used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
accordedverbUS /əˈkɔːrdɪd/
past form of “accord” — go together
From this reading Such a summertide, so beautiful and so brief, was accorded to Oscar Wilde before the final desolation.
be able to spare or give up
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
(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 Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three- fourths of the year is cold and dark, and the ice-bound landscape is swept by snowstorm and blizzard.
appreciationnounUS /əˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃən/
understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No season, it is said, is so beautiful as the brief northern summer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading No season, it is said, is so beautiful as the brief northern summer.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Such a summertide, so beautiful and so brief, was accorded to Oscar Wilde before the final desolation.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
blizzardnounUS /ˈblɪzərd/
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading Three- fourths of the year is cold and dark, and the ice-bound landscape is swept by snowstorm and blizzard.
of short duration or distance
From this reading No season, it is said, is so beautiful as the brief northern summer.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Three- fourths of the year is cold and dark, and the ice-bound landscape is swept by snowstorm and blizzard.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Three- fourths of the year is cold and dark, and the ice-bound landscape is swept by snowstorm and blizzard.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Three- fourths of the year is cold and dark, and the ice-bound landscape is swept by snowstorm and blizzard.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
desolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading Such a summertide, so beautiful and so brief, was accorded to Oscar Wilde before the final desolation.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading Such a summertide, so beautiful and so brief, was accorded to Oscar Wilde before the final desolation.
flocksnounUS /flɑːks/
plural of “flock” — a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
fortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by good fortune
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
fourthsnounUS /fɔːrθs/
plural of “fourth” — following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading Three- fourths of the year is cold and dark, and the ice-bound landscape is swept by snowstorm and blizzard.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
goddessnounUS /ˈɡɑːdəs/
a female deity
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
ice-bound
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three- fourths of the year is cold and dark, and the ice-bound landscape is swept by snowstorm and blizzard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
a single distinct event
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No season, it is said, is so beautiful as the brief northern summer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No season, it is said, is so beautiful as the brief northern summer.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading Three- fourths of the year is cold and dark, and the ice-bound landscape is swept by snowstorm and blizzard.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
magicaladjectiveUS /ˈmædʒɪkəl/
possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
not any; not one
From this reading No season, it is said, is so beautiful as the brief northern summer.
northernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading No season, it is said, is so beautiful as the brief northern summer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three- fourths of the year is cold and dark, and the ice-bound landscape is swept by snowstorm and blizzard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
OscarnounUS /ˈɔːskər/
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading Such a summertide, so beautiful and so brief, was accorded to Oscar Wilde before the final desolation.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
putsnounUS /pʊts/
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
robesnounUS /roʊbz/
plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading No season, it is said, is so beautiful as the brief northern summer.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading No season, it is said, is so beautiful as the brief northern summer.
shinesnounUS /ʃaɪnz/
plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
snowstormnounUS /ˈsnoʊstɔːrm/
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading Three- fourths of the year is cold and dark, and the ice-bound landscape is swept by snowstorm and blizzard.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No season, it is said, is so beautiful as the brief northern summer.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
the season of growth
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a summertide, so beautiful and so brief, was accorded to Oscar Wilde before the final desolation.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading No season, it is said, is so beautiful as the brief northern summer.
summertide
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such a summertide, so beautiful and so brief, was accorded to Oscar Wilde before the final desolation.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
possessing sweep
From this reading Three- fourths of the year is cold and dark, and the ice-bound landscape is swept by snowstorm and blizzard.
talentnounUS /ˈtælənt/
natural abilities or qualities
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
tenderest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No season, it is said, is so beautiful as the brief northern summer.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three- fourths of the year is cold and dark, and the ice-bound landscape is swept by snowstorm and blizzard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
topmostadjective
at or nearest to the top
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
twinklingnounUS /ˈtwɪŋkəlɪŋ/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
vanishesverbUS /ˈvænɪʃɪz/
third-person singular of “vanish” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Summer comes like a goddess; in a twinkling the snow vanishes and Nature puts on her robes of tenderest green; the birds arrive in flocks; flowers spring to life on all sides, and the sun shines by night as by day.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such a summertide, so beautiful and so brief, was accorded to Oscar Wilde before the final desolation.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
WildenounUS /waɪld/
Irish writer and wit (1854-1900)
From this reading Such a summertide, so beautiful and so brief, was accorded to Oscar Wilde before the final desolation.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I want to give a picture of him at the topmost height of happy hours, which will afford some proof of his magical talent of speech besides my own appreciation of it, and, fortunately, the incident has been given to me.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Three- fourths of the year is cold and dark, and the ice-bound landscape is swept by snowstorm and blizzard.
