used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Hollyhocks and foxgloves and pinies—I shall never say peony in Brookville—and pansies, sweet williams, lads’ love, iris and sweetbrier.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Beside this stone wall I want flowers,” Lydia was saying to her landscape-gardener, as she persisted in calling Jim Dodge.
avoidedverbUS /əˈvɔɪdɪd/
past form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading He avoided her eyes as she faced him in the bright glow of the morning sunlight.
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Beside this stone wall I want flowers,” Lydia was saying to her landscape-gardener, as she persisted in calling Jim Dodge.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading He avoided her eyes as she faced him in the bright glow of the morning sunlight.
Brookville
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From this reading “Hollyhocks and foxgloves and pinies—I shall never say peony in Brookville—and pansies, sweet williams, lads’ love, iris and sweetbrier.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “Beside this stone wall I want flowers,” Lydia was saying to her landscape-gardener, as she persisted in calling Jim Dodge.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “Very well, Miss Orr,” he said, with cold respect.
Daggett
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From this reading Mrs. Daggett has promised to give me some roots.”
DodgeverbUS /dɑːdʒ/
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading “Beside this stone wall I want flowers,” Lydia was saying to her landscape-gardener, as she persisted in calling Jim Dodge.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He avoided her eyes as she faced him in the bright glow of the morning sunlight.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading He avoided her eyes as she faced him in the bright glow of the morning sunlight.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “Beside this stone wall I want flowers,” Lydia was saying to her landscape-gardener, as she persisted in calling Jim Dodge.
foxgloves
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From this reading “Hollyhocks and foxgloves and pinies—I shall never say peony in Brookville—and pansies, sweet williams, lads’ love, iris and sweetbrier.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Mrs. Daggett has promised to give me some roots.”
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading He avoided her eyes as she faced him in the bright glow of the morning sunlight.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Daggett has promised to give me some roots.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He avoided her eyes as she faced him in the bright glow of the morning sunlight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Beside this stone wall I want flowers,” Lydia was saying to her landscape-gardener, as she persisted in calling Jim Dodge.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He avoided her eyes as she faced him in the bright glow of the morning sunlight.
HollyhocksnounUS /ˈhɑːlihɑːks/
plural of “hollyhock” — any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
From this reading “Hollyhocks and foxgloves and pinies—I shall never say peony in Brookville—and pansies, sweet williams, lads’ love, iris and sweetbrier.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Beside this stone wall I want flowers,” Lydia was saying to her landscape-gardener, as she persisted in calling Jim Dodge.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Beside this stone wall I want flowers,” Lydia was saying to her landscape-gardener, as she persisted in calling Jim Dodge.
irisnounUS /ˈaɪrəs/
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
From this reading “Hollyhocks and foxgloves and pinies—I shall never say peony in Brookville—and pansies, sweet williams, lads’ love, iris and sweetbrier.
Jim
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From this reading “Beside this stone wall I want flowers,” Lydia was saying to her landscape-gardener, as she persisted in calling Jim Dodge.
ladsnounUS /lædz/
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “Hollyhocks and foxgloves and pinies—I shall never say peony in Brookville—and pansies, sweet williams, lads’ love, iris and sweetbrier.
landscape-gardener
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From this reading “Beside this stone wall I want flowers,” Lydia was saying to her landscape-gardener, as she persisted in calling Jim Dodge.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Hollyhocks and foxgloves and pinies—I shall never say peony in Brookville—and pansies, sweet williams, lads’ love, iris and sweetbrier.
LydianounUS /ˈlɪdiə/
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
From this reading “Beside this stone wall I want flowers,” Lydia was saying to her landscape-gardener, as she persisted in calling Jim Dodge.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Daggett has promised to give me some roots.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Very well, Miss Orr,” he said, with cold respect.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He avoided her eyes as she faced him in the bright glow of the morning sunlight.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Daggett has promised to give me some roots.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Hollyhocks and foxgloves and pinies—I shall never say peony in Brookville—and pansies, sweet williams, lads’ love, iris and sweetbrier.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He avoided her eyes as she faced him in the bright glow of the morning sunlight.
OrrnounUS /ɔːr/
Canadian hockey player (born 1948)
From this reading “Very well, Miss Orr,” he said, with cold respect.
pansiesnounUS /ˈpænziz/
plural of “pansy” — large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors
From this reading “Hollyhocks and foxgloves and pinies—I shall never say peony in Brookville—and pansies, sweet williams, lads’ love, iris and sweetbrier.
peonynounUS /ˈpiːəni/
any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
From this reading “Hollyhocks and foxgloves and pinies—I shall never say peony in Brookville—and pansies, sweet williams, lads’ love, iris and sweetbrier.
persistedverbUS /pərˈsɪstɪd/
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading “Beside this stone wall I want flowers,” Lydia was saying to her landscape-gardener, as she persisted in calling Jim Dodge.
pinies
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From this reading “Hollyhocks and foxgloves and pinies—I shall never say peony in Brookville—and pansies, sweet williams, lads’ love, iris and sweetbrier.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading Mrs. Daggett has promised to give me some roots.”
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading “Very well, Miss Orr,” he said, with cold respect.
rootsnounUS /ruːts/
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading Mrs. Daggett has promised to give me some roots.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Very well, Miss Orr,” he said, with cold respect.
express in words
From this reading “Hollyhocks and foxgloves and pinies—I shall never say peony in Brookville—and pansies, sweet williams, lads’ love, iris and sweetbrier.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “Beside this stone wall I want flowers,” Lydia was saying to her landscape-gardener, as she persisted in calling Jim Dodge.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Hollyhocks and foxgloves and pinies—I shall never say peony in Brookville—and pansies, sweet williams, lads’ love, iris and sweetbrier.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Beside this stone wall I want flowers,” Lydia was saying to her landscape-gardener, as she persisted in calling Jim Dodge.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Mrs. Daggett has promised to give me some roots.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Beside this stone wall I want flowers,” Lydia was saying to her landscape-gardener, as she persisted in calling Jim Dodge.
the rays of the sun
From this reading He avoided her eyes as she faced him in the bright glow of the morning sunlight.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “Hollyhocks and foxgloves and pinies—I shall never say peony in Brookville—and pansies, sweet williams, lads’ love, iris and sweetbrier.
sweetbriernoun
Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
From this reading “Hollyhocks and foxgloves and pinies—I shall never say peony in Brookville—and pansies, sweet williams, lads’ love, iris and sweetbrier.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He avoided her eyes as she faced him in the bright glow of the morning sunlight.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Beside this stone wall I want flowers,” Lydia was saying to her landscape-gardener, as she persisted in calling Jim Dodge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Beside this stone wall I want flowers,” Lydia was saying to her landscape-gardener, as she persisted in calling Jim Dodge.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very well, Miss Orr,” he said, with cold respect.
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 “Beside this stone wall I want flowers,” Lydia was saying to her landscape-gardener, as she persisted in calling Jim Dodge.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Beside this stone wall I want flowers,” Lydia was saying to her landscape-gardener, as she persisted in calling Jim Dodge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Beside this stone wall I want flowers,” Lydia was saying to her landscape-gardener, as she persisted in calling Jim Dodge.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Very well, Miss Orr,” he said, with cold respect.
williamsnounUS /ˈwɪljəmz/
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading “Hollyhocks and foxgloves and pinies—I shall never say peony in Brookville—and pansies, sweet williams, lads’ love, iris and sweetbrier.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Very well, Miss Orr,” he said, with cold respect.
