used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here also the mango, bearing a golden fruit, spread around its splendid foliage; while, above all, the beautiful cocoanut palm lifted its superb head.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Here also the mango, bearing a golden fruit, spread around its splendid foliage; while, above all, the beautiful cocoanut palm lifted its superb head.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Continuing our voyage the next day, we passed amid groves of oranges and lemons, whose rich perfume was wafted across the water to us.
(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 Here also the mango, bearing a golden fruit, spread around its splendid foliage; while, above all, the beautiful cocoanut palm lifted its superb head.
in addition
From this reading Here also the mango, bearing a golden fruit, spread around its splendid foliage; while, above all, the beautiful cocoanut palm lifted its superb head.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Continuing our voyage the next day, we passed amid groves of oranges and lemons, whose rich perfume was wafted across the water to us.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Now and then we saw monkeys gambolling among the trees, as well as many birds of brilliant plumage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Continuing our voyage the next day, we passed amid groves of oranges and lemons, whose rich perfume was wafted across the water to us.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Here also the mango, bearing a golden fruit, spread around its splendid foliage; while, above all, the beautiful cocoanut palm lifted its superb head.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now and then we saw monkeys gambolling among the trees, as well as many birds of brilliant plumage.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading Here also the mango, bearing a golden fruit, spread around its splendid foliage; while, above all, the beautiful cocoanut palm lifted its superb head.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Here also the mango, bearing a golden fruit, spread around its splendid foliage; while, above all, the beautiful cocoanut palm lifted its superb head.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Among others, a beautiful bird got up from a bed of reeds we were passing, spreading wide its wings and broad tail directly before us.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Among others, a beautiful bird got up from a bed of reeds we were passing, spreading wide its wings and broad tail directly before us.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Among others, a beautiful bird got up from a bed of reeds we were passing, spreading wide its wings and broad tail directly before us.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Now and then we saw monkeys gambolling among the trees, as well as many birds of brilliant plumage.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading Now and then we saw monkeys gambolling among the trees, as well as many birds of brilliant plumage.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Among others, a beautiful bird got up from a bed of reeds we were passing, spreading wide its wings and broad tail directly before us.
canoenounUS /kəˈnuː/
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading John shot it, and the small canoe we sent to pick it up.
cocoanutnoun
large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk
From this reading Here also the mango, bearing a golden fruit, spread around its splendid foliage; while, above all, the beautiful cocoanut palm lifted its superb head.
ContinuingadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ/
remaining in force or being carried on without letup
From this reading Continuing our voyage the next day, we passed amid groves of oranges and lemons, whose rich perfume was wafted across the water to us.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Continuing our voyage the next day, we passed amid groves of oranges and lemons, whose rich perfume was wafted across the water to us.
without deviation
From this reading Among others, a beautiful bird got up from a bed of reeds we were passing, spreading wide its wings and broad tail directly before us.
foliagenounUS /ˈfoʊlɪdʒ/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Here also the mango, bearing a golden fruit, spread around its splendid foliage; while, above all, the beautiful cocoanut palm lifted its superb head.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Among others, a beautiful bird got up from a bed of reeds we were passing, spreading wide its wings and broad tail directly before us.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading Here also the mango, bearing a golden fruit, spread around its splendid foliage; while, above all, the beautiful cocoanut palm lifted its superb head.
gambolling
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From this reading Now and then we saw monkeys gambolling among the trees, as well as many birds of brilliant plumage.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Here also the mango, bearing a golden fruit, spread around its splendid foliage; while, above all, the beautiful cocoanut palm lifted its superb head.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Among others, a beautiful bird got up from a bed of reeds we were passing, spreading wide its wings and broad tail directly before us.
grovesnounUS /ɡroʊvz/
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
From this reading Continuing our voyage the next day, we passed amid groves of oranges and lemons, whose rich perfume was wafted across the water to us.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Here also the mango, bearing a golden fruit, spread around its splendid foliage; while, above all, the beautiful cocoanut palm lifted its superb head.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here also the mango, bearing a golden fruit, spread around its splendid foliage; while, above all, the beautiful cocoanut palm lifted its superb head.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading John shot it, and the small canoe we sent to pick it up.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Here also the mango, bearing a golden fruit, spread around its splendid foliage; while, above all, the beautiful cocoanut palm lifted its superb head.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John shot it, and the small canoe we sent to pick it up.
lemonsnounUS /ˈlemənz/
plural of “lemon” — yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
From this reading Continuing our voyage the next day, we passed amid groves of oranges and lemons, whose rich perfume was wafted across the water to us.
held up in the air
From this reading Here also the mango, bearing a golden fruit, spread around its splendid foliage; while, above all, the beautiful cocoanut palm lifted its superb head.
mangonounUS /ˈmæŋɡoʊ/
large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit
From this reading Here also the mango, bearing a golden fruit, spread around its splendid foliage; while, above all, the beautiful cocoanut palm lifted its superb head.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Now and then we saw monkeys gambolling among the trees, as well as many birds of brilliant plumage.
monkeysnounUS /ˈmʌŋkiz/
plural of “monkey” — any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading Now and then we saw monkeys gambolling among the trees, as well as many birds of brilliant plumage.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Continuing our voyage the next day, we passed amid groves of oranges and lemons, whose rich perfume was wafted across the water to us.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now and then we saw monkeys gambolling among the trees, as well as many birds of brilliant plumage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Continuing our voyage the next day, we passed amid groves of oranges and lemons, whose rich perfume was wafted across the water to us.
orangesnounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒəz/
plural of “orange” — round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading Continuing our voyage the next day, we passed amid groves of oranges and lemons, whose rich perfume was wafted across the water to us.
others
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From this reading Among others, a beautiful bird got up from a bed of reeds we were passing, spreading wide its wings and broad tail directly before us.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Continuing our voyage the next day, we passed amid groves of oranges and lemons, whose rich perfume was wafted across the water to us.
palmnounUS /pɑːm/
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading Here also the mango, bearing a golden fruit, spread around its splendid foliage; while, above all, the beautiful cocoanut palm lifted its superb head.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Continuing our voyage the next day, we passed amid groves of oranges and lemons, whose rich perfume was wafted across the water to us.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Among others, a beautiful bird got up from a bed of reeds we were passing, spreading wide its wings and broad tail directly before us.
perfumenounUS /pərˈfjuːm/
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading Continuing our voyage the next day, we passed amid groves of oranges and lemons, whose rich perfume was wafted across the water to us.
select carefully from a group
From this reading John shot it, and the small canoe we sent to pick it up.
plumagenounUS /ˈpluːmədʒ/
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading Now and then we saw monkeys gambolling among the trees, as well as many birds of brilliant plumage.
reedsnounUS /riːdz/
plural of “reed” — tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading Among others, a beautiful bird got up from a bed of reeds we were passing, spreading wide its wings and broad tail directly before us.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Continuing our voyage the next day, we passed amid groves of oranges and lemons, whose rich perfume was wafted across the water to us.
cut with a saw
From this reading Now and then we saw monkeys gambolling among the trees, as well as many birds of brilliant plumage.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading John shot it, and the small canoe we sent to pick it up.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading John shot it, and the small canoe we sent to pick it up.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading John shot it, and the small canoe we sent to pick it up.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading Here also the mango, bearing a golden fruit, spread around its splendid foliage; while, above all, the beautiful cocoanut palm lifted its superb head.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Here also the mango, bearing a golden fruit, spread around its splendid foliage; while, above all, the beautiful cocoanut palm lifted its superb head.
spreadingnounUS /ˈspredɪŋ/
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading Among others, a beautiful bird got up from a bed of reeds we were passing, spreading wide its wings and broad tail directly before us.
superbadjectiveUS /sʊˈpɜːrb/
of surpassing excellence
From this reading Here also the mango, bearing a golden fruit, spread around its splendid foliage; while, above all, the beautiful cocoanut palm lifted its superb head.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading Among others, a beautiful bird got up from a bed of reeds we were passing, spreading wide its wings and broad tail directly before us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Continuing our voyage the next day, we passed amid groves of oranges and lemons, whose rich perfume was wafted across the water to us.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now and then we saw monkeys gambolling among the trees, as well as many birds of brilliant plumage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Continuing our voyage the next day, we passed amid groves of oranges and lemons, whose rich perfume was wafted across the water to us.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Now and then we saw monkeys gambolling among the trees, as well as many birds of brilliant plumage.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Among others, a beautiful bird got up from a bed of reeds we were passing, spreading wide its wings and broad tail directly before us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Continuing our voyage the next day, we passed amid groves of oranges and lemons, whose rich perfume was wafted across the water to us.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading Continuing our voyage the next day, we passed amid groves of oranges and lemons, whose rich perfume was wafted across the water to us.
waftedverbUS /ˈwɑːftɪd/
past form of “waft” — be driven or carried along, as by the air
From this reading Continuing our voyage the next day, we passed amid groves of oranges and lemons, whose rich perfume was wafted across the water to us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Continuing our voyage the next day, we passed amid groves of oranges and lemons, whose rich perfume was wafted across the water to us.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Continuing our voyage the next day, we passed amid groves of oranges and lemons, whose rich perfume was wafted across the water to us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Continuing our voyage the next day, we passed amid groves of oranges and lemons, whose rich perfume was wafted across the water to us.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Now and then we saw monkeys gambolling among the trees, as well as many birds of brilliant plumage.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Among others, a beautiful bird got up from a bed of reeds we were passing, spreading wide its wings and broad tail directly before us.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Here also the mango, bearing a golden fruit, spread around its splendid foliage; while, above all, the beautiful cocoanut palm lifted its superb head.
belonging to which person
From this reading Continuing our voyage the next day, we passed amid groves of oranges and lemons, whose rich perfume was wafted across the water to us.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Among others, a beautiful bird got up from a bed of reeds we were passing, spreading wide its wings and broad tail directly before us.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading Among others, a beautiful bird got up from a bed of reeds we were passing, spreading wide its wings and broad tail directly before us.
