used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
anew
From this reading “Again has come the Springtime, with the Crocus’s golden bloom, With the sound of the fresh-turned earth-mould and the violet’s perfume.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Again has come the Springtime, with the Crocus’s golden bloom, With the sound of the fresh-turned earth-mould and the violet’s perfume.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
black-dotted
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From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
bloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading “Again has come the Springtime, with the Crocus’s golden bloom, With the sound of the fresh-turned earth-mould and the violet’s perfume.”
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Again has come the Springtime, with the Crocus’s golden bloom, With the sound of the fresh-turned earth-mould and the violet’s perfume.”
Crocus's
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From this reading “Again has come the Springtime, with the Crocus’s golden bloom, With the sound of the fresh-turned earth-mould and the violet’s perfume.”
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
earth-mould
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From this reading “Again has come the Springtime, with the Crocus’s golden bloom, With the sound of the fresh-turned earth-mould and the violet’s perfume.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
fresh-turned
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From this reading “Again has come the Springtime, with the Crocus’s golden bloom, With the sound of the fresh-turned earth-mould and the violet’s perfume.”
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “Again has come the Springtime, with the Crocus’s golden bloom, With the sound of the fresh-turned earth-mould and the violet’s perfume.”
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
gray-greenadjective
of green tinged with grey
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Again has come the Springtime, with the Crocus’s golden bloom, With the sound of the fresh-turned earth-mould and the violet’s perfume.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is the spring of Lissa’s second year in her Nebraska home.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It is the spring of Lissa’s second year in her Nebraska home.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is the spring of Lissa’s second year in her Nebraska home.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the spring of Lissa’s second year in her Nebraska home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the spring of Lissa’s second year in her Nebraska home.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
Lissa
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From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
Lissa's
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From this reading It is the spring of Lissa’s second year in her Nebraska home.
LongfellownounUS /ˈlɔːŋfeloʊ/
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading —Samuel Longfellow.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
maturer
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From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
Nathan
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From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
NebraskanounUS /nəˈbræskə/
a midwestern state on the Great Plains
From this reading It is the spring of Lissa’s second year in her Nebraska home.
newlyadverbUS /ˈnuːli/
very recently
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Again has come the Springtime, with the Crocus’s golden bloom, With the sound of the fresh-turned earth-mould and the violet’s perfume.”
paler
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From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
patchesnounUS /ˈpætʃəz/
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
perfumenounUS /pərˈfjuːm/
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading “Again has come the Springtime, with the Crocus’s golden bloom, With the sound of the fresh-turned earth-mould and the violet’s perfume.”
pliantadjectiveUS /ˈplaɪənt/
capable of being influenced or formed
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
plowedadjectiveUS /plaʊd/
(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
SamuelnounUS /ˈsæmjuːl/
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading —Samuel Longfellow.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It is the spring of Lissa’s second year in her Nebraska home.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “Again has come the Springtime, with the Crocus’s golden bloom, With the sound of the fresh-turned earth-mould and the violet’s perfume.”
speaksverbUS /spiːks/
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
the season of growth
From this reading It is the spring of Lissa’s second year in her Nebraska home.
SpringtimenounUS /ˈsprɪŋtaɪm/
the season of growth
From this reading “Again has come the Springtime, with the Crocus’s golden bloom, With the sound of the fresh-turned earth-mould and the violet’s perfume.”
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Again has come the Springtime, with the Crocus’s golden bloom, With the sound of the fresh-turned earth-mould and the violet’s perfume.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
tintnounUS /tɪnt/
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
trippingadjectiveUS /ˈtrɪpɪŋ/
characterized by a buoyant rhythm
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
upspringing
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From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
verdurenoun
green foliage
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
violet's
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From this reading “Again has come the Springtime, with the Crocus’s golden bloom, With the sound of the fresh-turned earth-mould and the violet’s perfume.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading Lissa has grown to love this Western home, and as we see her now, tripping about the floor of her humble cabin, there is a maturer look in her bright face and pliant figure, and though she is paler in cheek and lip, her smile speaks the joy in her heart.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Again has come the Springtime, with the Crocus’s golden bloom, With the sound of the fresh-turned earth-mould and the violet’s perfume.”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It is the spring of Lissa’s second year in her Nebraska home.
but in spite of that
From this reading Nathan, through with his winter duties at the post, has become farmer again, and the prairie, yet gray with the tall wild grass of the previous year, is black-dotted with patches of newly plowed land, while the upspringing verdure gives the landscape a gray-green tint of great beauty.
