used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a perfect May day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The leaves on the trees were just grown and flashed in their green satin under the Southern sun, and every flower seemed in full bloom.
bloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading The leaves on the trees were just grown and flashed in their green satin under the Southern sun, and every flower seemed in full bloom.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading TO his dying day Gaston will never forget that ride to her home with Sallie Worth by his side.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading TO his dying day Gaston will never forget that ride to her home with Sallie Worth by his side.
emanating from God
From this reading A great joy filled his heart with a sense of divine restfulness.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading TO his dying day Gaston will never forget that ride to her home with Sallie Worth by his side.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The leaves on the trees were just grown and flashed in their green satin under the Southern sun, and every flower seemed in full bloom.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading A great joy filled his heart with a sense of divine restfulness.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading The leaves on the trees were just grown and flashed in their green satin under the Southern sun, and every flower seemed in full bloom.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The leaves on the trees were just grown and flashed in their green satin under the Southern sun, and every flower seemed in full bloom.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading TO his dying day Gaston will never forget that ride to her home with Sallie Worth by his side.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The leaves on the trees were just grown and flashed in their green satin under the Southern sun, and every flower seemed in full bloom.
Gaston
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From this reading TO his dying day Gaston will never forget that ride to her home with Sallie Worth by his side.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A great joy filled his heart with a sense of divine restfulness.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The leaves on the trees were just grown and flashed in their green satin under the Southern sun, and every flower seemed in full bloom.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading The leaves on the trees were just grown and flashed in their green satin under the Southern sun, and every flower seemed in full bloom.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was unusually silent.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A great joy filled his heart with a sense of divine restfulness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TO his dying day Gaston will never forget that ride to her home with Sallie Worth by his side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TO his dying day Gaston will never forget that ride to her home with Sallie Worth by his side.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading TO his dying day Gaston will never forget that ride to her home with Sallie Worth by his side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The leaves on the trees were just grown and flashed in their green satin under the Southern sun, and every flower seemed in full bloom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a perfect May day.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading A great joy filled his heart with a sense of divine restfulness.
and nothing more
From this reading The leaves on the trees were just grown and flashed in their green satin under the Southern sun, and every flower seemed in full bloom.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The leaves on the trees were just grown and flashed in their green satin under the Southern sun, and every flower seemed in full bloom.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was a perfect May day.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading TO his dying day Gaston will never forget that ride to her home with Sallie Worth by his side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A great joy filled his heart with a sense of divine restfulness.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The leaves on the trees were just grown and flashed in their green satin under the Southern sun, and every flower seemed in full bloom.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading It was a perfect May day.
restfulnessnoun
the attribute of being restful
From this reading A great joy filled his heart with a sense of divine restfulness.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading TO his dying day Gaston will never forget that ride to her home with Sallie Worth by his side.
Sallie
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From this reading TO his dying day Gaston will never forget that ride to her home with Sallie Worth by his side.
satinnounUS /ˈsætən/
a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back
From this reading The leaves on the trees were just grown and flashed in their green satin under the Southern sun, and every flower seemed in full bloom.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The leaves on the trees were just grown and flashed in their green satin under the Southern sun, and every flower seemed in full bloom.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading A great joy filled his heart with a sense of divine restfulness.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading TO his dying day Gaston will never forget that ride to her home with Sallie Worth by his side.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading He was unusually silent.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The leaves on the trees were just grown and flashed in their green satin under the Southern sun, and every flower seemed in full bloom.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The leaves on the trees were just grown and flashed in their green satin under the Southern sun, and every flower seemed in full bloom.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TO his dying day Gaston will never forget that ride to her home with Sallie Worth by his side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The leaves on the trees were just grown and flashed in their green satin under the Southern sun, and every flower seemed in full bloom.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The leaves on the trees were just grown and flashed in their green satin under the Southern sun, and every flower seemed in full bloom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO his dying day Gaston will never forget that ride to her home with Sallie Worth by his side.
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 The leaves on the trees were just grown and flashed in their green satin under the Southern sun, and every flower seemed in full bloom.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The leaves on the trees were just grown and flashed in their green satin under the Southern sun, and every flower seemed in full bloom.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading He was unusually silent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a perfect May day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The leaves on the trees were just grown and flashed in their green satin under the Southern sun, and every flower seemed in full bloom.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading TO his dying day Gaston will never forget that ride to her home with Sallie Worth by his side.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TO his dying day Gaston will never forget that ride to her home with Sallie Worth by his side.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading TO his dying day Gaston will never forget that ride to her home with Sallie Worth by his side.
