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From this reading (Telephone: 281 Apple.) Eve was beautiful in flowing hair and fig leaf.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Someone sent me a card while there, which depicted Adam and Eve under the famous apple-tree.
AccordingadjectiveUS /əˈkɔːrdɪŋ/
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading RENO COMEDIES According to some of the comic postcards which are sent out, Reno was known in the time of Adam and Eve.
AdamnounUS /ˈædəm/
(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading RENO COMEDIES According to some of the comic postcards which are sent out, Reno was known in the time of Adam and Eve.
affairnounUS /əˈfer/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Adam had one on too, a rather faded affair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RENO COMEDIES According to some of the comic postcards which are sent out, Reno was known in the time of Adam and Eve.
ApplenounUS /ˈæpəl/
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading (Telephone: 281 Apple.) Eve was beautiful in flowing hair and fig leaf.
apple-tree
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Someone sent me a card while there, which depicted Adam and Eve under the famous apple-tree.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading RENO COMEDIES According to some of the comic postcards which are sent out, Reno was known in the time of Adam and Eve.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading (Telephone: 281 Apple.) Eve was beautiful in flowing hair and fig leaf.
cardnounUS /kɑːrd/
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading Someone sent me a card while there, which depicted Adam and Eve under the famous apple-tree.
COMEDIESnounUS /ˈkɑːmədiz/
plural of “comedy” — light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading RENO COMEDIES According to some of the comic postcards which are sent out, Reno was known in the time of Adam and Eve.
comicadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmɪk/
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading RENO COMEDIES According to some of the comic postcards which are sent out, Reno was known in the time of Adam and Eve.
depictedadjectiveUS /dɪˈpɪktəd/
represented graphically by sketch or design or lines
From this reading Someone sent me a card while there, which depicted Adam and Eve under the famous apple-tree.
EvenounUS /iːv/
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading RENO COMEDIES According to some of the comic postcards which are sent out, Reno was known in the time of Adam and Eve.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading Adam had one on too, a rather faded affair.
famousadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪməs/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Someone sent me a card while there, which depicted Adam and Eve under the famous apple-tree.
fatadjectiveUS /fæt/
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Adam was plucking a nice, fat, green fig leaf out of his salad.
fignounUS /fɪɡ/
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading (Telephone: 281 Apple.) Eve was beautiful in flowing hair and fig leaf.
flowingnounUS /ˈfloʊɪŋ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading (Telephone: 281 Apple.) Eve was beautiful in flowing hair and fig leaf.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Adam was plucking a nice, fat, green fig leaf out of his salad.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Adam had one on too, a rather faded affair.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading (Telephone: 281 Apple.) Eve was beautiful in flowing hair and fig leaf.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Adam was plucking a nice, fat, green fig leaf out of his salad.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RENO COMEDIES According to some of the comic postcards which are sent out, Reno was known in the time of Adam and Eve.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading RENO COMEDIES According to some of the comic postcards which are sent out, Reno was known in the time of Adam and Eve.
leafnounUS /liːf/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading (Telephone: 281 Apple.) Eve was beautiful in flowing hair and fig leaf.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Someone sent me a card while there, which depicted Adam and Eve under the famous apple-tree.
niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Adam was plucking a nice, fat, green fig leaf out of his salad.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RENO COMEDIES According to some of the comic postcards which are sent out, Reno was known in the time of Adam and Eve.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Adam had one on too, a rather faded affair.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Adam had one on too, a rather faded affair.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading RENO COMEDIES According to some of the comic postcards which are sent out, Reno was known in the time of Adam and Eve.
pluckingverbUS /ˈplʌkɪŋ/
-ing form of “pluck” — pull or pull out sharply
From this reading Adam was plucking a nice, fat, green fig leaf out of his salad.
postcardsnounUS /ˈpoʊstkɑːrdz/
plural of “postcard” — a card for sending messages by post without an envelope
From this reading RENO COMEDIES According to some of the comic postcards which are sent out, Reno was known in the time of Adam and Eve.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading Adam had one on too, a rather faded affair.
RENOnounUS /ˈriːnoʊ/
a city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage
From this reading RENO COMEDIES According to some of the comic postcards which are sent out, Reno was known in the time of Adam and Eve.
saladnounUS /ˈsæləd/
food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
From this reading Adam was plucking a nice, fat, green fig leaf out of his salad.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading RENO COMEDIES According to some of the comic postcards which are sent out, Reno was known in the time of Adam and Eve.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading RENO COMEDIES According to some of the comic postcards which are sent out, Reno was known in the time of Adam and Eve.
SomeonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone sent me a card while there, which depicted Adam and Eve under the famous apple-tree.
TelephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading (Telephone: 281 Apple.) Eve was beautiful in flowing hair and fig leaf.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RENO COMEDIES According to some of the comic postcards which are sent out, Reno was known in the time of Adam and Eve.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Someone sent me a card while there, which depicted Adam and Eve under the famous apple-tree.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading RENO COMEDIES According to some of the comic postcards which are sent out, Reno was known in the time of Adam and Eve.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RENO COMEDIES According to some of the comic postcards which are sent out, Reno was known in the time of Adam and Eve.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Adam had one on too, a rather faded affair.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Someone sent me a card while there, which depicted Adam and Eve under the famous apple-tree.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RENO COMEDIES According to some of the comic postcards which are sent out, Reno was known in the time of Adam and Eve.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading RENO COMEDIES According to some of the comic postcards which are sent out, Reno was known in the time of Adam and Eve.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Someone sent me a card while there, which depicted Adam and Eve under the famous apple-tree.
