used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Addison MacRay was now a very rich man; he and Cathy are perfectly happy in their bungalow.
Addison
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From this reading Addison MacRay was now a very rich man; he and Cathy are perfectly happy in their bungalow.
anew
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
(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 members of The Divinity Club were all highly educated and refined.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Addison MacRay was now a very rich man; he and Cathy are perfectly happy in their bungalow.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a long, long time before she ever saw Cresto and Ruth.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It had been a long, long time before she ever saw Cresto and Ruth.
blendedadjectiveUS /ˈblendɪd/
combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
bloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
blossomedverbUS /ˈblɑːsəmd/
past form of “blossom” — produce or yield flowers
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
bowersnounUS /ˈbaʊərz/
plural of “bower” — a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
bungalownounUS /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading Addison MacRay was now a very rich man; he and Cathy are perfectly happy in their bungalow.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
Cathy
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From this reading Addison MacRay was now a very rich man; he and Cathy are perfectly happy in their bungalow.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading They took charge of The Divinity Club and held three large circles every week.
circlesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəlz/
plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading They took charge of The Divinity Club and held three large circles every week.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading They took charge of The Divinity Club and held three large circles every week.
Cresto
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From this reading It had been a long, long time before she ever saw Cresto and Ruth.
DivinitynounUS /dɪˈvɪnəti/
any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
From this reading They took charge of The Divinity Club and held three large circles every week.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
Eden's
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From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
educatedadjectiveUS /ˈedʒəkeɪtɪd/
possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
From this reading The members of The Divinity Club were all highly educated and refined.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
at any time
From this reading It had been a long, long time before she ever saw Cresto and Ruth.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They took charge of The Divinity Club and held three large circles every week.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
fragrantadjectiveUS /ˈfreɪɡrənt/
pleasant-smelling
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
a state of high honor
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been a long, long time before she ever saw Cresto and Ruth.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Addison MacRay was now a very rich man; he and Cathy are perfectly happy in their bungalow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Addison MacRay was now a very rich man; he and Cathy are perfectly happy in their bungalow.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading They took charge of The Divinity Club and held three large circles every week.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading The members of The Divinity Club were all highly educated and refined.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been a long, long time before she ever saw Cresto and Ruth.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They took charge of The Divinity Club and held three large circles every week.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It had been a long, long time before she ever saw Cresto and Ruth.
held dear
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
MacRay
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From this reading Addison MacRay was now a very rich man; he and Cathy are perfectly happy in their bungalow.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Addison MacRay was now a very rich man; he and Cathy are perfectly happy in their bungalow.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading The members of The Divinity Club were all highly educated and refined.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Addison MacRay was now a very rich man; he and Cathy are perfectly happy in their bungalow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
oftadverbUS /ɔːft/
many times at short intervals
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
on one occasion
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Addison MacRay was now a very rich man; he and Cathy are perfectly happy in their bungalow.
refinedadjectiveUS /rəˈfaɪnd/
(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
From this reading The members of The Divinity Club were all highly educated and refined.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Addison MacRay was now a very rich man; he and Cathy are perfectly happy in their bungalow.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading It had been a long, long time before she ever saw Cresto and Ruth.
Identical; not different.
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
cut with a saw
From this reading It had been a long, long time before she ever saw Cresto and Ruth.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had been a long, long time before she ever saw Cresto and Ruth.
in or at or to some place
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
stemnounUS /stem/
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Addison MacRay was now a very rich man; he and Cathy are perfectly happy in their bungalow.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They took charge of The Divinity Club and held three large circles every week.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading They took charge of The Divinity Club and held three large circles every week.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It had been a long, long time before she ever saw Cresto and Ruth.
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 “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading They took charge of The Divinity Club and held three large circles every week.
precisely as stated
From this reading Addison MacRay was now a very rich man; he and Cathy are perfectly happy in their bungalow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Addison MacRay was now a very rich man; he and Cathy are perfectly happy in their bungalow.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading They took charge of The Divinity Club and held three large circles every week.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The members of The Divinity Club were all highly educated and refined.
at the time that
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
which person or people
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “’Tis told somewhere in Eastern story That those who loved once blossomed as flowers On the same stem, amid the glory Of Eden’s green and fragrant bowers; And that, though parted oft by fate Yet when the glow of life is ended, Each soul again shall find its mate, And in one bloom again be blended.”
