used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.
any thing at all
From this reading "Well, I don't see as we can love anything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My bird did not live as long as the tree."
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading George, don't you remember my beautiful canary bird?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading George, don't you remember my beautiful canary bird?
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.
placed in a grave
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Well, I don't see as we can love anything.
canarynounUS /kəˈneri/
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
From this reading George, don't you remember my beautiful canary bird?
dearly loved
From this reading Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading My bird did not live as long as the tree."
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
don't
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From this reading George, don't you remember my beautiful canary bird?
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George, don't you remember my beautiful canary bird?
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I don't see as we can love anything.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading My bird did not live as long as the tree."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading My bird did not live as long as the tree."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Well, I don't see as we can love anything.
held dear
From this reading Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading George, don't you remember my beautiful canary bird?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My bird did not live as long as the tree."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.
plantedadjectiveUS /ˈplæntɪd/
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
To recall to mind.
From this reading George, don't you remember my beautiful canary bird?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Well, I don't see as we can love anything.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading My bird did not live as long as the tree."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I don't see as we can love anything.
in or at the place that
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading George, don't you remember my beautiful canary bird?
