Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

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

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

present reasons and arguments

From this reading He was prepense to argue about the difficulties of her life, and of the urgent necessity of vanquishing these.

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

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

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

From this reading They had taken with them Omar's verses, and Evelyn hoped that he would talk to her about them, for the garden of the Persian poet she felt to be separated only by a wicket from theirs.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Owen did not respond to her humour.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading But Owen did not respond to her humour.

plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading He was prepense to argue about the difficulties of her life, and of the urgent necessity of vanquishing these.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

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From this reading They had taken with them Omar's verses, and Evelyn hoped that he would talk to her about them, for the garden of the Persian poet she felt to be separated only by a wicket from theirs.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading He had noticed, he said, as they sat in the park, that she had a weak face.

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading They had taken with them Omar's verses, and Evelyn hoped that he would talk to her about them, for the garden of the Persian poet she felt to be separated only by a wicket from theirs.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading They had taken with them Omar's verses, and Evelyn hoped that he would talk to her about them, for the garden of the Persian poet she felt to be separated only by a wicket from theirs.

spectators at a golf or tennis match

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

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

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

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

From this reading They had taken with them Omar's verses, and Evelyn hoped that he would talk to her about them, for the garden of the Persian poet she felt to be separated only by a wicket from theirs.

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

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

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

From this reading They had taken with them Omar's verses, and Evelyn hoped that he would talk to her about them, for the garden of the Persian poet she felt to be separated only by a wicket from theirs.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading They had taken with them Omar's verses, and Evelyn hoped that he would talk to her about them, for the garden of the Persian poet she felt to be separated only by a wicket from theirs.

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading But Owen did not respond to her humour.

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

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

a unit of instruction

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading He was prepense to argue about the difficulties of her life, and of the urgent necessity of vanquishing these.

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

the condition of being essential or indispensable

From this reading He was prepense to argue about the difficulties of her life, and of the urgent necessity of vanquishing these.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But Owen did not respond to her humour.

plural of “note” — a brief written record

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

being perceived or observed

From this reading He had noticed, he said, as they sat in the park, that she had a weak face.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

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From this reading They had taken with them Omar's verses, and Evelyn hoped that he would talk to her about them, for the garden of the Persian poet she felt to be separated only by a wicket from theirs.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

and nothing more

From this reading They had taken with them Omar's verses, and Evelyn hoped that he would talk to her about them, for the garden of the Persian poet she felt to be separated only by a wicket from theirs.

Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)

From this reading But Owen did not respond to her humour.

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading He had noticed, he said, as they sat in the park, that she had a weak face.

a native or inhabitant of Iran

From this reading They had taken with them Omar's verses, and Evelyn hoped that he would talk to her about them, for the garden of the Persian poet she felt to be separated only by a wicket from theirs.

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

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading They had taken with them Omar's verses, and Evelyn hoped that he would talk to her about them, for the garden of the Persian poet she felt to be separated only by a wicket from theirs.

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From this reading He was prepense to argue about the difficulties of her life, and of the urgent necessity of vanquishing these.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

show a response or a reaction to something

From this reading But Owen did not respond to her humour.

most frequent or common

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading He had noticed, he said, as they sat in the park, that she had a weak face.

except for; apart from

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

being or feeling set or kept apart from others

From this reading They had taken with them Omar's verses, and Evelyn hoped that he would talk to her about them, for the garden of the Persian poet she felt to be separated only by a wicket from theirs.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

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

From this reading They had taken with them Omar's verses, and Evelyn hoped that he would talk to her about them, for the garden of the Persian poet she felt to be separated only by a wicket from theirs.

be seated

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading They had taken with them Omar's verses, and Evelyn hoped that he would talk to her about them, for the garden of the Persian poet she felt to be separated only by a wicket from theirs.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading They had taken with them Omar's verses, and Evelyn hoped that he would talk to her about them, for the garden of the Persian poet she felt to be separated only by a wicket from theirs.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They had taken with them Omar's verses, and Evelyn hoped that he would talk to her about them, for the garden of the Persian poet she felt to be separated only by a wicket from theirs.

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

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

the one or ones belonging to them

From this reading They had taken with them Omar's verses, and Evelyn hoped that he would talk to her about them, for the garden of the Persian poet she felt to be separated only by a wicket from theirs.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading He was prepense to argue about the difficulties of her life, and of the urgent necessity of vanquishing these.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

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

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

devoid of creatures

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

compelling immediate action

From this reading He was prepense to argue about the difficulties of her life, and of the urgent necessity of vanquishing these.

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From this reading He was prepense to argue about the difficulties of her life, and of the urgent necessity of vanquishing these.

plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form

From this reading They had taken with them Omar's verses, and Evelyn hoped that he would talk to her about them, for the garden of the Persian poet she felt to be separated only by a wicket from theirs.

plural of “wall” — 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 CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

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

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

wanting in physical strength

From this reading He had noticed, he said, as they sat in the park, that she had a weak face.

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

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspieces; used in playing cricket

From this reading They had taken with them Omar's verses, and Evelyn hoped that he would talk to her about them, for the garden of the Persian poet she felt to be separated only by a wicket from theirs.

in the company of; together with

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN The day grew too fine, as he said, for false notes, so the music lesson was abandoned, and they went to sit in the garden behind the picture gallery, a green sward with high walls covered with creeper, and at one end a great cedar with a seat built about the trunk; a quiet place rife with songs of birds, and unfrequented save by them.

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

From this reading They had taken with them Omar's verses, and Evelyn hoped that he would talk to her about them, for the garden of the Persian poet she felt to be separated only by a wicket from theirs.