Chapter XII · Chapter 12

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading My little life star!) The shine of the moon through the magnolia tree; I am so sad till thou come, _mi amor_!

(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros

From this reading My little life star!) The shine of the moon through the magnolia tree; I am so sad till thou come, _mi amor_!

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It is sweet to be young and to love!

react verbally

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It is sweet to be young and to love!

the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading My little life star!) The shine of the moon through the magnolia tree; I am so sad till thou come, _mi amor_!

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From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

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From this reading _Dios_!

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From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading My little life star!) The shine of the moon through the magnolia tree; I am so sad till thou come, _mi amor_!

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is sweet to be young and to love!

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is sweet to be young and to love!

the sound of laughing

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading My little life star!) The shine of the moon through the magnolia tree; I am so sad till thou come, _mi amor_!

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine

From this reading My little life star!) The shine of the moon through the magnolia tree; I am so sad till thou come, _mi amor_!

destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading My little life star!) The shine of the moon through the magnolia tree; I am so sad till thou come, _mi amor_!

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading More sweet than wine .

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My little life star!) The shine of the moon through the magnolia tree; I am so sad till thou come, _mi amor_!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

a distinctive odor that is pleasant

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading My little life star!) The shine of the moon through the magnolia tree; I am so sad till thou come, _mi amor_!

be bright by reflecting or casting light

From this reading My little life star!) The shine of the moon through the magnolia tree; I am so sad till thou come, _mi amor_!

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading My little life star!) The shine of the moon through the magnolia tree; I am so sad till thou come, _mi amor_!

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading More sweet than wine .

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading My little life star!) The shine of the moon through the magnolia tree; I am so sad till thou come, _mi amor_!

up to a particular time

From this reading My little life star!) The shine of the moon through the magnolia tree; I am so sad till thou come, _mi amor_!

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It is sweet to be young and to love!

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading My little life star!) The shine of the moon through the magnolia tree; I am so sad till thou come, _mi amor_!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

which person or people

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

fermented juice (of grapes especially)

From this reading More sweet than wine .

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading YGERNE'S ANSWER "The perfume of roses, of little red roses; (Thou art a rose, oh, so sweet, _corazon_!) The laugh of the water who falls in the fountain; (Thou art the fountain of love, _corazon_!) The brightness of stars, of little stars golden; (_Estrella de mi vida_!

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading It is sweet to be young and to love!