used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a flower to mark a place in the volume of Uhland, and it was at a little poem they had once read together.
in the past
From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
akinadjectiveUS /əˈkɪn/
similar in quality or character
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a flower to mark a place in the volume of Uhland, and it was at a little poem they had once read together.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
cagenounUS /keɪdʒ/
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
Calvert
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From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
canarynounUS /kəˈneri/
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
drawing-room
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From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
externals
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From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
fig-tree
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From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading There was a flower to mark a place in the volume of Uhland, and it was at a little poem they had once read together.
flower-garden
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From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
set up or found
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
destroyed or killed
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
How
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From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
hyacinthsnounUS /ˈhaɪəsɪnθs/
plural of “hyacinth” — a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
influencesnounUS /ˈɪnfluːənsɪz/
plural of “influence” — a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
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 Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
attach a tag or label to
From this reading There was a flower to mark a place in the volume of Uhland, and it was at a little poem they had once read together.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
on one occasion
From this reading There was a flower to mark a place in the volume of Uhland, and it was at a little poem they had once read together.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
Petrarchnoun
an Italian poet famous for love lyrics (1304-1374)
From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There was a flower to mark a place in the volume of Uhland, and it was at a little poem they had once read together.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading There was a flower to mark a place in the volume of Uhland, and it was at a little poem they had once read together.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
reclineverbUS /rɪˈklaɪn/
move the upper body backwards and down
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
rugnounUS /rʌɡ/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
TennysonnounUS /ˈtenɪsən/
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
terriernounUS /ˈteriər/
any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a flower to mark a place in the volume of Uhland, and it was at a little poem they had once read together.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading There was a flower to mark a place in the volume of Uhland, and it was at a little poem they had once read together.
UhlandnounUS /ˈuːlənd/
German romantic poet (1787-1862)
From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
precisely as stated
From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading There was a flower to mark a place in the volume of Uhland, and it was at a little poem they had once read together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
in or at the place that
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
work-table
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From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
