Chapter V

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

From this reading Bella was right,--there really was a difference already, and, best of all, the difference continued.

anew

From this reading Never again could any one say that the Henders' garden was neglected and untidy.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Bella was right,--there really was a difference already, and, best of all, the difference continued.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Bella was right,--there really was a difference already, and, best of all, the difference continued.

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

From this reading Bella was right,--there really was a difference already, and, best of all, the difference continued.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Never again could any one say that the Henders' garden was neglected and untidy.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As of old, William Hender worked there every evening, but now he usually had one or more of his children with him, and the garden in time became a perfect picture.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading WHAT AUNT MAGGIE SUGGESTED.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading As of old, William Hender worked there every evening, but now he usually had one or more of his children with him, and the garden in time became a perfect picture.

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From this reading Bella was right,--there really was a difference already, and, best of all, the difference continued.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Bella was right,--there really was a difference already, and, best of all, the difference continued.

produce or yield flowers

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading As of old, William Hender worked there every evening, but now he usually had one or more of his children with him, and the garden in time became a perfect picture.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading As of old, William Hender worked there every evening, but now he usually had one or more of his children with him, and the garden in time became a perfect picture.

without stop or interruption

From this reading Bella was right,--there really was a difference already, and, best of all, the difference continued.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Never again could any one say that the Henders' garden was neglected and untidy.

plural of “cutting” — the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading Bella was right,--there really was a difference already, and, best of all, the difference continued.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading As of old, William Hender worked there every evening, but now he usually had one or more of his children with him, and the garden in time became a perfect picture.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading As of old, William Hender worked there every evening, but now he usually had one or more of his children with him, and the garden in time became a perfect picture.

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

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

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From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Never again could any one say that the Henders' garden was neglected and untidy.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

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

From this reading As of old, William Hender worked there every evening, but now he usually had one or more of his children with him, and the garden in time became a perfect picture.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As of old, William Hender worked there every evening, but now he usually had one or more of his children with him, and the garden in time became a perfect picture.

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From this reading As of old, William Hender worked there every evening, but now he usually had one or more of his children with him, and the garden in time became a perfect picture.

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

From this reading Never again could any one say that the Henders' garden was neglected and untidy.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading As of old, William Hender worked there every evening, but now he usually had one or more of his children with him, and the garden in time became a perfect picture.

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

From this reading As of old, William Hender worked there every evening, but now he usually had one or more of his children with him, and the garden in time became a perfect picture.

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

From this reading As of old, William Hender worked there every evening, but now he usually had one or more of his children with him, and the garden in time became a perfect picture.

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

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

large or big relative to something else

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

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From this reading WHAT AUNT MAGGIE SUGGESTED.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading As of old, William Hender worked there every evening, but now he usually had one or more of his children with him, and the garden in time became a perfect picture.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

disregarded

From this reading Never again could any one say that the Henders' garden was neglected and untidy.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Never again could any one say that the Henders' garden was neglected and untidy.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading As of old, William Hender worked there every evening, but now he usually had one or more of his children with him, and the garden in time became a perfect picture.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Bella was right,--there really was a difference already, and, best of all, the difference continued.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading As of old, William Hender worked there every evening, but now he usually had one or more of his children with him, and the garden in time became a perfect picture.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Never again could any one say that the Henders' garden was neglected and untidy.

and nothing more

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading As of old, William Hender worked there every evening, but now he usually had one or more of his children with him, and the garden in time became a perfect picture.

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

From this reading As of old, William Hender worked there every evening, but now he usually had one or more of his children with him, and the garden in time became a perfect picture.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading As of old, William Hender worked there every evening, but now he usually had one or more of his children with him, and the garden in time became a perfect picture.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Bella was right,--there really was a difference already, and, best of all, the difference continued.

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Bella was right,--there really was a difference already, and, best of all, the difference continued.

the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

express in words

From this reading Never again could any one say that the Henders' garden was neglected and untidy.

plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

the season of growth

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading WHAT AUNT MAGGIE SUGGESTED.

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

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Never again could any one say that the Henders' garden was neglected and untidy.

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

From this reading Bella was right,--there really was a difference already, and, best of all, the difference continued.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Bella was right,--there really was a difference already, and, best of all, the difference continued.

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading As of old, William Hender worked there every evening, but now he usually had one or more of his children with him, and the garden in time became a perfect picture.

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

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

not neat and tidy

From this reading Never again could any one say that the Henders' garden was neglected and untidy.

under normal conditions

From this reading As of old, William Hender worked there every evening, but now he usually had one or more of his children with him, and the garden in time became a perfect picture.

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

From this reading Bella was right,--there really was a difference already, and, best of all, the difference continued.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading WHAT AUNT MAGGIE SUGGESTED.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Bella had another and a larger piece of ground given her, in which to grow flowers, and, as her father often remarked, she must have had the true flower-lover's hand, for she had only to put in roots or seeds or cuttings of any kind, for them to grow and blossom their best, and throughout the spring, summer, and autumn her garden was a picture.

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From this reading As of old, William Hender worked there every evening, but now he usually had one or more of his children with him, and the garden in time became a perfect picture.

in the company of; together with

From this reading As of old, William Hender worked there every evening, but now he usually had one or more of his children with him, and the garden in time became a perfect picture.

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading As of old, William Hender worked there every evening, but now he usually had one or more of his children with him, and the garden in time became a perfect picture.