used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I saw Stella standing at the window, her hair about her shoulders, looking out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I saw Stella standing at the window, her hair about her shoulders, looking out.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She turned when I stirred, came over to kiss me, while her hair fell about my face, and then cried, "Hurry!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading She turned when I stirred, came over to kiss me, while her hair fell about my face, and then cried, "Hurry!
at any time
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She turned when I stirred, came over to kiss me, while her hair fell about my face, and then cried, "Hurry!
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading She turned when I stirred, came over to kiss me, while her hair fell about my face, and then cried, "Hurry!
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading I must get out into the garden!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I must get out into the garden!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading I saw Stella standing at the window, her hair about her shoulders, looking out.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I saw Stella standing at the window, her hair about her shoulders, looking out.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading She turned when I stirred, came over to kiss me, while her hair fell about my face, and then cried, "Hurry!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I must get out into the garden!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading She turned when I stirred, came over to kiss me, while her hair fell about my face, and then cried, "Hurry!
apprehended with certainty
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I saw Stella standing at the window, her hair about her shoulders, looking out.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She turned when I stirred, came over to kiss me, while her hair fell about my face, and then cried, "Hurry!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must get out into the garden!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She turned when I stirred, came over to kiss me, while her hair fell about my face, and then cried, "Hurry!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I saw Stella standing at the window, her hair about her shoulders, looking out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She turned when I stirred, came over to kiss me, while her hair fell about my face, and then cried, "Hurry!
POOLnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw Stella standing at the window, her hair about her shoulders, looking out.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned when I stirred, came over to kiss me, while her hair fell about my face, and then cried, "Hurry!
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading I saw Stella standing at the window, her hair about her shoulders, looking out.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
having a supporting base
From this reading I saw Stella standing at the window, her hair about her shoulders, looking out.
StellanounUS /ˈstelə/
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading I saw Stella standing at the window, her hair about her shoulders, looking out.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading She turned when I stirred, came over to kiss me, while her hair fell about my face, and then cried, "Hurry!
strangestadjectiveUS /ˈstreɪndʒɪst/
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
sweetestadjectiveUS /ˈswiːtəst/
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She turned when I stirred, came over to kiss me, while her hair fell about my face, and then cried, "Hurry!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned when I stirred, came over to kiss me, while her hair fell about my face, and then cried, "Hurry!
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
migratory
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
at the time that
From this reading She turned when I stirred, came over to kiss me, while her hair fell about my face, and then cried, "Hurry!
in or at the place that
From this reading WE BUILD A POOL It was the strangest, sweetest sensation I had ever known to wake in the morning and hear soft singing in the room where a fresh breeze was wandering.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She turned when I stirred, came over to kiss me, while her hair fell about my face, and then cried, "Hurry!
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading I saw Stella standing at the window, her hair about her shoulders, looking out.
