are singing In your sunny atmosphere.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The good man is he who does not lose his child-heart.”--MENCIUS, 371-288 B.C.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Come to me, O ye children!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That to the world are children; Through them it feels the glow Of a brighter and sunnier climate That reaches the trunks below.
reachesnounUS /ˈriːtʃəz/
plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective
From this reading That to the world are children; Through them it feels the glow Of a brighter and sunnier climate That reaches the trunks below.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading And whisper in my ear What the birds and the winds are singing In your sunny atmosphere.
sunnier
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From this reading That to the world are children; Through them it feels the glow Of a brighter and sunnier climate That reaches the trunks below.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading And whisper in my ear What the birds and the winds are singing In your sunny atmosphere.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “What the leaves are to the forest, With light and air for food, Ere their sweet and tender juices Have been hardened into wood.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “What the leaves are to the forest, With light and air for food, Ere their sweet and tender juices Have been hardened into wood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That to the world are children; Through them it feels the glow Of a brighter and sunnier climate That reaches the trunks below.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The good man is he who does not lose his child-heart.”--MENCIUS, 371-288 B.C.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “What the leaves are to the forest, With light and air for food, Ere their sweet and tender juices Have been hardened into wood.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That to the world are children; Through them it feels the glow Of a brighter and sunnier climate That reaches the trunks below.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading That to the world are children; Through them it feels the glow Of a brighter and sunnier climate That reaches the trunks below.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What the leaves are to the forest, With light and air for food, Ere their sweet and tender juices Have been hardened into wood.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading That to the world are children; Through them it feels the glow Of a brighter and sunnier climate That reaches the trunks below.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What the leaves are to the forest, With light and air for food, Ere their sweet and tender juices Have been hardened into wood.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading And whisper in my ear What the birds and the winds are singing In your sunny atmosphere.
which person or people
From this reading “The good man is he who does not lose his child-heart.”--MENCIUS, 371-288 B.C.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading And whisper in my ear What the birds and the winds are singing In your sunny atmosphere.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What the leaves are to the forest, With light and air for food, Ere their sweet and tender juices Have been hardened into wood.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “What the leaves are to the forest, With light and air for food, Ere their sweet and tender juices Have been hardened into wood.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading That to the world are children; Through them it feels the glow Of a brighter and sunnier climate That reaches the trunks below.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Come to me, O ye children!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And whisper in my ear What the birds and the winds are singing In your sunny atmosphere.
