used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a wild rose that grew by the hedge there; a pretty, single pink blossom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Davy had run down to the corner of the garden and came back now with something in his hand.
apple-tree
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From this reading Then he stopped and picked a strawberry bloom, and one from the apple-tree that hung over the fence.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Davy had run down to the corner of the garden and came back now with something in his hand.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading These he brought over to the little bench where Prue and the Chief Gardener had sat down to rest.
bloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading Then he stopped and picked a strawberry bloom, and one from the apple-tree that hung over the fence.
blossomverbUS /ˈblɑːsəm/
produce or yield flowers
From this reading It was a wild rose that grew by the hedge there; a pretty, single pink blossom.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading These he brought over to the little bench where Prue and the Chief Gardener had sat down to rest.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a wild rose that grew by the hedge there; a pretty, single pink blossom.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Davy had run down to the corner of the garden and came back now with something in his hand.
a person who is in charge
From this reading These he brought over to the little bench where Prue and the Chief Gardener had sat down to rest.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Davy had run down to the corner of the garden and came back now with something in his hand.
DavynounUS /ˈdeɪvi/
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading Davy had run down to the corner of the garden and came back now with something in his hand.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Davy had run down to the corner of the garden and came back now with something in his hand.
enclose with a fence
From this reading Then he stopped and picked a strawberry bloom, and one from the apple-tree that hung over the fence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then he stopped and picked a strawberry bloom, and one from the apple-tree that hung over the fence.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Davy had run down to the corner of the garden and came back now with something in his hand.
GardenernounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənər/
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading These he brought over to the little bench where Prue and the Chief Gardener had sat down to rest.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading It was a wild rose that grew by the hedge there; a pretty, single pink blossom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Davy had run down to the corner of the garden and came back now with something in his hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Davy had run down to the corner of the garden and came back now with something in his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he stopped and picked a strawberry bloom, and one from the apple-tree that hung over the fence.
hedgeverbUS /hedʒ/
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading It was a wild rose that grew by the hedge there; a pretty, single pink blossom.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The Chief Gardener took them and held them side by side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Davy had run down to the corner of the garden and came back now with something in his hand.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Then he stopped and picked a strawberry bloom, and one from the apple-tree that hung over the fence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Davy had run down to the corner of the garden and came back now with something in his hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a wild rose that grew by the hedge there; a pretty, single pink blossom.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading These he brought over to the little bench where Prue and the Chief Gardener had sat down to rest.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Davy had run down to the corner of the garden and came back now with something in his hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Davy had run down to the corner of the garden and came back now with something in his hand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then he stopped and picked a strawberry bloom, and one from the apple-tree that hung over the fence.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then he stopped and picked a strawberry bloom, and one from the apple-tree that hung over the fence.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Then he stopped and picked a strawberry bloom, and one from the apple-tree that hung over the fence.
a light shade of red
From this reading It was a wild rose that grew by the hedge there; a pretty, single pink blossom.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading It was a wild rose that grew by the hedge there; a pretty, single pink blossom.
Prue
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From this reading These he brought over to the little bench where Prue and the Chief Gardener had sat down to rest.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading These he brought over to the little bench where Prue and the Chief Gardener had sat down to rest.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading It was a wild rose that grew by the hedge there; a pretty, single pink blossom.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Davy had run down to the corner of the garden and came back now with something in his hand.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading These he brought over to the little bench where Prue and the Chief Gardener had sat down to rest.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The Chief Gardener took them and held them side by side.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading It was a wild rose that grew by the hedge there; a pretty, single pink blossom.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Davy had run down to the corner of the garden and came back now with something in his hand.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Then he stopped and picked a strawberry bloom, and one from the apple-tree that hung over the fence.
strawberrynounUS /ˈstrɔːberi/
sweet fleshy red fruit
From this reading Then he stopped and picked a strawberry bloom, and one from the apple-tree that hung over the fence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a wild rose that grew by the hedge there; a pretty, single pink blossom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Davy had run down to the corner of the garden and came back now with something in his hand.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Chief Gardener took them and held them side by side.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he stopped and picked a strawberry bloom, and one from the apple-tree that hung over the fence.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was a wild rose that grew by the hedge there; a pretty, single pink blossom.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These he brought over to the little bench where Prue and the Chief Gardener had sat down to rest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Davy had run down to the corner of the garden and came back now with something in his hand.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The Chief Gardener took them and held them side by side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a wild rose that grew by the hedge there; a pretty, single pink blossom.
in or at the place that
From this reading These he brought over to the little bench where Prue and the Chief Gardener had sat down to rest.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading It was a wild rose that grew by the hedge there; a pretty, single pink blossom.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Davy had run down to the corner of the garden and came back now with something in his hand.
