AdornverbUS /əˈdɔːrn/
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
From this reading “Upon the road to Nikko, Where the pilgrims pray, Along the road to Nikko Either side the way, Thundering great camellia trees Decked with blossoms gay, Adorn the road to Nikko, The mountain road to Nikko, In the month of May.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Upon the road to Nikko, Where the pilgrims pray, Along the road to Nikko Either side the way, Thundering great camellia trees Decked with blossoms gay, Adorn the road to Nikko, The mountain road to Nikko, In the month of May.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The singer stopped singing and began to whistle.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The singer stopped singing and began to whistle.
blossomsnounUS /ˈblɑːsəmz/
plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
From this reading “Upon the road to Nikko, Where the pilgrims pray, Along the road to Nikko Either side the way, Thundering great camellia trees Decked with blossoms gay, Adorn the road to Nikko, The mountain road to Nikko, In the month of May.”
Bound written or printed works.
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showing who or what does the action
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camellianoun
any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers
From this reading “Upon the road to Nikko, Where the pilgrims pray, Along the road to Nikko Either side the way, Thundering great camellia trees Decked with blossoms gay, Adorn the road to Nikko, The mountain road to Nikko, In the month of May.”
capitalsnounUS /ˈkæpətəlz/
plural of “capital” — assets available for use in the production of further assets
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ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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com
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DeckedverbUS /dekt/
past form of “deck” — be beautiful to look at
From this reading “Upon the road to Nikko, Where the pilgrims pray, Along the road to Nikko Either side the way, Thundering great camellia trees Decked with blossoms gay, Adorn the road to Nikko, The mountain road to Nikko, In the month of May.”
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one or the other of two
From this reading “Upon the road to Nikko, Where the pilgrims pray, Along the road to Nikko Either side the way, Thundering great camellia trees Decked with blossoms gay, Adorn the road to Nikko, The mountain road to Nikko, In the month of May.”
half the width of an em
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enclosedadjectiveUS /enˈkloʊzd/
closed in or surrounded or included within
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bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “Upon the road to Nikko, Where the pilgrims pray, Along the road to Nikko Either side the way, Thundering great camellia trees Decked with blossoms gay, Adorn the road to Nikko, The mountain road to Nikko, In the month of May.”
googlenounUS /ˈɡuːɡəl/
a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Upon the road to Nikko, Where the pilgrims pray, Along the road to Nikko Either side the way, Thundering great camellia trees Decked with blossoms gay, Adorn the road to Nikko, The mountain road to Nikko, In the month of May.”
hlnoun
a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters
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https
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idnounUS /ɪd/
a state in the Rocky Mountains
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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italicsnounUS /aɪˈtælɪks/
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Upon the road to Nikko, Where the pilgrims pray, Along the road to Nikko Either side the way, Thundering great camellia trees Decked with blossoms gay, Adorn the road to Nikko, The mountain road to Nikko, In the month of May.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “Upon the road to Nikko, Where the pilgrims pray, Along the road to Nikko Either side the way, Thundering great camellia trees Decked with blossoms gay, Adorn the road to Nikko, The mountain road to Nikko, In the month of May.”
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “Upon the road to Nikko, Where the pilgrims pray, Along the road to Nikko Either side the way, Thundering great camellia trees Decked with blossoms gay, Adorn the road to Nikko, The mountain road to Nikko, In the month of May.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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Nikko
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From this reading “Upon the road to Nikko, Where the pilgrims pray, Along the road to Nikko Either side the way, Thundering great camellia trees Decked with blossoms gay, Adorn the road to Nikko, The mountain road to Nikko, In the month of May.”
nxgNAAAAYAAJ
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Upon the road to Nikko, Where the pilgrims pray, Along the road to Nikko Either side the way, Thundering great camellia trees Decked with blossoms gay, Adorn the road to Nikko, The mountain road to Nikko, In the month of May.”
pilgrimsnounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəmz/
plural of “pilgrim” — someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading “Upon the road to Nikko, Where the pilgrims pray, Along the road to Nikko Either side the way, Thundering great camellia trees Decked with blossoms gay, Adorn the road to Nikko, The mountain road to Nikko, In the month of May.”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Upon the road to Nikko, Where the pilgrims pray, Along the road to Nikko Either side the way, Thundering great camellia trees Decked with blossoms gay, Adorn the road to Nikko, The mountain road to Nikko, In the month of May.”
replacedverbUS /ˌriːˈpleɪst/
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
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an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “Upon the road to Nikko, Where the pilgrims pray, Along the road to Nikko Either side the way, Thundering great camellia trees Decked with blossoms gay, Adorn the road to Nikko, The mountain road to Nikko, In the month of May.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “Upon the road to Nikko, Where the pilgrims pray, Along the road to Nikko Either side the way, Thundering great camellia trees Decked with blossoms gay, Adorn the road to Nikko, The mountain road to Nikko, In the month of May.”
singernounUS /ˈsɪŋər/
a person who sings
From this reading The singer stopped singing and began to whistle.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading The singer stopped singing and began to whistle.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Small capitals were replaced with ALL CAPITALS.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The singer stopped singing and began to whistle.
TextnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Upon the road to Nikko, Where the pilgrims pray, Along the road to Nikko Either side the way, Thundering great camellia trees Decked with blossoms gay, Adorn the road to Nikko, The mountain road to Nikko, In the month of May.”
ThunderingadjectiveUS /ˈθʌndərɪŋ/
sounding like thunder
From this reading “Upon the road to Nikko, Where the pilgrims pray, Along the road to Nikko Either side the way, Thundering great camellia trees Decked with blossoms gay, Adorn the road to Nikko, The mountain road to Nikko, In the month of May.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Upon the road to Nikko, Where the pilgrims pray, Along the road to Nikko Either side the way, Thundering great camellia trees Decked with blossoms gay, Adorn the road to Nikko, The mountain road to Nikko, In the month of May.”
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “Upon the road to Nikko, Where the pilgrims pray, Along the road to Nikko Either side the way, Thundering great camellia trees Decked with blossoms gay, Adorn the road to Nikko, The mountain road to Nikko, In the month of May.”
underscoresnounUS /ˌʌndərˈskɔːrz/
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
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UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Upon the road to Nikko, Where the pilgrims pray, Along the road to Nikko Either side the way, Thundering great camellia trees Decked with blossoms gay, Adorn the road to Nikko, The mountain road to Nikko, In the month of May.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Upon the road to Nikko, Where the pilgrims pray, Along the road to Nikko Either side the way, Thundering great camellia trees Decked with blossoms gay, Adorn the road to Nikko, The mountain road to Nikko, In the month of May.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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in or at the place that
From this reading “Upon the road to Nikko, Where the pilgrims pray, Along the road to Nikko Either side the way, Thundering great camellia trees Decked with blossoms gay, Adorn the road to Nikko, The mountain road to Nikko, In the month of May.”
whistleverbUS /ˈwɪsəl/
make whistling sounds
From this reading The singer stopped singing and began to whistle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Small capitals were replaced with ALL CAPITALS.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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