used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
anew
From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
(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 Then the Spring came, and all over the country there were little blossoms and little birds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the Spring came, and all over the country there were little blossoms and little birds.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The birds did not care to sing in it, as there were no children, and the trees forgot to blossom.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Then the Spring came, and all over the country there were little blossoms and little birds.
blossomverbUS /ˈblɑːsəm/
produce or yield flowers
From this reading The birds did not care to sing in it, as there were no children, and the trees forgot to blossom.
blossomsnounUS /ˈblɑːsəmz/
plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
From this reading Then the Spring came, and all over the country there were little blossoms and little birds.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then the Spring came, and all over the country there were little blossoms and little birds.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The birds did not care to sing in it, as there were no children, and the trees forgot to blossom.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The birds did not care to sing in it, as there were no children, and the trees forgot to blossom.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Then the Spring came, and all over the country there were little blossoms and little birds.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The birds did not care to sing in it, as there were no children, and the trees forgot to blossom.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading The birds did not care to sing in it, as there were no children, and the trees forgot to blossom.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
FrostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading The only people who were pleased were the Snow and the Frost.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Only in the garden of the Selfish Giant it was still winter.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Only in the garden of the Selfish Giant it was still winter.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only in the garden of the Selfish Giant it was still winter.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Only in the garden of the Selfish Giant it was still winter.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then the Spring came, and all over the country there were little blossoms and little birds.
not any; not one
From this reading The birds did not care to sing in it, as there were no children, and the trees forgot to blossom.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The birds did not care to sing in it, as there were no children, and the trees forgot to blossom.
notice-board
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From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only in the garden of the Selfish Giant it was still winter.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
on one occasion
From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
and nothing more
From this reading Only in the garden of the Selfish Giant it was still winter.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then the Spring came, and all over the country there were little blossoms and little birds.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The only people who were pleased were the Snow and the Frost.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading The only people who were pleased were the Snow and the Frost.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
cut with a saw
From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
SelfishadjectiveUS /ˈselfɪʃ/
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading Only in the garden of the Selfish Giant it was still winter.
deliver by singing
From this reading The birds did not care to sing in it, as there were no children, and the trees forgot to blossom.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The only people who were pleased were the Snow and the Frost.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
the season of growth
From this reading Then the Spring came, and all over the country there were little blossoms and little birds.
not in physical motion
From this reading Only in the garden of the Selfish Giant it was still winter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the Spring came, and all over the country there were little blossoms and little birds.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the Spring came, and all over the country there were little blossoms and little birds.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then the Spring came, and all over the country there were little blossoms and little birds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The birds did not care to sing in it, as there were no children, and the trees forgot to blossom.
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 The birds did not care to sing in it, as there were no children, and the trees forgot to blossom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only in the garden of the Selfish Giant it was still winter.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then the Spring came, and all over the country there were little blossoms and little birds.
at the time that
From this reading Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, and when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
which person or people
From this reading The only people who were pleased were the Snow and the Frost.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Only in the garden of the Selfish Giant it was still winter.
