used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Just the day for a sketch," thought Phil, and buttoning his collar, he went to the head of the stairs and called Pat.
absorbedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɔːrbd/
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading SPRING Spring came all too soon for Philip after his gloriously solitary and absorbed winter.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading SPRING Spring came all too soon for Philip after his gloriously solitary and absorbed winter.
(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 SPRING Spring came all too soon for Philip after his gloriously solitary and absorbed winter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SPRING Spring came all too soon for Philip after his gloriously solitary and absorbed winter.
annualadjectiveUS /ˈænjuːəl/
completing its life cycle within a year
From this reading The tint of the sky, the scanty glimpses of waving green, and the jubilant song of birds in the park, all spoke of the annual miracle.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One Saturday morning, even from his sunless north window, it proclaimed itself and would not be denied.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The tint of the sky, the scanty glimpses of waving green, and the jubilant song of birds in the park, all spoke of the annual miracle.
buttoning
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From this reading "Just the day for a sketch," thought Phil, and buttoning his collar, he went to the head of the stairs and called Pat.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Just the day for a sketch," thought Phil, and buttoning his collar, he went to the head of the stairs and called Pat.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading SPRING Spring came all too soon for Philip after his gloriously solitary and absorbed winter.
collarnounUS /ˈkɑːlər/
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading "Just the day for a sketch," thought Phil, and buttoning his collar, he went to the head of the stairs and called Pat.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Just the day for a sketch," thought Phil, and buttoning his collar, he went to the head of the stairs and called Pat.
deniedverbUS /dɪˈnaɪd/
inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading One Saturday morning, even from his sunless north window, it proclaimed itself and would not be denied.
divisible by two
From this reading One Saturday morning, even from his sunless north window, it proclaimed itself and would not be denied.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SPRING Spring came all too soon for Philip after his gloriously solitary and absorbed winter.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One Saturday morning, even from his sunless north window, it proclaimed itself and would not be denied.
glimpsesnounUS /ˈɡlɪmpsɪz/
plural of “glimpse” — a quick look
From this reading The tint of the sky, the scanty glimpses of waving green, and the jubilant song of birds in the park, all spoke of the annual miracle.
gloriouslyadverbUS /ˈɡlɔːriəsli/
with glory or in a glorious manner
From this reading SPRING Spring came all too soon for Philip after his gloriously solitary and absorbed winter.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The tint of the sky, the scanty glimpses of waving green, and the jubilant song of birds in the park, all spoke of the annual miracle.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Just the day for a sketch," thought Phil, and buttoning his collar, he went to the head of the stairs and called Pat.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Just the day for a sketch," thought Phil, and buttoning his collar, he went to the head of the stairs and called Pat.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here," responded the Irishman, "and sure I wish it was there, thin."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SPRING Spring came all too soon for Philip after his gloriously solitary and absorbed winter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Here," responded the Irishman, "and sure I wish it was there, thin."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tint of the sky, the scanty glimpses of waving green, and the jubilant song of birds in the park, all spoke of the annual miracle.
IrishmannounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃmən/
a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
From this reading "Here," responded the Irishman, "and sure I wish it was there, thin."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One Saturday morning, even from his sunless north window, it proclaimed itself and would not be denied.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading One Saturday morning, even from his sunless north window, it proclaimed itself and would not be denied.
jubilantadjectiveUS /ˈdʒuːbələnt/
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading The tint of the sky, the scanty glimpses of waving green, and the jubilant song of birds in the park, all spoke of the annual miracle.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just the day for a sketch," thought Phil, and buttoning his collar, he went to the head of the stairs and called Pat.
miraclenounUS /ˈmɪrəkəl/
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading The tint of the sky, the scanty glimpses of waving green, and the jubilant song of birds in the park, all spoke of the annual miracle.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One Saturday morning, even from his sunless north window, it proclaimed itself and would not be denied.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading One Saturday morning, even from his sunless north window, it proclaimed itself and would not be denied.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One Saturday morning, even from his sunless north window, it proclaimed itself and would not be denied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tint of the sky, the scanty glimpses of waving green, and the jubilant song of birds in the park, all spoke of the annual miracle.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One Saturday morning, even from his sunless north window, it proclaimed itself and would not be denied.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading The tint of the sky, the scanty glimpses of waving green, and the jubilant song of birds in the park, all spoke of the annual miracle.
PatverbUS /pæt/
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading "Just the day for a sketch," thought Phil, and buttoning his collar, he went to the head of the stairs and called Pat.
Phil
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From this reading "Just the day for a sketch," thought Phil, and buttoning his collar, he went to the head of the stairs and called Pat.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading SPRING Spring came all too soon for Philip after his gloriously solitary and absorbed winter.
proclaimedadjectiveUS /proʊˈkleɪmd/
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading One Saturday morning, even from his sunless north window, it proclaimed itself and would not be denied.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading "Here," responded the Irishman, "and sure I wish it was there, thin."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading One Saturday morning, even from his sunless north window, it proclaimed itself and would not be denied.
scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
lacking in magnitude or quantity
From this reading The tint of the sky, the scanty glimpses of waving green, and the jubilant song of birds in the park, all spoke of the annual miracle.
sketchnounUS /sketʃ/
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading "Just the day for a sketch," thought Phil, and buttoning his collar, he went to the head of the stairs and called Pat.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The tint of the sky, the scanty glimpses of waving green, and the jubilant song of birds in the park, all spoke of the annual miracle.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading SPRING Spring came all too soon for Philip after his gloriously solitary and absorbed winter.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading The tint of the sky, the scanty glimpses of waving green, and the jubilant song of birds in the park, all spoke of the annual miracle.
in the near future
From this reading SPRING Spring came all too soon for Philip after his gloriously solitary and absorbed winter.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The tint of the sky, the scanty glimpses of waving green, and the jubilant song of birds in the park, all spoke of the annual miracle.
the season of growth
From this reading SPRING Spring came all too soon for Philip after his gloriously solitary and absorbed winter.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading "Just the day for a sketch," thought Phil, and buttoning his collar, he went to the head of the stairs and called Pat.
sunlessadjective
filled or abounding with clouds
From this reading One Saturday morning, even from his sunless north window, it proclaimed itself and would not be denied.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Here," responded the Irishman, "and sure I wish it was there, thin."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tint of the sky, the scanty glimpses of waving green, and the jubilant song of birds in the park, all spoke of the annual miracle.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Here," responded the Irishman, "and sure I wish it was there, thin."
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading "Here," responded the Irishman, "and sure I wish it was there, thin."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Just the day for a sketch," thought Phil, and buttoning his collar, he went to the head of the stairs and called Pat.
tintnounUS /tɪnt/
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
From this reading The tint of the sky, the scanty glimpses of waving green, and the jubilant song of birds in the park, all spoke of the annual miracle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Just the day for a sketch," thought Phil, and buttoning his collar, he went to the head of the stairs and called Pat.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading SPRING Spring came all too soon for Philip after his gloriously solitary and absorbed winter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here," responded the Irishman, "and sure I wish it was there, thin."
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading The tint of the sky, the scanty glimpses of waving green, and the jubilant song of birds in the park, all spoke of the annual miracle.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Just the day for a sketch," thought Phil, and buttoning his collar, he went to the head of the stairs and called Pat.
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 One Saturday morning, even from his sunless north window, it proclaimed itself and would not be denied.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading SPRING Spring came all too soon for Philip after his gloriously solitary and absorbed winter.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Here," responded the Irishman, "and sure I wish it was there, thin."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One Saturday morning, even from his sunless north window, it proclaimed itself and would not be denied.
