used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
(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 —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk, from head to tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “What a beautiful dragon fly,” she said, half under her breath.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I never saw one so lovely before.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “What a beautiful dragon fly,” she said, half under her breath.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk, from head to tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.
rid of obstructions
From this reading An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk, from head to tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
daintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
dragonnounUS /ˈdræɡən/
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading “What a beautiful dragon fly,” she said, half under her breath.
flashingnounUS /ˈflæʃɪŋ/
a short vivid experience
From this reading —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “What a beautiful dragon fly,” she said, half under her breath.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk, from head to tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.
gauzyadjective
so thin as to transmit light
From this reading —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “What a beautiful dragon fly,” she said, half under her breath.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk, from head to tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “What a beautiful dragon fly,” she said, half under her breath.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk, from head to tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.
husknounUS /hʌsk/
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
From this reading An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk, from head to tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I never saw one so lovely before.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I wonder if it is a dragon fly.
an instinctive motive
From this reading An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk, from head to tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
located inward
From this reading An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk, from head to tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I wonder if it is a dragon fly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wonder if it is a dragon fly.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “I never saw one so lovely before.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk, from head to tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never saw one so lovely before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk, from head to tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk, from head to tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I never saw one so lovely before.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk, from head to tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
platesnounUS /pleɪts/
plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk, from head to tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.
rainbownounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
rentverbUS /rent/
let for money
From this reading An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk, from head to tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “What a beautiful dragon fly,” she said, half under her breath.
sapphireadjectiveUS /ˈsæfaɪər/
of something having the color of a blue sapphire
From this reading An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk, from head to tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.
cut with a saw
From this reading “I never saw one so lovely before.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What a beautiful dragon fly,” she said, half under her breath.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I never saw one so lovely before.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk, from head to tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.
TennysonnounUS /ˈtenɪsən/
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk, from head to tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.
tintsnounUS /tɪnts/
plural of “tint” — a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
From this reading —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk, from head to tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk, from head to tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What a beautiful dragon fly,” she said, half under her breath.
willownounUS /ˈwɪloʊ/
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading —_Tennyson._ Ruth lay in the grass, under the old willow tree, watching a dainty little creature with a pale green body and four gauzy wings flashing with all the tints of the rainbow.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder if it is a dragon fly.
