afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Day after day warm sunshine lighted up the little square where the lilacs and hawthorns were budding, and the crocuses blazed with purple and golden flames in the grass borders.
(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 “We’ll go into the country, all of us, one day before I’m married,” Helen declared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Spring was early, and very gracious, the year of Helen’s marriage.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It shall be _my_ day.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “We’ll go into the country, all of us, one day before I’m married,” Helen declared.
propose a payment
From this reading “I want to pick primroses--don’t you want to pick primroses, Bid?
blazedverbUS /bleɪzd/
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading Day after day warm sunshine lighted up the little square where the lilacs and hawthorns were budding, and the crocuses blazed with purple and golden flames in the grass borders.
bordersnounUS /ˈbɔːrdərz/
plural of “border” — a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading Day after day warm sunshine lighted up the little square where the lilacs and hawthorns were budding, and the crocuses blazed with purple and golden flames in the grass borders.
buddingnounUS /ˈbʌdɪŋ/
reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent
From this reading Day after day warm sunshine lighted up the little square where the lilacs and hawthorns were budding, and the crocuses blazed with purple and golden flames in the grass borders.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “We’ll go into the country, all of us, one day before I’m married,” Helen declared.
crocusesnounUS /ˈkroʊkjuːsɪz/
plural of “crocus” — any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
From this reading Day after day warm sunshine lighted up the little square where the lilacs and hawthorns were budding, and the crocuses blazed with purple and golden flames in the grass borders.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Day after day warm sunshine lighted up the little square where the lilacs and hawthorns were budding, and the crocuses blazed with purple and golden flames in the grass borders.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “We’ll go into the country, all of us, one day before I’m married,” Helen declared.
don't
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From this reading “I want to pick primroses--don’t you want to pick primroses, Bid?
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 Spring was early, and very gracious, the year of Helen’s marriage.
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading Day after day warm sunshine lighted up the little square where the lilacs and hawthorns were budding, and the crocuses blazed with purple and golden flames in the grass borders.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “We’ll go into the country, all of us, one day before I’m married,” Helen declared.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Day after day warm sunshine lighted up the little square where the lilacs and hawthorns were budding, and the crocuses blazed with purple and golden flames in the grass borders.
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading Spring was early, and very gracious, the year of Helen’s marriage.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Day after day warm sunshine lighted up the little square where the lilacs and hawthorns were budding, and the crocuses blazed with purple and golden flames in the grass borders.
hawthornsnounUS /ˈhɔːθɔːrnz/
plural of “hawthorn” — a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
From this reading Day after day warm sunshine lighted up the little square where the lilacs and hawthorns were budding, and the crocuses blazed with purple and golden flames in the grass borders.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “We’ll go into the country, all of us, one day before I’m married,” Helen declared.
Helen'snounUS /ˈhelɪnz/
possessive form of “helen” — (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Spring was early, and very gracious, the year of Helen’s marriage.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want to pick primroses--don’t you want to pick primroses, Bid?
I'm
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From this reading “We’ll go into the country, all of us, one day before I’m married,” Helen declared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Day after day warm sunshine lighted up the little square where the lilacs and hawthorns were budding, and the crocuses blazed with purple and golden flames in the grass borders.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “We’ll go into the country, all of us, one day before I’m married,” Helen declared.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It shall be _my_ day.
set afire or burning
From this reading Day after day warm sunshine lighted up the little square where the lilacs and hawthorns were budding, and the crocuses blazed with purple and golden flames in the grass borders.
lilacsnounUS /ˈlaɪlæks/
plural of “lilac” — any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
From this reading Day after day warm sunshine lighted up the little square where the lilacs and hawthorns were budding, and the crocuses blazed with purple and golden flames in the grass borders.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Day after day warm sunshine lighted up the little square where the lilacs and hawthorns were budding, and the crocuses blazed with purple and golden flames in the grass borders.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Spring was early, and very gracious, the year of Helen’s marriage.
joined in matrimony
From this reading “We’ll go into the country, all of us, one day before I’m married,” Helen declared.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It shall be _my_ day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Spring was early, and very gracious, the year of Helen’s marriage.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We’ll go into the country, all of us, one day before I’m married,” Helen declared.
select carefully from a group
From this reading “I want to pick primroses--don’t you want to pick primroses, Bid?
primrosesnounUS /ˈprɪmroʊzəz/
plural of “primrose” — any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading “I want to pick primroses--don’t you want to pick primroses, Bid?
a purple color or pigment
From this reading Day after day warm sunshine lighted up the little square where the lilacs and hawthorns were budding, and the crocuses blazed with purple and golden flames in the grass borders.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading It shall be _my_ day.
the season of growth
From this reading Spring was early, and very gracious, the year of Helen’s marriage.
make square
From this reading Day after day warm sunshine lighted up the little square where the lilacs and hawthorns were budding, and the crocuses blazed with purple and golden flames in the grass borders.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Day after day warm sunshine lighted up the little square where the lilacs and hawthorns were budding, and the crocuses blazed with purple and golden flames in the grass borders.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Spring was early, and very gracious, the year of Helen’s marriage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I want to pick primroses--don’t you want to pick primroses, Bid?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Day after day warm sunshine lighted up the little square where the lilacs and hawthorns were budding, and the crocuses blazed with purple and golden flames in the grass borders.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We’ll go into the country, all of us, one day before I’m married,” Helen declared.
precisely as stated
From this reading Spring was early, and very gracious, the year of Helen’s marriage.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want to pick primroses--don’t you want to pick primroses, Bid?
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Day after day warm sunshine lighted up the little square where the lilacs and hawthorns were budding, and the crocuses blazed with purple and golden flames in the grass borders.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Spring was early, and very gracious, the year of Helen’s marriage.
We'll
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From this reading “We’ll go into the country, all of us, one day before I’m married,” Helen declared.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Day after day warm sunshine lighted up the little square where the lilacs and hawthorns were budding, and the crocuses blazed with purple and golden flames in the grass borders.
in or at the place that
From this reading Day after day warm sunshine lighted up the little square where the lilacs and hawthorns were budding, and the crocuses blazed with purple and golden flames in the grass borders.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Day after day warm sunshine lighted up the little square where the lilacs and hawthorns were budding, and the crocuses blazed with purple and golden flames in the grass borders.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Spring was early, and very gracious, the year of Helen’s marriage.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I want to pick primroses--don’t you want to pick primroses, Bid?
