used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Care of House Plants Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
(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 Therefore, if you love to see "the green things growing," enough to give them the least bit of intelligent care, you can reasonably hope to raise all you have room for.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
any thing at all
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
a line of approach
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Therefore, if you love to see "the green things growing," enough to give them the least bit of intelligent care, you can reasonably hope to raise all you have room for.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The Care of House Plants Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading And he replied, "I most certainly do!"
CowpernounUS /ˈkaʊpər/
English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "So, then," I laughed, "you think love has a great deal to do with the matter?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Therefore, if you love to see "the green things growing," enough to give them the least bit of intelligent care, you can reasonably hope to raise all you have room for.
FifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
floristnounUS /ˈflɑːrɪst/
someone who grows and deals in flowers
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Therefore, if you love to see "the green things growing," enough to give them the least bit of intelligent care, you can reasonably hope to raise all you have room for.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The Care of House Plants Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Therefore, if you love to see "the green things growing," enough to give them the least bit of intelligent care, you can reasonably hope to raise all you have room for.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "So, then," I laughed, "you think love has a great deal to do with the matter?"
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Therefore, if you love to see "the green things growing," enough to give them the least bit of intelligent care, you can reasonably hope to raise all you have room for.
greenhousenounUS /ˈɡriːnhaʊs/
a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
From this reading The Care of House Plants Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
(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 Therefore, if you love to see "the green things growing," enough to give them the least bit of intelligent care, you can reasonably hope to raise all you have room for.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "So, then," I laughed, "you think love has a great deal to do with the matter?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Therefore, if you love to see "the green things growing," enough to give them the least bit of intelligent care, you can reasonably hope to raise all you have room for.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he replied, "I most certainly do!"
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Therefore, if you love to see "the green things growing," enough to give them the least bit of intelligent care, you can reasonably hope to raise all you have room for.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The Care of House Plants Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "So, then," I laughed, "you think love has a great deal to do with the matter?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
intelligentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒənt/
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading Therefore, if you love to see "the green things growing," enough to give them the least bit of intelligent care, you can reasonably hope to raise all you have room for.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "So, then," I laughed, "you think love has a great deal to do with the matter?"
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Therefore, if you love to see "the green things growing," enough to give them the least bit of intelligent care, you can reasonably hope to raise all you have room for.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The Care of House Plants Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
engage in
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "So, then," I laughed, "you think love has a great deal to do with the matter?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
used to form the superlative
From this reading And he replied, "I most certainly do!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Care of House Plants Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
PlantsnounUS /plænts/
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading The Care of House Plants Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading Therefore, if you love to see "the green things growing," enough to give them the least bit of intelligent care, you can reasonably hope to raise all you have room for.
reasonablyadverbUS /ˈriːzənəbli/
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Therefore, if you love to see "the green things growing," enough to give them the least bit of intelligent care, you can reasonably hope to raise all you have room for.
recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/
in the recent past
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading And he replied, "I most certainly do!"
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Therefore, if you love to see "the green things growing," enough to give them the least bit of intelligent care, you can reasonably hope to raise all you have room for.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Therefore, if you love to see "the green things growing," enough to give them the least bit of intelligent care, you can reasonably hope to raise all you have room for.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So, then," I laughed, "you think love has a great deal to do with the matter?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Care of House Plants Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "So, then," I laughed, "you think love has a great deal to do with the matter?"
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore, if you love to see "the green things growing," enough to give them the least bit of intelligent care, you can reasonably hope to raise all you have room for.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Therefore, if you love to see "the green things growing," enough to give them the least bit of intelligent care, you can reasonably hope to raise all you have room for.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "So, then," I laughed, "you think love has a great deal to do with the matter?"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
thriveverbUS /θraɪv/
grow vigorously
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The Care of House Plants Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
which person or people
From this reading The Care of House Plants Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
in the company of; together with
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading --_Cowper._ "IF you are one of those people who love flowers and can make them grow," said a Fifth Avenue florist to me recently, "you can do almost anything you please with them, and they will thrive."
