alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 Fields of fireflies Wheel all night like stars among the wheat.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Fields of fireflies Wheel all night like stars among the wheat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wide and shallow in the cowslip marshes Floods the freshet of the April snow.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading Wide and shallow in the cowslip marshes Floods the freshet of the April snow.
AUTHORnounUS /ˈɔːθər/
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE BENT TWIG, THE SQUIRREL CAGE, ETC.
BENTnounUS /bent/
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE BENT TWIG, THE SQUIRREL CAGE, ETC.
blowverbUS /bloʊ/
exhale hard
From this reading Late drifts linger in the hemlock gorges, Through the brakes and mosses trickling slow Where the Mayflower, Where the painted trillium, leaf and blow.
brakesnounUS /breɪks/
a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle
From this reading Late drifts linger in the hemlock gorges, Through the brakes and mosses trickling slow Where the Mayflower, Where the painted trillium, leaf and blow.
CAGEnounUS /keɪdʒ/
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE BENT TWIG, THE SQUIRREL CAGE, ETC.
churchesnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪz/
plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Foliaged deep, the cool midsummer maples Shade the porches of the long white street; Trailing wide, Olympian elms lean over Tiny churches where the highroads meet.
cooladjectiveUS /kuːl/
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Foliaged deep, the cool midsummer maples Shade the porches of the long white street; Trailing wide, Olympian elms lean over Tiny churches where the highroads meet.
cowslipnounUS /ˈkaʊslɪp/
early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers
From this reading Wide and shallow in the cowslip marshes Floods the freshet of the April snow.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Foliaged deep, the cool midsummer maples Shade the porches of the long white street; Trailing wide, Olympian elms lean over Tiny churches where the highroads meet.
driftsnounUS /drɪfts/
plural of “drift” — a force that moves something along
From this reading Late drifts linger in the hemlock gorges, Through the brakes and mosses trickling slow Where the Mayflower, Where the painted trillium, leaf and blow.
elmsnounUS /elmz/
plural of “elm” — any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading Foliaged deep, the cool midsummer maples Shade the porches of the long white street; Trailing wide, Olympian elms lean over Tiny churches where the highroads meet.
ETC
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE BENT TWIG, THE SQUIRREL CAGE, ETC.
FieldsnounUS /fiːldz/
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Fields of fireflies Wheel all night like stars among the wheat.
firefliesnounUS /ˈfaɪərflaɪz/
plural of “firefly” — tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
From this reading Fields of fireflies Wheel all night like stars among the wheat.
FloodsnounUS /flʌdz/
plural of “flood” — the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading Wide and shallow in the cowslip marshes Floods the freshet of the April snow.
Foliagedadjective
bearing numerous leaves
From this reading Foliaged deep, the cool midsummer maples Shade the porches of the long white street; Trailing wide, Olympian elms lean over Tiny churches where the highroads meet.
freshetnoun
the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
From this reading Wide and shallow in the cowslip marshes Floods the freshet of the April snow.
gorgesnounUS /ˈɡɔːrdʒəz/
plural of “gorge” — a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)
From this reading Late drifts linger in the hemlock gorges, Through the brakes and mosses trickling slow Where the Mayflower, Where the painted trillium, leaf and blow.
hemlocknounUS /ˈhemlɑːk/
poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium
From this reading Late drifts linger in the hemlock gorges, Through the brakes and mosses trickling slow Where the Mayflower, Where the painted trillium, leaf and blow.
highroads
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Foliaged deep, the cool midsummer maples Shade the porches of the long white street; Trailing wide, Olympian elms lean over Tiny churches where the highroads meet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wide and shallow in the cowslip marshes Floods the freshet of the April snow.
LateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Late drifts linger in the hemlock gorges, Through the brakes and mosses trickling slow Where the Mayflower, Where the painted trillium, leaf and blow.
leafnounUS /liːf/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Late drifts linger in the hemlock gorges, Through the brakes and mosses trickling slow Where the Mayflower, Where the painted trillium, leaf and blow.
leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Foliaged deep, the cool midsummer maples Shade the porches of the long white street; Trailing wide, Olympian elms lean over Tiny churches where the highroads meet.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Fields of fireflies Wheel all night like stars among the wheat.
lingerverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡər/
remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading Late drifts linger in the hemlock gorges, Through the brakes and mosses trickling slow Where the Mayflower, Where the painted trillium, leaf and blow.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Foliaged deep, the cool midsummer maples Shade the porches of the long white street; Trailing wide, Olympian elms lean over Tiny churches where the highroads meet.
maplesnounUS /ˈmeɪpəlz/
plural of “maple” — wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading Foliaged deep, the cool midsummer maples Shade the porches of the long white street; Trailing wide, Olympian elms lean over Tiny churches where the highroads meet.
marshesnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃəz/
plural of “marsh” — low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading Wide and shallow in the cowslip marshes Floods the freshet of the April snow.
MayflowernounUS /ˈmeɪflaʊər/
the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620
From this reading Late drifts linger in the hemlock gorges, Through the brakes and mosses trickling slow Where the Mayflower, Where the painted trillium, leaf and blow.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading Foliaged deep, the cool midsummer maples Shade the porches of the long white street; Trailing wide, Olympian elms lean over Tiny churches where the highroads meet.
midsummernounUS /ˈmɪdˈsʌmər/
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading Foliaged deep, the cool midsummer maples Shade the porches of the long white street; Trailing wide, Olympian elms lean over Tiny churches where the highroads meet.
mossesnounUS /ˈmɔːsəz/
plural of “moss” — tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading Late drifts linger in the hemlock gorges, Through the brakes and mosses trickling slow Where the Mayflower, Where the painted trillium, leaf and blow.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Fields of fireflies Wheel all night like stars among the wheat.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE BENT TWIG, THE SQUIRREL CAGE, ETC.
OlympianadjectiveUS /oʊˈlɪmpiən/
of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants
From this reading Foliaged deep, the cool midsummer maples Shade the porches of the long white street; Trailing wide, Olympian elms lean over Tiny churches where the highroads meet.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Foliaged deep, the cool midsummer maples Shade the porches of the long white street; Trailing wide, Olympian elms lean over Tiny churches where the highroads meet.
paintedadjectiveUS /ˈpeɪntɪd/
coated with paint
From this reading Late drifts linger in the hemlock gorges, Through the brakes and mosses trickling slow Where the Mayflower, Where the painted trillium, leaf and blow.
porchesnounUS /ˈpɔːrtʃəz/
plural of “porch” — a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading Foliaged deep, the cool midsummer maples Shade the porches of the long white street; Trailing wide, Olympian elms lean over Tiny churches where the highroads meet.
ShadenounUS /ʃeɪd/
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading Foliaged deep, the cool midsummer maples Shade the porches of the long white street; Trailing wide, Olympian elms lean over Tiny churches where the highroads meet.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading Wide and shallow in the cowslip marshes Floods the freshet of the April snow.
slowadjectiveUS /sloʊ/
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Late drifts linger in the hemlock gorges, Through the brakes and mosses trickling slow Where the Mayflower, Where the painted trillium, leaf and blow.
snownounUS /snoʊ/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Wide and shallow in the cowslip marshes Floods the freshet of the April snow.
SQUIRRELnounUS /ˈskwɜːrəl/
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE BENT TWIG, THE SQUIRREL CAGE, ETC.
starsnounUS /stɑːrz/
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Fields of fireflies Wheel all night like stars among the wheat.
streetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Foliaged deep, the cool midsummer maples Shade the porches of the long white street; Trailing wide, Olympian elms lean over Tiny churches where the highroads meet.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE BENT TWIG, THE SQUIRREL CAGE, ETC.
ThroughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Late drifts linger in the hemlock gorges, Through the brakes and mosses trickling slow Where the Mayflower, Where the painted trillium, leaf and blow.
TinyadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪni/
very small
From this reading Foliaged deep, the cool midsummer maples Shade the porches of the long white street; Trailing wide, Olympian elms lean over Tiny churches where the highroads meet.
TrailingnounUS /ˈtreɪlɪŋ/
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading Foliaged deep, the cool midsummer maples Shade the porches of the long white street; Trailing wide, Olympian elms lean over Tiny churches where the highroads meet.
tricklingverbUS /ˈtrɪklɪŋ/
-ing form of “trickle” — run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
From this reading Late drifts linger in the hemlock gorges, Through the brakes and mosses trickling slow Where the Mayflower, Where the painted trillium, leaf and blow.
trilliumnoun
any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower
From this reading Late drifts linger in the hemlock gorges, Through the brakes and mosses trickling slow Where the Mayflower, Where the painted trillium, leaf and blow.
TWIGverbUS /twɪɡ/
branch out in a twiglike manner
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE BENT TWIG, THE SQUIRREL CAGE, ETC.
wheatnounUS /wiːt/
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading Fields of fireflies Wheel all night like stars among the wheat.
WheelverbUS /wiːl/
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading Fields of fireflies Wheel all night like stars among the wheat.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Late drifts linger in the hemlock gorges, Through the brakes and mosses trickling slow Where the Mayflower, Where the painted trillium, leaf and blow.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Foliaged deep, the cool midsummer maples Shade the porches of the long white street; Trailing wide, Olympian elms lean over Tiny churches where the highroads meet.
WideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Wide and shallow in the cowslip marshes Floods the freshet of the April snow.
