used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
(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 The bare ground was all there was to be seen, except now and then a dot of the white coverlet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Days and weeks passed.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
completely unclothed
From this reading The bare ground was all there was to be seen, except now and then a dot of the white coverlet.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The bare ground was all there was to be seen, except now and then a dot of the white coverlet.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It was Spring, and everything began to wake up.
BIRTHDAYnounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading SUSY'S BIRTHDAY.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
coverletnoun
a decorative bedspread (usually quilted)
From this reading The bare ground was all there was to be seen, except now and then a dot of the white coverlet.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Days and weeks passed.
dotnounUS /dɑːt/
a very small circular shape
From this reading The bare ground was all there was to be seen, except now and then a dot of the white coverlet.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It was Spring, and everything began to wake up.
apart from; not including
From this reading The bare ground was all there was to be seen, except now and then a dot of the white coverlet.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The bare ground was all there was to be seen, except now and then a dot of the white coverlet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Spring, and everything began to wake up.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
meltedadjectiveUS /ˈmeltəd/
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bare ground was all there was to be seen, except now and then a dot of the white coverlet.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Days and weeks passed.
patchworknounUS /ˈpætʃwɜːrk/
a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
quiltnounUS /kwɪlt/
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The bare ground was all there was to be seen, except now and then a dot of the white coverlet.
shredsnounUS /ʃredz/
plural of “shred” — a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
snowflakesnounUS /ˈsnoʊfleɪks/
plural of “snowflake” — a crystal of snow
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
the season of growth
From this reading It was Spring, and everything began to wake up.
SUSY'S
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From this reading SUSY'S BIRTHDAY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The bare ground was all there was to be seen, except now and then a dot of the white coverlet.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The bare ground was all there was to be seen, except now and then a dot of the white coverlet.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was Spring, and everything began to wake up.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading It was Spring, and everything began to wake up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Days and weeks passed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
a Caucasian
From this reading The snowflakes, which had fallen from time to time, and kept themselves busy making a patchwork quilt for mother Earth, now melted away, and the white quilt was torn into shreds.
