used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a soft mist of heat; the long-delayed spring coming suddenly, after storms of cold rain and gales of wind had swept the Youle valley.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There was a soft mist of heat; the long-delayed spring coming suddenly, after storms of cold rain and gales of wind had swept the Youle valley.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a soft mist of heat; the long-delayed spring coming suddenly, after storms of cold rain and gales of wind had swept the Youle valley.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading The flowering laurels hung over the shady banks, whereon large families of primroses spent their brief and lovely existence undisturbed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
bladesnounUS /bleɪdz/
plural of “blade” — especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading Two days' powerful sunshine had excited the buds to breaking, and drawn up the tender blades of young grass from the soaked earth.
boughsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading The hawthorn put forth delicate green leaves, and the white buds of the cherry-trees in the orchard were swelling on their leafless boughs.
the act of breaking something
From this reading Two days' powerful sunshine had excited the buds to breaking, and drawn up the tender blades of young grass from the soaked earth.
of short duration or distance
From this reading The flowering laurels hung over the shady banks, whereon large families of primroses spent their brief and lovely existence undisturbed.
budsnounUS /bʌdz/
plural of “bud” — a partially opened flower
From this reading Two days' powerful sunshine had excited the buds to breaking, and drawn up the tender blades of young grass from the soaked earth.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
butivul
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From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
cenounUS /ˌsiːˈiː/
a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
cherry-trees
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From this reading The hawthorn put forth delicate green leaves, and the white buds of the cherry-trees in the orchard were swelling on their leafless boughs.
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 There was a soft mist of heat; the long-delayed spring coming suddenly, after storms of cold rain and gales of wind had swept the Youle valley.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading There was a soft mist of heat; the long-delayed spring coming suddenly, after storms of cold rain and gales of wind had swept the Youle valley.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Two days' powerful sunshine had excited the buds to breaking, and drawn up the tender blades of young grass from the soaked earth.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading The hawthorn put forth delicate green leaves, and the white buds of the cherry-trees in the orchard were swelling on their leafless boughs.
didn't
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From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Two days' powerful sunshine had excited the buds to breaking, and drawn up the tender blades of young grass from the soaked earth.
du
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From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Two days' powerful sunshine had excited the buds to breaking, and drawn up the tender blades of young grass from the soaked earth.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Two days' powerful sunshine had excited the buds to breaking, and drawn up the tender blades of young grass from the soaked earth.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading The flowering laurels hung over the shady banks, whereon large families of primroses spent their brief and lovely existence undisturbed.
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading The flowering laurels hung over the shady banks, whereon large families of primroses spent their brief and lovely existence undisturbed.
floweringnounUS /ˈflaʊərɪŋ/
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
From this reading The flowering laurels hung over the shady banks, whereon large families of primroses spent their brief and lovely existence undisturbed.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The hawthorn put forth delicate green leaves, and the white buds of the cherry-trees in the orchard were swelling on their leafless boughs.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Two days' powerful sunshine had excited the buds to breaking, and drawn up the tender blades of young grass from the soaked earth.
galesnounUS /ɡeɪlz/
plural of “gale” — a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading There was a soft mist of heat; the long-delayed spring coming suddenly, after storms of cold rain and gales of wind had swept the Youle valley.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Two days' powerful sunshine had excited the buds to breaking, and drawn up the tender blades of young grass from the soaked earth.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The hawthorn put forth delicate green leaves, and the white buds of the cherry-trees in the orchard were swelling on their leafless boughs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a soft mist of heat; the long-delayed spring coming suddenly, after storms of cold rain and gales of wind had swept the Youle valley.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
hawthornnounUS /ˈhɔːθɔːrn/
a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
From this reading The hawthorn put forth delicate green leaves, and the white buds of the cherry-trees in the orchard were swelling on their leafless boughs.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading There was a soft mist of heat; the long-delayed spring coming suddenly, after storms of cold rain and gales of wind had swept the Youle valley.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
how
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From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The flowering laurels hung over the shady banks, whereon large families of primroses spent their brief and lovely existence undisturbed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hawthorn put forth delicate green leaves, and the white buds of the cherry-trees in the orchard were swelling on their leafless boughs.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The flowering laurels hung over the shady banks, whereon large families of primroses spent their brief and lovely existence undisturbed.
laurelsnounUS /ˈlɔːrəlz/
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading The flowering laurels hung over the shady banks, whereon large families of primroses spent their brief and lovely existence undisturbed.
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves
From this reading The hawthorn put forth delicate green leaves, and the white buds of the cherry-trees in the orchard were swelling on their leafless boughs.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The hawthorn put forth delicate green leaves, and the white buds of the cherry-trees in the orchard were swelling on their leafless boughs.
long-delayed
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From this reading There was a soft mist of heat; the long-delayed spring coming suddenly, after storms of cold rain and gales of wind had swept the Youle valley.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading The flowering laurels hung over the shady banks, whereon large families of primroses spent their brief and lovely existence undisturbed.
engage in
From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
become covered with mist
From this reading There was a soft mist of heat; the long-delayed spring coming suddenly, after storms of cold rain and gales of wind had swept the Youle valley.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a soft mist of heat; the long-delayed spring coming suddenly, after storms of cold rain and gales of wind had swept the Youle valley.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
orchardnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərd/
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading The hawthorn put forth delicate green leaves, and the white buds of the cherry-trees in the orchard were swelling on their leafless boughs.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The flowering laurels hung over the shady banks, whereon large families of primroses spent their brief and lovely existence undisturbed.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading Two days' powerful sunshine had excited the buds to breaking, and drawn up the tender blades of young grass from the soaked earth.
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 The flowering laurels hung over the shady banks, whereon large families of primroses spent their brief and lovely existence undisturbed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The hawthorn put forth delicate green leaves, and the white buds of the cherry-trees in the orchard were swelling on their leafless boughs.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading There was a soft mist of heat; the long-delayed spring coming suddenly, after storms of cold rain and gales of wind had swept the Youle valley.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
shadyadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdi/
quiet, dark, or concealed
From this reading The flowering laurels hung over the shady banks, whereon large families of primroses spent their brief and lovely existence undisturbed.
soakedadjectiveUS /soʊkt/
very drunk
From this reading Two days' powerful sunshine had excited the buds to breaking, and drawn up the tender blades of young grass from the soaked earth.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading There was a soft mist of heat; the long-delayed spring coming suddenly, after storms of cold rain and gales of wind had swept the Youle valley.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading The flowering laurels hung over the shady banks, whereon large families of primroses spent their brief and lovely existence undisturbed.
the season of growth
From this reading There was a soft mist of heat; the long-delayed spring coming suddenly, after storms of cold rain and gales of wind had swept the Youle valley.
stormsnounUS /stɔːrmz/
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading There was a soft mist of heat; the long-delayed spring coming suddenly, after storms of cold rain and gales of wind had swept the Youle valley.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading There was a soft mist of heat; the long-delayed spring coming suddenly, after storms of cold rain and gales of wind had swept the Youle valley.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Two days' powerful sunshine had excited the buds to breaking, and drawn up the tender blades of young grass from the soaked earth.
swellingnounUS /ˈswelɪŋ/
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
From this reading The hawthorn put forth delicate green leaves, and the white buds of the cherry-trees in the orchard were swelling on their leafless boughs.
possessing sweep
From this reading There was a soft mist of heat; the long-delayed spring coming suddenly, after storms of cold rain and gales of wind had swept the Youle valley.
carry out
From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Two days' powerful sunshine had excited the buds to breaking, and drawn up the tender blades of young grass from the soaked earth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a soft mist of heat; the long-delayed spring coming suddenly, after storms of cold rain and gales of wind had swept the Youle valley.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The flowering laurels hung over the shady banks, whereon large families of primroses spent their brief and lovely existence undisturbed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a soft mist of heat; the long-delayed spring coming suddenly, after storms of cold rain and gales of wind had swept the Youle valley.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two days' powerful sunshine had excited the buds to breaking, and drawn up the tender blades of young grass from the soaked earth.
tu
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From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two days' powerful sunshine had excited the buds to breaking, and drawn up the tender blades of young grass from the soaked earth.
undisturbedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈstɜːrbd/
untroubled by interference or disturbance
From this reading The flowering laurels hung over the shady banks, whereon large families of primroses spent their brief and lovely existence undisturbed.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Two days' powerful sunshine had excited the buds to breaking, and drawn up the tender blades of young grass from the soaked earth.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading There was a soft mist of heat; the long-delayed spring coming suddenly, after storms of cold rain and gales of wind had swept the Youle valley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a soft mist of heat; the long-delayed spring coming suddenly, after storms of cold rain and gales of wind had swept the Youle valley.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
whereon
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From this reading The flowering laurels hung over the shady banks, whereon large families of primroses spent their brief and lovely existence undisturbed.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
a Caucasian
From this reading The hawthorn put forth delicate green leaves, and the white buds of the cherry-trees in the orchard were swelling on their leafless boughs.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading There was a soft mist of heat; the long-delayed spring coming suddenly, after storms of cold rain and gales of wind had swept the Youle valley.
Youle
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From this reading There was a soft mist of heat; the long-delayed spring coming suddenly, after storms of cold rain and gales of wind had swept the Youle valley.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Two days' powerful sunshine had excited the buds to breaking, and drawn up the tender blades of young grass from the soaked earth.
zeenounUS /ziː/
the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet
From this reading "Her didn't make much account on him while him were alive; but now 'ce be dead, 'tis butivul tu zee how her du take on," said Happy Jack.
