used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The little front garden was full of sunlight, and a few crocuses streaked the brown earth under the window.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little front garden was full of sunlight, and a few crocuses streaked the brown earth under the window.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well, how are you now?
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The Bourgeois arrived with a great bunch of daffodils, their succulent stems wrapped in blue tissue paper.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading THE BOURGEOIS PLAYS THE GENTLEMAN The Saturday on which John Parfit came to see Eve was one of those premature spring days that makes one listen for the singing of birds.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The Bourgeois arrived with a great bunch of daffodils, their succulent stems wrapped in blue tissue paper.
BOURGEOISadjectiveUS /bʊrʒˈwɑː/
(according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class
From this reading THE BOURGEOIS PLAYS THE GENTLEMAN The Saturday on which John Parfit came to see Eve was one of those premature spring days that makes one listen for the singing of birds.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The little front garden was full of sunlight, and a few crocuses streaked the brown earth under the window.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading The Bourgeois arrived with a great bunch of daffodils, their succulent stems wrapped in blue tissue paper.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE BOURGEOIS PLAYS THE GENTLEMAN The Saturday on which John Parfit came to see Eve was one of those premature spring days that makes one listen for the singing of birds.
crocusesnounUS /ˈkroʊkjuːsɪz/
plural of “crocus” — any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
From this reading The little front garden was full of sunlight, and a few crocuses streaked the brown earth under the window.
daffodilsnounUS /ˈdæfədɪlz/
plural of “daffodil” — any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
From this reading The Bourgeois arrived with a great bunch of daffodils, their succulent stems wrapped in blue tissue paper.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE BOURGEOIS PLAYS THE GENTLEMAN The Saturday on which John Parfit came to see Eve was one of those premature spring days that makes one listen for the singing of birds.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The little front garden was full of sunlight, and a few crocuses streaked the brown earth under the window.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading THE BOURGEOIS PLAYS THE GENTLEMAN The Saturday on which John Parfit came to see Eve was one of those premature spring days that makes one listen for the singing of birds.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The little front garden was full of sunlight, and a few crocuses streaked the brown earth under the window.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The little front garden was full of sunlight, and a few crocuses streaked the brown earth under the window.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The little front garden was full of sunlight, and a few crocuses streaked the brown earth under the window.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The little front garden was full of sunlight, and a few crocuses streaked the brown earth under the window.
a man of refinement
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Bourgeois arrived with a great bunch of daffodils, their succulent stems wrapped in blue tissue paper.
how
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading THE BOURGEOIS PLAYS THE GENTLEMAN The Saturday on which John Parfit came to see Eve was one of those premature spring days that makes one listen for the singing of birds.
hear with intention
From this reading THE BOURGEOIS PLAYS THE GENTLEMAN The Saturday on which John Parfit came to see Eve was one of those premature spring days that makes one listen for the singing of birds.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little front garden was full of sunlight, and a few crocuses streaked the brown earth under the window.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading THE BOURGEOIS PLAYS THE GENTLEMAN The Saturday on which John Parfit came to see Eve was one of those premature spring days that makes one listen for the singing of birds.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Well, how are you now?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BOURGEOIS PLAYS THE GENTLEMAN The Saturday on which John Parfit came to see Eve was one of those premature spring days that makes one listen for the singing of birds.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BOURGEOIS PLAYS THE GENTLEMAN The Saturday on which John Parfit came to see Eve was one of those premature spring days that makes one listen for the singing of birds.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE BOURGEOIS PLAYS THE GENTLEMAN The Saturday on which John Parfit came to see Eve was one of those premature spring days that makes one listen for the singing of birds.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
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Parfit
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plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading THE BOURGEOIS PLAYS THE GENTLEMAN The Saturday on which John Parfit came to see Eve was one of those premature spring days that makes one listen for the singing of birds.
prematureadjectiveUS /ˌpriːməˈtʃʊr/
born after a gestation period of less than the normal time
From this reading THE BOURGEOIS PLAYS THE GENTLEMAN The Saturday on which John Parfit came to see Eve was one of those premature spring days that makes one listen for the singing of birds.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE BOURGEOIS PLAYS THE GENTLEMAN The Saturday on which John Parfit came to see Eve was one of those premature spring days that makes one listen for the singing of birds.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THE BOURGEOIS PLAYS THE GENTLEMAN The Saturday on which John Parfit came to see Eve was one of those premature spring days that makes one listen for the singing of birds.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading THE BOURGEOIS PLAYS THE GENTLEMAN The Saturday on which John Parfit came to see Eve was one of those premature spring days that makes one listen for the singing of birds.
the season of growth
From this reading THE BOURGEOIS PLAYS THE GENTLEMAN The Saturday on which John Parfit came to see Eve was one of those premature spring days that makes one listen for the singing of birds.
stemsnounUS /stemz/
plural of “stem” — (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading The Bourgeois arrived with a great bunch of daffodils, their succulent stems wrapped in blue tissue paper.
streakedadjectiveUS /striːkt/
marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations
From this reading The little front garden was full of sunlight, and a few crocuses streaked the brown earth under the window.
succulentnounUS /ˈsʌkjəlɪnt/
a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
From this reading The Bourgeois arrived with a great bunch of daffodils, their succulent stems wrapped in blue tissue paper.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The little front garden was full of sunlight, and a few crocuses streaked the brown earth under the window.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BOURGEOIS PLAYS THE GENTLEMAN The Saturday on which John Parfit came to see Eve was one of those premature spring days that makes one listen for the singing of birds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOURGEOIS PLAYS THE GENTLEMAN The Saturday on which John Parfit came to see Eve was one of those premature spring days that makes one listen for the singing of birds.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Bourgeois arrived with a great bunch of daffodils, their succulent stems wrapped in blue tissue paper.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE BOURGEOIS PLAYS THE GENTLEMAN The Saturday on which John Parfit came to see Eve was one of those premature spring days that makes one listen for the singing of birds.
tissuenounUS /ˈtɪsjuː/
part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
From this reading The Bourgeois arrived with a great bunch of daffodils, their succulent stems wrapped in blue tissue paper.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BOURGEOIS PLAYS THE GENTLEMAN The Saturday on which John Parfit came to see Eve was one of those premature spring days that makes one listen for the singing of birds.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The little front garden was full of sunlight, and a few crocuses streaked the brown earth under the window.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BOURGEOIS PLAYS THE GENTLEMAN The Saturday on which John Parfit came to see Eve was one of those premature spring days that makes one listen for the singing of birds.
(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, how are you now?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE BOURGEOIS PLAYS THE GENTLEMAN The Saturday on which John Parfit came to see Eve was one of those premature spring days that makes one listen for the singing of birds.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The little front garden was full of sunlight, and a few crocuses streaked the brown earth under the window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Bourgeois arrived with a great bunch of daffodils, their succulent stems wrapped in blue tissue paper.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading The Bourgeois arrived with a great bunch of daffodils, their succulent stems wrapped in blue tissue paper.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, how are you now?
