used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The foliage is a very delicate green."
alfalfanounUS /ˌælˈfælfə/
important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
From this reading "Yes," mused Miss Whitcom, "and we mustn't forget the broad fields of alfalfa--so dark--the very greenest green in all the world."
(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 "Yes," mused Miss Whitcom, "and we mustn't forget the broad fields of alfalfa--so dark--the very greenest green in all the world."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes," mused Miss Whitcom, "and we mustn't forget the broad fields of alfalfa--so dark--the very greenest green in all the world."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Cottonwood, mostly," he answered.
any person at all
From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
next to; at the side of
From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "Yes," mused Miss Whitcom, "and we mustn't forget the broad fields of alfalfa--so dark--the very greenest green in all the world."
CottonwoodnounUS /ˈkɑːtənwʊd/
any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
From this reading "Cottonwood, mostly," he answered.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "Yes," mused Miss Whitcom, "and we mustn't forget the broad fields of alfalfa--so dark--the very greenest green in all the world."
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading "The foliage is a very delicate green."
everlastingadjectiveUS /ˌevərˈlæstɪŋ/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading "Yes," mused Miss Whitcom, "and we mustn't forget the broad fields of alfalfa--so dark--the very greenest green in all the world."
foliagenounUS /ˈfoʊlɪdʒ/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading "The foliage is a very delicate green."
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Yes," mused Miss Whitcom, "and we mustn't forget the broad fields of alfalfa--so dark--the very greenest green in all the world."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "How I should love to go out there!"
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading "The foliage is a very delicate green."
greenestadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːnɪst/
superlative of “green” — of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
From this reading "Yes," mused Miss Whitcom, "and we mustn't forget the broad fields of alfalfa--so dark--the very greenest green in all the world."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Cottonwood, mostly," he answered.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
Hilda
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From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
How
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From this reading "How I should love to go out there!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How I should love to go out there!"
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes," mused Miss Whitcom, "and we mustn't forget the broad fields of alfalfa--so dark--the very greenest green in all the world."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The foliage is a very delicate green."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
Leslie
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From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "How I should love to go out there!"
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Yes," mused Miss Whitcom, "and we mustn't forget the broad fields of alfalfa--so dark--the very greenest green in all the world."
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
mostlyadverbUS /ˈmoʊstli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading "Cottonwood, mostly," he answered.
musedverbUS /mjuːzd/
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading "Yes," mused Miss Whitcom, "and we mustn't forget the broad fields of alfalfa--so dark--the very greenest green in all the world."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
mustn't
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From this reading "Yes," mused Miss Whitcom, "and we mustn't forget the broad fields of alfalfa--so dark--the very greenest green in all the world."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "How I should love to go out there!"
by chance
From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
romanticallyadverbUS /roʊˈmæntɪkəli/
in a romantic manner
From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
cut with a saw
From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "How I should love to go out there!"
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes," mused Miss Whitcom, "and we mustn't forget the broad fields of alfalfa--so dark--the very greenest green in all the world."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The foliage is a very delicate green."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "How I should love to go out there!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How I should love to go out there!"
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 "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
precisely as stated
From this reading "The foliage is a very delicate green."
close enough to be walked to
From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Yes," mused Miss Whitcom, "and we mustn't forget the broad fields of alfalfa--so dark--the very greenest green in all the world."
Whitcom
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From this reading "Yes," mused Miss Whitcom, "and we mustn't forget the broad fields of alfalfa--so dark--the very greenest green in all the world."
which person or people
From this reading "Oh, it must be lovely!" sighed Hilda, who romantically saw herself walking along beside Leslie beneath an everlasting row of the most beautiful trees anybody could possibly imagine.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Yes," mused Miss Whitcom, "and we mustn't forget the broad fields of alfalfa--so dark--the very greenest green in all the world."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," mused Miss Whitcom, "and we mustn't forget the broad fields of alfalfa--so dark--the very greenest green in all the world."
