used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
borrowedverbUS /ˈbɑːroʊd/
past form of “borrow” — get temporarily
From this reading “A tanager!” cried Pelleas and I together, and caught a moment of its song--its open, double-toned, two-note and three-note song, a serene cradle melody borrowed from May.
boughnounUS /baʊ/
any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
the act of burning something
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the reeds by the lake the song sparrows were singing--we heard these too.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “A tanager!” cried Pelleas and I together, and caught a moment of its song--its open, double-toned, two-note and three-note song, a serene cradle melody borrowed from May.
cradlenounUS /ˈkreɪdəl/
a baby bed with sides and rockers
From this reading “A tanager!” cried Pelleas and I together, and caught a moment of its song--its open, double-toned, two-note and three-note song, a serene cradle melody borrowed from May.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “A tanager!” cried Pelleas and I together, and caught a moment of its song--its open, double-toned, two-note and three-note song, a serene cradle melody borrowed from May.
curvenounUS /kɜːrv/
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
double-toned
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From this reading “A tanager!” cried Pelleas and I together, and caught a moment of its song--its open, double-toned, two-note and three-note song, a serene cradle melody borrowed from May.
EddyverbUS /ˈedi/
flow in a circular current, of liquids
From this reading “O, Jove!” said Hobart Eddy.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
flashingnounUS /ˈflæʃɪŋ/
a short vivid experience
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Hear him.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading In the reeds by the lake the song sparrows were singing--we heard these too.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Hear him.”
HobartnounUS /ˈhoʊbɑːrt/
a port and state capital of Tasmania
From this reading “O, Jove!” said Hobart Eddy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “A tanager!” cried Pelleas and I together, and caught a moment of its song--its open, double-toned, two-note and three-note song, a serene cradle melody borrowed from May.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the reeds by the lake the song sparrows were singing--we heard these too.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “A tanager!” cried Pelleas and I together, and caught a moment of its song--its open, double-toned, two-note and three-note song, a serene cradle melody borrowed from May.
Jovenoun
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading “O, Jove!” said Hobart Eddy.
joyousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪəs/
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading In the reeds by the lake the song sparrows were singing--we heard these too.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “A tanager!” cried Pelleas and I together, and caught a moment of its song--its open, double-toned, two-note and three-note song, a serene cradle melody borrowed from May.
melodynounUS /ˈmelədi/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “A tanager!” cried Pelleas and I together, and caught a moment of its song--its open, double-toned, two-note and three-note song, a serene cradle melody borrowed from May.
a particular point in time
From this reading “A tanager!” cried Pelleas and I together, and caught a moment of its song--its open, double-toned, two-note and three-note song, a serene cradle melody borrowed from May.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “O, Jove!” said Hobart Eddy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “A tanager!” cried Pelleas and I together, and caught a moment of its song--its open, double-toned, two-note and three-note song, a serene cradle melody borrowed from May.
Pelleas
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From this reading “A tanager!” cried Pelleas and I together, and caught a moment of its song--its open, double-toned, two-note and three-note song, a serene cradle melody borrowed from May.
reedsnounUS /riːdz/
plural of “reed” — tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading In the reeds by the lake the song sparrows were singing--we heard these too.
move upward
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “O, Jove!” said Hobart Eddy.
scarletnounUS /ˈskɑːrlət/
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
sereneadjectiveUS /sərˈiːn/
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading “A tanager!” cried Pelleas and I together, and caught a moment of its song--its open, double-toned, two-note and three-note song, a serene cradle melody borrowed from May.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading In the reeds by the lake the song sparrows were singing--we heard these too.
skimmingnounUS /ˈskɪmɪŋ/
the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading “A tanager!” cried Pelleas and I together, and caught a moment of its song--its open, double-toned, two-note and three-note song, a serene cradle melody borrowed from May.
sparrowsnounUS /ˈsperoʊz/
plural of “sparrow” — any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading In the reeds by the lake the song sparrows were singing--we heard these too.
sycamorenounUS /ˈsɪkəmɔːr/
variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
tanagernoun
any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In the reeds by the lake the song sparrows were singing--we heard these too.
three-note
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From this reading “A tanager!” cried Pelleas and I together, and caught a moment of its song--its open, double-toned, two-note and three-note song, a serene cradle melody borrowed from May.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “A tanager!” cried Pelleas and I together, and caught a moment of its song--its open, double-toned, two-note and three-note song, a serene cradle melody borrowed from May.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
two-note
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From this reading “A tanager!” cried Pelleas and I together, and caught a moment of its song--its open, double-toned, two-note and three-note song, a serene cradle melody borrowed from May.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the reeds by the lake the song sparrows were singing--we heard these too.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading We, too, had seen it--the joyous rise and curve of the wing of a scarlet tanager, flashing into flight, skimming a lawn, burning from the bough of a far sycamore.
