Chapter VIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly flammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading "Tell about our indigo," suggested her brother Fil.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

without stop or interruption

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

plural of “drain” — emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

From this reading Then Fil drains off the yellow liquor.

tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

plural of “dye” — a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

divisible by two

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Tell about our indigo," suggested her brother Fil.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We take our indigo plant, and steep the leaves in water for twelve hours, in a stone tank.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Tell about our indigo," suggested her brother Fil.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading We take our indigo plant, and steep the leaves in water for twelve hours, in a stone tank.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading We take our indigo plant, and steep the leaves in water for twelve hours, in a stone tank.

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

From this reading Then Fil drains off the yellow liquor.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Then Fil drains off the yellow liquor.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

From this reading We take our indigo plant, and steep the leaves in water for twelve hours, in a stone tank.

plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

having a point

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

be standing; be upright

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

having a sharp inclination

From this reading We take our indigo plant, and steep the leaves in water for twelve hours, in a stone tank.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading We take our indigo plant, and steep the leaves in water for twelve hours, in a stone tank.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading "Tell about our indigo," suggested her brother Fil.

the rays of the sun

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

carry out

From this reading We take our indigo plant, and steep the leaves in water for twelve hours, in a stone tank.

an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads

From this reading We take our indigo plant, and steep the leaves in water for twelve hours, in a stone tank.

any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

express in words

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then Fil drains off the yellow liquor.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading We take our indigo plant, and steep the leaves in water for twelve hours, in a stone tank.

edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

precisely as stated

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading We take our indigo plant, and steep the leaves in water for twelve hours, in a stone tank.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We take our indigo plant, and steep the leaves in water for twelve hours, in a stone tank.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

which person or people

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading Then Fil drains off the yellow liquor.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading INDIGO, MANGO, GUAVA, DURIAN "If you will remain in our sunnier Philippines, I'll tell you about plants and flowers and fruits, that you have never even heard about," said sunny little Filippa, who herself was as beautiful as a flower, and as soft to touch as a fruit.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Filippa looked very wise, pointed to her indigo skirt, and continued: "You get your dyes from the benzene of coal tar, but they do not stand washing or sunlight, as well as our bright and strong vegetable dyes.