used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
how long something has existed
From this reading The trees are chiefly fir-trees, mossed with age, and sombre; and in the midst of their effectual privacy, with sunny tennis-lawns spread out before its windows, is The Grange.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The entrance to the grounds is in another street, Grange Road, where the fir-trees stand wide apart, and the lawns stretch down to the great gates standing always hospitably open.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The trees are chiefly fir-trees, mossed with age, and sombre; and in the midst of their effectual privacy, with sunny tennis-lawns spread out before its windows, is The Grange.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The entrance to the grounds is in another street, Grange Road, where the fir-trees stand wide apart, and the lawns stretch down to the great gates standing always hospitably open.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading The entrance to the grounds is in another street, Grange Road, where the fir-trees stand wide apart, and the lawns stretch down to the great gates standing always hospitably open.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The trees are chiefly fir-trees, mossed with age, and sombre; and in the midst of their effectual privacy, with sunny tennis-lawns spread out before its windows, is The Grange.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GOLDWIN SMITH GOLDWIN SMITH AT “THE GRANGE” Beverly Street, though it lies in the heart of the city, is one of the most fashionable quarters of Toronto.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The trees are chiefly fir-trees, mossed with age, and sombre; and in the midst of their effectual privacy, with sunny tennis-lawns spread out before its windows, is The Grange.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
Beverly
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From this reading GOLDWIN SMITH GOLDWIN SMITH AT “THE GRANGE” Beverly Street, though it lies in the heart of the city, is one of the most fashionable quarters of Toronto.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
blankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
blocknounUS /blɑːk/
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading C. H. FARNHAM.
chieflyadverbUS /ˈtʃiːfli/
for the most part
From this reading The trees are chiefly fir-trees, mossed with age, and sombre; and in the midst of their effectual privacy, with sunny tennis-lawns spread out before its windows, is The Grange.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading GOLDWIN SMITH GOLDWIN SMITH AT “THE GRANGE” Beverly Street, though it lies in the heart of the city, is one of the most fashionable quarters of Toronto.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The entrance to the grounds is in another street, Grange Road, where the fir-trees stand wide apart, and the lawns stretch down to the great gates standing always hospitably open.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
effectualadjective
producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
From this reading The trees are chiefly fir-trees, mossed with age, and sombre; and in the midst of their effectual privacy, with sunny tennis-lawns spread out before its windows, is The Grange.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading The entrance to the grounds is in another street, Grange Road, where the fir-trees stand wide apart, and the lawns stretch down to the great gates standing always hospitably open.
opinion or judgment
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
FARNHAM
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From this reading C. H. FARNHAM.
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading GOLDWIN SMITH GOLDWIN SMITH AT “THE GRANGE” Beverly Street, though it lies in the heart of the city, is one of the most fashionable quarters of Toronto.
enclose with a fence
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
fir-trees
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From this reading The trees are chiefly fir-trees, mossed with age, and sombre; and in the midst of their effectual privacy, with sunny tennis-lawns spread out before its windows, is The Grange.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading The entrance to the grounds is in another street, Grange Road, where the fir-trees stand wide apart, and the lawns stretch down to the great gates standing always hospitably open.
GOLDWIN
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From this reading GOLDWIN SMITH GOLDWIN SMITH AT “THE GRANGE” Beverly Street, though it lies in the heart of the city, is one of the most fashionable quarters of Toronto.
GRANGEnounUS /ɡreɪndʒ/
an outlying farm
From this reading GOLDWIN SMITH GOLDWIN SMITH AT “THE GRANGE” Beverly Street, though it lies in the heart of the city, is one of the most fashionable quarters of Toronto.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The entrance to the grounds is in another street, Grange Road, where the fir-trees stand wide apart, and the lawns stretch down to the great gates standing always hospitably open.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading The entrance to the grounds is in another street, Grange Road, where the fir-trees stand wide apart, and the lawns stretch down to the great gates standing always hospitably open.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading C. H. FARNHAM.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading GOLDWIN SMITH GOLDWIN SMITH AT “THE GRANGE” Beverly Street, though it lies in the heart of the city, is one of the most fashionable quarters of Toronto.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
hospitablyadverb
in a hospitable manner
From this reading The entrance to the grounds is in another street, Grange Road, where the fir-trees stand wide apart, and the lawns stretch down to the great gates standing always hospitably open.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GOLDWIN SMITH GOLDWIN SMITH AT “THE GRANGE” Beverly Street, though it lies in the heart of the city, is one of the most fashionable quarters of Toronto.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GOLDWIN SMITH GOLDWIN SMITH AT “THE GRANGE” Beverly Street, though it lies in the heart of the city, is one of the most fashionable quarters of Toronto.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GOLDWIN SMITH GOLDWIN SMITH AT “THE GRANGE” Beverly Street, though it lies in the heart of the city, is one of the most fashionable quarters of Toronto.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
lawnsnounUS /lɔːnz/
plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading The entrance to the grounds is in another street, Grange Road, where the fir-trees stand wide apart, and the lawns stretch down to the great gates standing always hospitably open.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading GOLDWIN SMITH GOLDWIN SMITH AT “THE GRANGE” Beverly Street, though it lies in the heart of the city, is one of the most fashionable quarters of Toronto.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading The trees are chiefly fir-trees, mossed with age, and sombre; and in the midst of their effectual privacy, with sunny tennis-lawns spread out before its windows, is The Grange.
mossed
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From this reading The trees are chiefly fir-trees, mossed with age, and sombre; and in the midst of their effectual privacy, with sunny tennis-lawns spread out before its windows, is The Grange.
used to form the superlative
From this reading GOLDWIN SMITH GOLDWIN SMITH AT “THE GRANGE” Beverly Street, though it lies in the heart of the city, is one of the most fashionable quarters of Toronto.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GOLDWIN SMITH GOLDWIN SMITH AT “THE GRANGE” Beverly Street, though it lies in the heart of the city, is one of the most fashionable quarters of Toronto.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading GOLDWIN SMITH GOLDWIN SMITH AT “THE GRANGE” Beverly Street, though it lies in the heart of the city, is one of the most fashionable quarters of Toronto.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The entrance to the grounds is in another street, Grange Road, where the fir-trees stand wide apart, and the lawns stretch down to the great gates standing always hospitably open.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The trees are chiefly fir-trees, mossed with age, and sombre; and in the midst of their effectual privacy, with sunny tennis-lawns spread out before its windows, is The Grange.
primevaladjectiveUS /praɪˈmiːvəl/
having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
privacynounUS /ˈpraɪvəsi/
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading The trees are chiefly fir-trees, mossed with age, and sombre; and in the midst of their effectual privacy, with sunny tennis-lawns spread out before its windows, is The Grange.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading GOLDWIN SMITH GOLDWIN SMITH AT “THE GRANGE” Beverly Street, though it lies in the heart of the city, is one of the most fashionable quarters of Toronto.
risesnounUS /ˈraɪzəz/
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The entrance to the grounds is in another street, Grange Road, where the fir-trees stand wide apart, and the lawns stretch down to the great gates standing always hospitably open.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading GOLDWIN SMITH GOLDWIN SMITH AT “THE GRANGE” Beverly Street, though it lies in the heart of the city, is one of the most fashionable quarters of Toronto.
sombreadjective
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading The trees are chiefly fir-trees, mossed with age, and sombre; and in the midst of their effectual privacy, with sunny tennis-lawns spread out before its windows, is The Grange.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading The trees are chiefly fir-trees, mossed with age, and sombre; and in the midst of their effectual privacy, with sunny tennis-lawns spread out before its windows, is The Grange.
be standing; be upright
From this reading The entrance to the grounds is in another street, Grange Road, where the fir-trees stand wide apart, and the lawns stretch down to the great gates standing always hospitably open.
having a supporting base
From this reading The entrance to the grounds is in another street, Grange Road, where the fir-trees stand wide apart, and the lawns stretch down to the great gates standing always hospitably open.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading GOLDWIN SMITH GOLDWIN SMITH AT “THE GRANGE” Beverly Street, though it lies in the heart of the city, is one of the most fashionable quarters of Toronto.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading The entrance to the grounds is in another street, Grange Road, where the fir-trees stand wide apart, and the lawns stretch down to the great gates standing always hospitably open.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading The trees are chiefly fir-trees, mossed with age, and sombre; and in the midst of their effectual privacy, with sunny tennis-lawns spread out before its windows, is The Grange.
tennis-lawns
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From this reading The trees are chiefly fir-trees, mossed with age, and sombre; and in the midst of their effectual privacy, with sunny tennis-lawns spread out before its windows, is The Grange.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOLDWIN SMITH GOLDWIN SMITH AT “THE GRANGE” Beverly Street, though it lies in the heart of the city, is one of the most fashionable quarters of Toronto.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The trees are chiefly fir-trees, mossed with age, and sombre; and in the midst of their effectual privacy, with sunny tennis-lawns spread out before its windows, is The Grange.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading GOLDWIN SMITH GOLDWIN SMITH AT “THE GRANGE” Beverly Street, though it lies in the heart of the city, is one of the most fashionable quarters of Toronto.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The entrance to the grounds is in another street, Grange Road, where the fir-trees stand wide apart, and the lawns stretch down to the great gates standing always hospitably open.
TorontonounUS /tərˈɑːntoʊ/
the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)
From this reading GOLDWIN SMITH GOLDWIN SMITH AT “THE GRANGE” Beverly Street, though it lies in the heart of the city, is one of the most fashionable quarters of Toronto.
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 The trees are chiefly fir-trees, mossed with age, and sombre; and in the midst of their effectual privacy, with sunny tennis-lawns spread out before its windows, is The Grange.
walledverbUS /wɔːld/
past form of “wall” — surround with a wall in order to fortify
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
in or at the place that
From this reading The entrance to the grounds is in another street, Grange Road, where the fir-trees stand wide apart, and the lawns stretch down to the great gates standing always hospitably open.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading About the middle of its eastern side a whole block is walled off from curious eyes by a high, blank fence, behind which rises what seems a bit of primeval forest.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The entrance to the grounds is in another street, Grange Road, where the fir-trees stand wide apart, and the lawns stretch down to the great gates standing always hospitably open.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The trees are chiefly fir-trees, mossed with age, and sombre; and in the midst of their effectual privacy, with sunny tennis-lawns spread out before its windows, is The Grange.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The trees are chiefly fir-trees, mossed with age, and sombre; and in the midst of their effectual privacy, with sunny tennis-lawns spread out before its windows, is The Grange.
