used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Your Garden's Friends and Foes A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading --_Johnson._ YOUR garden's friends and foes,--have you ever thought about them as such?
(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 Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your Garden's Friends and Foes A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Your Garden's Friends and Foes A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You go to a lot of trouble to raise fine flowers and vegetables, and then, if you are not on the lookout, before you know it something has happened!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading --_Johnson._ YOUR garden's friends and foes,--have you ever thought about them as such?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading You go to a lot of trouble to raise fine flowers and vegetables, and then, if you are not on the lookout, before you know it something has happened!
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
dearly loved
From this reading What further proof do you need that your beloved garden has its enemies?
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Your Garden's Friends and Foes A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
choicestadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɔɪsəst/
superlative of “choice” — of superior grade
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
cownounUS /kaʊ/
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading Your Garden's Friends and Foes A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading What further proof do you need that your beloved garden has its enemies?
at any time
From this reading --_Johnson._ YOUR garden's friends and foes,--have you ever thought about them as such?
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Your Garden's Friends and Foes A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading You go to a lot of trouble to raise fine flowers and vegetables, and then, if you are not on the lookout, before you know it something has happened!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading You go to a lot of trouble to raise fine flowers and vegetables, and then, if you are not on the lookout, before you know it something has happened!
FoesnounUS /foʊz/
plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading Your Garden's Friends and Foes A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.
set up or found
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Your Garden's Friends and Foes A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading What further proof do you need that your beloved garden has its enemies?
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Your Garden's Friends and Foes A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.
Garden'snounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənz/
possessive form of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Your Garden's Friends and Foes A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You go to a lot of trouble to raise fine flowers and vegetables, and then, if you are not on the lookout, before you know it something has happened!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Your Garden's Friends and Foes A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading You go to a lot of trouble to raise fine flowers and vegetables, and then, if you are not on the lookout, before you know it something has happened!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You go to a lot of trouble to raise fine flowers and vegetables, and then, if you are not on the lookout, before you know it something has happened!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading --_Johnson._ YOUR garden's friends and foes,--have you ever thought about them as such?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Your Garden's Friends and Foes A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.
holesnounUS /hoʊlz/
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You go to a lot of trouble to raise fine flowers and vegetables, and then, if you are not on the lookout, before you know it something has happened!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Your Garden's Friends and Foes A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.
inroadsnounUS /ˈɪnroʊdz/
plural of “inroad” — an encroachment or intrusion
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
insectsnounUS /ˈɪnsekts/
plural of “insect” — small air-breathing arthropod
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your Garden's Friends and Foes A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You go to a lot of trouble to raise fine flowers and vegetables, and then, if you are not on the lookout, before you know it something has happened!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading What further proof do you need that your beloved garden has its enemies?
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading --_Johnson._ YOUR garden's friends and foes,--have you ever thought about them as such?
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You go to a lot of trouble to raise fine flowers and vegetables, and then, if you are not on the lookout, before you know it something has happened!
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
lookoutnounUS /ˈlʊkaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading You go to a lot of trouble to raise fine flowers and vegetables, and then, if you are not on the lookout, before you know it something has happened!
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading You go to a lot of trouble to raise fine flowers and vegetables, and then, if you are not on the lookout, before you know it something has happened!
a condition requiring relief
From this reading What further proof do you need that your beloved garden has its enemies?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You go to a lot of trouble to raise fine flowers and vegetables, and then, if you are not on the lookout, before you know it something has happened!
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Your Garden's Friends and Foes A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You go to a lot of trouble to raise fine flowers and vegetables, and then, if you are not on the lookout, before you know it something has happened!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Your Garden's Friends and Foes A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.
plantsnounUS /plænts/
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
potatonounUS /pəˈteɪtoʊ/
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading What further proof do you need that your beloved garden has its enemies?
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading You go to a lot of trouble to raise fine flowers and vegetables, and then, if you are not on the lookout, before you know it something has happened!
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading You go to a lot of trouble to raise fine flowers and vegetables, and then, if you are not on the lookout, before you know it something has happened!
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading --_Johnson._ YOUR garden's friends and foes,--have you ever thought about them as such?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Your Garden's Friends and Foes A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading --_Johnson._ YOUR garden's friends and foes,--have you ever thought about them as such?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading You go to a lot of trouble to raise fine flowers and vegetables, and then, if you are not on the lookout, before you know it something has happened!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading --_Johnson._ YOUR garden's friends and foes,--have you ever thought about them as such?
very small
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You go to a lot of trouble to raise fine flowers and vegetables, and then, if you are not on the lookout, before you know it something has happened!
tomatonounUS /təˈmeɪtoʊ/
mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
a source of difficulty
From this reading You go to a lot of trouble to raise fine flowers and vegetables, and then, if you are not on the lookout, before you know it something has happened!
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Your Garden's Friends and Foes A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
vegetablesnounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəlz/
plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading You go to a lot of trouble to raise fine flowers and vegetables, and then, if you are not on the lookout, before you know it something has happened!
precisely as stated
From this reading Your Garden's Friends and Foes A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.
vinesnounUS /vaɪnz/
plural of “vine” — a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Your Garden's Friends and Foes A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What further proof do you need that your beloved garden has its enemies?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
wormnounUS /wɜːrm/
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading Your rose leaves are discovered full of holes, and your potato vines almost destroyed; your tomato plants are being eaten up by the big, ugly "tomato worm," while your choicest flowers are dying from the inroads of green or brown insects so tiny that at first you do not notice them; and strong plants of all kinds are found cut off close to the ground.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading --_Johnson._ YOUR garden's friends and foes,--have you ever thought about them as such?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your Garden's Friends and Foes A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.
