used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Meantime his golden face around He bares to all the garden ground, And sheds a warm and glittering look Among the ivy's inmost nook.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above the hills, along the blue, Round the bright air with footing true, To please the child, to paint the rose, The gardener of the World, he goes.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE CLOUD ROBERT REINECK One hot summer morning a little cloud rose out of the sea, and floated playfully across the blue sky.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Above the hills, along the blue, Round the bright air with footing true, To please the child, to paint the rose, The gardener of the World, he goes.
(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 Meantime his golden face around He bares to all the garden ground, And sheds a warm and glittering look Among the ivy's inmost nook.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Above the hills, along the blue, Round the bright air with footing true, To please the child, to paint the rose, The gardener of the World, he goes.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Meantime his golden face around He bares to all the garden ground, And sheds a warm and glittering look Among the ivy's inmost nook.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meantime his golden face around He bares to all the garden ground, And sheds a warm and glittering look Among the ivy's inmost nook.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Meantime his golden face around He bares to all the garden ground, And sheds a warm and glittering look Among the ivy's inmost nook.
baresverbUS /berz/
third-person singular of “bare” — lay bare
From this reading Meantime his golden face around He bares to all the garden ground, And sheds a warm and glittering look Among the ivy's inmost nook.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The dreary brown earth, parched with a long drouth, lay far below.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Above the hills, along the blue, Round the bright air with footing true, To please the child, to paint the rose, The gardener of the World, he goes.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Above the hills, along the blue, Round the bright air with footing true, To please the child, to paint the rose, The gardener of the World, he goes.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The dreary brown earth, parched with a long drouth, lay far below.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Above the hills, along the blue, Round the bright air with footing true, To please the child, to paint the rose, The gardener of the World, he goes.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading THE CLOUD ROBERT REINECK One hot summer morning a little cloud rose out of the sea, and floated playfully across the blue sky.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading The dreary brown earth, parched with a long drouth, lay far below.
drouthnoun
a prolonged shortage
From this reading The dreary brown earth, parched with a long drouth, lay far below.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The dreary brown earth, parched with a long drouth, lay far below.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Meantime his golden face around He bares to all the garden ground, And sheds a warm and glittering look Among the ivy's inmost nook.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The dreary brown earth, parched with a long drouth, lay far below.
floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading THE CLOUD ROBERT REINECK One hot summer morning a little cloud rose out of the sea, and floated playfully across the blue sky.
footingnounUS /ˈfʊtɪŋ/
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading Above the hills, along the blue, Round the bright air with footing true, To please the child, to paint the rose, The gardener of the World, he goes.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Meantime his golden face around He bares to all the garden ground, And sheds a warm and glittering look Among the ivy's inmost nook.
gardenernounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənər/
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading Above the hills, along the blue, Round the bright air with footing true, To please the child, to paint the rose, The gardener of the World, he goes.
glitteringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading Meantime his golden face around He bares to all the garden ground, And sheds a warm and glittering look Among the ivy's inmost nook.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Above the hills, along the blue, Round the bright air with footing true, To please the child, to paint the rose, The gardener of the World, he goes.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Meantime his golden face around He bares to all the garden ground, And sheds a warm and glittering look Among the ivy's inmost nook.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Meantime his golden face around He bares to all the garden ground, And sheds a warm and glittering look Among the ivy's inmost nook.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Meantime his golden face around He bares to all the garden ground, And sheds a warm and glittering look Among the ivy's inmost nook.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Above the hills, along the blue, Round the bright air with footing true, To please the child, to paint the rose, The gardener of the World, he goes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Meantime his golden face around He bares to all the garden ground, And sheds a warm and glittering look Among the ivy's inmost nook.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading THE CLOUD ROBERT REINECK One hot summer morning a little cloud rose out of the sea, and floated playfully across the blue sky.
inmostadjective
being deepest within the self
From this reading Meantime his golden face around He bares to all the garden ground, And sheds a warm and glittering look Among the ivy's inmost nook.
ivy's
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From this reading Meantime his golden face around He bares to all the garden ground, And sheds a warm and glittering look Among the ivy's inmost nook.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The dreary brown earth, parched with a long drouth, lay far below.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE CLOUD ROBERT REINECK One hot summer morning a little cloud rose out of the sea, and floated playfully across the blue sky.
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 The dreary brown earth, parched with a long drouth, lay far below.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Meantime his golden face around He bares to all the garden ground, And sheds a warm and glittering look Among the ivy's inmost nook.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading Meantime his golden face around He bares to all the garden ground, And sheds a warm and glittering look Among the ivy's inmost nook.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE CLOUD ROBERT REINECK One hot summer morning a little cloud rose out of the sea, and floated playfully across the blue sky.
nooknounUS /nʊk/
a sheltered and secluded place
From this reading Meantime his golden face around He bares to all the garden ground, And sheds a warm and glittering look Among the ivy's inmost nook.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Above the hills, along the blue, Round the bright air with footing true, To please the child, to paint the rose, The gardener of the World, he goes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE CLOUD ROBERT REINECK One hot summer morning a little cloud rose out of the sea, and floated playfully across the blue sky.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE CLOUD ROBERT REINECK One hot summer morning a little cloud rose out of the sea, and floated playfully across the blue sky.
paintverbUS /peɪnt/
make a painting
From this reading Above the hills, along the blue, Round the bright air with footing true, To please the child, to paint the rose, The gardener of the World, he goes.
parchedadjectiveUS /pɑːrtʃt/
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading The dreary brown earth, parched with a long drouth, lay far below.
playfullyadverbUS /ˈpleɪfəli/
in a playful manner
From this reading THE CLOUD ROBERT REINECK One hot summer morning a little cloud rose out of the sea, and floated playfully across the blue sky.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Above the hills, along the blue, Round the bright air with footing true, To please the child, to paint the rose, The gardener of the World, he goes.
REINECK
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From this reading THE CLOUD ROBERT REINECK One hot summer morning a little cloud rose out of the sea, and floated playfully across the blue sky.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Above the hills, along the blue, Round the bright air with footing true, To please the child, to paint the rose, The gardener of the World, he goes.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Above the hills, along the blue, Round the bright air with footing true, To please the child, to paint the rose, The gardener of the World, he goes.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading THE CLOUD ROBERT REINECK One hot summer morning a little cloud rose out of the sea, and floated playfully across the blue sky.
shedsnounUS /ʃedz/
plural of “shed” — an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
From this reading Meantime his golden face around He bares to all the garden ground, And sheds a warm and glittering look Among the ivy's inmost nook.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading THE CLOUD ROBERT REINECK One hot summer morning a little cloud rose out of the sea, and floated playfully across the blue sky.
STEVENSONnounUS /ˈstiːvənsən/
Scottish author (1850-1894)
From this reading ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading THE CLOUD ROBERT REINECK One hot summer morning a little cloud rose out of the sea, and floated playfully across the blue sky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meantime his golden face around He bares to all the garden ground, And sheds a warm and glittering look Among the ivy's inmost nook.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Meantime his golden face around He bares to all the garden ground, And sheds a warm and glittering look Among the ivy's inmost nook.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Above the hills, along the blue, Round the bright air with footing true, To please the child, to paint the rose, The gardener of the World, he goes.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Meantime his golden face around He bares to all the garden ground, And sheds a warm and glittering look Among the ivy's inmost nook.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Above the hills, along the blue, Round the bright air with footing true, To please the child, to paint the rose, The gardener of the World, he goes.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Above the hills, along the blue, Round the bright air with footing true, To please the child, to paint the rose, The gardener of the World, he goes.
