Chapter V

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

From this reading The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading When Anson Pentland came down from the city in the evening, Olivia was always there to meet him dutifully and inquire about the day.

later than; following

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading When Anson Pentland came down from the city in the evening, Olivia was always there to meet him dutifully and inquire about the day.

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

From this reading When Anson Pentland came down from the city in the evening, Olivia was always there to meet him dutifully and inquire about the day.

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From this reading When Anson Pentland came down from the city in the evening, Olivia was always there to meet him dutifully and inquire about the day.

plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

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

From this reading The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

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

From this reading When Anson Pentland came down from the city in the evening, Olivia was always there to meet him dutifully and inquire about the day.

taking care or paying attention

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading When Anson Pentland came down from the city in the evening, Olivia was always there to meet him dutifully and inquire about the day.

in a close relation or position in time or space

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

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

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading When Anson Pentland came down from the city in the evening, Olivia was always there to meet him dutifully and inquire about the day.

the act of discovering something

From this reading The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading When Anson Pentland came down from the city in the evening, Olivia was always there to meet him dutifully and inquire about the day.

out of a sense of duty; in a dutiful manner

From this reading When Anson Pentland came down from the city in the evening, Olivia was always there to meet him dutifully and inquire about the day.

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

From this reading When Anson Pentland came down from the city in the evening, Olivia was always there to meet him dutifully and inquire about the day.

the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

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

From this reading And, more often than not, the gardener would spend half the next morning removing the tags and placing them on the proper plants, for Anson really had no interest in flowers and knew very little about them.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And, more often than not, the gardener would spend half the next morning removing the tags and placing them on the proper plants, for Anson really had no interest in flowers and knew very little about them.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading When Anson Pentland came down from the city in the evening, Olivia was always there to meet him dutifully and inquire about the day.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

someone who takes care of a garden

From this reading And, more often than not, the gardener would spend half the next morning removing the tags and placing them on the proper plants, for Anson really had no interest in flowers and knew very little about them.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

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 Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

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

From this reading And, more often than not, the gardener would spend half the next morning removing the tags and placing them on the proper plants, for Anson really had no interest in flowers and knew very little about them.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading And, more often than not, the gardener would spend half the next morning removing the tags and placing them on the proper plants, for Anson really had no interest in flowers and knew very little about them.

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

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

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

From this reading When Anson Pentland came down from the city in the evening, Olivia was always there to meet him dutifully and inquire about the day.

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

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

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 The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

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

From this reading When Anson Pentland came down from the city in the evening, Olivia was always there to meet him dutifully and inquire about the day.

address a question to and expect an answer from

From this reading When Anson Pentland came down from the city in the evening, Olivia was always there to meet him dutifully and inquire about the day.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading And, more often than not, the gardener would spend half the next morning removing the tags and placing them on the proper plants, for Anson really had no interest in flowers and knew very little about them.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading And, more often than not, the gardener would spend half the next morning removing the tags and placing them on the proper plants, for Anson really had no interest in flowers and knew very little about them.

bearing or marked with a label or tag

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

-ing form of “label” — assign a label to; designate with a label

From this reading The tagging was only a part of his passion for labeling things; it made the garden at Pentlands seem a more subdued and ordered place.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

come together

From this reading When Anson Pentland came down from the city in the evening, Olivia was always there to meet him dutifully and inquire about the day.

to a moderate degree

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

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

From this reading And, more often than not, the gardener would spend half the next morning removing the tags and placing them on the proper plants, for Anson really had no interest in flowers and knew very little about them.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading And, more often than not, the gardener would spend half the next morning removing the tags and placing them on the proper plants, for Anson really had no interest in flowers and knew very little about them.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

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From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

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

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading And, more often than not, the gardener would spend half the next morning removing the tags and placing them on the proper plants, for Anson really had no interest in flowers and knew very little about them.

not any; not one

From this reading The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

many times at short intervals

From this reading And, more often than not, the gardener would spend half the next morning removing the tags and placing them on the proper plants, for Anson really had no interest in flowers and knew very little about them.

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

From this reading When Anson Pentland came down from the city in the evening, Olivia was always there to meet him dutifully and inquire about the day.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

and nothing more

From this reading The tagging was only a part of his passion for labeling things; it made the garden at Pentlands seem a more subdued and ordered place.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

From this reading The tagging was only a part of his passion for labeling things; it made the garden at Pentlands seem a more subdued and ordered place.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading The tagging was only a part of his passion for labeling things; it made the garden at Pentlands seem a more subdued and ordered place.

a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading The tagging was only a part of his passion for labeling things; it made the garden at Pentlands seem a more subdued and ordered place.

-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

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

From this reading When Anson Pentland came down from the city in the evening, Olivia was always there to meet him dutifully and inquire about the day.

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

From this reading The tagging was only a part of his passion for labeling things; it made the garden at Pentlands seem a more subdued and ordered place.

United States general who commanded the American forces in Europe during World War I (1860-1948)

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The tagging was only a part of his passion for labeling things; it made the garden at Pentlands seem a more subdued and ordered place.

-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading And, more often than not, the gardener would spend half the next morning removing the tags and placing them on the proper plants, for Anson really had no interest in flowers and knew very little about them.

plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading And, more often than not, the gardener would spend half the next morning removing the tags and placing them on the proper plants, for Anson really had no interest in flowers and knew very little about them.

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

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

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

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

From this reading And, more often than not, the gardener would spend half the next morning removing the tags and placing them on the proper plants, for Anson really had no interest in flowers and knew very little about them.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading And, more often than not, the gardener would spend half the next morning removing the tags and placing them on the proper plants, for Anson really had no interest in flowers and knew very little about them.

-ing form of “remove” — remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

From this reading And, more often than not, the gardener would spend half the next morning removing the tags and placing them on the proper plants, for Anson really had no interest in flowers and knew very little about them.

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

Identical; not different.

From this reading The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The tagging was only a part of his passion for labeling things; it made the garden at Pentlands seem a more subdued and ordered place.

plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

small or little relative to something else

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading And, more often than not, the gardener would spend half the next morning removing the tags and placing them on the proper plants, for Anson really had no interest in flowers and knew very little about them.

in a softened tone

From this reading The tagging was only a part of his passion for labeling things; it made the garden at Pentlands seem a more subdued and ordered place.

inflected form of “tag” — attach a tag or label to

From this reading The tagging was only a part of his passion for labeling things; it made the garden at Pentlands seem a more subdued and ordered place.

plural of “tag” — a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

carry out

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

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

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading And, more often than not, the gardener would spend half the next morning removing the tags and placing them on the proper plants, for Anson really had no interest in flowers and knew very little about them.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

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

From this reading When Anson Pentland came down from the city in the evening, Olivia was always there to meet him dutifully and inquire about the day.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading And, more often than not, the gardener would spend half the next morning removing the tags and placing them on the proper plants, for Anson really had no interest in flowers and knew very little about them.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

in or at that place or location

From this reading When Anson Pentland came down from the city in the evening, Olivia was always there to meet him dutifully and inquire about the day.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading The tagging was only a part of his passion for labeling things; it made the garden at Pentlands seem a more subdued and ordered place.

bound or secured closely

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

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

From this reading When Anson Pentland came down from the city in the evening, Olivia was always there to meet him dutifully and inquire about the day.

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From this reading The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

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

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

the act of using

From this reading The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

precisely as stated

From this reading The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

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

From this reading When Anson Pentland came down from the city in the evening, Olivia was always there to meet him dutifully and inquire about the day.

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

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

From this reading The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

at the time that

From this reading When Anson Pentland came down from the city in the evening, Olivia was always there to meet him dutifully and inquire about the day.

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

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The answers were always the same: “No, there was not much doing in town,” and, “It was very hot,” or, “I made a discovery to-day that will be of great use to me in the book.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Then after a bath he would appear in tweeds to take his exercise in the garden, pottering about mildly and peering closely with his near-sighted blue eyes at little tags labeled “General Pershing” or “Caroline Testout” or “Poincaré” or “George Washington” which he tied carefully on the new dahlias and roses and smaller shrubs.