used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
Alba
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From this reading Splendens eminus in illo Alba velut gemma, coelo."
(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 Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
Arundines
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From this reading The last of these we give is from the "Arundines Cami":
bella
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From this reading "Mica, mica, parva Stella, Miror, quænam sis tam bella!
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
Cami
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From this reading The last of these we give is from the "Arundines Cami":
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
coelo
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From this reading Splendens eminus in illo Alba velut gemma, coelo."
daisiesnounUS /ˈdeɪziz/
plural of “daisy” — any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
dishnounUS /dɪʃ/
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
displayedverbUS /dɪˈspleɪd/
past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
eminus
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From this reading Splendens eminus in illo Alba velut gemma, coelo."
friedadjectiveUS /fraɪd/
cooked by frying in fat
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The last of these we give is from the "Arundines Cami":
gaudilyadverb
in a tastelessly garish manner
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
gemmanounUS /ˈdʒemə/
small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual
From this reading Splendens eminus in illo Alba velut gemma, coelo."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The last of these we give is from the "Arundines Cami":
illo
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From this reading Splendens eminus in illo Alba velut gemma, coelo."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The last of these we give is from the "Arundines Cami":
and nothing more
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
set down according to a plan
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
immediately past
From this reading The last of these we give is from the "Arundines Cami":
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR.
meadnounUS /miːd/
United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
MicanounUS /ˈmaɪkə/
any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity
From this reading "Mica, mica, parva Stella, Miror, quænam sis tam bella!
Miror
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From this reading "Mica, mica, parva Stella, Miror, quænam sis tam bella!
O'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
parva
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From this reading "Mica, mica, parva Stella, Miror, quænam sis tam bella!
quænam
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From this reading "Mica, mica, parva Stella, Miror, quænam sis tam bella!
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
sisnounUS /sɪs/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Mica, mica, parva Stella, Miror, quænam sis tam bella!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
Splendens
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From this reading Splendens eminus in illo Alba velut gemma, coelo."
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR.
StellanounUS /ˈstelə/
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading "Mica, mica, parva Stella, Miror, quænam sis tam bella!
sunbeams
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From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
tamnounUS /tæm/
a woolen cap of Scottish origin
From this reading "Mica, mica, parva Stella, Miror, quænam sis tam bella!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The last of these we give is from the "Arundines Cami":
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
TWINKLEverbUS /ˈtwɪŋkəl/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR.
velut
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From this reading Splendens eminus in illo Alba velut gemma, coelo."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The last of these we give is from the "Arundines Cami":
we've
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From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
at the time that
From this reading Just like daisies all spread, O'er a broad sunny mead, In the sunbeams so gaudily shining, Are fried eggs, when displayed On a dish, when we've laid The cloth, and are thinking of dining!"
