Chapter VII · Chapter 7

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

anew

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb

From this reading --BERTA ALEXANDER GARVEY.

(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 When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Most girls married at sixteen in those days, and were grandmothers at thirty-five.

completely unclothed

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

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From this reading --BERTA ALEXANDER GARVEY.

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

past form of “blossom” — produce or yield flowers

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

become glassy; lose clear vision

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

a young person of either sex

From this reading Marjie was no longer a child.

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

plural of “cottonwood” — any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Most girls married at sixteen in those days, and were grandmothers at thirty-five.

plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading --BERTA ALEXANDER GARVEY.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Most girls married at sixteen in those days, and were grandmothers at thirty-five.

having brief brilliant points or flashes of light

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

plural of “grandmother” — the mother of your father or mother

From this reading Most girls married at sixteen in those days, and were grandmothers at thirty-five.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

a state in midwestern United States

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

for more time

From this reading Marjie was no longer a child.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Marjie was no longer a child.

joined in matrimony

From this reading Most girls married at sixteen in those days, and were grandmothers at thirty-five.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

used to form the superlative

From this reading Most girls married at sixteen in those days, and were grandmothers at thirty-five.

form in clay, wax, etc

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

a river that rises in eastern Kansas and flows eastward into Oklahoma to become a tributary of the Arkansas River

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

not any; not one

From this reading Marjie was no longer a child.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

plural of “orchard” — garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

a small contrasting part of something

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

a light shade of red

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

plural of “prairie” — a treeless grassy plain

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

being one more than fifteen

From this reading Most girls married at sixteen in those days, and were grandmothers at thirty-five.

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

a short musical composition with words

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

the season of growth

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

the season of growth

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

being five more than thirty

From this reading Most girls married at sixteen in those days, and were grandmothers at thirty-five.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Most girls married at sixteen in those days, and were grandmothers at thirty-five.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

pose a threat to; present a danger to

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

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 WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

a series of chirps

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

at the time that

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading When the prairies blossomed again, and the Kansas springtime was in its daintiest green, when a blur of pink was on the few young orchards in the Neosho Valley, and the cottonwoods in the draws were putting forth their glittering tender leaves--in that sweetest time of all the year, a new joy came to me.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading WHEN THE HEART BEATS YOUNG A patch of green sod 'neath the trees brown and bare, A smell of fresh mould on the mild southern air, A twitter of bird song, a flutter, a call, And though the clouds lower, and threaten and fall-- There's Spring in my heart!