used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If you can only have a small patch in a small garden, we advise you to buy, ready-grown, every spring, the few biennials you need.
adviseverbUS /ædˈvaɪz/
give advice to
From this reading If you can only have a small patch in a small garden, we advise you to buy, ready-grown, every spring, the few biennials you need.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading BIENNIALS BIENNIALS are plants that do not flower till the second year after sowing.
(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 You can get all the well-known ones cheaply by the dozen, or just as they have been sown in a box.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They are sown in spring and summer, pricked out when large enough, and transplanted, either in the autumn or the following spring, to their flowering places.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BIENNIALS BIENNIALS are plants that do not flower till the second year after sowing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You can get all the well-known ones cheaply by the dozen, or just as they have been sown in a box.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading They are sown in spring and summer, pricked out when large enough, and transplanted, either in the autumn or the following spring, to their flowering places.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You can get all the well-known ones cheaply by the dozen, or just as they have been sown in a box.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
BIENNIALS
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From this reading BIENNIALS BIENNIALS are plants that do not flower till the second year after sowing.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading You can get all the well-known ones cheaply by the dozen, or just as they have been sown in a box.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading If you can only have a small patch in a small garden, we advise you to buy, ready-grown, every spring, the few biennials you need.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You can get all the well-known ones cheaply by the dozen, or just as they have been sown in a box.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If you can only have a small patch in a small garden, we advise you to buy, ready-grown, every spring, the few biennials you need.
cheaplyadverbUS /ˈtʃiːpli/
in a stingy manner
From this reading You can get all the well-known ones cheaply by the dozen, or just as they have been sown in a box.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading BIENNIALS BIENNIALS are plants that do not flower till the second year after sowing.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading You can get all the well-known ones cheaply by the dozen, or just as they have been sown in a box.
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
one or the other of two
From this reading They are sown in spring and summer, pricked out when large enough, and transplanted, either in the autumn or the following spring, to their flowering places.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading They are sown in spring and summer, pricked out when large enough, and transplanted, either in the autumn or the following spring, to their flowering places.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading If you can only have a small patch in a small garden, we advise you to buy, ready-grown, every spring, the few biennials you need.
extraadjectiveUS /ˈekstrə/
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading If you can only have a small patch in a small garden, we advise you to buy, ready-grown, every spring, the few biennials you need.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading BIENNIALS BIENNIALS are plants that do not flower till the second year after sowing.
floweringnounUS /ˈflaʊərɪŋ/
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
From this reading They are sown in spring and summer, pricked out when large enough, and transplanted, either in the autumn or the following spring, to their flowering places.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading They are sown in spring and summer, pricked out when large enough, and transplanted, either in the autumn or the following spring, to their flowering places.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading If you can only have a small patch in a small garden, we advise you to buy, ready-grown, every spring, the few biennials you need.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You can get all the well-known ones cheaply by the dozen, or just as they have been sown in a box.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you can only have a small patch in a small garden, we advise you to buy, ready-grown, every spring, the few biennials you need.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you can only have a small patch in a small garden, we advise you to buy, ready-grown, every spring, the few biennials you need.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They are sown in spring and summer, pricked out when large enough, and transplanted, either in the autumn or the following spring, to their flowering places.
and nothing more
From this reading You can get all the well-known ones cheaply by the dozen, or just as they have been sown in a box.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They are sown in spring and summer, pricked out when large enough, and transplanted, either in the autumn or the following spring, to their flowering places.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
occurring by chance
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading If you can only have a small patch in a small garden, we advise you to buy, ready-grown, every spring, the few biennials you need.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BIENNIALS BIENNIALS are plants that do not flower till the second year after sowing.
nurserynounUS /ˈnɜːrsəri/
a child's room for a baby
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading You can get all the well-known ones cheaply by the dozen, or just as they have been sown in a box.
and nothing more
From this reading If you can only have a small patch in a small garden, we advise you to buy, ready-grown, every spring, the few biennials you need.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They are sown in spring and summer, pricked out when large enough, and transplanted, either in the autumn or the following spring, to their flowering places.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They are sown in spring and summer, pricked out when large enough, and transplanted, either in the autumn or the following spring, to their flowering places.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading If you can only have a small patch in a small garden, we advise you to buy, ready-grown, every spring, the few biennials you need.
perennialsnounUS /pərˈeniəlz/
plural of “perennial” — (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading They are sown in spring and summer, pricked out when large enough, and transplanted, either in the autumn or the following spring, to their flowering places.
plantsnounUS /plænts/
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading BIENNIALS BIENNIALS are plants that do not flower till the second year after sowing.
prickedverbUS /prɪkt/
past form of “prick” — make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
From this reading They are sown in spring and summer, pricked out when large enough, and transplanted, either in the autumn or the following spring, to their flowering places.
ready-grown
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From this reading If you can only have a small patch in a small garden, we advise you to buy, ready-grown, every spring, the few biennials you need.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading BIENNIALS BIENNIALS are plants that do not flower till the second year after sowing.
seednounUS /siːd/
a small hard fruit
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading If you can only have a small patch in a small garden, we advise you to buy, ready-grown, every spring, the few biennials you need.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
sowingverbUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “sow” — place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
From this reading BIENNIALS BIENNIALS are plants that do not flower till the second year after sowing.
sownadjectiveUS /soʊn/
sprinkled with seed
From this reading They are sown in spring and summer, pricked out when large enough, and transplanted, either in the autumn or the following spring, to their flowering places.
the season of growth
From this reading They are sown in spring and summer, pricked out when large enough, and transplanted, either in the autumn or the following spring, to their flowering places.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading They are sown in spring and summer, pricked out when large enough, and transplanted, either in the autumn or the following spring, to their flowering places.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BIENNIALS BIENNIALS are plants that do not flower till the second year after sowing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BIENNIALS BIENNIALS are plants that do not flower till the second year after sowing.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They are sown in spring and summer, pricked out when large enough, and transplanted, either in the autumn or the following spring, to their flowering places.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are sown in spring and summer, pricked out when large enough, and transplanted, either in the autumn or the following spring, to their flowering places.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
up to a particular time
From this reading BIENNIALS BIENNIALS are plants that do not flower till the second year after sowing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are sown in spring and summer, pricked out when large enough, and transplanted, either in the autumn or the following spring, to their flowering places.
transplantedverbUS /trænˈsplæntɪd/
past form of “transplant” — lift and reset in another soil or situation
From this reading They are sown in spring and summer, pricked out when large enough, and transplanted, either in the autumn or the following spring, to their flowering places.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If you can only have a small patch in a small garden, we advise you to buy, ready-grown, every spring, the few biennials you need.
well-knownadjectiveUS /ˈwelˈnoʊn/
widely or fully known
From this reading You can get all the well-known ones cheaply by the dozen, or just as they have been sown in a box.
at the time that
From this reading They are sown in spring and summer, pricked out when large enough, and transplanted, either in the autumn or the following spring, to their flowering places.
which person or people
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading BIENNIALS BIENNIALS are plants that do not flower till the second year after sowing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you can only have a small patch in a small garden, we advise you to buy, ready-grown, every spring, the few biennials you need.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But if you are one of those lucky children who grow up in a big garden, we advise you to beg for a little extra bit for a ‘nursery,’ and then to try your hand at growing some of the easier biennials and perennials from seed.
