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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOW GIL CARR HEARD A CONCERT IN SPRING.
in the past
From this reading He stopped and smiled and listened, for the morning concert was beginning two hundred and fifty years ago, at four o'clock in the morning and down in a Sussex valley near the sea.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stopped and smiled and listened, for the morning concert was beginning two hundred and fifty years ago, at four o'clock in the morning and down in a Sussex valley near the sea.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He stopped and smiled and listened, for the morning concert was beginning two hundred and fifty years ago, at four o'clock in the morning and down in a Sussex valley near the sea.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I wonder whether she'll keep some when I'm far away."
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading He stopped and smiled and listened, for the morning concert was beginning two hundred and fifty years ago, at four o'clock in the morning and down in a Sussex valley near the sea.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
CARR
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
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CONCERTnounUS /ˈkɑːnsərt/
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading HOW GIL CARR HEARD A CONCERT IN SPRING.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I wonder whether she'll keep some when I'm far away."
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading He stopped and smiled and listened, for the morning concert was beginning two hundred and fifty years ago, at four o'clock in the morning and down in a Sussex valley near the sea.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
forget-me-notnoun
small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading He stopped and smiled and listened, for the morning concert was beginning two hundred and fifty years ago, at four o'clock in the morning and down in a Sussex valley near the sea.
GIL
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From this reading HOW GIL CARR HEARD A CONCERT IN SPRING.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
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HOW
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ten 10s
From this reading He stopped and smiled and listened, for the morning concert was beginning two hundred and fifty years ago, at four o'clock in the morning and down in a Sussex valley near the sea.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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I'm
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I wonder whether she'll keep some when I'm far away."
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading He stopped and smiled and listened, for the morning concert was beginning two hundred and fifty years ago, at four o'clock in the morning and down in a Sussex valley near the sea.
macenounUS /meɪs/
(trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He stopped and smiled and listened, for the morning concert was beginning two hundred and fifty years ago, at four o'clock in the morning and down in a Sussex valley near the sea.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading He stopped and smiled and listened, for the morning concert was beginning two hundred and fifty years ago, at four o'clock in the morning and down in a Sussex valley near the sea.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading He stopped and smiled and listened, for the morning concert was beginning two hundred and fifty years ago, at four o'clock in the morning and down in a Sussex valley near the sea.
select carefully from a group
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
scorpionnounUS /ˈskɔːrpiən/
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading He stopped and smiled and listened, for the morning concert was beginning two hundred and fifty years ago, at four o'clock in the morning and down in a Sussex valley near the sea.
sedges
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From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
she'll
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From this reading I wonder whether she'll keep some when I'm far away."
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He stopped and smiled and listened, for the morning concert was beginning two hundred and fifty years ago, at four o'clock in the morning and down in a Sussex valley near the sea.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I wonder whether she'll keep some when I'm far away."
in the near future
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
the season of growth
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(of a nose) blocked
From this reading He stopped and smiled and listened, for the morning concert was beginning two hundred and fifty years ago, at four o'clock in the morning and down in a Sussex valley near the sea.
SussexnounUS /ˈsʌsɪks/
a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century
From this reading He stopped and smiled and listened, for the morning concert was beginning two hundred and fifty years ago, at four o'clock in the morning and down in a Sussex valley near the sea.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He stopped and smiled and listened, for the morning concert was beginning two hundred and fifty years ago, at four o'clock in the morning and down in a Sussex valley near the sea.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading He stopped and smiled and listened, for the morning concert was beginning two hundred and fifty years ago, at four o'clock in the morning and down in a Sussex valley near the sea.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Volume 1, Chapter I.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He stopped and smiled and listened, for the morning concert was beginning two hundred and fifty years ago, at four o'clock in the morning and down in a Sussex valley near the sea.
at the time that
From this reading I wonder whether she'll keep some when I'm far away."
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I wonder whether she'll keep some when I'm far away."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder whether she'll keep some when I'm far away."
a late time of life
From this reading He stopped and smiled and listened, for the morning concert was beginning two hundred and fifty years ago, at four o'clock in the morning and down in a Sussex valley near the sea.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading "Too soon for sweet mace--a bunch for sweet Mace," said Gil Carr as he bent down amongst the sedges to pick the bright blue scorpion grass, its delicate flowers relieved with yellow, "so she must have forget-me-not.
