used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST The sun was away up in the sky and was flooding her room with a warm radiance when Mary Louise awoke.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The breeze was softly fluttering the curtains, and a tiny moss rosebud which had climbed that high, tapped alluringly against the sill of the open window.
alluringly
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From this reading The breeze was softly fluttering the curtains, and a tiny moss rosebud which had climbed that high, tapped alluringly against the sill of the open window.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST The sun was away up in the sky and was flooding her room with a warm radiance when Mary Louise awoke.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST The sun was away up in the sky and was flooding her room with a warm radiance when Mary Louise awoke.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST The sun was away up in the sky and was flooding her room with a warm radiance when Mary Louise awoke.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mary Louise decided that it was a very wonderful world to be out in, and that she would hurry and get dressed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Stretching her slender body and yawning prodigiously, she clambered out of bed.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The soft twitter of the birds and the clip-clip of a lawn mower next door came in through the windows.
BIRTHDAYnounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST The sun was away up in the sky and was flooding her room with a warm radiance when Mary Louise awoke.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Stretching her slender body and yawning prodigiously, she clambered out of bed.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST The sun was away up in the sky and was flooding her room with a warm radiance when Mary Louise awoke.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The breeze was softly fluttering the curtains, and a tiny moss rosebud which had climbed that high, tapped alluringly against the sill of the open window.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The soft twitter of the birds and the clip-clip of a lawn mower next door came in through the windows.
clamberedverbUS /ˈklæmbərd/
past form of “clamber” — climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
From this reading Stretching her slender body and yawning prodigiously, she clambered out of bed.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading The breeze was softly fluttering the curtains, and a tiny moss rosebud which had climbed that high, tapped alluringly against the sill of the open window.
clip-clip
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From this reading The soft twitter of the birds and the clip-clip of a lawn mower next door came in through the windows.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading The breeze was softly fluttering the curtains, and a tiny moss rosebud which had climbed that high, tapped alluringly against the sill of the open window.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Mary Louise decided that it was a very wonderful world to be out in, and that she would hurry and get dressed.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The soft twitter of the birds and the clip-clip of a lawn mower next door came in through the windows.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Mary Louise decided that it was a very wonderful world to be out in, and that she would hurry and get dressed.
floodingnounUS /ˈflʌdɪŋ/
a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST The sun was away up in the sky and was flooding her room with a warm radiance when Mary Louise awoke.
flutteringnounUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading The breeze was softly fluttering the curtains, and a tiny moss rosebud which had climbed that high, tapped alluringly against the sill of the open window.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Mary Louise decided that it was a very wonderful world to be out in, and that she would hurry and get dressed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The breeze was softly fluttering the curtains, and a tiny moss rosebud which had climbed that high, tapped alluringly against the sill of the open window.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST The sun was away up in the sky and was flooding her room with a warm radiance when Mary Louise awoke.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The breeze was softly fluttering the curtains, and a tiny moss rosebud which had climbed that high, tapped alluringly against the sill of the open window.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Mary Louise decided that it was a very wonderful world to be out in, and that she would hurry and get dressed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST The sun was away up in the sky and was flooding her room with a warm radiance when Mary Louise awoke.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mary Louise decided that it was a very wonderful world to be out in, and that she would hurry and get dressed.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading The soft twitter of the birds and the clip-clip of a lawn mower next door came in through the windows.
Louise
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From this reading THE BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST The sun was away up in the sky and was flooding her room with a warm radiance when Mary Louise awoke.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST The sun was away up in the sky and was flooding her room with a warm radiance when Mary Louise awoke.
mossnounUS /mɔːs/
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading The breeze was softly fluttering the curtains, and a tiny moss rosebud which had climbed that high, tapped alluringly against the sill of the open window.
mowernounUS /ˈmoʊər/
garden tool for mowing grass on lawns
From this reading The soft twitter of the birds and the clip-clip of a lawn mower next door came in through the windows.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The soft twitter of the birds and the clip-clip of a lawn mower next door came in through the windows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The soft twitter of the birds and the clip-clip of a lawn mower next door came in through the windows.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The breeze was softly fluttering the curtains, and a tiny moss rosebud which had climbed that high, tapped alluringly against the sill of the open window.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Stretching her slender body and yawning prodigiously, she clambered out of bed.
prodigiouslyadverbUS /proʊˈdɪdʒɪsli/
to a prodigious degree
From this reading Stretching her slender body and yawning prodigiously, she clambered out of bed.
radiancenounUS /ˈreɪdiːəns/
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST The sun was away up in the sky and was flooding her room with a warm radiance when Mary Louise awoke.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST The sun was away up in the sky and was flooding her room with a warm radiance when Mary Louise awoke.
rosebudnounUS /ˈroʊzbəd/
the bud of a rose
From this reading The breeze was softly fluttering the curtains, and a tiny moss rosebud which had climbed that high, tapped alluringly against the sill of the open window.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stretching her slender body and yawning prodigiously, she clambered out of bed.
sillnounUS /sɪl/
structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
From this reading The breeze was softly fluttering the curtains, and a tiny moss rosebud which had climbed that high, tapped alluringly against the sill of the open window.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST The sun was away up in the sky and was flooding her room with a warm radiance when Mary Louise awoke.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Stretching her slender body and yawning prodigiously, she clambered out of bed.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The soft twitter of the birds and the clip-clip of a lawn mower next door came in through the windows.
with low volume
From this reading The breeze was softly fluttering the curtains, and a tiny moss rosebud which had climbed that high, tapped alluringly against the sill of the open window.
StretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading Stretching her slender body and yawning prodigiously, she clambered out of bed.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST The sun was away up in the sky and was flooding her room with a warm radiance when Mary Louise awoke.
tappedadjectiveUS /tæpt/
in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
From this reading The breeze was softly fluttering the curtains, and a tiny moss rosebud which had climbed that high, tapped alluringly against the sill of the open window.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The breeze was softly fluttering the curtains, and a tiny moss rosebud which had climbed that high, tapped alluringly against the sill of the open window.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST The sun was away up in the sky and was flooding her room with a warm radiance when Mary Louise awoke.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The soft twitter of the birds and the clip-clip of a lawn mower next door came in through the windows.
very small
From this reading The breeze was softly fluttering the curtains, and a tiny moss rosebud which had climbed that high, tapped alluringly against the sill of the open window.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mary Louise decided that it was a very wonderful world to be out in, and that she would hurry and get dressed.
twitternounUS /ˈtwɪtər/
a series of chirps
From this reading The soft twitter of the birds and the clip-clip of a lawn mower next door came in through the windows.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST The sun was away up in the sky and was flooding her room with a warm radiance when Mary Louise awoke.
precisely as stated
From this reading Mary Louise decided that it was a very wonderful world to be out in, and that she would hurry and get dressed.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST The sun was away up in the sky and was flooding her room with a warm radiance when Mary Louise awoke.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST The sun was away up in the sky and was flooding her room with a warm radiance when Mary Louise awoke.
at the time that
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST The sun was away up in the sky and was flooding her room with a warm radiance when Mary Louise awoke.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The breeze was softly fluttering the curtains, and a tiny moss rosebud which had climbed that high, tapped alluringly against the sill of the open window.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The breeze was softly fluttering the curtains, and a tiny moss rosebud which had climbed that high, tapped alluringly against the sill of the open window.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The soft twitter of the birds and the clip-clip of a lawn mower next door came in through the windows.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST The sun was away up in the sky and was flooding her room with a warm radiance when Mary Louise awoke.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Mary Louise decided that it was a very wonderful world to be out in, and that she would hurry and get dressed.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Mary Louise decided that it was a very wonderful world to be out in, and that she would hurry and get dressed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mary Louise decided that it was a very wonderful world to be out in, and that she would hurry and get dressed.
yawningadjectiveUS /ˈjɔːnɪŋ/
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
From this reading Stretching her slender body and yawning prodigiously, she clambered out of bed.
