used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There were scant wild flowers in Rukh, but each that there was lifted up a glad, gay face.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Children laughed and pranked, women sang at their tasks—none doing more than she must to-day—men smoked and walked about arm in arm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It well might have been the wedding-day of heaven and earth, it was so lovely.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are few song-birds in the Himalayas, but a lark sang and swayed on the spear-shaped lace of a green bamboo, and a choir of thrushes throated up a silver carol of song from the full-berried rowans.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Children laughed and pranked, women sang at their tasks—none doing more than she must to-day—men smoked and walked about arm in arm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Children laughed and pranked, women sang at their tasks—none doing more than she must to-day—men smoked and walked about arm in arm.
bamboonounUS /bæmˈbuː/
the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles
From this reading There are few song-birds in the Himalayas, but a lark sang and swayed on the spear-shaped lace of a green bamboo, and a choir of thrushes throated up a silver carol of song from the full-berried rowans.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It well might have been the wedding-day of heaven and earth, it was so lovely.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were scant wild flowers in Rukh, but each that there was lifted up a glad, gay face.
carolnounUS /ˈkærəl/
joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
From this reading There are few song-birds in the Himalayas, but a lark sang and swayed on the spear-shaped lace of a green bamboo, and a choir of thrushes throated up a silver carol of song from the full-berried rowans.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Children laughed and pranked, women sang at their tasks—none doing more than she must to-day—men smoked and walked about arm in arm.
choirnounUS /ˈkwaɪər/
a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
From this reading There are few song-birds in the Himalayas, but a lark sang and swayed on the spear-shaped lace of a green bamboo, and a choir of thrushes throated up a silver carol of song from the full-berried rowans.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Children laughed and pranked, women sang at their tasks—none doing more than she must to-day—men smoked and walked about arm in arm.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There were scant wild flowers in Rukh, but each that there was lifted up a glad, gay face.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading It well might have been the wedding-day of heaven and earth, it was so lovely.
to or in any or all places
From this reading Yellow sunshine lay in unbroken, imperial swathes everywhere.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There were scant wild flowers in Rukh, but each that there was lifted up a glad, gay face.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading There are few song-birds in the Himalayas, but a lark sang and swayed on the spear-shaped lace of a green bamboo, and a choir of thrushes throated up a silver carol of song from the full-berried rowans.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading There were scant wild flowers in Rukh, but each that there was lifted up a glad, gay face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There are few song-birds in the Himalayas, but a lark sang and swayed on the spear-shaped lace of a green bamboo, and a choir of thrushes throated up a silver carol of song from the full-berried rowans.
full-berried
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From this reading There are few song-birds in the Himalayas, but a lark sang and swayed on the spear-shaped lace of a green bamboo, and a choir of thrushes throated up a silver carol of song from the full-berried rowans.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading There were scant wild flowers in Rukh, but each that there was lifted up a glad, gay face.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading There were scant wild flowers in Rukh, but each that there was lifted up a glad, gay face.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading There are few song-birds in the Himalayas, but a lark sang and swayed on the spear-shaped lace of a green bamboo, and a choir of thrushes throated up a silver carol of song from the full-berried rowans.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It well might have been the wedding-day of heaven and earth, it was so lovely.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading It well might have been the wedding-day of heaven and earth, it was so lovely.
HimalayasnounUS /ˌhɪməˈlaɪəs/
a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain
From this reading There are few song-birds in the Himalayas, but a lark sang and swayed on the spear-shaped lace of a green bamboo, and a choir of thrushes throated up a silver carol of song from the full-berried rowans.
imperialadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɪriəl/
relating to or associated with an empire
From this reading Yellow sunshine lay in unbroken, imperial swathes everywhere.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were scant wild flowers in Rukh, but each that there was lifted up a glad, gay face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It well might have been the wedding-day of heaven and earth, it was so lovely.
laceverbUS /leɪs/
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading There are few song-birds in the Himalayas, but a lark sang and swayed on the spear-shaped lace of a green bamboo, and a choir of thrushes throated up a silver carol of song from the full-berried rowans.
larknounUS /lɑːrk/
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading There are few song-birds in the Himalayas, but a lark sang and swayed on the spear-shaped lace of a green bamboo, and a choir of thrushes throated up a silver carol of song from the full-berried rowans.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Children laughed and pranked, women sang at their tasks—none doing more than she must to-day—men smoked and walked about arm in arm.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Yellow sunshine lay in unbroken, imperial swathes everywhere.
held up in the air
From this reading There were scant wild flowers in Rukh, but each that there was lifted up a glad, gay face.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading It well might have been the wedding-day of heaven and earth, it was so lovely.
the force of workers available
From this reading Children laughed and pranked, women sang at their tasks—none doing more than she must to-day—men smoked and walked about arm in arm.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It well might have been the wedding-day of heaven and earth, it was so lovely.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Children laughed and pranked, women sang at their tasks—none doing more than she must to-day—men smoked and walked about arm in arm.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Children laughed and pranked, women sang at their tasks—none doing more than she must to-day—men smoked and walked about arm in arm.
not one, and not any
From this reading Children laughed and pranked, women sang at their tasks—none doing more than she must to-day—men smoked and walked about arm in arm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It well might have been the wedding-day of heaven and earth, it was so lovely.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There are few song-birds in the Himalayas, but a lark sang and swayed on the spear-shaped lace of a green bamboo, and a choir of thrushes throated up a silver carol of song from the full-berried rowans.
pranked
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From this reading Children laughed and pranked, women sang at their tasks—none doing more than she must to-day—men smoked and walked about arm in arm.
rowans
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From this reading There are few song-birds in the Himalayas, but a lark sang and swayed on the spear-shaped lace of a green bamboo, and a choir of thrushes throated up a silver carol of song from the full-berried rowans.
Rukh
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From this reading There were scant wild flowers in Rukh, but each that there was lifted up a glad, gay face.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading There are few song-birds in the Himalayas, but a lark sang and swayed on the spear-shaped lace of a green bamboo, and a choir of thrushes throated up a silver carol of song from the full-berried rowans.
scantadjectiveUS /skænt/
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading There were scant wild flowers in Rukh, but each that there was lifted up a glad, gay face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Children laughed and pranked, women sang at their tasks—none doing more than she must to-day—men smoked and walked about arm in arm.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading There are few song-birds in the Himalayas, but a lark sang and swayed on the spear-shaped lace of a green bamboo, and a choir of thrushes throated up a silver carol of song from the full-berried rowans.
smokedadjectiveUS /smoʊkt/
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading Children laughed and pranked, women sang at their tasks—none doing more than she must to-day—men smoked and walked about arm in arm.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It well might have been the wedding-day of heaven and earth, it was so lovely.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading There are few song-birds in the Himalayas, but a lark sang and swayed on the spear-shaped lace of a green bamboo, and a choir of thrushes throated up a silver carol of song from the full-berried rowans.
song-birds
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From this reading There are few song-birds in the Himalayas, but a lark sang and swayed on the spear-shaped lace of a green bamboo, and a choir of thrushes throated up a silver carol of song from the full-berried rowans.
spear-shaped
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From this reading There are few song-birds in the Himalayas, but a lark sang and swayed on the spear-shaped lace of a green bamboo, and a choir of thrushes throated up a silver carol of song from the full-berried rowans.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Yellow sunshine lay in unbroken, imperial swathes everywhere.
swathes
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From this reading Yellow sunshine lay in unbroken, imperial swathes everywhere.
swayedverbUS /sweɪd/
past form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading There are few song-birds in the Himalayas, but a lark sang and swayed on the spear-shaped lace of a green bamboo, and a choir of thrushes throated up a silver carol of song from the full-berried rowans.
tasksnounUS /tæsks/
plural of “task” — any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Children laughed and pranked, women sang at their tasks—none doing more than she must to-day—men smoked and walked about arm in arm.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Children laughed and pranked, women sang at their tasks—none doing more than she must to-day—men smoked and walked about arm in arm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were scant wild flowers in Rukh, but each that there was lifted up a glad, gay face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It well might have been the wedding-day of heaven and earth, it was so lovely.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Children laughed and pranked, women sang at their tasks—none doing more than she must to-day—men smoked and walked about arm in arm.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were scant wild flowers in Rukh, but each that there was lifted up a glad, gay face.
throatedadjectiveUS /ˈθroʊtɪd/
having a throat as specified
From this reading There are few song-birds in the Himalayas, but a lark sang and swayed on the spear-shaped lace of a green bamboo, and a choir of thrushes throated up a silver carol of song from the full-berried rowans.
thrushesnounUS /ˈθrʌʃəz/
plural of “thrush” — candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults
From this reading There are few song-birds in the Himalayas, but a lark sang and swayed on the spear-shaped lace of a green bamboo, and a choir of thrushes throated up a silver carol of song from the full-berried rowans.
to-day
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From this reading Children laughed and pranked, women sang at their tasks—none doing more than she must to-day—men smoked and walked about arm in arm.
unbrokenadjectiveUS /ənˈbroʊkən/
marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
From this reading Yellow sunshine lay in unbroken, imperial swathes everywhere.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There were scant wild flowers in Rukh, but each that there was lifted up a glad, gay face.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Children laughed and pranked, women sang at their tasks—none doing more than she must to-day—men smoked and walked about arm in arm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It well might have been the wedding-day of heaven and earth, it was so lovely.
wedding-day
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From this reading It well might have been the wedding-day of heaven and earth, it was so lovely.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It well might have been the wedding-day of heaven and earth, it was so lovely.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were scant wild flowers in Rukh, but each that there was lifted up a glad, gay face.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading There were scant wild flowers in Rukh, but each that there was lifted up a glad, gay face.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Children laughed and pranked, women sang at their tasks—none doing more than she must to-day—men smoked and walked about arm in arm.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Yellow sunshine lay in unbroken, imperial swathes everywhere.
