Chapter II

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

From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Below them the pink apple-blossom spread like a rosy cloud against the bluest of skies, and a blackbird in a neighbouring bush was trilling his loudest.

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

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

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From this reading Below them the pink apple-blossom spread like a rosy cloud against the bluest of skies, and a blackbird in a neighbouring bush was trilling his loudest.

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

From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

chair with a support on each side for arms

From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading Below them the pink apple-blossom spread like a rosy cloud against the bluest of skies, and a blackbird in a neighbouring bush was trilling his loudest.

movement that causes the formation of a curve

From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black

From this reading Below them the pink apple-blossom spread like a rosy cloud against the bluest of skies, and a blackbird in a neighbouring bush was trilling his loudest.

superlative of “blue” — of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Below them the pink apple-blossom spread like a rosy cloud against the bluest of skies, and a blackbird in a neighbouring bush was trilling his loudest.

an informal term for a British policeman

From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

any of the larger branches of a tree

From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Easter had fallen late, so that the children's spring holidays were not yet over when the first early delightful days of May brought a foretaste of the coming summer.

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading Below them the pink apple-blossom spread like a rosy cloud against the bluest of skies, and a blackbird in a neighbouring bush was trilling his loudest.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

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From this reading Easter had fallen late, so that the children's spring holidays were not yet over when the first early delightful days of May brought a foretaste of the coming summer.

make overcast or cloudy

From this reading Below them the pink apple-blossom spread like a rosy cloud against the bluest of skies, and a blackbird in a neighbouring bush was trilling his loudest.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Easter had fallen late, so that the children's spring holidays were not yet over when the first early delightful days of May brought a foretaste of the coming summer.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

placed crosswise

From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

remove something that has been rejected

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Easter had fallen late, so that the children's spring holidays were not yet over when the first early delightful days of May brought a foretaste of the coming summer.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading Easter had fallen late, so that the children's spring holidays were not yet over when the first early delightful days of May brought a foretaste of the coming summer.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Easter had fallen late, so that the children's spring holidays were not yet over when the first early delightful days of May brought a foretaste of the coming summer.

a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox

From this reading Easter had fallen late, so that the children's spring holidays were not yet over when the first early delightful days of May brought a foretaste of the coming summer.

the organ of sight

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading Easter had fallen late, so that the children's spring holidays were not yet over when the first early delightful days of May brought a foretaste of the coming summer.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Easter had fallen late, so that the children's spring holidays were not yet over when the first early delightful days of May brought a foretaste of the coming summer.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

an early limited awareness of something yet to occur

From this reading Easter had fallen late, so that the children's spring holidays were not yet over when the first early delightful days of May brought a foretaste of the coming summer.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

usually; as a rule

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Easter had fallen late, so that the children's spring holidays were not yet over when the first early delightful days of May brought a foretaste of the coming summer.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Below them the pink apple-blossom spread like a rosy cloud against the bluest of skies, and a blackbird in a neighbouring bush was trilling his loudest.

plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

From this reading Easter had fallen late, so that the children's spring holidays were not yet over when the first early delightful days of May brought a foretaste of the coming summer.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

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

From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

and nothing more

From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading Easter had fallen late, so that the children's spring holidays were not yet over when the first early delightful days of May brought a foretaste of the coming summer.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Below them the pink apple-blossom spread like a rosy cloud against the bluest of skies, and a blackbird in a neighbouring bush was trilling his loudest.

bordered by a line of things

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

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

From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

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 Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

superlative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading Below them the pink apple-blossom spread like a rosy cloud against the bluest of skies, and a blackbird in a neighbouring bush was trilling his loudest.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Easter had fallen late, so that the children's spring holidays were not yet over when the first early delightful days of May brought a foretaste of the coming summer.

tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

-ing form of “neighbour” — live or be located as a neighbor

From this reading Below them the pink apple-blossom spread like a rosy cloud against the bluest of skies, and a blackbird in a neighbouring bush was trilling his loudest.

a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

-ing form of “nest” — inhabit a nest, usually after building

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Easter had fallen late, so that the children's spring holidays were not yet over when the first early delightful days of May brought a foretaste of the coming summer.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

above and across; more than

From this reading Easter had fallen late, so that the children's spring holidays were not yet over when the first early delightful days of May brought a foretaste of the coming summer.

a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

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From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

a light shade of red

From this reading Below them the pink apple-blossom spread like a rosy cloud against the bluest of skies, and a blackbird in a neighbouring bush was trilling his loudest.

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From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

offensive inquisitiveness

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

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

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

reflecting optimism

From this reading Below them the pink apple-blossom spread like a rosy cloud against the bluest of skies, and a blackbird in a neighbouring bush was trilling his loudest.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

the act of choosing or selecting

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading Below them the pink apple-blossom spread like a rosy cloud against the bluest of skies, and a blackbird in a neighbouring bush was trilling his loudest.

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Easter had fallen late, so that the children's spring holidays were not yet over when the first early delightful days of May brought a foretaste of the coming summer.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

comparative of “soft” — yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

-ing form of “sow” — place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading Below them the pink apple-blossom spread like a rosy cloud against the bluest of skies, and a blackbird in a neighbouring bush was trilling his loudest.

the season of growth

From this reading Easter had fallen late, so that the children's spring holidays were not yet over when the first early delightful days of May brought a foretaste of the coming summer.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading Easter had fallen late, so that the children's spring holidays were not yet over when the first early delightful days of May brought a foretaste of the coming summer.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Easter had fallen late, so that the children's spring holidays were not yet over when the first early delightful days of May brought a foretaste of the coming summer.

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

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Below them the pink apple-blossom spread like a rosy cloud against the bluest of skies, and a blackbird in a neighbouring bush was trilling his loudest.

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From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

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

From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

the upper part of anything

From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

United States literary critic (1905-1975)

From this reading Below them the pink apple-blossom spread like a rosy cloud against the bluest of skies, and a blackbird in a neighbouring bush was trilling his loudest.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

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

From this reading Below them the pink apple-blossom spread like a rosy cloud against the bluest of skies, and a blackbird in a neighbouring bush was trilling his loudest.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Easter had fallen late, so that the children's spring holidays were not yet over when the first early delightful days of May brought a foretaste of the coming summer.

at the time that

From this reading Easter had fallen late, so that the children's spring holidays were not yet over when the first early delightful days of May brought a foretaste of the coming summer.

in or at the place that

From this reading Peggy and Bobby sat at the top of a high apple-tree in a cunning little seat just where one bough crossed another, and, bending up, formed a kind of armchair with a back to it.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading Peggy and Bobby were out the whole day long, following their father about the farm, riding on the slow plough-horses, helping to drive the sheep, or bringing home the cows from the pasture, sowing seeds in their little gardens, and generally revelling in the delicious freedom.

in the company of; together with

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

a fabric made from the hair of sheep

From this reading BIRDS'-NESTING 'The busy birds with nice selection cull Soft thistle-down, gray moss, and scattered wool; Far from each prying eye the nest prepare, Formed of warm moss and lined with softer hair.'

but in spite of that

From this reading Easter had fallen late, so that the children's spring holidays were not yet over when the first early delightful days of May brought a foretaste of the coming summer.