used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What a wonderful transformation had taken place during my two months' absence.
the state of being absent
From this reading What a wonderful transformation had taken place during my two months' absence.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Trees were in leaf, the air was crisp and clear and birds were singing.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading TO AMERICA AS AN IMMIGRANT THE company's coal steamer brought me safely to Tromso.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading TO AMERICA AS AN IMMIGRANT THE company's coal steamer brought me safely to Tromso.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tromso had discarded her dreary winter garments and was now arrayed in a mantle of summer gladness.
arrayedadjectiveUS /ərˈeɪd/
in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia
From this reading Tromso had discarded her dreary winter garments and was now arrayed in a mantle of summer gladness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TO AMERICA AS AN IMMIGRANT THE company's coal steamer brought me safely to Tromso.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Trees were in leaf, the air was crisp and clear and birds were singing.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Her gentle slopes were covered with green grass and myriads of little wild flowers literally danced as they thrust their tiny faces towards the deep blue sky.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading TO AMERICA AS AN IMMIGRANT THE company's coal steamer brought me safely to Tromso.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Trees were in leaf, the air was crisp and clear and birds were singing.
coalnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading TO AMERICA AS AN IMMIGRANT THE company's coal steamer brought me safely to Tromso.
company'snounUS /ˈkʌmpəniz/
possessive form of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading TO AMERICA AS AN IMMIGRANT THE company's coal steamer brought me safely to Tromso.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Her gentle slopes were covered with green grass and myriads of little wild flowers literally danced as they thrust their tiny faces towards the deep blue sky.
crispadjectiveUS /krɪsp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Trees were in leaf, the air was crisp and clear and birds were singing.
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading Her gentle slopes were covered with green grass and myriads of little wild flowers literally danced as they thrust their tiny faces towards the deep blue sky.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Her gentle slopes were covered with green grass and myriads of little wild flowers literally danced as they thrust their tiny faces towards the deep blue sky.
discardedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskɑːrdɪd/
thrown away
From this reading Tromso had discarded her dreary winter garments and was now arrayed in a mantle of summer gladness.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading Tromso had discarded her dreary winter garments and was now arrayed in a mantle of summer gladness.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading What a wonderful transformation had taken place during my two months' absence.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her gentle slopes were covered with green grass and myriads of little wild flowers literally danced as they thrust their tiny faces towards the deep blue sky.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Her gentle slopes were covered with green grass and myriads of little wild flowers literally danced as they thrust their tiny faces towards the deep blue sky.
garmentsnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənts/
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading Tromso had discarded her dreary winter garments and was now arrayed in a mantle of summer gladness.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Her gentle slopes were covered with green grass and myriads of little wild flowers literally danced as they thrust their tiny faces towards the deep blue sky.
gladnessnoun
experiencing joy and pleasure
From this reading Tromso had discarded her dreary winter garments and was now arrayed in a mantle of summer gladness.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Her gentle slopes were covered with green grass and myriads of little wild flowers literally danced as they thrust their tiny faces towards the deep blue sky.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Her gentle slopes were covered with green grass and myriads of little wild flowers literally danced as they thrust their tiny faces towards the deep blue sky.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What a wonderful transformation had taken place during my two months' absence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tromso had discarded her dreary winter garments and was now arrayed in a mantle of summer gladness.
IMMIGRANTnounUS /ˈɪməɡrənt/
a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there
From this reading TO AMERICA AS AN IMMIGRANT THE company's coal steamer brought me safely to Tromso.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tromso had discarded her dreary winter garments and was now arrayed in a mantle of summer gladness.
leafnounUS /liːf/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Trees were in leaf, the air was crisp and clear and birds were singing.
literallyadverbUS /ˈlɪtərəli/
in a literal sense
From this reading Her gentle slopes were covered with green grass and myriads of little wild flowers literally danced as they thrust their tiny faces towards the deep blue sky.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her gentle slopes were covered with green grass and myriads of little wild flowers literally danced as they thrust their tiny faces towards the deep blue sky.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
the cloak as a symbol of authority
From this reading Tromso had discarded her dreary winter garments and was now arrayed in a mantle of summer gladness.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TO AMERICA AS AN IMMIGRANT THE company's coal steamer brought me safely to Tromso.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading What a wonderful transformation had taken place during my two months' absence.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What a wonderful transformation had taken place during my two months' absence.
myriads
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From this reading Her gentle slopes were covered with green grass and myriads of little wild flowers literally danced as they thrust their tiny faces towards the deep blue sky.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Tromso had discarded her dreary winter garments and was now arrayed in a mantle of summer gladness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tromso had discarded her dreary winter garments and was now arrayed in a mantle of summer gladness.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading What a wonderful transformation had taken place during my two months' absence.
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading TO AMERICA AS AN IMMIGRANT THE company's coal steamer brought me safely to Tromso.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading Trees were in leaf, the air was crisp and clear and birds were singing.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Her gentle slopes were covered with green grass and myriads of little wild flowers literally danced as they thrust their tiny faces towards the deep blue sky.
slopesnounUS /sloʊps/
plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation
From this reading Her gentle slopes were covered with green grass and myriads of little wild flowers literally danced as they thrust their tiny faces towards the deep blue sky.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading TO AMERICA AS AN IMMIGRANT THE company's coal steamer brought me safely to Tromso.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Tromso had discarded her dreary winter garments and was now arrayed in a mantle of summer gladness.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading What a wonderful transformation had taken place during my two months' absence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO AMERICA AS AN IMMIGRANT THE company's coal steamer brought me safely to Tromso.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her gentle slopes were covered with green grass and myriads of little wild flowers literally danced as they thrust their tiny faces towards the deep blue sky.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her gentle slopes were covered with green grass and myriads of little wild flowers literally danced as they thrust their tiny faces towards the deep blue sky.
push forcefully
From this reading Her gentle slopes were covered with green grass and myriads of little wild flowers literally danced as they thrust their tiny faces towards the deep blue sky.
very small
From this reading Her gentle slopes were covered with green grass and myriads of little wild flowers literally danced as they thrust their tiny faces towards the deep blue sky.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO AMERICA AS AN IMMIGRANT THE company's coal steamer brought me safely to Tromso.
in the direction of
From this reading Her gentle slopes were covered with green grass and myriads of little wild flowers literally danced as they thrust their tiny faces towards the deep blue sky.
transformationnounUS /ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən/
a qualitative change
From this reading What a wonderful transformation had taken place during my two months' absence.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Trees were in leaf, the air was crisp and clear and birds were singing.
Tromso
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From this reading TO AMERICA AS AN IMMIGRANT THE company's coal steamer brought me safely to Tromso.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading What a wonderful transformation had taken place during my two months' absence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tromso had discarded her dreary winter garments and was now arrayed in a mantle of summer gladness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her gentle slopes were covered with green grass and myriads of little wild flowers literally danced as they thrust their tiny faces towards the deep blue sky.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a wonderful transformation had taken place during my two months' absence.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Her gentle slopes were covered with green grass and myriads of little wild flowers literally danced as they thrust their tiny faces towards the deep blue sky.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Tromso had discarded her dreary winter garments and was now arrayed in a mantle of summer gladness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her gentle slopes were covered with green grass and myriads of little wild flowers literally danced as they thrust their tiny faces towards the deep blue sky.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading What a wonderful transformation had taken place during my two months' absence.
