used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There were two young persons, one sweet morning in May, who experienced a delightful sense of that universal proprietorship of the Beautiful.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The buds were bursting in city parks and gardens, and birds twittered in the dusty air.
(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 The world and all its inhabitants had rolled round to another fragrant spring.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The world and all its inhabitants had rolled round to another fragrant spring.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The world and all its inhabitants had rolled round to another fragrant spring.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Every happy heart said to itself, "This green, and these opening roses, this music of the birds, this shining day, this temperate breeze, are all mine, and made for me."
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading OWNERS OF THE BEAUTIFUL.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The buds were bursting in city parks and gardens, and birds twittered in the dusty air.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading Every happy heart said to itself, "This green, and these opening roses, this music of the birds, this shining day, this temperate breeze, are all mine, and made for me."
budsnounUS /bʌdz/
plural of “bud” — a partially opened flower
From this reading The buds were bursting in city parks and gardens, and birds twittered in the dusty air.
burstingverbUS /ˈbɜːrstɪŋ/
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading The buds were bursting in city parks and gardens, and birds twittered in the dusty air.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The buds were bursting in city parks and gardens, and birds twittered in the dusty air.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Every happy heart said to itself, "This green, and these opening roses, this music of the birds, this shining day, this temperate breeze, are all mine, and made for me."
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading There were two young persons, one sweet morning in May, who experienced a delightful sense of that universal proprietorship of the Beautiful.
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading The buds were bursting in city parks and gardens, and birds twittered in the dusty air.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every happy heart said to itself, "This green, and these opening roses, this music of the birds, this shining day, this temperate breeze, are all mine, and made for me."
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading There were two young persons, one sweet morning in May, who experienced a delightful sense of that universal proprietorship of the Beautiful.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every happy heart said to itself, "This green, and these opening roses, this music of the birds, this shining day, this temperate breeze, are all mine, and made for me."
fragrantadjectiveUS /ˈfreɪɡrənt/
pleasant-smelling
From this reading The world and all its inhabitants had rolled round to another fragrant spring.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The buds were bursting in city parks and gardens, and birds twittered in the dusty air.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Every happy heart said to itself, "This green, and these opening roses, this music of the birds, this shining day, this temperate breeze, are all mine, and made for me."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The world and all its inhabitants had rolled round to another fragrant spring.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Every happy heart said to itself, "This green, and these opening roses, this music of the birds, this shining day, this temperate breeze, are all mine, and made for me."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Every happy heart said to itself, "This green, and these opening roses, this music of the birds, this shining day, this temperate breeze, are all mine, and made for me."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The buds were bursting in city parks and gardens, and birds twittered in the dusty air.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading The world and all its inhabitants had rolled round to another fragrant spring.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The world and all its inhabitants had rolled round to another fragrant spring.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Every happy heart said to itself, "This green, and these opening roses, this music of the birds, this shining day, this temperate breeze, are all mine, and made for me."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Every happy heart said to itself, "This green, and these opening roses, this music of the birds, this shining day, this temperate breeze, are all mine, and made for me."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There were two young persons, one sweet morning in May, who experienced a delightful sense of that universal proprietorship of the Beautiful.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every happy heart said to itself, "This green, and these opening roses, this music of the birds, this shining day, this temperate breeze, are all mine, and made for me."
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Every happy heart said to itself, "This green, and these opening roses, this music of the birds, this shining day, this temperate breeze, are all mine, and made for me."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading There were two young persons, one sweet morning in May, who experienced a delightful sense of that universal proprietorship of the Beautiful.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Every happy heart said to itself, "This green, and these opening roses, this music of the birds, this shining day, this temperate breeze, are all mine, and made for me."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OWNERS OF THE BEAUTIFUL.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were two young persons, one sweet morning in May, who experienced a delightful sense of that universal proprietorship of the Beautiful.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Every happy heart said to itself, "This green, and these opening roses, this music of the birds, this shining day, this temperate breeze, are all mine, and made for me."
OWNERSnounUS /ˈoʊnərz/
plural of “owner” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading OWNERS OF THE BEAUTIFUL.
parksnounUS /pɑːrks/
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading The buds were bursting in city parks and gardens, and birds twittered in the dusty air.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading There were two young persons, one sweet morning in May, who experienced a delightful sense of that universal proprietorship of the Beautiful.
proprietorshipnounUS /prəˈpraɪətərʃɪp/
an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
From this reading There were two young persons, one sweet morning in May, who experienced a delightful sense of that universal proprietorship of the Beautiful.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading The world and all its inhabitants had rolled round to another fragrant spring.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Every happy heart said to itself, "This green, and these opening roses, this music of the birds, this shining day, this temperate breeze, are all mine, and made for me."
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The world and all its inhabitants had rolled round to another fragrant spring.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Every happy heart said to itself, "This green, and these opening roses, this music of the birds, this shining day, this temperate breeze, are all mine, and made for me."
a general conscious awareness
From this reading There were two young persons, one sweet morning in May, who experienced a delightful sense of that universal proprietorship of the Beautiful.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading Every happy heart said to itself, "This green, and these opening roses, this music of the birds, this shining day, this temperate breeze, are all mine, and made for me."
the season of growth
From this reading The world and all its inhabitants had rolled round to another fragrant spring.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading There were two young persons, one sweet morning in May, who experienced a delightful sense of that universal proprietorship of the Beautiful.
temperateadjectiveUS /ˈtemprət/
(of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
From this reading Every happy heart said to itself, "This green, and these opening roses, this music of the birds, this shining day, this temperate breeze, are all mine, and made for me."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were two young persons, one sweet morning in May, who experienced a delightful sense of that universal proprietorship of the Beautiful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OWNERS OF THE BEAUTIFUL.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were two young persons, one sweet morning in May, who experienced a delightful sense of that universal proprietorship of the Beautiful.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Every happy heart said to itself, "This green, and these opening roses, this music of the birds, this shining day, this temperate breeze, are all mine, and made for me."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Every happy heart said to itself, "This green, and these opening roses, this music of the birds, this shining day, this temperate breeze, are all mine, and made for me."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The world and all its inhabitants had rolled round to another fragrant spring.
twittered
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From this reading The buds were bursting in city parks and gardens, and birds twittered in the dusty air.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There were two young persons, one sweet morning in May, who experienced a delightful sense of that universal proprietorship of the Beautiful.
universaladjectiveUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəl/
of worldwide scope or applicability
From this reading There were two young persons, one sweet morning in May, who experienced a delightful sense of that universal proprietorship of the Beautiful.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The buds were bursting in city parks and gardens, and birds twittered in the dusty air.
which person or people
From this reading There were two young persons, one sweet morning in May, who experienced a delightful sense of that universal proprietorship of the Beautiful.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The world and all its inhabitants had rolled round to another fragrant spring.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading There were two young persons, one sweet morning in May, who experienced a delightful sense of that universal proprietorship of the Beautiful.
