used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Our drive to-day has been a scamper through Paradise.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
(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 Next day we did most of the things that Miss Randolph had set her heart on, but not all.
alluringadjectiveUS /əˈlʊrɪŋ/
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
From this reading My alluring picture of Taormina consoled her for what she had to miss, and she consented to be torn away on the following morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My alluring picture of Taormina consoled her for what she had to miss, and she consented to be torn away on the following morning.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading My alluring picture of Taormina consoled her for what she had to miss, and she consented to be torn away on the following morning.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My alluring picture of Taormina consoled her for what she had to miss, and she consented to be torn away on the following morning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Our drive to-day has been a scamper through Paradise.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Next day we did most of the things that Miss Randolph had set her heart on, but not all.
consentedverbUS /kənˈsentɪd/
past form of “consent” — give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
From this reading My alluring picture of Taormina consoled her for what she had to miss, and she consented to be torn away on the following morning.
consoledverbUS /kənˈsoʊld/
past form of “console” — give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading My alluring picture of Taormina consoled her for what she had to miss, and she consented to be torn away on the following morning.
crestedadjectiveUS /ˈkrestɪd/
bearing an heraldic device
From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
crumbledverbUS /ˈkrʌmbəld/
past form of “crumble” — fall apart
From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Next day we did most of the things that Miss Randolph had set her heart on, but not all.
decaynounUS /dɪˈkeɪ/
the process of gradually becoming inferior
From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Next day we did most of the things that Miss Randolph had set her heart on, but not all.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Our drive to-day has been a scamper through Paradise.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading My alluring picture of Taormina consoled her for what she had to miss, and she consented to be torn away on the following morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My alluring picture of Taormina consoled her for what she had to miss, and she consented to be torn away on the following morning.
glitteringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
GoddessnounUS /ˈɡɑːdəs/
a female deity
From this reading My Goddess said that she had never known how much truer than history mythology was until this magic morning.
grovesnounUS /ɡroʊvz/
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Next day we did most of the things that Miss Randolph had set her heart on, but not all.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our drive to-day has been a scamper through Paradise.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Next day we did most of the things that Miss Randolph had set her heart on, but not all.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Next day we did most of the things that Miss Randolph had set her heart on, but not all.
hill-top
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From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading My Goddess said that she had never known how much truer than history mythology was until this magic morning.
how
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From this reading My Goddess said that she had never known how much truer than history mythology was until this magic morning.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading My Goddess said that she had never known how much truer than history mythology was until this magic morning.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading My Goddess said that she had never known how much truer than history mythology was until this magic morning.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Next day we did most of the things that Miss Randolph had set her heart on, but not all.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading My alluring picture of Taormina consoled her for what she had to miss, and she consented to be torn away on the following morning.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Next day we did most of the things that Miss Randolph had set her heart on, but not all.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading My Goddess said that she had never known how much truer than history mythology was until this magic morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My alluring picture of Taormina consoled her for what she had to miss, and she consented to be torn away on the following morning.
mythologynounUS /məˈθɑːlədʒiː/
myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person
From this reading My Goddess said that she had never known how much truer than history mythology was until this magic morning.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading My Goddess said that she had never known how much truer than history mythology was until this magic morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next day we did most of the things that Miss Randolph had set her heart on, but not all.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Next day we did most of the things that Miss Randolph had set her heart on, but not all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next day we did most of the things that Miss Randolph had set her heart on, but not all.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Next day we did most of the things that Miss Randolph had set her heart on, but not all.
orangenounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒ/
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our drive to-day has been a scamper through Paradise.
ParadisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Our drive to-day has been a scamper through Paradise.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading My alluring picture of Taormina consoled her for what she had to miss, and she consented to be torn away on the following morning.
Randolph
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From this reading Next day we did most of the things that Miss Randolph had set her heart on, but not all.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading My Goddess said that she had never known how much truer than history mythology was until this magic morning.
scampernounUS /ˈskæmpər/
rushing about hastily in an undignified way
From this reading Our drive to-day has been a scamper through Paradise.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Next day we did most of the things that Miss Randolph had set her heart on, but not all.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My alluring picture of Taormina consoled her for what she had to miss, and she consented to be torn away on the following morning.
Taormina
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From this reading My alluring picture of Taormina consoled her for what she had to miss, and she consented to be torn away on the following morning.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading My Goddess said that she had never known how much truer than history mythology was until this magic morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Next day we did most of the things that Miss Randolph had set her heart on, but not all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next day we did most of the things that Miss Randolph had set her heart on, but not all.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Next day we did most of the things that Miss Randolph had set her heart on, but not all.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My Goddess said that she had never known how much truer than history mythology was until this magic morning.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Our drive to-day has been a scamper through Paradise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My alluring picture of Taormina consoled her for what she had to miss, and she consented to be torn away on the following morning.
to-day
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From this reading Our drive to-day has been a scamper through Paradise.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading My alluring picture of Taormina consoled her for what she had to miss, and she consented to be torn away on the following morning.
toweringadjectiveUS /ˈtaʊərɪŋ/
of imposing height; especially standing out above others
From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
trueradjectiveUS /ˈtruːər/
comparative of “true” — consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading My Goddess said that she had never known how much truer than history mythology was until this magic morning.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading My Goddess said that she had never known how much truer than history mythology was until this magic morning.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Next day we did most of the things that Miss Randolph had set her heart on, but not all.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My alluring picture of Taormina consoled her for what she had to miss, and she consented to be torn away on the following morning.
at the time that
From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The road we took wound through orange groves, the sea lay glittering below us, mountains towering above, each hill-top crested with a ruin which had crumbled to decay when the world was young.
