adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The grounds about the Hall seemed the incarnation of a summer which had taken years to ripen to its perfection.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The grounds about the Hall seemed the incarnation of a summer which had taken years to ripen to its perfection.
agedadjectiveUS /eɪdʒd/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading The very grass seemed to have aged into perfect youth in that “haunt of ancient peace;” for surely nowhere else was such thick, delicate-bladed, delicate-coloured grass to be seen.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The very grass seemed to have aged into perfect youth in that “haunt of ancient peace;” for surely nowhere else was such thick, delicate-bladed, delicate-coloured grass to be seen.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The very grass seemed to have aged into perfect youth in that “haunt of ancient peace;” for surely nowhere else was such thick, delicate-bladed, delicate-coloured grass to be seen.
bloomedverbUS /bluːmd/
past form of “bloom” — produce or yield flowers
From this reading By slow degrees the summer bloomed.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By slow degrees the summer bloomed.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Green came instead of white; rainbows instead of icicles.
degreesnounUS /dɪˈɡriːz/
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading By slow degrees the summer bloomed.
delicate-bladed
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From this reading The very grass seemed to have aged into perfect youth in that “haunt of ancient peace;” for surely nowhere else was such thick, delicate-bladed, delicate-coloured grass to be seen.
delicate-coloured
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From this reading The very grass seemed to have aged into perfect youth in that “haunt of ancient peace;” for surely nowhere else was such thick, delicate-bladed, delicate-coloured grass to be seen.
else
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From this reading The very grass seemed to have aged into perfect youth in that “haunt of ancient peace;” for surely nowhere else was such thick, delicate-bladed, delicate-coloured grass to be seen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The very grass seemed to have aged into perfect youth in that “haunt of ancient peace;” for surely nowhere else was such thick, delicate-bladed, delicate-coloured grass to be seen.
grassverbUS /ɡræs/
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The very grass seemed to have aged into perfect youth in that “haunt of ancient peace;” for surely nowhere else was such thick, delicate-bladed, delicate-coloured grass to be seen.
GreennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Green came instead of white; rainbows instead of icicles.
groundsnounUS /ɡraʊndz/
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading The grounds about the Hall seemed the incarnation of a summer which had taken years to ripen to its perfection.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The grounds about the Hall seemed the incarnation of a summer which had taken years to ripen to its perfection.
HallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The grounds about the Hall seemed the incarnation of a summer which had taken years to ripen to its perfection.
hauntverbUS /hɔːnt/
follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
From this reading The very grass seemed to have aged into perfect youth in that “haunt of ancient peace;” for surely nowhere else was such thick, delicate-bladed, delicate-coloured grass to be seen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The very grass seemed to have aged into perfect youth in that “haunt of ancient peace;” for surely nowhere else was such thick, delicate-bladed, delicate-coloured grass to be seen.
iciclesnounUS /ˈaɪsɪkəlz/
plural of “icicle” — ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water
From this reading Green came instead of white; rainbows instead of icicles.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The very grass seemed to have aged into perfect youth in that “haunt of ancient peace;” for surely nowhere else was such thick, delicate-bladed, delicate-coloured grass to be seen.
incarnationnounUS /ˌɪnˈkɑːrˈneɪʃən/
a new personification of a familiar idea
From this reading The grounds about the Hall seemed the incarnation of a summer which had taken years to ripen to its perfection.
insteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Green came instead of white; rainbows instead of icicles.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The very grass seemed to have aged into perfect youth in that “haunt of ancient peace;” for surely nowhere else was such thick, delicate-bladed, delicate-coloured grass to be seen.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The grounds about the Hall seemed the incarnation of a summer which had taken years to ripen to its perfection.
nowherenounUS /ˈnoʊwer/
an insignificant place
From this reading The very grass seemed to have aged into perfect youth in that “haunt of ancient peace;” for surely nowhere else was such thick, delicate-bladed, delicate-coloured grass to be seen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Green came instead of white; rainbows instead of icicles.
peacenounUS /piːs/
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading The very grass seemed to have aged into perfect youth in that “haunt of ancient peace;” for surely nowhere else was such thick, delicate-bladed, delicate-coloured grass to be seen.
perfectadjectiveUS /pərˈfekt/
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading The very grass seemed to have aged into perfect youth in that “haunt of ancient peace;” for surely nowhere else was such thick, delicate-bladed, delicate-coloured grass to be seen.
perfectionnounUS /pərˈfekʃən/
the state of being without a flaw or defect
From this reading The grounds about the Hall seemed the incarnation of a summer which had taken years to ripen to its perfection.
rainbowsnounUS /ˈreɪnboʊz/
plural of “rainbow” — an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading Green came instead of white; rainbows instead of icicles.
ripenverbUS /ˈraɪpən/
cause to ripen or develop fully
From this reading The grounds about the Hall seemed the incarnation of a summer which had taken years to ripen to its perfection.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The grounds about the Hall seemed the incarnation of a summer which had taken years to ripen to its perfection.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The very grass seemed to have aged into perfect youth in that “haunt of ancient peace;” for surely nowhere else was such thick, delicate-bladed, delicate-coloured grass to be seen.
slowadjectiveUS /sloʊ/
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading By slow degrees the summer bloomed.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The very grass seemed to have aged into perfect youth in that “haunt of ancient peace;” for surely nowhere else was such thick, delicate-bladed, delicate-coloured grass to be seen.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading By slow degrees the summer bloomed.
surelyadverbUS /ˈʃʊrli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading The very grass seemed to have aged into perfect youth in that “haunt of ancient peace;” for surely nowhere else was such thick, delicate-bladed, delicate-coloured grass to be seen.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The grounds about the Hall seemed the incarnation of a summer which had taken years to ripen to its perfection.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The very grass seemed to have aged into perfect youth in that “haunt of ancient peace;” for surely nowhere else was such thick, delicate-bladed, delicate-coloured grass to be seen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By slow degrees the summer bloomed.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The very grass seemed to have aged into perfect youth in that “haunt of ancient peace;” for surely nowhere else was such thick, delicate-bladed, delicate-coloured grass to be seen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The grounds about the Hall seemed the incarnation of a summer which had taken years to ripen to its perfection.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The very grass seemed to have aged into perfect youth in that “haunt of ancient peace;” for surely nowhere else was such thick, delicate-bladed, delicate-coloured grass to be seen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The very grass seemed to have aged into perfect youth in that “haunt of ancient peace;” for surely nowhere else was such thick, delicate-bladed, delicate-coloured grass to be seen.
WEIRnounUS /wiːr/
a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
From this reading YOUNG WEIR.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The grounds about the Hall seemed the incarnation of a summer which had taken years to ripen to its perfection.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Green came instead of white; rainbows instead of icicles.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading The grounds about the Hall seemed the incarnation of a summer which had taken years to ripen to its perfection.
YOUNGadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading YOUNG WEIR.
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading The very grass seemed to have aged into perfect youth in that “haunt of ancient peace;” for surely nowhere else was such thick, delicate-bladed, delicate-coloured grass to be seen.
