used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
anew
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
(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 As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
in addition
From this reading Your companions, seeing your success, will be eager to try their skill, also, with one of the pretty magic eggs.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
bitsnounUS /bɪts/
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
bluesnounUS /bluːz/
a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
clothingnounUS /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading Quivering and shimmering, down the colored rain will fall, lightly covering your hair, clothing, and surrounding objects, while you stand, racket in hand, watching the result of your stroke.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
coloredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Quivering and shimmering, down the colored rain will fall, lightly covering your hair, clothing, and surrounding objects, while you stand, racket in hand, watching the result of your stroke.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Your companions, seeing your success, will be eager to try their skill, also, with one of the pretty magic eggs.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading Quivering and shimmering, down the colored rain will fall, lightly covering your hair, clothing, and surrounding objects, while you stand, racket in hand, watching the result of your stroke.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
descendingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsendɪŋ/
coming down or downward
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Quivering and shimmering, down the colored rain will fall, lightly covering your hair, clothing, and surrounding objects, while you stand, racket in hand, watching the result of your stroke.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Your companions, seeing your success, will be eager to try their skill, also, with one of the pretty magic eggs.
EASTERnounUS /ˈiːstər/
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
EggnounUS /eɡ/
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading The game of =Egg Tennis= is particularly pretty.
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading Your companions, seeing your success, will be eager to try their skill, also, with one of the pretty magic eggs.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Quivering and shimmering, down the colored rain will fall, lightly covering your hair, clothing, and surrounding objects, while you stand, racket in hand, watching the result of your stroke.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
GAMESnounUS /ɡeɪmz/
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
greensnounUS /ɡriːnz/
any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
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 Quivering and shimmering, down the colored rain will fall, lightly covering your hair, clothing, and surrounding objects, while you stand, racket in hand, watching the result of your stroke.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Quivering and shimmering, down the colored rain will fall, lightly covering your hair, clothing, and surrounding objects, while you stand, racket in hand, watching the result of your stroke.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The game of =Egg Tennis= is particularly pretty.
conformity or harmony
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
without good reason
From this reading Quivering and shimmering, down the colored rain will fall, lightly covering your hair, clothing, and surrounding objects, while you stand, racket in hand, watching the result of your stroke.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading Your companions, seeing your success, will be eager to try their skill, also, with one of the pretty magic eggs.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
not any; not one
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Quivering and shimmering, down the colored rain will fall, lightly covering your hair, clothing, and surrounding objects, while you stand, racket in hand, watching the result of your stroke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Your companions, seeing your success, will be eager to try their skill, also, with one of the pretty magic eggs.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
orangenounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒ/
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading The game of =Egg Tennis= is particularly pretty.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
participate in games or sport
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The game of =Egg Tennis= is particularly pretty.
purplesnounUS /ˈpɜːrpəlz/
plural of “purple” — a purple color or pigment
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
QuiveringnounUS /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading Quivering and shimmering, down the colored rain will fall, lightly covering your hair, clothing, and surrounding objects, while you stand, racket in hand, watching the result of your stroke.
racketnounUS /ˈrækɪt/
a loud and disturbing noise
From this reading Quivering and shimmering, down the colored rain will fall, lightly covering your hair, clothing, and surrounding objects, while you stand, racket in hand, watching the result of your stroke.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Quivering and shimmering, down the colored rain will fall, lightly covering your hair, clothing, and surrounding objects, while you stand, racket in hand, watching the result of your stroke.
redsnounUS /redz/
plural of “red” — red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Quivering and shimmering, down the colored rain will fall, lightly covering your hair, clothing, and surrounding objects, while you stand, racket in hand, watching the result of your stroke.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Your companions, seeing your success, will be eager to try their skill, also, with one of the pretty magic eggs.
shimmeringverbUS /ˈʃɪmərɪŋ/
-ing form of “shimmer” — shine with a weak or fitful light
From this reading Quivering and shimmering, down the colored rain will fall, lightly covering your hair, clothing, and surrounding objects, while you stand, racket in hand, watching the result of your stroke.
showersnounUS /ˈʃaʊərz/
plural of “shower” — a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading Your companions, seeing your success, will be eager to try their skill, also, with one of the pretty magic eggs.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
sparklingadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːrklɪŋ/
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Quivering and shimmering, down the colored rain will fall, lightly covering your hair, clothing, and surrounding objects, while you stand, racket in hand, watching the result of your stroke.
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading Quivering and shimmering, down the colored rain will fall, lightly covering your hair, clothing, and surrounding objects, while you stand, racket in hand, watching the result of your stroke.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading Your companions, seeing your success, will be eager to try their skill, also, with one of the pretty magic eggs.
surroundingadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋ/
closely encircling
From this reading Quivering and shimmering, down the colored rain will fall, lightly covering your hair, clothing, and surrounding objects, while you stand, racket in hand, watching the result of your stroke.
TennisnounUS /ˈtenəs/
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
From this reading The game of =Egg Tennis= is particularly pretty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
tintsnounUS /tɪnts/
plural of “tint” — a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Your companions, seeing your success, will be eager to try their skill, also, with one of the pretty magic eggs.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Quivering and shimmering, down the colored rain will fall, lightly covering your hair, clothing, and surrounding objects, while you stand, racket in hand, watching the result of your stroke.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Quivering and shimmering, down the colored rain will fall, lightly covering your hair, clothing, and surrounding objects, while you stand, racket in hand, watching the result of your stroke.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES THERE are no end of delightful things to do at an Easter party, and every game may be in keeping with the season.
yellowsnounUS /ˈjeloʊz/
plural of “yellow” — yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As you play this new Easter game, showers of color will fill the air, sometimes descending in sparkling bits of orange, again reds, then greens or blues, yellows or purples, with all their beautiful tints.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Quivering and shimmering, down the colored rain will fall, lightly covering your hair, clothing, and surrounding objects, while you stand, racket in hand, watching the result of your stroke.
