AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And I do _not_ believe in ghosts, seen or unseen.”
AnnenounUS /æn/
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Indeed, Mrs. Dr. dear, you will not be thinking of flaunting worldly things like daffies after you are dead,” said Susan.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Nobody may see me, but I’ll be here.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “And I do _not_ believe in ghosts, seen or unseen.”
blowverbUS /bloʊ/
exhale hard
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Nobody may see me, but I’ll be here.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
CORNELIA
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From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
daffies
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From this reading “Indeed, Mrs. Dr. dear, you will not be thinking of flaunting worldly things like daffies after you are dead,” said Susan.
daffodilsnounUS /ˈdæfədɪlz/
plural of “daffodil” — any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
dawnnounUS /dɔːn/
the first light of day
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading “Indeed, Mrs. Dr. dear, you will not be thinking of flaunting worldly things like daffies after you are dead,” said Susan.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And I do _not_ believe in ghosts, seen or unseen.”
Dr
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From this reading “Indeed, Mrs. Dr. dear, you will not be thinking of flaunting worldly things like daffies after you are dead,” said Susan.
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
extraadjectiveUS /ˈekstrə/
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
flauntingverbUS /ˈflɔːntɪŋ/
-ing form of “flaunt” — display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
From this reading “Indeed, Mrs. Dr. dear, you will not be thinking of flaunting worldly things like daffies after you are dead,” said Susan.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
GETSnounUS /ɡets/
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
ghostsnounUS /ɡoʊsts/
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “And I do _not_ believe in ghosts, seen or unseen.”
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
gustnounUS /ɡʌst/
a strong current of air
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Nobody may see me, but I’ll be here.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
I'll
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From this reading “Nobody may see me, but I’ll be here.
I'm
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From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
IndeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Indeed, Mrs. Dr. dear, you will not be thinking of flaunting worldly things like daffies after you are dead,” said Susan.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Nobody may see me, but I’ll be here.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Nobody may see me, but I’ll be here.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
MISSverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Indeed, Mrs. Dr. dear, you will not be thinking of flaunting worldly things like daffies after you are dead,” said Susan.
NEWadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
NobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Nobody may see me, but I’ll be here.
noddingadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːdɪŋ/
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Indeed, Mrs. Dr. dear, you will not be thinking of flaunting worldly things like daffies after you are dead,” said Susan.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “And I do _not_ believe in ghosts, seen or unseen.”
pale-pinky
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From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
POINTnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
rapturouslyadverb
in an ecstatic manner
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Nobody may see me, but I’ll be here.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “And I do _not_ believe in ghosts, seen or unseen.”
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
Susan
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From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
they'll
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From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Indeed, Mrs. Dr. dear, you will not be thinking of flaunting worldly things like daffies after you are dead,” said Susan.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “Indeed, Mrs. Dr. dear, you will not be thinking of flaunting worldly things like daffies after you are dead,” said Susan.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
unseenadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːn/
not seen or perceived
From this reading “And I do _not_ believe in ghosts, seen or unseen.”
VIEWnounUS /vjuː/
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW “Susan, after I’m dead I’m going to come back to earth every time when the daffodils blow in this garden,” said Anne rapturously.
wildlyadverbUS /ˈwaɪldli/
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading If anybody is in the garden at the time—I _think_ I’ll come on an evening just like this, but it _might_ be just at dawn—a lovely, pale-pinky spring dawn—they’ll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be _I_.”
worldlyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrldli/
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
From this reading “Indeed, Mrs. Dr. dear, you will not be thinking of flaunting worldly things like daffies after you are dead,” said Susan.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Indeed, Mrs. Dr. dear, you will not be thinking of flaunting worldly things like daffies after you are dead,” said Susan.
