used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All that she remembered was flight on her part, pursuit on Manisty's, and finally a man triumphant and a girl brought to bay.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Of the pictures and statues of the palace, of the green undulations, the stone pines, the _tempietti_ of the garden, Lucy afterwards had no recollection.
(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 All that she remembered was flight on her part, pursuit on Manisty's, and finally a man triumphant and a girl brought to bay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The party returning to Marinata had two hours to spend in the gallery and garden of the Villa Borghese.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
basinnounUS /ˈbeɪsən/
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading All that she remembered was flight on her part, pursuit on Manisty's, and finally a man triumphant and a girl brought to bay.
Borghese
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From this reading The party returning to Marinata had two hours to spend in the gallery and garden of the Villa Borghese.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading All that she remembered was flight on her part, pursuit on Manisty's, and finally a man triumphant and a girl brought to bay.
BurgoynenounUS /bərˈɡɔɪn/
British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
Eleanor
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From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
Elliot
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From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading All that she remembered was flight on her part, pursuit on Manisty's, and finally a man triumphant and a girl brought to bay.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading All that she remembered was flight on her part, pursuit on Manisty's, and finally a man triumphant and a girl brought to bay.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
set up or found
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
fountainnounUS /ˈfaʊntən/
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
fragrantadjectiveUS /ˈfreɪɡrənt/
pleasant-smelling
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading The party returning to Marinata had two hours to spend in the gallery and garden of the Villa Borghese.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The party returning to Marinata had two hours to spend in the gallery and garden of the Villa Borghese.
a young female
From this reading All that she remembered was flight on her part, pursuit on Manisty's, and finally a man triumphant and a girl brought to bay.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Of the pictures and statues of the palace, of the green undulations, the stone pines, the _tempietti_ of the garden, Lucy afterwards had no recollection.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The party returning to Marinata had two hours to spend in the gallery and garden of the Villa Borghese.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
hedgesnounUS /ˈhedʒɪz/
plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All that she remembered was flight on her part, pursuit on Manisty's, and finally a man triumphant and a girl brought to bay.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The party returning to Marinata had two hours to spend in the gallery and garden of the Villa Borghese.
how
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From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The party returning to Marinata had two hours to spend in the gallery and garden of the Villa Borghese.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
and nothing more
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
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 It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
languidadjectiveUS /ˈlæŋɡwəd/
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
immediately past
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Of the pictures and statues of the palace, of the green undulations, the stone pines, the _tempietti_ of the garden, Lucy afterwards had no recollection.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading All that she remembered was flight on her part, pursuit on Manisty's, and finally a man triumphant and a girl brought to bay.
Manisty
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From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
Manisty's
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From this reading All that she remembered was flight on her part, pursuit on Manisty's, and finally a man triumphant and a girl brought to bay.
Marinata
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From this reading The party returning to Marinata had two hours to spend in the gallery and garden of the Villa Borghese.
come together
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
a form of address for a man
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
Neal
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From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
not any; not one
From this reading Of the pictures and statues of the palace, of the green undulations, the stone pines, the _tempietti_ of the garden, Lucy afterwards had no recollection.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
nymphsnounUS /nɪmfs/
plural of “nymph” — (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The party returning to Marinata had two hours to spend in the gallery and garden of the Villa Borghese.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All that she remembered was flight on her part, pursuit on Manisty's, and finally a man triumphant and a girl brought to bay.
overtakeverbUS /ˈoʊvərteɪk/
catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Of the pictures and statues of the palace, of the green undulations, the stone pines, the _tempietti_ of the garden, Lucy afterwards had no recollection.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading All that she remembered was flight on her part, pursuit on Manisty's, and finally a man triumphant and a girl brought to bay.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The party returning to Marinata had two hours to spend in the gallery and garden of the Villa Borghese.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Of the pictures and statues of the palace, of the green undulations, the stone pines, the _tempietti_ of the garden, Lucy afterwards had no recollection.
pinesnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading Of the pictures and statues of the palace, of the green undulations, the stone pines, the _tempietti_ of the garden, Lucy afterwards had no recollection.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading All that she remembered was flight on her part, pursuit on Manisty's, and finally a man triumphant and a girl brought to bay.
recollectionnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃən/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading Of the pictures and statues of the palace, of the green undulations, the stone pines, the _tempietti_ of the garden, Lucy afterwards had no recollection.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading All that she remembered was flight on her part, pursuit on Manisty's, and finally a man triumphant and a girl brought to bay.
rendezvousnounUS /ˈrɑːndɪvuː/
a meeting planned at a certain time and place
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading The party returning to Marinata had two hours to spend in the gallery and garden of the Villa Borghese.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
shadyadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdi/
quiet, dark, or concealed
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All that she remembered was flight on her part, pursuit on Manisty's, and finally a man triumphant and a girl brought to bay.
shrubnounUS /ʃrʌb/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading The party returning to Marinata had two hours to spend in the gallery and garden of the Villa Borghese.
statuesnounUS /ˈstætʃuːz/
plural of “statue” — a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading Of the pictures and statues of the palace, of the green undulations, the stone pines, the _tempietti_ of the garden, Lucy afterwards had no recollection.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Of the pictures and statues of the palace, of the green undulations, the stone pines, the _tempietti_ of the garden, Lucy afterwards had no recollection.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
refer for judgment or consideration
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
confined on all sides
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
tempietti
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From this reading Of the pictures and statues of the palace, of the green undulations, the stone pines, the _tempietti_ of the garden, Lucy afterwards had no recollection.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that she remembered was flight on her part, pursuit on Manisty's, and finally a man triumphant and a girl brought to bay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The party returning to Marinata had two hours to spend in the gallery and garden of the Villa Borghese.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The party returning to Marinata had two hours to spend in the gallery and garden of the Villa Borghese.
triumphantadjectiveUS /traɪˈʌmfənt/
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading All that she remembered was flight on her part, pursuit on Manisty's, and finally a man triumphant and a girl brought to bay.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The party returning to Marinata had two hours to spend in the gallery and garden of the Villa Borghese.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
undulations
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From this reading Of the pictures and statues of the palace, of the green undulations, the stone pines, the _tempietti_ of the garden, Lucy afterwards had no recollection.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
VillanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading The party returning to Marinata had two hours to spend in the gallery and garden of the Villa Borghese.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All that she remembered was flight on her part, pursuit on Manisty's, and finally a man triumphant and a girl brought to bay.
in or at the place that
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
which person or people
From this reading 'I do not understand how I have missed Mrs. Burgoyne,' she said hastily, looking round for her companion Mrs. Elliot, who had just left her to overtake her brother and go home; while Lucy was to meet Eleanor and Mr. Neal at this rendezvous.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading It was in a shady corner of the vast garden, where hedges of some fragrant yellow shrub shut in the basin of a fountain, surrounded by a ring of languid nymphs, that Lucy at last found herself face to face with Manisty, and knew that she must submit.
