used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Just after sunrise, looking from Leslie’s garden one could scarcely see Nagasaki down below—a toy town, seen through faint blue gauze, it seemed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
aviarynounUS /ˈeɪvieri/
a building where birds are kept
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Just after sunrise, looking from Leslie’s garden one could scarcely see Nagasaki down below—a toy town, seen through faint blue gauze, it seemed.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Just after sunrise, looking from Leslie’s garden one could scarcely see Nagasaki down below—a toy town, seen through faint blue gauze, it seemed.
blue-winged
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From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading The wind came in puffs, hot from the Pacific, shaking the cherry branches.
bright-eyed
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From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
cherrynounUS /ˈtʃeri/
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading The wind came in puffs, hot from the Pacific, shaking the cherry branches.
cherry-blossoms
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From this reading The great double cherry-blossoms were falling.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading A haze hid its coming.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Just after sunrise, looking from Leslie’s garden one could scarcely see Nagasaki down below—a toy town, seen through faint blue gauze, it seemed.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
increase twofold
From this reading The great double cherry-blossoms were falling.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Just after sunrise, looking from Leslie’s garden one could scarcely see Nagasaki down below—a toy town, seen through faint blue gauze, it seemed.
EMPRESSnounUS /ˈempres/
a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Just after sunrise, looking from Leslie’s garden one could scarcely see Nagasaki down below—a toy town, seen through faint blue gauze, it seemed.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading The great double cherry-blossoms were falling.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Just after sunrise, looking from Leslie’s garden one could scarcely see Nagasaki down below—a toy town, seen through faint blue gauze, it seemed.
garden-party
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From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
gauzenounUS /ɡɔːz/
(medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings
From this reading Just after sunrise, looking from Leslie’s garden one could scarcely see Nagasaki down below—a toy town, seen through faint blue gauze, it seemed.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great double cherry-blossoms were falling.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
hazenounUS /heɪz/
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
From this reading A haze hid its coming.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading A haze hid its coming.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The wind came in puffs, hot from the Pacific, shaking the cherry branches.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wind came in puffs, hot from the Pacific, shaking the cherry branches.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Just after sunrise, looking from Leslie’s garden one could scarcely see Nagasaki down below—a toy town, seen through faint blue gauze, it seemed.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A haze hid its coming.
JAPANnounUS /dʒəˈpæn/
a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
and nothing more
From this reading Just after sunrise, looking from Leslie’s garden one could scarcely see Nagasaki down below—a toy town, seen through faint blue gauze, it seemed.
Kamamura
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From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
Leslie's
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From this reading Just after sunrise, looking from Leslie’s garden one could scarcely see Nagasaki down below—a toy town, seen through faint blue gauze, it seemed.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Just after sunrise, looking from Leslie’s garden one could scarcely see Nagasaki down below—a toy town, seen through faint blue gauze, it seemed.
a person who carries a message
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
NagasakinounUS /ˌnɑːɡɑːˈsɑːki/
a city in southern Japan on Kyushu; a leading port and shipbuilding center; on August 9, 1945 Nagasaki became the second populated area to receive an atomic bomb
From this reading Just after sunrise, looking from Leslie’s garden one could scarcely see Nagasaki down below—a toy town, seen through faint blue gauze, it seemed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
PacificnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading The wind came in puffs, hot from the Pacific, shaking the cherry branches.
ParadisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
select carefully from a group
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
puffsnounUS /pʌfs/
plural of “puff” — a short light gust of air
From this reading The wind came in puffs, hot from the Pacific, shaking the cherry branches.
only a very short time before
From this reading Just after sunrise, looking from Leslie’s garden one could scarcely see Nagasaki down below—a toy town, seen through faint blue gauze, it seemed.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Just after sunrise, looking from Leslie’s garden one could scarcely see Nagasaki down below—a toy town, seen through faint blue gauze, it seemed.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Just after sunrise, looking from Leslie’s garden one could scarcely see Nagasaki down below—a toy town, seen through faint blue gauze, it seemed.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Just after sunrise, looking from Leslie’s garden one could scarcely see Nagasaki down below—a toy town, seen through faint blue gauze, it seemed.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading The wind came in puffs, hot from the Pacific, shaking the cherry branches.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
sunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading Just after sunrise, looking from Leslie’s garden one could scarcely see Nagasaki down below—a toy town, seen through faint blue gauze, it seemed.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Just after sunrise, looking from Leslie’s garden one could scarcely see Nagasaki down below—a toy town, seen through faint blue gauze, it seemed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Just after sunrise, looking from Leslie’s garden one could scarcely see Nagasaki down below—a toy town, seen through faint blue gauze, it seemed.
toynounUS /tɔɪ/
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading Just after sunrise, looking from Leslie’s garden one could scarcely see Nagasaki down below—a toy town, seen through faint blue gauze, it seemed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The great double cherry-blossoms were falling.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind came in puffs, hot from the Pacific, shaking the cherry branches.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE “EMPRESS OF JAPAN” If Mr. Kamamura had sent a special messenger to Paradise to pick from the aviary there a blue-winged and bright-eyed day for his garden-party, he would not have obtained a better one than that which came by chance.
