garden
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
How often you will meet it
Rank 639 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 29,848 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.014% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
- the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden
- a yard or lawn adjoining a house
verb
- work in the garden My hobby is gardening
adjective
- the usual or familiar type it is a common or garden sparrow
garden in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Hallward got up from the seat and walked up and down the garden.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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He found her in a garden, which is the best place to make love.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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This old dwelling, so shut in, with its garden of a dead quiet, was her world.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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After this Kiki went into the garden and sitting beneath a tree made a careful study of the paper.
The Magic of Oz · L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum · Chapter 1
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Then, by the stream, he saw the roof of a little cottage, and a little garden set out in squares and beds.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1