(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 The reeds were all cut down; the water-lily's leaves withered away, with stalks and all, while she, deep down at the bottom, slept her winter sleep and dreamt of her next white spring costume.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The End November came and was no different from what it usually is.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The reeds were all cut down; the water-lily's leaves withered away, with stalks and all, while she, deep down at the bottom, slept her winter sleep and dreamt of her next white spring costume.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The reeds were all cut down; the water-lily's leaves withered away, with stalks and all, while she, deep down at the bottom, slept her winter sleep and dreamt of her next white spring costume.
completely unclothed
From this reading The trees stood with bare branches.
the lower side of anything
From this reading The reeds were all cut down; the water-lily's leaves withered away, with stalks and all, while she, deep down at the bottom, slept her winter sleep and dreamt of her next white spring costume.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading The trees stood with bare branches.
placed in a grave
From this reading And down at the bottom lay all the frogs, buried deep in the mud, so that only their noses stuck out.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The End November came and was no different from what it usually is.
costumenounUS /kɑːˈstuːm/
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading The reeds were all cut down; the water-lily's leaves withered away, with stalks and all, while she, deep down at the bottom, slept her winter sleep and dreamt of her next white spring costume.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The reeds were all cut down; the water-lily's leaves withered away, with stalks and all, while she, deep down at the bottom, slept her winter sleep and dreamt of her next white spring costume.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The reeds were all cut down; the water-lily's leaves withered away, with stalks and all, while she, deep down at the bottom, slept her winter sleep and dreamt of her next white spring costume.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading The End November came and was no different from what it usually is.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The reeds were all cut down; the water-lily's leaves withered away, with stalks and all, while she, deep down at the bottom, slept her winter sleep and dreamt of her next white spring costume.
dreamtverbUS /drɛmt/
Experienced dreams during sleep.
From this reading The reeds were all cut down; the water-lily's leaves withered away, with stalks and all, while she, deep down at the bottom, slept her winter sleep and dreamt of her next white spring costume.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The leaves rustled over the earth or floated on the pond.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The End November came and was no different from what it usually is.
floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading The leaves rustled over the earth or floated on the pond.
frogsnounUS /frɑːɡz/
plural of “frog” — any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading And down at the bottom lay all the frogs, buried deep in the mud, so that only their noses stuck out.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The End November came and was no different from what it usually is.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The reeds were all cut down; the water-lily's leaves withered away, with stalks and all, while she, deep down at the bottom, slept her winter sleep and dreamt of her next white spring costume.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And down at the bottom lay all the frogs, buried deep in the mud, so that only their noses stuck out.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The End November came and was no different from what it usually is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The End November came and was no different from what it usually is.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And down at the bottom lay all the frogs, buried deep in the mud, so that only their noses stuck out.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The leaves rustled over the earth or floated on the pond.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading And down at the bottom lay all the frogs, buried deep in the mud, so that only their noses stuck out.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The reeds were all cut down; the water-lily's leaves withered away, with stalks and all, while she, deep down at the bottom, slept her winter sleep and dreamt of her next white spring costume.
not any; not one
From this reading The End November came and was no different from what it usually is.
nosesnounUS /ˈnoʊzɪz/
plural of “nose” — the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading And down at the bottom lay all the frogs, buried deep in the mud, so that only their noses stuck out.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading The End November came and was no different from what it usually is.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The reeds were all cut down; the water-lily's leaves withered away, with stalks and all, while she, deep down at the bottom, slept her winter sleep and dreamt of her next white spring costume.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The leaves rustled over the earth or floated on the pond.
and nothing more
From this reading And down at the bottom lay all the frogs, buried deep in the mud, so that only their noses stuck out.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The leaves rustled over the earth or floated on the pond.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And down at the bottom lay all the frogs, buried deep in the mud, so that only their noses stuck out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The leaves rustled over the earth or floated on the pond.
pondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading The leaves rustled over the earth or floated on the pond.
reedsnounUS /riːdz/
plural of “reed” — tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading The reeds were all cut down; the water-lily's leaves withered away, with stalks and all, while she, deep down at the bottom, slept her winter sleep and dreamt of her next white spring costume.
rustled
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From this reading The leaves rustled over the earth or floated on the pond.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The reeds were all cut down; the water-lily's leaves withered away, with stalks and all, while she, deep down at the bottom, slept her winter sleep and dreamt of her next white spring costume.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The reeds were all cut down; the water-lily's leaves withered away, with stalks and all, while she, deep down at the bottom, slept her winter sleep and dreamt of her next white spring costume.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading The reeds were all cut down; the water-lily's leaves withered away, with stalks and all, while she, deep down at the bottom, slept her winter sleep and dreamt of her next white spring costume.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And down at the bottom lay all the frogs, buried deep in the mud, so that only their noses stuck out.
the season of growth
From this reading The reeds were all cut down; the water-lily's leaves withered away, with stalks and all, while she, deep down at the bottom, slept her winter sleep and dreamt of her next white spring costume.
stalksnounUS /stɔːks/
plural of “stalk” — material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
From this reading The reeds were all cut down; the water-lily's leaves withered away, with stalks and all, while she, deep down at the bottom, slept her winter sleep and dreamt of her next white spring costume.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The trees stood with bare branches.
caught or fixed
From this reading And down at the bottom lay all the frogs, buried deep in the mud, so that only their noses stuck out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And down at the bottom lay all the frogs, buried deep in the mud, so that only their noses stuck out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The End November came and was no different from what it usually is.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And down at the bottom lay all the frogs, buried deep in the mud, so that only their noses stuck out.
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 trees stood with bare branches.
under normal conditions
From this reading The End November came and was no different from what it usually is.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The End November came and was no different from what it usually is.
water-lily's
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From this reading The reeds were all cut down; the water-lily's leaves withered away, with stalks and all, while she, deep down at the bottom, slept her winter sleep and dreamt of her next white spring costume.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The reeds were all cut down; the water-lily's leaves withered away, with stalks and all, while she, deep down at the bottom, slept her winter sleep and dreamt of her next white spring costume.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The End November came and was no different from what it usually is.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The reeds were all cut down; the water-lily's leaves withered away, with stalks and all, while she, deep down at the bottom, slept her winter sleep and dreamt of her next white spring costume.
a Caucasian
From this reading The reeds were all cut down; the water-lily's leaves withered away, with stalks and all, while she, deep down at the bottom, slept her winter sleep and dreamt of her next white spring costume.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The reeds were all cut down; the water-lily's leaves withered away, with stalks and all, while she, deep down at the bottom, slept her winter sleep and dreamt of her next white spring costume.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The trees stood with bare branches.
witheredadjectiveUS /ˈwɪðərd/
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading The reeds were all cut down; the water-lily's leaves withered away, with stalks and all, while she, deep down at the bottom, slept her winter sleep and dreamt of her next white spring costume.
