used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was really a lovely day, the first dandelions making suns, the first daisies so white.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Connie went to the wood directly after lunch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hazel thicket was a lacework of half-open leaves, and the last dusty perpendicular of the catkins.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Yellow celandines now were in crowds, flat open, pressed back in urgency, and the yellow glitter of themselves.
catkinsnounUS /ˈkætkənz/
plural of “catkin” — a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence
From this reading The hazel thicket was a lacework of half-open leaves, and the last dusty perpendicular of the catkins.
celandines
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From this reading Yellow celandines now were in crowds, flat open, pressed back in urgency, and the yellow glitter of themselves.
Connie
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From this reading Connie went to the wood directly after lunch.
crowdsnounUS /kraʊdz/
plural of “crowd” — a large number of things or people considered together
From this reading Yellow celandines now were in crowds, flat open, pressed back in urgency, and the yellow glitter of themselves.
daisiesnounUS /ˈdeɪziz/
plural of “daisy” — any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading It was really a lovely day, the first dandelions making suns, the first daisies so white.
dandelionsnounUS /ˈdændəlaɪənz/
plural of “dandelion” — any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls
From this reading It was really a lovely day, the first dandelions making suns, the first daisies so white.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was really a lovely day, the first dandelions making suns, the first daisies so white.
without deviation
From this reading Connie went to the wood directly after lunch.
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading The hazel thicket was a lacework of half-open leaves, and the last dusty perpendicular of the catkins.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It was the yellow, the powerful yellow of early summer.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was really a lovely day, the first dandelions making suns, the first daisies so white.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Yellow celandines now were in crowds, flat open, pressed back in urgency, and the yellow glitter of themselves.
glitternounUS /ˈɡlɪtər/
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
From this reading Yellow celandines now were in crowds, flat open, pressed back in urgency, and the yellow glitter of themselves.
half-open
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From this reading The hazel thicket was a lacework of half-open leaves, and the last dusty perpendicular of the catkins.
hazeladjectiveUS /ˈheɪzəl/
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading The hazel thicket was a lacework of half-open leaves, and the last dusty perpendicular of the catkins.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yellow celandines now were in crowds, flat open, pressed back in urgency, and the yellow glitter of themselves.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was really a lovely day, the first dandelions making suns, the first daisies so white.
laceworknoun
work consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric
From this reading The hazel thicket was a lacework of half-open leaves, and the last dusty perpendicular of the catkins.
immediately past
From this reading The hazel thicket was a lacework of half-open leaves, and the last dusty perpendicular of the catkins.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The hazel thicket was a lacework of half-open leaves, and the last dusty perpendicular of the catkins.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading It was really a lovely day, the first dandelions making suns, the first daisies so white.
take the midday meal
From this reading Connie went to the wood directly after lunch.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading It was really a lovely day, the first dandelions making suns, the first daisies so white.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Yellow celandines now were in crowds, flat open, pressed back in urgency, and the yellow glitter of themselves.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hazel thicket was a lacework of half-open leaves, and the last dusty perpendicular of the catkins.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Yellow celandines now were in crowds, flat open, pressed back in urgency, and the yellow glitter of themselves.
perpendicularnounUS /ˌpɜːrpənˈdɪkjələr/
a straight line at right angles to another line
From this reading The hazel thicket was a lacework of half-open leaves, and the last dusty perpendicular of the catkins.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading It was the yellow, the powerful yellow of early summer.
compacted by ironing
From this reading Yellow celandines now were in crowds, flat open, pressed back in urgency, and the yellow glitter of themselves.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It was really a lovely day, the first dandelions making suns, the first daisies so white.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was really a lovely day, the first dandelions making suns, the first daisies so white.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It was the yellow, the powerful yellow of early summer.
sunsnounUS /sʌnz/
plural of “sun” — the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading It was really a lovely day, the first dandelions making suns, the first daisies so white.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Connie went to the wood directly after lunch.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Yellow celandines now were in crowds, flat open, pressed back in urgency, and the yellow glitter of themselves.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading The hazel thicket was a lacework of half-open leaves, and the last dusty perpendicular of the catkins.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Connie went to the wood directly after lunch.
urgencynounUS /ˈɜːrdʒənsi/
the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
From this reading Yellow celandines now were in crowds, flat open, pressed back in urgency, and the yellow glitter of themselves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was really a lovely day, the first dandelions making suns, the first daisies so white.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Connie went to the wood directly after lunch.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yellow celandines now were in crowds, flat open, pressed back in urgency, and the yellow glitter of themselves.
a Caucasian
From this reading It was really a lovely day, the first dandelions making suns, the first daisies so white.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Connie went to the wood directly after lunch.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Yellow celandines now were in crowds, flat open, pressed back in urgency, and the yellow glitter of themselves.
