used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The garden of the Hotel Britannia is a sunburned desert, where the rose-bushes show withered leaves and not a single bud.
(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 All is limp and faded,--both vegetation and human beings.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The garden of the Hotel Britannia is a sunburned desert, where the rose-bushes show withered leaves and not a single bud.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The hotels are emptying: the season here is over, and the season for the watering-places not yet begun.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No trace of spring can be seen.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The hotels are emptying: the season here is over, and the season for the watering-places not yet begun.
beingsnounUS /ˈbiːɪŋz/
plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing
From this reading All is limp and faded,--both vegetation and human beings.
the two together, not just one
From this reading All is limp and faded,--both vegetation and human beings.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading The breath of the yellowish-gray lagoons is stifling.
Britannia
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From this reading The garden of the Hotel Britannia is a sunburned desert, where the rose-bushes show withered leaves and not a single bud.
budnounUS /bʌd/
a partially opened flower
From this reading The garden of the Hotel Britannia is a sunburned desert, where the rose-bushes show withered leaves and not a single bud.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No trace of spring can be seen.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading The garden of the Hotel Britannia is a sunburned desert, where the rose-bushes show withered leaves and not a single bud.
emptyingnounUS /ˈemptiɪŋ/
the act of removing the contents of something
From this reading The hotels are emptying: the season here is over, and the season for the watering-places not yet begun.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading All is limp and faded,--both vegetation and human beings.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The hotels are emptying: the season here is over, and the season for the watering-places not yet begun.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The garden of the Hotel Britannia is a sunburned desert, where the rose-bushes show withered leaves and not a single bud.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The hotels are emptying: the season here is over, and the season for the watering-places not yet begun.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading The garden of the Hotel Britannia is a sunburned desert, where the rose-bushes show withered leaves and not a single bud.
hotelsnounUS /hoʊˈtelz/
plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading The hotels are emptying: the season here is over, and the season for the watering-places not yet begun.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading All is limp and faded,--both vegetation and human beings.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The garden of the Hotel Britannia is a sunburned desert, where the rose-bushes show withered leaves and not a single bud.
lagoonsnounUS /ləˈɡuːnz/
plural of “lagoon” — a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
From this reading The breath of the yellowish-gray lagoons is stifling.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The garden of the Hotel Britannia is a sunburned desert, where the rose-bushes show withered leaves and not a single bud.
limpverbUS /lɪmp/
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading All is limp and faded,--both vegetation and human beings.
not any; not one
From this reading No trace of spring can be seen.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The garden of the Hotel Britannia is a sunburned desert, where the rose-bushes show withered leaves and not a single bud.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No trace of spring can be seen.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The hotels are emptying: the season here is over, and the season for the watering-places not yet begun.
rose-bushes
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From this reading The garden of the Hotel Britannia is a sunburned desert, where the rose-bushes show withered leaves and not a single bud.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading The hotels are emptying: the season here is over, and the season for the watering-places not yet begun.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading No trace of spring can be seen.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The garden of the Hotel Britannia is a sunburned desert, where the rose-bushes show withered leaves and not a single bud.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading The garden of the Hotel Britannia is a sunburned desert, where the rose-bushes show withered leaves and not a single bud.
the season of growth
From this reading No trace of spring can be seen.
stiflingnounUS /ˈstaɪflɪŋ/
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
From this reading The breath of the yellowish-gray lagoons is stifling.
sunburnedadjectiveUS /ˈsʌnbɜːrnd/
suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight
From this reading The garden of the Hotel Britannia is a sunburned desert, where the rose-bushes show withered leaves and not a single bud.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The garden of the Hotel Britannia is a sunburned desert, where the rose-bushes show withered leaves and not a single bud.
a just detectable amount
From this reading No trace of spring can be seen.
vegetationnounUS /ˌvedʒəˈteɪʃən/
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading All is limp and faded,--both vegetation and human beings.
watering-places
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From this reading The hotels are emptying: the season here is over, and the season for the watering-places not yet begun.
in or at the place that
From this reading The garden of the Hotel Britannia is a sunburned desert, where the rose-bushes show withered leaves and not a single bud.
witheredadjectiveUS /ˈwɪðərd/
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading The garden of the Hotel Britannia is a sunburned desert, where the rose-bushes show withered leaves and not a single bud.
yellowish-grayadjective
of grey tinged with yellow
From this reading The breath of the yellowish-gray lagoons is stifling.
but in spite of that
From this reading The hotels are emptying: the season here is over, and the season for the watering-places not yet begun.
