used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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anew
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AlleynounUS /ˈæli/
a narrow street with walls on both sides
From this reading The building trades had set the winter idlers to work, and the Alley of the Moon resounded no longer with the wild shouts of _mora_ players.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The hokey-pokey man, tiding over the cold months with an ancient hand organ, yearned to put away The Blue Danube and The Marseillaise, and wheel out his gorgeous ice-cream cart.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The hokey-pokey man, tiding over the cold months with an ancient hand organ, yearned to put away The Blue Danube and The Marseillaise, and wheel out his gorgeous ice-cream cart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The old gondolier, selling pine-cone seeds at the foot of China Hill, could leave his toe-toaster at home now, and let the May sunshine economize the charcoal.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The hokey-pokey man, tiding over the cold months with an ancient hand organ, yearned to put away The Blue Danube and The Marseillaise, and wheel out his gorgeous ice-cream cart.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
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Bello
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Bertino
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bloomedverbUS /bluːmd/
past form of “bloom” — produce or yield flowers
From this reading Once more the fire-escapes on either side of Corso di Mulberry bloomed with potted geraniums; glistening radishes lent their vernal blush to the vegetable stalls, and the thoughts of Sara the Frier of Pepper Pods turned to summer profits.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The hokey-pokey man, tiding over the cold months with an ancient hand organ, yearned to put away The Blue Danube and The Marseillaise, and wheel out his gorgeous ice-cream cart.
bluebirdnounUS /ˈbluːbɜːrd/
fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies
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blushverbUS /blʌʃ/
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading Once more the fire-escapes on either side of Corso di Mulberry bloomed with potted geraniums; glistening radishes lent their vernal blush to the vegetable stalls, and the thoughts of Sara the Frier of Pepper Pods turned to summer profits.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The building trades had set the winter idlers to work, and the Alley of the Moon resounded no longer with the wild shouts of _mora_ players.
BunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
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inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
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a tight-fitting headdress
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cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading The hokey-pokey man, tiding over the cold months with an ancient hand organ, yearned to put away The Blue Danube and The Marseillaise, and wheel out his gorgeous ice-cream cart.
charcoalnounUS /ˈtʃɑːrkoʊl/
a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
From this reading The old gondolier, selling pine-cone seeds at the foot of China Hill, could leave his toe-toaster at home now, and let the May sunshine economize the charcoal.
ChinanounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading The old gondolier, selling pine-cone seeds at the foot of China Hill, could leave his toe-toaster at home now, and let the May sunshine economize the charcoal.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
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having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
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Corso
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The old gondolier, selling pine-cone seeds at the foot of China Hill, could leave his toe-toaster at home now, and let the May sunshine economize the charcoal.
DanubenounUS /ˈdænjuːb/
the 2nd longest European river (after the Volga); flows from southwestern Germany to the Black Sea
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Di
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having the place or position changed
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economizeverbUS /ɪˈkɑːnəmaɪz/
use cautiously and frugally
From this reading The old gondolier, selling pine-cone seeds at the foot of China Hill, could leave his toe-toaster at home now, and let the May sunshine economize the charcoal.
one or the other of two
From this reading Once more the fire-escapes on either side of Corso di Mulberry bloomed with potted geraniums; glistening radishes lent their vernal blush to the vegetable stalls, and the thoughts of Sara the Frier of Pepper Pods turned to summer profits.
fire-escapes
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the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The old gondolier, selling pine-cone seeds at the foot of China Hill, could leave his toe-toaster at home now, and let the May sunshine economize the charcoal.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE PEACE DISTURBED THE bluebird came again to perch on Garibaldi’s cap, the baby maples put forth their leaves, and Signor Di Bello told Bertino it was time to give the Wooden Bunch a new coat of yellow.
FriernounUS /ˈfraɪər/
flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying
From this reading Once more the fire-escapes on either side of Corso di Mulberry bloomed with potted geraniums; glistening radishes lent their vernal blush to the vegetable stalls, and the thoughts of Sara the Frier of Pepper Pods turned to summer profits.
Garibaldi's
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geraniumsnounUS /dʒərˈeɪniəmz/
plural of “geranium” — any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae
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cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
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glisteningadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪsənɪŋ/
reflecting light
From this reading Once more the fire-escapes on either side of Corso di Mulberry bloomed with potted geraniums; glistening radishes lent their vernal blush to the vegetable stalls, and the thoughts of Sara the Frier of Pepper Pods turned to summer profits.
gondoliernounUS /ˌɡɑːndəˈlɪr/
a (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola
From this reading The old gondolier, selling pine-cone seeds at the foot of China Hill, could leave his toe-toaster at home now, and let the May sunshine economize the charcoal.
gorgeousadjectiveUS /ˈɡɔːrdʒəs/
dazzlingly beautiful
From this reading The hokey-pokey man, tiding over the cold months with an ancient hand organ, yearned to put away The Blue Danube and The Marseillaise, and wheel out his gorgeous ice-cream cart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The building trades had set the winter idlers to work, and the Alley of the Moon resounded no longer with the wild shouts of _mora_ players.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The hokey-pokey man, tiding over the cold months with an ancient hand organ, yearned to put away The Blue Danube and The Marseillaise, and wheel out his gorgeous ice-cream cart.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The old gondolier, selling pine-cone seeds at the foot of China Hill, could leave his toe-toaster at home now, and let the May sunshine economize the charcoal.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The hokey-pokey man, tiding over the cold months with an ancient hand organ, yearned to put away The Blue Danube and The Marseillaise, and wheel out his gorgeous ice-cream cart.
hokey-pokey
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From this reading The hokey-pokey man, tiding over the cold months with an ancient hand organ, yearned to put away The Blue Danube and The Marseillaise, and wheel out his gorgeous ice-cream cart.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The old gondolier, selling pine-cone seeds at the foot of China Hill, could leave his toe-toaster at home now, and let the May sunshine economize the charcoal.
ice-cream
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idlers
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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go away from a place
From this reading The old gondolier, selling pine-cone seeds at the foot of China Hill, could leave his toe-toaster at home now, and let the May sunshine economize the charcoal.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
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lentnounUS /lent/
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading Once more the fire-escapes on either side of Corso di Mulberry bloomed with potted geraniums; glistening radishes lent their vernal blush to the vegetable stalls, and the thoughts of Sara the Frier of Pepper Pods turned to summer profits.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The old gondolier, selling pine-cone seeds at the foot of China Hill, could leave his toe-toaster at home now, and let the May sunshine economize the charcoal.
for more time
From this reading The building trades had set the winter idlers to work, and the Alley of the Moon resounded no longer with the wild shouts of _mora_ players.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The hokey-pokey man, tiding over the cold months with an ancient hand organ, yearned to put away The Blue Danube and The Marseillaise, and wheel out his gorgeous ice-cream cart.
maplesnounUS /ˈmeɪpəlz/
plural of “maple” — wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
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Marseillaisenoun
the French national anthem
From this reading The hokey-pokey man, tiding over the cold months with an ancient hand organ, yearned to put away The Blue Danube and The Marseillaise, and wheel out his gorgeous ice-cream cart.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The old gondolier, selling pine-cone seeds at the foot of China Hill, could leave his toe-toaster at home now, and let the May sunshine economize the charcoal.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The hokey-pokey man, tiding over the cold months with an ancient hand organ, yearned to put away The Blue Danube and The Marseillaise, and wheel out his gorgeous ice-cream cart.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The building trades had set the winter idlers to work, and the Alley of the Moon resounded no longer with the wild shouts of _mora_ players.
mora
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From this reading The building trades had set the winter idlers to work, and the Alley of the Moon resounded no longer with the wild shouts of _mora_ players.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once more the fire-escapes on either side of Corso di Mulberry bloomed with potted geraniums; glistening radishes lent their vernal blush to the vegetable stalls, and the thoughts of Sara the Frier of Pepper Pods turned to summer profits.
MulberrynounUS /ˈmʌlberi/
any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry
From this reading Once more the fire-escapes on either side of Corso di Mulberry bloomed with potted geraniums; glistening radishes lent their vernal blush to the vegetable stalls, and the thoughts of Sara the Frier of Pepper Pods turned to summer profits.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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not any; not one
From this reading The building trades had set the winter idlers to work, and the Alley of the Moon resounded no longer with the wild shouts of _mora_ players.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The old gondolier, selling pine-cone seeds at the foot of China Hill, could leave his toe-toaster at home now, and let the May sunshine economize the charcoal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old gondolier, selling pine-cone seeds at the foot of China Hill, could leave his toe-toaster at home now, and let the May sunshine economize the charcoal.
touching and supported by a surface
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on one occasion
From this reading Once more the fire-escapes on either side of Corso di Mulberry bloomed with potted geraniums; glistening radishes lent their vernal blush to the vegetable stalls, and the thoughts of Sara the Frier of Pepper Pods turned to summer profits.
organnounUS /ˈɔːrɡən/
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading The hokey-pokey man, tiding over the cold months with an ancient hand organ, yearned to put away The Blue Danube and The Marseillaise, and wheel out his gorgeous ice-cream cart.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The hokey-pokey man, tiding over the cold months with an ancient hand organ, yearned to put away The Blue Danube and The Marseillaise, and wheel out his gorgeous ice-cream cart.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The hokey-pokey man, tiding over the cold months with an ancient hand organ, yearned to put away The Blue Danube and The Marseillaise, and wheel out his gorgeous ice-cream cart.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading THE PEACE DISTURBED THE bluebird came again to perch on Garibaldi’s cap, the baby maples put forth their leaves, and Signor Di Bello told Bertino it was time to give the Wooden Bunch a new coat of yellow.
PepperverbUS /ˈpepər/
add pepper to
From this reading Once more the fire-escapes on either side of Corso di Mulberry bloomed with potted geraniums; glistening radishes lent their vernal blush to the vegetable stalls, and the thoughts of Sara the Frier of Pepper Pods turned to summer profits.
perchnounUS /pɜːrtʃ/
support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
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pine-cone
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From this reading The old gondolier, selling pine-cone seeds at the foot of China Hill, could leave his toe-toaster at home now, and let the May sunshine economize the charcoal.
playersnounUS /ˈpleɪərz/
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading The building trades had set the winter idlers to work, and the Alley of the Moon resounded no longer with the wild shouts of _mora_ players.
PodsnounUS /pɑːdz/
plural of “pod” — the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
From this reading Once more the fire-escapes on either side of Corso di Mulberry bloomed with potted geraniums; glistening radishes lent their vernal blush to the vegetable stalls, and the thoughts of Sara the Frier of Pepper Pods turned to summer profits.
pottedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːtɪd/
of plants; planted or grown in a pot
From this reading Once more the fire-escapes on either side of Corso di Mulberry bloomed with potted geraniums; glistening radishes lent their vernal blush to the vegetable stalls, and the thoughts of Sara the Frier of Pepper Pods turned to summer profits.
profitsnounUS /ˈprɑːfɪts/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading Once more the fire-escapes on either side of Corso di Mulberry bloomed with potted geraniums; glistening radishes lent their vernal blush to the vegetable stalls, and the thoughts of Sara the Frier of Pepper Pods turned to summer profits.
put into a certain place or abstract location
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radishesnounUS /ˈrædɪʃɪz/
plural of “radish” — pungent fleshy edible root
From this reading Once more the fire-escapes on either side of Corso di Mulberry bloomed with potted geraniums; glistening radishes lent their vernal blush to the vegetable stalls, and the thoughts of Sara the Frier of Pepper Pods turned to summer profits.
resounded
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Sara
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seedsnounUS /siːdz/
plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit
From this reading The old gondolier, selling pine-cone seeds at the foot of China Hill, could leave his toe-toaster at home now, and let the May sunshine economize the charcoal.
sellingnounUS /ˈselɪŋ/
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading The old gondolier, selling pine-cone seeds at the foot of China Hill, could leave his toe-toaster at home now, and let the May sunshine economize the charcoal.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The building trades had set the winter idlers to work, and the Alley of the Moon resounded no longer with the wild shouts of _mora_ players.
shoutsnounUS /ʃaʊts/
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading The building trades had set the winter idlers to work, and the Alley of the Moon resounded no longer with the wild shouts of _mora_ players.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Once more the fire-escapes on either side of Corso di Mulberry bloomed with potted geraniums; glistening radishes lent their vernal blush to the vegetable stalls, and the thoughts of Sara the Frier of Pepper Pods turned to summer profits.
SignornounUS /ˈsiːnjɔːr/
used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately
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stallsnounUS /stɔːlz/
a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
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the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Once more the fire-escapes on either side of Corso di Mulberry bloomed with potted geraniums; glistening radishes lent their vernal blush to the vegetable stalls, and the thoughts of Sara the Frier of Pepper Pods turned to summer profits.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The old gondolier, selling pine-cone seeds at the foot of China Hill, could leave his toe-toaster at home now, and let the May sunshine economize the charcoal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Once more the fire-escapes on either side of Corso di Mulberry bloomed with potted geraniums; glistening radishes lent their vernal blush to the vegetable stalls, and the thoughts of Sara the Frier of Pepper Pods turned to summer profits.
tidingverbUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “tide” — rise or move forward
From this reading The hokey-pokey man, tiding over the cold months with an ancient hand organ, yearned to put away The Blue Danube and The Marseillaise, and wheel out his gorgeous ice-cream cart.
an instance or single occasion for some event
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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toe-toaster
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inflected form of “tell” — express in words
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tradesnounUS /treɪdz/
plural of “trade” — the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading The building trades had set the winter idlers to work, and the Alley of the Moon resounded no longer with the wild shouts of _mora_ players.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Once more the fire-escapes on either side of Corso di Mulberry bloomed with potted geraniums; glistening radishes lent their vernal blush to the vegetable stalls, and the thoughts of Sara the Frier of Pepper Pods turned to summer profits.
vegetablenounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəl/
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading Once more the fire-escapes on either side of Corso di Mulberry bloomed with potted geraniums; glistening radishes lent their vernal blush to the vegetable stalls, and the thoughts of Sara the Frier of Pepper Pods turned to summer profits.
vernaladjectiveUS /ˈvɜːrnəl/
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading Once more the fire-escapes on either side of Corso di Mulberry bloomed with potted geraniums; glistening radishes lent their vernal blush to the vegetable stalls, and the thoughts of Sara the Frier of Pepper Pods turned to summer profits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PEACE DISTURBED THE bluebird came again to perch on Garibaldi’s cap, the baby maples put forth their leaves, and Signor Di Bello told Bertino it was time to give the Wooden Bunch a new coat of yellow.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading The hokey-pokey man, tiding over the cold months with an ancient hand organ, yearned to put away The Blue Danube and The Marseillaise, and wheel out his gorgeous ice-cream cart.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The building trades had set the winter idlers to work, and the Alley of the Moon resounded no longer with the wild shouts of _mora_ players.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The building trades had set the winter idlers to work, and the Alley of the Moon resounded no longer with the wild shouts of _mora_ players.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once more the fire-escapes on either side of Corso di Mulberry bloomed with potted geraniums; glistening radishes lent their vernal blush to the vegetable stalls, and the thoughts of Sara the Frier of Pepper Pods turned to summer profits.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading THE PEACE DISTURBED THE bluebird came again to perch on Garibaldi’s cap, the baby maples put forth their leaves, and Signor Di Bello told Bertino it was time to give the Wooden Bunch a new coat of yellow.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The building trades had set the winter idlers to work, and the Alley of the Moon resounded no longer with the wild shouts of _mora_ players.
yearnedverbUS /jɜːrnd/
past form of “yearn” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading The hokey-pokey man, tiding over the cold months with an ancient hand organ, yearned to put away The Blue Danube and The Marseillaise, and wheel out his gorgeous ice-cream cart.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading THE PEACE DISTURBED THE bluebird came again to perch on Garibaldi’s cap, the baby maples put forth their leaves, and Signor Di Bello told Bertino it was time to give the Wooden Bunch a new coat of yellow.
