used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "THE WOMAN OF FATE" At the back of Woodsedge there was a place of green and fragrant mystery.
abuttingverbUS /əˈbʌtɪŋ/
inflected form of “abut” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
(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 For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In former years it had been an orchard, but unlimited sun and rain had combined, with man's neglect, to reduce it to this state of ruinous beauty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "THE WOMAN OF FATE" At the back of Woodsedge there was a place of green and fragrant mystery.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
on or to one side
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "THE WOMAN OF FATE" At the back of Woodsedge there was a place of green and fragrant mystery.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "THE WOMAN OF FATE" At the back of Woodsedge there was a place of green and fragrant mystery.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Your bird hates the well-cleaned, scraped-down, poison-washed, eggless, larvaeless orchard of the commercially inclined farmer; but this seemed to be the general refectory for all the birds in the county.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading In former years it had been an orchard, but unlimited sun and rain had combined, with man's neglect, to reduce it to this state of ruinous beauty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In former years it had been an orchard, but unlimited sun and rain had combined, with man's neglect, to reduce it to this state of ruinous beauty.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
belongingnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋ/
happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Your bird hates the well-cleaned, scraped-down, poison-washed, eggless, larvaeless orchard of the commercially inclined farmer; but this seemed to be the general refectory for all the birds in the county.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
boughsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In former years it had been an orchard, but unlimited sun and rain had combined, with man's neglect, to reduce it to this state of ruinous beauty.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
a person who is in charge
From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
combinedadjectiveUS /kəmˈbaɪnd/
made or joined or united into one
From this reading In former years it had been an orchard, but unlimited sun and rain had combined, with man's neglect, to reduce it to this state of ruinous beauty.
commerciallyadverbUS /kəˈmɜːrʃəli/
in a commercial manner
From this reading Your bird hates the well-cleaned, scraped-down, poison-washed, eggless, larvaeless orchard of the commercially inclined farmer; but this seemed to be the general refectory for all the birds in the county.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading Your bird hates the well-cleaned, scraped-down, poison-washed, eggless, larvaeless orchard of the commercially inclined farmer; but this seemed to be the general refectory for all the birds in the county.
delightsnounUS /dɪˈlaɪts/
plural of “delight” — a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
denseadjectiveUS /dens/
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
eggless
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From this reading Your bird hates the well-cleaned, scraped-down, poison-washed, eggless, larvaeless orchard of the commercially inclined farmer; but this seemed to be the general refectory for all the birds in the county.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading Your bird hates the well-cleaned, scraped-down, poison-washed, eggless, larvaeless orchard of the commercially inclined farmer; but this seemed to be the general refectory for all the birds in the county.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading "THE WOMAN OF FATE" At the back of Woodsedge there was a place of green and fragrant mystery.
foliagenounUS /ˈfoʊlɪdʒ/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading In former years it had been an orchard, but unlimited sun and rain had combined, with man's neglect, to reduce it to this state of ruinous beauty.
fragrantadjectiveUS /ˈfreɪɡrənt/
pleasant-smelling
From this reading "THE WOMAN OF FATE" At the back of Woodsedge there was a place of green and fragrant mystery.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Your bird hates the well-cleaned, scraped-down, poison-washed, eggless, larvaeless orchard of the commercially inclined farmer; but this seemed to be the general refectory for all the birds in the county.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading "THE WOMAN OF FATE" At the back of Woodsedge there was a place of green and fragrant mystery.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
growthsnounUS /ɡroʊθs/
plural of “growth” — (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In former years it had been an orchard, but unlimited sun and rain had combined, with man's neglect, to reduce it to this state of ruinous beauty.
hatesnounUS /heɪts/
plural of “hate” — the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Your bird hates the well-cleaned, scraped-down, poison-washed, eggless, larvaeless orchard of the commercially inclined farmer; but this seemed to be the general refectory for all the birds in the county.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In former years it had been an orchard, but unlimited sun and rain had combined, with man's neglect, to reduce it to this state of ruinous beauty.
incalculableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkælkjələbəl/
not able to be computed or enumerated
From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading Your bird hates the well-cleaned, scraped-down, poison-washed, eggless, larvaeless orchard of the commercially inclined farmer; but this seemed to be the general refectory for all the birds in the county.
innumerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnuːmərəbəl/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
intermingledverbUS /ˌɪntərˈmɪŋɡəld/
past form of “intermingle” — combine into one
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In former years it had been an orchard, but unlimited sun and rain had combined, with man's neglect, to reduce it to this state of ruinous beauty.
larvaeless
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From this reading Your bird hates the well-cleaned, scraped-down, poison-washed, eggless, larvaeless orchard of the commercially inclined farmer; but this seemed to be the general refectory for all the birds in the county.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading In former years it had been an orchard, but unlimited sun and rain had combined, with man's neglect, to reduce it to this state of ruinous beauty.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading "THE WOMAN OF FATE" At the back of Woodsedge there was a place of green and fragrant mystery.
neglectverbUS /nəˈɡlekt/
leave undone or leave out
From this reading In former years it had been an orchard, but unlimited sun and rain had combined, with man's neglect, to reduce it to this state of ruinous beauty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "THE WOMAN OF FATE" At the back of Woodsedge there was a place of green and fragrant mystery.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
orchardnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərd/
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading In former years it had been an orchard, but unlimited sun and rain had combined, with man's neglect, to reduce it to this state of ruinous beauty.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "THE WOMAN OF FATE" At the back of Woodsedge there was a place of green and fragrant mystery.
poison-washed
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From this reading Your bird hates the well-cleaned, scraped-down, poison-washed, eggless, larvaeless orchard of the commercially inclined farmer; but this seemed to be the general refectory for all the birds in the county.
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
quantitiesnounUS /ˈkwɑːntətiz/
plural of “quantity” — how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading In former years it had been an orchard, but unlimited sun and rain had combined, with man's neglect, to reduce it to this state of ruinous beauty.
reduceverbUS /rəˈduːs/
cut down on; make a reduction in
From this reading In former years it had been an orchard, but unlimited sun and rain had combined, with man's neglect, to reduce it to this state of ruinous beauty.
refectorynoun
a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery)
From this reading Your bird hates the well-cleaned, scraped-down, poison-washed, eggless, larvaeless orchard of the commercially inclined farmer; but this seemed to be the general refectory for all the birds in the county.
ruinousadjectiveUS /ˈruːənəs/
extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
From this reading In former years it had been an orchard, but unlimited sun and rain had combined, with man's neglect, to reduce it to this state of ruinous beauty.
scraped-down
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From this reading Your bird hates the well-cleaned, scraped-down, poison-washed, eggless, larvaeless orchard of the commercially inclined farmer; but this seemed to be the general refectory for all the birds in the county.
seedyadjectiveUS /ˈsiːdi/
full of seeds
From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
sharpestadjectiveUS /ˈʃɑːrpəst/
superlative of “sharp” — (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading In former years it had been an orchard, but unlimited sun and rain had combined, with man's neglect, to reduce it to this state of ruinous beauty.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading In former years it had been an orchard, but unlimited sun and rain had combined, with man's neglect, to reduce it to this state of ruinous beauty.
sun-lance
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From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE WOMAN OF FATE" At the back of Woodsedge there was a place of green and fragrant mystery.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "THE WOMAN OF FATE" At the back of Woodsedge there was a place of green and fragrant mystery.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In former years it had been an orchard, but unlimited sun and rain had combined, with man's neglect, to reduce it to this state of ruinous beauty.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In former years it had been an orchard, but unlimited sun and rain had combined, with man's neglect, to reduce it to this state of ruinous beauty.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
uncleaned
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From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
unlimitedadjectiveUS /ənˈlɪmətɪd/
having no limits in range or scope
From this reading In former years it had been an orchard, but unlimited sun and rain had combined, with man's neglect, to reduce it to this state of ruinous beauty.
unpruned
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From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
unscraped
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From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "THE WOMAN OF FATE" At the back of Woodsedge there was a place of green and fragrant mystery.
weedyadjectiveUS /ˈwiːdi/
abounding with or resembling weeds
From this reading For the girls it had many delights, the chief one being that the unscraped, uncleaned trunks, the unpruned branches, the weedy, seedy growths by the walls, all provided food in incalculable quantities for innumerable birds--long before fruit time.
well-cleaned
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From this reading Your bird hates the well-cleaned, scraped-down, poison-washed, eggless, larvaeless orchard of the commercially inclined farmer; but this seemed to be the general refectory for all the birds in the county.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading At one end the trees were so close, the boughs so intermingled, that their foliage seemed a canopy dense enough to turn aside the sharpest sun-lance, and the orchard, abutting, as it did, upon the forest growth belonging to the park, seemed but the more like a wilderness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In former years it had been an orchard, but unlimited sun and rain had combined, with man's neglect, to reduce it to this state of ruinous beauty.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "THE WOMAN OF FATE" At the back of Woodsedge there was a place of green and fragrant mystery.
Woodsedge
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From this reading "THE WOMAN OF FATE" At the back of Woodsedge there was a place of green and fragrant mystery.
a late time of life
From this reading In former years it had been an orchard, but unlimited sun and rain had combined, with man's neglect, to reduce it to this state of ruinous beauty.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your bird hates the well-cleaned, scraped-down, poison-washed, eggless, larvaeless orchard of the commercially inclined farmer; but this seemed to be the general refectory for all the birds in the county.
