used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It will make my glossy brown eyes and hair look like a ripe chestnut among its green leaves."
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It will make my glossy brown eyes and hair look like a ripe chestnut among its green leaves."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It will make my glossy brown eyes and hair look like a ripe chestnut among its green leaves."
Bab
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From this reading "Oh, Bab, such a glistening sentence!
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "No pink for me, please; I want that beautiful shimmering green, made up over shining white silk.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, chestnuts don't show among green leaves; they stay in their burs till they drop off the tree."
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading It will make my glossy brown eyes and hair look like a ripe chestnut among its green leaves."
burs
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From this reading Besides, chestnuts don't show among green leaves; they stay in their burs till they drop off the tree."
chestnutadjectiveUS /ˈtʃesnʌt/
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading It will make my glossy brown eyes and hair look like a ripe chestnut among its green leaves."
chestnutsnounUS /ˈtʃesnəts/
plural of “chestnut” — wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
From this reading Besides, chestnuts don't show among green leaves; they stay in their burs till they drop off the tree."
didn't
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From this reading 'Shimmering green,' 'shining white,' 'glossy hair'--you didn't mean glossy eyes, I hope!
don't
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From this reading Besides, chestnuts don't show among green leaves; they stay in their burs till they drop off the tree."
let fall to the ground
From this reading Besides, chestnuts don't show among green leaves; they stay in their burs till they drop off the tree."
opinion or judgment
From this reading It will make my glossy brown eyes and hair look like a ripe chestnut among its green leaves."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "No pink for me, please; I want that beautiful shimmering green, made up over shining white silk.
glisteningadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪsənɪŋ/
reflecting light
From this reading "Oh, Bab, such a glistening sentence!
glossyadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɔːsi/
based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
From this reading It will make my glossy brown eyes and hair look like a ripe chestnut among its green leaves."
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading "No pink for me, please; I want that beautiful shimmering green, made up over shining white silk.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading It will make my glossy brown eyes and hair look like a ripe chestnut among its green leaves."
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading 'Shimmering green,' 'shining white,' 'glossy hair'--you didn't mean glossy eyes, I hope!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No pink for me, please; I want that beautiful shimmering green, made up over shining white silk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Besides, chestnuts don't show among green leaves; they stay in their burs till they drop off the tree."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will make my glossy brown eyes and hair look like a ripe chestnut among its green leaves."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It will make my glossy brown eyes and hair look like a ripe chestnut among its green leaves."
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading It will make my glossy brown eyes and hair look like a ripe chestnut among its green leaves."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It will make my glossy brown eyes and hair look like a ripe chestnut among its green leaves."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It will make my glossy brown eyes and hair look like a ripe chestnut among its green leaves."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "No pink for me, please; I want that beautiful shimmering green, made up over shining white silk.
engage in
From this reading It will make my glossy brown eyes and hair look like a ripe chestnut among its green leaves."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No pink for me, please; I want that beautiful shimmering green, made up over shining white silk.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading 'Shimmering green,' 'shining white,' 'glossy hair'--you didn't mean glossy eyes, I hope!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It will make my glossy brown eyes and hair look like a ripe chestnut among its green leaves."
not any; not one
From this reading "No pink for me, please; I want that beautiful shimmering green, made up over shining white silk.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Besides, chestnuts don't show among green leaves; they stay in their burs till they drop off the tree."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Bab, such a glistening sentence!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "No pink for me, please; I want that beautiful shimmering green, made up over shining white silk.
a light shade of red
From this reading "No pink for me, please; I want that beautiful shimmering green, made up over shining white silk.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "No pink for me, please; I want that beautiful shimmering green, made up over shining white silk.
ripeadjectiveUS /raɪp/
fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
From this reading It will make my glossy brown eyes and hair look like a ripe chestnut among its green leaves."
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading "Oh, Bab, such a glistening sentence!
shimmeringverbUS /ˈʃɪmərɪŋ/
-ing form of “shimmer” — shine with a weak or fitful light
From this reading "No pink for me, please; I want that beautiful shimmering green, made up over shining white silk.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading "No pink for me, please; I want that beautiful shimmering green, made up over shining white silk.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Besides, chestnuts don't show among green leaves; they stay in their burs till they drop off the tree."
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading "No pink for me, please; I want that beautiful shimmering green, made up over shining white silk.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Besides, chestnuts don't show among green leaves; they stay in their burs till they drop off the tree."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Bab, such a glistening sentence!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No pink for me, please; I want that beautiful shimmering green, made up over shining white silk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Besides, chestnuts don't show among green leaves; they stay in their burs till they drop off the tree."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Besides, chestnuts don't show among green leaves; they stay in their burs till they drop off the tree."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides, chestnuts don't show among green leaves; they stay in their burs till they drop off the tree."
up to a particular time
From this reading Besides, chestnuts don't show among green leaves; they stay in their burs till they drop off the 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 Besides, chestnuts don't show among green leaves; they stay in their burs till they drop off the tree."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "No pink for me, please; I want that beautiful shimmering green, made up over shining white silk.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "No pink for me, please; I want that beautiful shimmering green, made up over shining white silk.
a Caucasian
From this reading "No pink for me, please; I want that beautiful shimmering green, made up over shining white silk.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will make my glossy brown eyes and hair look like a ripe chestnut among its green leaves."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Shimmering green,' 'shining white,' 'glossy hair'--you didn't mean glossy eyes, I hope!
