used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
adventnounUS /ˈædvent/
arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
From this reading From her nursery window Sally interestedly watched the gradual advent of the new season as promulgated by the aspect of the back yard.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
(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 Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From her nursery window Sally interestedly watched the gradual advent of the new season as promulgated by the aspect of the back yard.
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading From her nursery window Sally interestedly watched the gradual advent of the new season as promulgated by the aspect of the back yard.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From her nursery window Sally interestedly watched the gradual advent of the new season as promulgated by the aspect of the back yard.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
communicatedverbUS /kəˈmjuːnəkeɪtɪd/
past form of “communicate” — transmit information
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
consultationnounUS /ˌkɑːnsəlˈteɪʃən/
a conference (usually with someone important)
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
dandelionsnounUS /ˈdændəlaɪənz/
plural of “dandelion” — any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls
From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
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From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
echoverbUS /ˈekoʊ/
to say again or imitate
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
divisible by two
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
freshlyadverbUS /ˈfreʃli/
very recently
From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From her nursery window Sally interestedly watched the gradual advent of the new season as promulgated by the aspect of the back yard.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
gradualadjectiveUS /ˈɡrædʒuːəl/
proceeding in small stages
From this reading From her nursery window Sally interestedly watched the gradual advent of the new season as promulgated by the aspect of the back yard.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
grimyadjectiveUS /ˈɡraɪmi/
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From her nursery window Sally interestedly watched the gradual advent of the new season as promulgated by the aspect of the back yard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
interestedly
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From this reading From her nursery window Sally interestedly watched the gradual advent of the new season as promulgated by the aspect of the back yard.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading From her nursery window Sally interestedly watched the gradual advent of the new season as promulgated by the aspect of the back yard.
newnessnounUS /ˈnuːnəs/
the quality of being new; the opposite of oldness
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
nurserynounUS /ˈnɜːrsəri/
a child's room for a baby
From this reading From her nursery window Sally interestedly watched the gradual advent of the new season as promulgated by the aspect of the back yard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
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 In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
promulgatedadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːməlɡeɪtɪd/
formally made public
From this reading From her nursery window Sally interestedly watched the gradual advent of the new season as promulgated by the aspect of the back yard.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
witty remark
From this reading From her nursery window Sally interestedly watched the gradual advent of the new season as promulgated by the aspect of the back yard.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading From her nursery window Sally interestedly watched the gradual advent of the new season as promulgated by the aspect of the back yard.
shootsnounUS /ʃuːts/
plural of “shoot” — a new branch
From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
singsverbUS /sɪŋz/
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
the season of growth
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
springingverbUS /ˈsprɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
thirstilyadverb
in a thirsty manner
From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
very small
From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading In the parks tiny green shoots appeared on tree and bush, and dandelions showed their golden faces above the vivid green of freshly springing grass.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading From her nursery window Sally interestedly watched the gradual advent of the new season as promulgated by the aspect of the back yard.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading From her nursery window Sally interestedly watched the gradual advent of the new season as promulgated by the aspect of the back yard.
wistfuladjectiveUS /ˈwɪstfəl/
showing pensive sadness
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Dr. North, watching keenly the little girl’s wistful face and feeling in his own soul the echo of the wonderful song that spring sings to all of us, after some consultation with mamma communicated to Sally a plan that fairly made her jump for joy.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Her little soul thirstily responded to the call of nature and a vague longing for woods and fields took possession of her heart.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading From her nursery window Sally interestedly watched the gradual advent of the new season as promulgated by the aspect of the back yard.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading _A Trip to the Farm._ THE first sweet spring days had come, and even the grimy city began to put on an aspect of youth and newness.
