Chapter I

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

From this reading ‘Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul When hot for certainties in this our life!’

anew

From this reading _George Meredith._ NEW YORK Henry Holt and Company When Judith was eighteen, she saw that the house next door, empty for years, was getting ready again.

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From this reading ‘Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul When hot for certainties in this our life!’

(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 When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

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

From this reading _George Meredith._ NEW YORK Henry Holt and Company When Judith was eighteen, she saw that the house next door, empty for years, was getting ready again.

react verbally

From this reading ‘Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul When hot for certainties in this our life!’

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

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Gardeners mowed and mowed, and rolled and rolled the tennis-court; and planted tulips and forget-me-nots in the stone urns that bordered the lawn at the river’s edge.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The ivy’s long fingers were torn away from the windows, and the solid grey stone front made prim and trim.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

a room used primarily for sleeping

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term

From this reading Gardeners mowed and mowed, and rolled and rolled the tennis-court; and planted tulips and forget-me-nots in the stone urns that bordered the lawn at the river’s edge.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

plural of “certainty” — the state of being certain

From this reading ‘Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul When hot for certainties in this our life!’

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

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading _George Meredith._ NEW YORK Henry Holt and Company When Judith was eighteen, she saw that the house next door, empty for years, was getting ready again.

plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading _George Meredith._ NEW YORK Henry Holt and Company When Judith was eighteen, she saw that the house next door, empty for years, was getting ready again.

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

covered with a layer of dust

From this reading ‘Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul When hot for certainties in this our life!’

the boundary of a surface

From this reading Gardeners mowed and mowed, and rolled and rolled the tennis-court; and planted tulips and forget-me-nots in the stone urns that bordered the lawn at the river’s edge.

being one more than seventeen

From this reading _George Meredith._ NEW YORK Henry Holt and Company When Judith was eighteen, she saw that the house next door, empty for years, was getting ready again.

the state of containing nothing

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading _George Meredith._ NEW YORK Henry Holt and Company When Judith was eighteen, she saw that the house next door, empty for years, was getting ready again.

apart from; not including

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

well known or easily recognized

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading The ivy’s long fingers were torn away from the windows, and the solid grey stone front made prim and trim.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading ‘Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul When hot for certainties in this our life!’

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From this reading Gardeners mowed and mowed, and rolled and rolled the tennis-court; and planted tulips and forget-me-nots in the stone urns that bordered the lawn at the river’s edge.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The ivy’s long fingers were torn away from the windows, and the solid grey stone front made prim and trim.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading The ivy’s long fingers were torn away from the windows, and the solid grey stone front made prim and trim.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

plural of “gardener” — someone who takes care of a garden

From this reading Gardeners mowed and mowed, and rolled and rolled the tennis-court; and planted tulips and forget-me-nots in the stone urns that bordered the lawn at the river’s edge.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading _George Meredith._ NEW YORK Henry Holt and Company When Judith was eighteen, she saw that the house next door, empty for years, was getting ready again.

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading ‘Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul When hot for certainties in this our life!’

the act of acquiring something

From this reading _George Meredith._ NEW YORK Henry Holt and Company When Judith was eighteen, she saw that the house next door, empty for years, was getting ready again.

a young female

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading The ivy’s long fingers were torn away from the windows, and the solid grey stone front made prim and trim.

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

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading _George Meredith._ NEW YORK Henry Holt and Company When Judith was eighteen, she saw that the house next door, empty for years, was getting ready again.

a game in which a child covers his eyes while the other players hide then tries to find them

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

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From this reading _George Meredith._ NEW YORK Henry Holt and Company When Judith was eighteen, she saw that the house next door, empty for years, was getting ready again.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading ‘Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul When hot for certainties in this our life!’

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading _George Meredith._ NEW YORK Henry Holt and Company When Judith was eighteen, she saw that the house next door, empty for years, was getting ready again.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

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

From this reading ‘Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul When hot for certainties in this our life!’

moving to the inside of something

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

plural of “invitation” — a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

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From this reading The ivy’s long fingers were torn away from the windows, and the solid grey stone front made prim and trim.

Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes

From this reading _George Meredith._ NEW YORK Henry Holt and Company When Judith was eighteen, she saw that the house next door, empty for years, was getting ready again.

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

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

a field of cultivated and mowed grass

From this reading Gardeners mowed and mowed, and rolled and rolled the tennis-court; and planted tulips and forget-me-nots in the stone urns that bordered the lawn at the river’s edge.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading ‘Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul When hot for certainties in this our life!’

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 The ivy’s long fingers were torn away from the windows, and the solid grey stone front made prim and trim.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The ivy’s long fingers were torn away from the windows, and the solid grey stone front made prim and trim.

United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)

From this reading _George Meredith._ NEW YORK Henry Holt and Company When Judith was eighteen, she saw that the house next door, empty for years, was getting ready again.

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From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

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

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

past form of “mow” — cut with a blade or mower

From this reading Gardeners mowed and mowed, and rolled and rolled the tennis-court; and planted tulips and forget-me-nots in the stone urns that bordered the lawn at the river’s edge.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

of an obscure nature

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading _George Meredith._ NEW YORK Henry Holt and Company When Judith was eighteen, she saw that the house next door, empty for years, was getting ready again.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading _George Meredith._ NEW YORK Henry Holt and Company When Judith was eighteen, she saw that the house next door, empty for years, was getting ready again.

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From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

on one occasion

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading ‘Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul When hot for certainties in this our life!’

a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

above and across; more than

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

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From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held

From this reading Gardeners mowed and mowed, and rolled and rolled the tennis-court; and planted tulips and forget-me-nots in the stone urns that bordered the lawn at the river’s edge.

assume a prim appearance

From this reading The ivy’s long fingers were torn away from the windows, and the solid grey stone front made prim and trim.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading _George Meredith._ NEW YORK Henry Holt and Company When Judith was eighteen, she saw that the house next door, empty for years, was getting ready again.

possessive form of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Gardeners mowed and mowed, and rolled and rolled the tennis-court; and planted tulips and forget-me-nots in the stone urns that bordered the lawn at the river’s edge.

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

From this reading Gardeners mowed and mowed, and rolled and rolled the tennis-court; and planted tulips and forget-me-nots in the stone urns that bordered the lawn at the river’s edge.

cut with a saw

From this reading _George Meredith._ NEW YORK Henry Holt and Company When Judith was eighteen, she saw that the house next door, empty for years, was getting ready again.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

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

From this reading _George Meredith._ NEW YORK Henry Holt and Company When Judith was eighteen, she saw that the house next door, empty for years, was getting ready again.

characterized by good substantial quality

From this reading The ivy’s long fingers were torn away from the windows, and the solid grey stone front made prim and trim.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading ‘Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul When hot for certainties in this our life!’

past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

not in physical motion

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Gardeners mowed and mowed, and rolled and rolled the tennis-court; and planted tulips and forget-me-nots in the stone urns that bordered the lawn at the river’s edge.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

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

From this reading Gardeners mowed and mowed, and rolled and rolled the tennis-court; and planted tulips and forget-me-nots in the stone urns that bordered the lawn at the river’s edge.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _George Meredith._ NEW YORK Henry Holt and Company When Judith was eighteen, she saw that the house next door, empty for years, was getting ready again.

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

From this reading ‘Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul When hot for certainties in this our life!’

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

in or at that place or location

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading ‘Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul When hot for certainties in this our life!’

causing a surge of emotion or excitement

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

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

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

having edges that are jagged from injury

From this reading The ivy’s long fingers were torn away from the windows, and the solid grey stone front made prim and trim.

remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size

From this reading The ivy’s long fingers were torn away from the windows, and the solid grey stone front made prim and trim.

plural of “tulip” — any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower

From this reading Gardeners mowed and mowed, and rolled and rolled the tennis-court; and planted tulips and forget-me-nots in the stone urns that bordered the lawn at the river’s edge.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

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

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

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From this reading Gardeners mowed and mowed, and rolled and rolled the tennis-court; and planted tulips and forget-me-nots in the stone urns that bordered the lawn at the river’s edge.

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 When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

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

From this reading _George Meredith._ NEW YORK Henry Holt and Company When Judith was eighteen, she saw that the house next door, empty for years, was getting ready again.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

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

From this reading The ivy’s long fingers were torn away from the windows, and the solid grey stone front made prim and trim.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading ‘Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul When hot for certainties in this our life!’

at the time that

From this reading ‘Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul When hot for certainties in this our life!’

which person or people

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading The ivy’s long fingers were torn away from the windows, and the solid grey stone front made prim and trim.

in the company of; together with

From this reading When the blinds went up and the familiar oval mirror-backs once more stared from the bedroom windows it seemed as if the long time of emptiness had never been, and that the next-door children must still be there with their grandmother,--mysterious and thrilling children who came and went, and were all cousins except two who were brothers, and all boys except one, who was a girl; and who dropped over the peach-tree wall into Judith’s garden with invitations to tea and hide-and-seek.

a late time of life

From this reading _George Meredith._ NEW YORK Henry Holt and Company When Judith was eighteen, she saw that the house next door, empty for years, was getting ready again.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading _George Meredith._ NEW YORK Henry Holt and Company When Judith was eighteen, she saw that the house next door, empty for years, was getting ready again.