used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He framed his lips again and kissed her mouth, then laughed again and lastly, flinging his arms about her neck, he poured his kisses like a song into her ears, then, shouting to his Lucy, ran away.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He framed his lips again and kissed her mouth, then laughed again and lastly, flinging his arms about her neck, he poured his kisses like a song into her ears, then, shouting to his Lucy, ran away.
anew
From this reading He framed his lips again and kissed her mouth, then laughed again and lastly, flinging his arms about her neck, he poured his kisses like a song into her ears, then, shouting to his Lucy, ran away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He framed his lips and kissed her eyes and stood back laughing.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading He framed his lips again and kissed her mouth, then laughed again and lastly, flinging his arms about her neck, he poured his kisses like a song into her ears, then, shouting to his Lucy, ran away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked back at Mary.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He framed his lips again and kissed her mouth, then laughed again and lastly, flinging his arms about her neck, he poured his kisses like a song into her ears, then, shouting to his Lucy, ran away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He framed his lips and kissed her eyes and stood back laughing.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading In a long silence, Liddiard turned and watched them, faun and dryad once more, spirits of that sunshine and those deep green shades of the trees.
dryadnoun
a deity or nymph of the woods
From this reading In a long silence, Liddiard turned and watched them, faun and dryad once more, spirits of that sunshine and those deep green shades of the trees.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading He framed his lips again and kissed her mouth, then laughed again and lastly, flinging his arms about her neck, he poured his kisses like a song into her ears, then, shouting to his Lucy, ran away.
emotionallyadverbUS /ɪˈmoʊʃnəli/
in an emotional manner
From this reading "You’ve made a sturdy, splendid thing of him, Mary," he said emotionally.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He framed his lips and kissed her eyes and stood back laughing.
faunnoun
ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr
From this reading In a long silence, Liddiard turned and watched them, faun and dryad once more, spirits of that sunshine and those deep green shades of the trees.
flingingverbUS /ˈflɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading He framed his lips again and kissed her mouth, then laughed again and lastly, flinging his arms about her neck, he poured his kisses like a song into her ears, then, shouting to his Lucy, ran away.
framedadjectiveUS /freɪmd/
provided with a frame
From this reading He framed his lips and kissed her eyes and stood back laughing.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading In a long silence, Liddiard turned and watched them, faun and dryad once more, spirits of that sunshine and those deep green shades of the trees.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He framed his lips and kissed her eyes and stood back laughing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He framed his lips and kissed her eyes and stood back laughing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You’ve made a sturdy, splendid thing of him, Mary," he said emotionally.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He framed his lips and kissed her eyes and stood back laughing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a long silence, Liddiard turned and watched them, faun and dryad once more, spirits of that sunshine and those deep green shades of the trees.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He framed his lips again and kissed her mouth, then laughed again and lastly, flinging his arms about her neck, he poured his kisses like a song into her ears, then, shouting to his Lucy, ran away.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading He framed his lips and kissed her eyes and stood back laughing.
kissesnounUS /ˈkɪsəz/
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading He framed his lips again and kissed her mouth, then laughed again and lastly, flinging his arms about her neck, he poured his kisses like a song into her ears, then, shouting to his Lucy, ran away.
lastlyadverbUS /ˈlæstli/
the item at the end
From this reading He framed his lips again and kissed her mouth, then laughed again and lastly, flinging his arms about her neck, he poured his kisses like a song into her ears, then, shouting to his Lucy, ran away.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading He framed his lips again and kissed her mouth, then laughed again and lastly, flinging his arms about her neck, he poured his kisses like a song into her ears, then, shouting to his Lucy, ran away.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading He framed his lips and kissed her eyes and stood back laughing.
Liddiard
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From this reading In a long silence, Liddiard turned and watched them, faun and dryad once more, spirits of that sunshine and those deep green shades of the trees.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He framed his lips again and kissed her mouth, then laughed again and lastly, flinging his arms about her neck, he poured his kisses like a song into her ears, then, shouting to his Lucy, ran away.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading He framed his lips and kissed her eyes and stood back laughing.
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 In a long silence, Liddiard turned and watched them, faun and dryad once more, spirits of that sunshine and those deep green shades of the trees.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked back at Mary.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading He framed his lips again and kissed her mouth, then laughed again and lastly, flinging his arms about her neck, he poured his kisses like a song into her ears, then, shouting to his Lucy, ran away.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "You’ve made a sturdy, splendid thing of him, Mary," he said emotionally.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading He looked back at Mary.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading In a long silence, Liddiard turned and watched them, faun and dryad once more, spirits of that sunshine and those deep green shades of the trees.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading He framed his lips again and kissed her mouth, then laughed again and lastly, flinging his arms about her neck, he poured his kisses like a song into her ears, then, shouting to his Lucy, ran away.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading He framed his lips again and kissed her mouth, then laughed again and lastly, flinging his arms about her neck, he poured his kisses like a song into her ears, then, shouting to his Lucy, ran away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a long silence, Liddiard turned and watched them, faun and dryad once more, spirits of that sunshine and those deep green shades of the trees.
on one occasion
From this reading In a long silence, Liddiard turned and watched them, faun and dryad once more, spirits of that sunshine and those deep green shades of the trees.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading He framed his lips again and kissed her mouth, then laughed again and lastly, flinging his arms about her neck, he poured his kisses like a song into her ears, then, shouting to his Lucy, ran away.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He framed his lips again and kissed her mouth, then laughed again and lastly, flinging his arms about her neck, he poured his kisses like a song into her ears, then, shouting to his Lucy, ran away.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You’ve made a sturdy, splendid thing of him, Mary," he said emotionally.
shadesnounUS /ʃeɪdz/
(plural) something that reminds you of someone or something
From this reading In a long silence, Liddiard turned and watched them, faun and dryad once more, spirits of that sunshine and those deep green shades of the trees.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading He framed his lips again and kissed her mouth, then laughed again and lastly, flinging his arms about her neck, he poured his kisses like a song into her ears, then, shouting to his Lucy, ran away.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading In a long silence, Liddiard turned and watched them, faun and dryad once more, spirits of that sunshine and those deep green shades of the trees.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading He framed his lips again and kissed her mouth, then laughed again and lastly, flinging his arms about her neck, he poured his kisses like a song into her ears, then, shouting to his Lucy, ran away.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading In a long silence, Liddiard turned and watched them, faun and dryad once more, spirits of that sunshine and those deep green shades of the trees.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading "You’ve made a sturdy, splendid thing of him, Mary," he said emotionally.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He framed his lips and kissed her eyes and stood back laughing.
sturdyadjectiveUS /ˈstɜːrdi/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading "You’ve made a sturdy, splendid thing of him, Mary," he said emotionally.
the rays of the sun
From this reading In a long silence, Liddiard turned and watched them, faun and dryad once more, spirits of that sunshine and those deep green shades of the trees.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In a long silence, Liddiard turned and watched them, faun and dryad once more, spirits of that sunshine and those deep green shades of the trees.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a long silence, Liddiard turned and watched them, faun and dryad once more, spirits of that sunshine and those deep green shades of the trees.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In a long silence, Liddiard turned and watched them, faun and dryad once more, spirits of that sunshine and those deep green shades of the trees.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He framed his lips again and kissed her mouth, then laughed again and lastly, flinging his arms about her neck, he poured his kisses like a song into her ears, then, shouting to his Lucy, ran away.
a special situation
From this reading "You’ve made a sturdy, splendid thing of him, Mary," he said emotionally.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In a long silence, Liddiard turned and watched them, faun and dryad once more, spirits of that sunshine and those deep green shades of the trees.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He framed his lips again and kissed her mouth, then laughed again and lastly, flinging his arms about her neck, he poured his kisses like a song into her ears, then, shouting to his Lucy, ran away.
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 In a long silence, Liddiard turned and watched them, faun and dryad once more, spirits of that sunshine and those deep green shades of the trees.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading In a long silence, Liddiard turned and watched them, faun and dryad once more, spirits of that sunshine and those deep green shades of the trees.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading In a long silence, Liddiard turned and watched them, faun and dryad once more, spirits of that sunshine and those deep green shades of the trees.
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From this reading "You’ve made a sturdy, splendid thing of him, Mary," he said emotionally.
