abandonedadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading It was shut up and abandoned.
(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 I arrived at the well-known village; all looked the same; I recognised the cottages and their flower-gardens, and even some of the elder inhabitants looking, methought, no older than when I left them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I arrived at the well-known village; all looked the same; I recognised the cottages and their flower-gardens, and even some of the elder inhabitants looking, methought, no older than when I left them.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading I arrived at the well-known village; all looked the same; I recognised the cottages and their flower-gardens, and even some of the elder inhabitants looking, methought, no older than when I left them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "On landing in England, I at once set off to the far northern county where she resided.
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading This was the first check my sanguine spirit had met.
a small house with a single story
From this reading My heart hailed my return home with rapture, and I quickened my steps towards the cottage.
cottagesnounUS /ˈkɑːtɪdʒɪz/
plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story
From this reading I arrived at the well-known village; all looked the same; I recognised the cottages and their flower-gardens, and even some of the elder inhabitants looking, methought, no older than when I left them.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading "On landing in England, I at once set off to the far northern county where she resided.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading I arrived at the well-known village; all looked the same; I recognised the cottages and their flower-gardens, and even some of the elder inhabitants looking, methought, no older than when I left them.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading "On landing in England, I at once set off to the far northern county where she resided.
divisible by two
From this reading I arrived at the well-known village; all looked the same; I recognised the cottages and their flower-gardens, and even some of the elder inhabitants looking, methought, no older than when I left them.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "On landing in England, I at once set off to the far northern county where she resided.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This was the first check my sanguine spirit had met.
flower-gardens
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From this reading I arrived at the well-known village; all looked the same; I recognised the cottages and their flower-gardens, and even some of the elder inhabitants looking, methought, no older than when I left them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was the first check my sanguine spirit had met.
hailedverbUS /heɪld/
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading My heart hailed my return home with rapture, and I quickened my steps towards the cottage.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My heart hailed my return home with rapture, and I quickened my steps towards the cottage.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading My heart hailed my return home with rapture, and I quickened my steps towards the cottage.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "On landing in England, I at once set off to the far northern county where she resided.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "On landing in England, I at once set off to the far northern county where she resided.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading I arrived at the well-known village; all looked the same; I recognised the cottages and their flower-gardens, and even some of the elder inhabitants looking, methought, no older than when I left them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was shut up and abandoned.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading "On landing in England, I at once set off to the far northern county where she resided.
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 arrived at the well-known village; all looked the same; I recognised the cottages and their flower-gardens, and even some of the elder inhabitants looking, methought, no older than when I left them.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I arrived at the well-known village; all looked the same; I recognised the cottages and their flower-gardens, and even some of the elder inhabitants looking, methought, no older than when I left them.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I arrived at the well-known village; all looked the same; I recognised the cottages and their flower-gardens, and even some of the elder inhabitants looking, methought, no older than when I left them.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading This was the first check my sanguine spirit had met.
methought
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From this reading I arrived at the well-known village; all looked the same; I recognised the cottages and their flower-gardens, and even some of the elder inhabitants looking, methought, no older than when I left them.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My heart hailed my return home with rapture, and I quickened my steps towards the cottage.
not any; not one
From this reading I arrived at the well-known village; all looked the same; I recognised the cottages and their flower-gardens, and even some of the elder inhabitants looking, methought, no older than when I left them.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "On landing in England, I at once set off to the far northern county where she resided.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I arrived at the well-known village; all looked the same; I recognised the cottages and their flower-gardens, and even some of the elder inhabitants looking, methought, no older than when I left them.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "On landing in England, I at once set off to the far northern county where she resided.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading I arrived at the well-known village; all looked the same; I recognised the cottages and their flower-gardens, and even some of the elder inhabitants looking, methought, no older than when I left them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "On landing in England, I at once set off to the far northern county where she resided.
on one occasion
From this reading "On landing in England, I at once set off to the far northern county where she resided.
quickenedverbUS /ˈkwɪkənd/
past form of “quicken” — move faster
From this reading My heart hailed my return home with rapture, and I quickened my steps towards the cottage.
rapturenounUS /ˈræptʃər/
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading My heart hailed my return home with rapture, and I quickened my steps towards the cottage.
recognisedadjectiveUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading I arrived at the well-known village; all looked the same; I recognised the cottages and their flower-gardens, and even some of the elder inhabitants looking, methought, no older than when I left them.
residedverbUS /rɪˈzaɪdɪd/
past form of “reside” — make one's home in a particular place or community
From this reading "On landing in England, I at once set off to the far northern county where she resided.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading My heart hailed my return home with rapture, and I quickened my steps towards the cottage.
Identical; not different.
From this reading I arrived at the well-known village; all looked the same; I recognised the cottages and their flower-gardens, and even some of the elder inhabitants looking, methought, no older than when I left them.
sanguineadjectiveUS /ˈsæŋɡwɪn/
confidently optimistic and cheerful
From this reading This was the first check my sanguine spirit had met.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "On landing in England, I at once set off to the far northern county where she resided.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "On landing in England, I at once set off to the far northern county where she resided.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading It was shut up and abandoned.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I arrived at the well-known village; all looked the same; I recognised the cottages and their flower-gardens, and even some of the elder inhabitants looking, methought, no older than when I left them.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading This was the first check my sanguine spirit had met.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading My heart hailed my return home with rapture, and I quickened my steps towards the cottage.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I arrived at the well-known village; all looked the same; I recognised the cottages and their flower-gardens, and even some of the elder inhabitants looking, methought, no older than when I left them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "On landing in England, I at once set off to the far northern county where she resided.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I arrived at the well-known village; all looked the same; I recognised the cottages and their flower-gardens, and even some of the elder inhabitants looking, methought, no older than when I left them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I arrived at the well-known village; all looked the same; I recognised the cottages and their flower-gardens, and even some of the elder inhabitants looking, methought, no older than when I left them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the first check my sanguine spirit had met.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "On landing in England, I at once set off to the far northern county where she resided.
in the direction of
From this reading My heart hailed my return home with rapture, and I quickened my steps towards the cottage.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was shut up and abandoned.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading I arrived at the well-known village; all looked the same; I recognised the cottages and their flower-gardens, and even some of the elder inhabitants looking, methought, no older than when I left them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was shut up and abandoned.
well-knownadjectiveUS /ˈwelˈnoʊn/
widely or fully known
From this reading I arrived at the well-known village; all looked the same; I recognised the cottages and their flower-gardens, and even some of the elder inhabitants looking, methought, no older than when I left them.
at the time that
From this reading I arrived at the well-known village; all looked the same; I recognised the cottages and their flower-gardens, and even some of the elder inhabitants looking, methought, no older than when I left them.
in or at the place that
From this reading "On landing in England, I at once set off to the far northern county where she resided.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My heart hailed my return home with rapture, and I quickened my steps towards the cottage.
