used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These bright red flowers attracted the bees, and so they lived on and set seed.
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading These bright red flowers attracted the bees, and so they lived on and set seed.
for the reason that
From this reading These plants had flowers with petals so full of sap they overlapped, and finally, just because they were so full of the growing spirit, the edges of the petals grew together.
beesnounUS /biːz/
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading These bright red flowers attracted the bees, and so they lived on and set seed.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading These bright red flowers attracted the bees, and so they lived on and set seed.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading These we must call Septimus.
developedadjectiveUS /dɪˈveləpt/
being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
From this reading For some reason some of the seeds of the Septimus flowers developed unusually thrifty plants.
edgesnounUS /ˈedʒəz/
plural of “edge” — the boundary of a surface
From this reading These plants had flowers with petals so full of sap they overlapped, and finally, just because they were so full of the growing spirit, the edges of the petals grew together.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading These plants had flowers with petals so full of sap they overlapped, and finally, just because they were so full of the growing spirit, the edges of the petals grew together.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading These bright red flowers attracted the bees, and so they lived on and set seed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some reason some of the seeds of the Septimus flowers developed unusually thrifty plants.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading These plants had flowers with petals so full of sap they overlapped, and finally, just because they were so full of the growing spirit, the edges of the petals grew together.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading These plants had flowers with petals so full of sap they overlapped, and finally, just because they were so full of the growing spirit, the edges of the petals grew together.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading These plants had flowers with petals so full of sap they overlapped, and finally, just because they were so full of the growing spirit, the edges of the petals grew together.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Finally, the flowers with the edges grown together were the most successful.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading These plants had flowers with petals so full of sap they overlapped, and finally, just because they were so full of the growing spirit, the edges of the petals grew together.
and nothing more
From this reading These plants had flowers with petals so full of sap they overlapped, and finally, just because they were so full of the growing spirit, the edges of the petals grew together.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading These bright red flowers attracted the bees, and so they lived on and set seed.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Finally, the flowers with the edges grown together were the most successful.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading These we must call Septimus.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For some reason some of the seeds of the Septimus flowers developed unusually thrifty plants.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading These bright red flowers attracted the bees, and so they lived on and set seed.
overlappedverbUS /ˈoʊvərlæpt/
inflected form of “overlap” — coincide partially or wholly
From this reading These plants had flowers with petals so full of sap they overlapped, and finally, just because they were so full of the growing spirit, the edges of the petals grew together.
petalsnounUS /ˈpetəlz/
plural of “petal” — part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
From this reading These plants had flowers with petals so full of sap they overlapped, and finally, just because they were so full of the growing spirit, the edges of the petals grew together.
plantsnounUS /plænts/
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading For some reason some of the seeds of the Septimus flowers developed unusually thrifty plants.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading For some reason some of the seeds of the Septimus flowers developed unusually thrifty plants.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading These bright red flowers attracted the bees, and so they lived on and set seed.
sapverbUS /sæp/
deplete
From this reading These plants had flowers with petals so full of sap they overlapped, and finally, just because they were so full of the growing spirit, the edges of the petals grew together.
seednounUS /siːd/
a small hard fruit
From this reading These bright red flowers attracted the bees, and so they lived on and set seed.
seedsnounUS /siːdz/
plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit
From this reading For some reason some of the seeds of the Septimus flowers developed unusually thrifty plants.
Septimus
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From this reading These we must call Septimus.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading These bright red flowers attracted the bees, and so they lived on and set seed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading These bright red flowers attracted the bees, and so they lived on and set seed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For some reason some of the seeds of the Septimus flowers developed unusually thrifty plants.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading These plants had flowers with petals so full of sap they overlapped, and finally, just because they were so full of the growing spirit, the edges of the petals grew together.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading Finally, the flowers with the edges grown together were the most successful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading These bright red flowers attracted the bees, and so they lived on and set seed.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These bright red flowers attracted the bees, and so they lived on and set seed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These bright red flowers attracted the bees, and so they lived on and set seed.
thriftyadjectiveUS /ˈθrɪfti/
careful and diligent in the use of resources
From this reading For some reason some of the seeds of the Septimus flowers developed unusually thrifty plants.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading These plants had flowers with petals so full of sap they overlapped, and finally, just because they were so full of the growing spirit, the edges of the petals grew together.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading For some reason some of the seeds of the Septimus flowers developed unusually thrifty plants.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading These we must call Septimus.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These plants had flowers with petals so full of sap they overlapped, and finally, just because they were so full of the growing spirit, the edges of the petals grew together.
in the company of; together with
From this reading These plants had flowers with petals so full of sap they overlapped, and finally, just because they were so full of the growing spirit, the edges of the petals grew together.
