used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE KINGDOM OF JOY A prince of the Kingdom of Joy rode the Piceance trail on a morning glad with the song of birds and the rippling of brooks.
(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 The princess was a bride, had been one for all of twelve hours.
amazinglyadverbUS /əˈmeɪzɪŋli/
in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
From this reading It was her present conviction that she lived in a world wonderful, and that the most amazingly radiant thing in it was what had happened to her and Bob Dillon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE KINGDOM OF JOY A prince of the Kingdom of Joy rode the Piceance trail on a morning glad with the song of birds and the rippling of brooks.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were starting together on the long, long trail, and the poor young things could vision it only as strewn with sunbathed columbines and goldenrods.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The princess was a bride, had been one for all of twelve hours.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading THE KINGDOM OF JOY A prince of the Kingdom of Joy rode the Piceance trail on a morning glad with the song of birds and the rippling of brooks.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading It was her present conviction that she lived in a world wonderful, and that the most amazingly radiant thing in it was what had happened to her and Bob Dillon.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading The princess was a bride, had been one for all of twelve hours.
brooksnounUS /brʊks/
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading THE KINGDOM OF JOY A prince of the Kingdom of Joy rode the Piceance trail on a morning glad with the song of birds and the rippling of brooks.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Knee to knee with him rode his princess, slim and straight, the pink in her soft smooth cheeks, a shy and eager light in the velvet-dark eyes.
columbinesnounUS /ˈkɑːləmbaɪnz/
plural of “columbine” — a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
From this reading They were starting together on the long, long trail, and the poor young things could vision it only as strewn with sunbathed columbines and goldenrods.
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading It was her present conviction that she lived in a world wonderful, and that the most amazingly radiant thing in it was what had happened to her and Bob Dillon.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were starting together on the long, long trail, and the poor young things could vision it only as strewn with sunbathed columbines and goldenrods.
Dillon
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From this reading It was her present conviction that she lived in a world wonderful, and that the most amazingly radiant thing in it was what had happened to her and Bob Dillon.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Knee to knee with him rode his princess, slim and straight, the pink in her soft smooth cheeks, a shy and eager light in the velvet-dark eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Knee to knee with him rode his princess, slim and straight, the pink in her soft smooth cheeks, a shy and eager light in the velvet-dark eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The princess was a bride, had been one for all of twelve hours.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading THE KINGDOM OF JOY A prince of the Kingdom of Joy rode the Piceance trail on a morning glad with the song of birds and the rippling of brooks.
goldenrods
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From this reading They were starting together on the long, long trail, and the poor young things could vision it only as strewn with sunbathed columbines and goldenrods.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The princess was a bride, had been one for all of twelve hours.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It was her present conviction that she lived in a world wonderful, and that the most amazingly radiant thing in it was what had happened to her and Bob Dillon.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Knee to knee with him rode his princess, slim and straight, the pink in her soft smooth cheeks, a shy and eager light in the velvet-dark eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Knee to knee with him rode his princess, slim and straight, the pink in her soft smooth cheeks, a shy and eager light in the velvet-dark eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Knee to knee with him rode his princess, slim and straight, the pink in her soft smooth cheeks, a shy and eager light in the velvet-dark eyes.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The princess was a bride, had been one for all of twelve hours.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Knee to knee with him rode his princess, slim and straight, the pink in her soft smooth cheeks, a shy and eager light in the velvet-dark eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were starting together on the long, long trail, and the poor young things could vision it only as strewn with sunbathed columbines and goldenrods.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading THE KINGDOM OF JOY A prince of the Kingdom of Joy rode the Piceance trail on a morning glad with the song of birds and the rippling of brooks.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading THE KINGDOM OF JOY A prince of the Kingdom of Joy rode the Piceance trail on a morning glad with the song of birds and the rippling of brooks.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Knee to knee with him rode his princess, slim and straight, the pink in her soft smooth cheeks, a shy and eager light in the velvet-dark eyes.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Knee to knee with him rode his princess, slim and straight, the pink in her soft smooth cheeks, a shy and eager light in the velvet-dark eyes.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading It was her present conviction that she lived in a world wonderful, and that the most amazingly radiant thing in it was what had happened to her and Bob Dillon.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading They were starting together on the long, long trail, and the poor young things could vision it only as strewn with sunbathed columbines and goldenrods.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE KINGDOM OF JOY A prince of the Kingdom of Joy rode the Piceance trail on a morning glad with the song of birds and the rippling of brooks.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It was her present conviction that she lived in a world wonderful, and that the most amazingly radiant thing in it was what had happened to her and Bob Dillon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE KINGDOM OF JOY A prince of the Kingdom of Joy rode the Piceance trail on a morning glad with the song of birds and the rippling of brooks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE KINGDOM OF JOY A prince of the Kingdom of Joy rode the Piceance trail on a morning glad with the song of birds and the rippling of brooks.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The princess was a bride, had been one for all of twelve hours.
and nothing more
From this reading They were starting together on the long, long trail, and the poor young things could vision it only as strewn with sunbathed columbines and goldenrods.
Piceance
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From this reading THE KINGDOM OF JOY A prince of the Kingdom of Joy rode the Piceance trail on a morning glad with the song of birds and the rippling of brooks.
a light shade of red
From this reading Knee to knee with him rode his princess, slim and straight, the pink in her soft smooth cheeks, a shy and eager light in the velvet-dark eyes.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading They were starting together on the long, long trail, and the poor young things could vision it only as strewn with sunbathed columbines and goldenrods.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It was her present conviction that she lived in a world wonderful, and that the most amazingly radiant thing in it was what had happened to her and Bob Dillon.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading THE KINGDOM OF JOY A prince of the Kingdom of Joy rode the Piceance trail on a morning glad with the song of birds and the rippling of brooks.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Knee to knee with him rode his princess, slim and straight, the pink in her soft smooth cheeks, a shy and eager light in the velvet-dark eyes.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiːənt/
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading It was her present conviction that she lived in a world wonderful, and that the most amazingly radiant thing in it was what had happened to her and Bob Dillon.
ripplingnounUS /ˈrɪpəlɪŋ/
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
From this reading THE KINGDOM OF JOY A prince of the Kingdom of Joy rode the Piceance trail on a morning glad with the song of birds and the rippling of brooks.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading THE KINGDOM OF JOY A prince of the Kingdom of Joy rode the Piceance trail on a morning glad with the song of birds and the rippling of brooks.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was her present conviction that she lived in a world wonderful, and that the most amazingly radiant thing in it was what had happened to her and Bob Dillon.
shyverbUS /ʃaɪ/
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading Knee to knee with him rode his princess, slim and straight, the pink in her soft smooth cheeks, a shy and eager light in the velvet-dark eyes.
slimadjectiveUS /slɪm/
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Knee to knee with him rode his princess, slim and straight, the pink in her soft smooth cheeks, a shy and eager light in the velvet-dark eyes.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Knee to knee with him rode his princess, slim and straight, the pink in her soft smooth cheeks, a shy and eager light in the velvet-dark eyes.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Knee to knee with him rode his princess, slim and straight, the pink in her soft smooth cheeks, a shy and eager light in the velvet-dark eyes.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading THE KINGDOM OF JOY A prince of the Kingdom of Joy rode the Piceance trail on a morning glad with the song of birds and the rippling of brooks.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading They were starting together on the long, long trail, and the poor young things could vision it only as strewn with sunbathed columbines and goldenrods.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Knee to knee with him rode his princess, slim and straight, the pink in her soft smooth cheeks, a shy and eager light in the velvet-dark eyes.
strewnverbUS /struːn/
inflected form of “strew” — spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
From this reading They were starting together on the long, long trail, and the poor young things could vision it only as strewn with sunbathed columbines and goldenrods.
sunbathed
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From this reading They were starting together on the long, long trail, and the poor young things could vision it only as strewn with sunbathed columbines and goldenrods.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was her present conviction that she lived in a world wonderful, and that the most amazingly radiant thing in it was what had happened to her and Bob Dillon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KINGDOM OF JOY A prince of the Kingdom of Joy rode the Piceance trail on a morning glad with the song of birds and the rippling of brooks.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were starting together on the long, long trail, and the poor young things could vision it only as strewn with sunbathed columbines and goldenrods.
a special situation
From this reading It was her present conviction that she lived in a world wonderful, and that the most amazingly radiant thing in it was what had happened to her and Bob Dillon.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading They were starting together on the long, long trail, and the poor young things could vision it only as strewn with sunbathed columbines and goldenrods.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Knee to knee with him rode his princess, slim and straight, the pink in her soft smooth cheeks, a shy and eager light in the velvet-dark eyes.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They were starting together on the long, long trail, and the poor young things could vision it only as strewn with sunbathed columbines and goldenrods.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading THE KINGDOM OF JOY A prince of the Kingdom of Joy rode the Piceance trail on a morning glad with the song of birds and the rippling of brooks.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The princess was a bride, had been one for all of twelve hours.
velvet-dark
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From this reading Knee to knee with him rode his princess, slim and straight, the pink in her soft smooth cheeks, a shy and eager light in the velvet-dark eyes.
a vivid mental image
From this reading They were starting together on the long, long trail, and the poor young things could vision it only as strewn with sunbathed columbines and goldenrods.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The princess was a bride, had been one for all of twelve hours.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were starting together on the long, long trail, and the poor young things could vision it only as strewn with sunbathed columbines and goldenrods.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was her present conviction that she lived in a world wonderful, and that the most amazingly radiant thing in it was what had happened to her and Bob Dillon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE KINGDOM OF JOY A prince of the Kingdom of Joy rode the Piceance trail on a morning glad with the song of birds and the rippling of brooks.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading It was her present conviction that she lived in a world wonderful, and that the most amazingly radiant thing in it was what had happened to her and Bob Dillon.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It was her present conviction that she lived in a world wonderful, and that the most amazingly radiant thing in it was what had happened to her and Bob Dillon.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading They were starting together on the long, long trail, and the poor young things could vision it only as strewn with sunbathed columbines and goldenrods.
