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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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one or some or every or all without specification
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in or near a particular place or position
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round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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black-whiskered
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showing who or what does the action
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attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
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a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
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ColouredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
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an institution created to conduct business
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crawlingnounUS /ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
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the act of making up your mind about something
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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Doubleday
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dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
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every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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eBook
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either extremity of something that has length
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divisible by two
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the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
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FACINGnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
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flippingverbUS /ˈflɪpɪŋ/
inflected form of “flip” — lightly throw to see which side comes up
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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set up or found
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frontis
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a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
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GOOD-MORNING
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greetingnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
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(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
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how
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of great significance or value
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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kimononounUS /kəˈmoʊnə/
a loose robe; imitated from robes originally worn by Japanese
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kittennounUS /ˈkɪtən/
young domestic cat
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knittingnounUS /ˈnɪtɪŋ/
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
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plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
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United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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Mearely's
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an area that is approximately central within some larger region
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a particular point in time
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the time period between dawn and noon
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a form of address for a married woman
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an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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plural of “note” — a brief written record
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Négligés
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discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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and nothing more
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orchardnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərd/
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
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one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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pawsnounUS /pɔːz/
plural of “paw” — a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
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by chance
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presumablyadverbUS /prəˈzuːməbli/
by reasonable assumption
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-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
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rockernounUS /ˈrɑːkər/
an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle
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Rosamond
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From this reading (See page 24) FACING PAGE “Mrs. Lee sat in her rocker knitting. Her ball of yarn was flipping about the sward under the paws of a white kitten” 42 “Regarding each other and yielding to the charm of the sunset and the music, they did not observe a black-whiskered man who was crawling through the orchard” 154 “Rosamond saw a man who was presumably in his ‘middle thirties’--a strong, well-built man, with face and hands tanned by years of turning them, unprotected, toward all weathers” 234 “_GOOD-MORNING, ROSAMOND!_”
Roseborough
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From this reading Négligés were unknown in Roseborough.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading (See page 24) FACING PAGE “Mrs. Lee sat in her rocker knitting. Her ball of yarn was flipping about the sward under the paws of a white kitten” 42 “Regarding each other and yielding to the charm of the sunset and the music, they did not observe a black-whiskered man who was crawling through the orchard” 154 “Rosamond saw a man who was presumably in his ‘middle thirties’--a strong, well-built man, with face and hands tanned by years of turning them, unprotected, toward all weathers” 234 “_GOOD-MORNING, ROSAMOND!_”
cut with a saw
From this reading (See page 24) FACING PAGE “Mrs. Lee sat in her rocker knitting. Her ball of yarn was flipping about the sward under the paws of a white kitten” 42 “Regarding each other and yielding to the charm of the sunset and the music, they did not observe a black-whiskered man who was crawling through the orchard” 154 “Rosamond saw a man who was presumably in his ‘middle thirties’--a strong, well-built man, with face and hands tanned by years of turning them, unprotected, toward all weathers” 234 “_GOOD-MORNING, ROSAMOND!_”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Even at seven in the morning, which was Rosamond Mearely’s hour for greeting the new day, the ladies of Roseborough did not kimono: they dressed.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company “When one is to have perhaps only one wonderful day, decision how one shall spend any moment of it is important” _Coloured frontis_.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company “When one is to have perhaps only one wonderful day, decision how one shall spend any moment of it is important” _Coloured frontis_.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading (See page 24) FACING PAGE “Mrs. Lee sat in her rocker knitting. Her ball of yarn was flipping about the sward under the paws of a white kitten” 42 “Regarding each other and yielding to the charm of the sunset and the music, they did not observe a black-whiskered man who was crawling through the orchard” 154 “Rosamond saw a man who was presumably in his ‘middle thirties’--a strong, well-built man, with face and hands tanned by years of turning them, unprotected, toward all weathers” 234 “_GOOD-MORNING, ROSAMOND!_”
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading (See page 24) FACING PAGE “Mrs. Lee sat in her rocker knitting. Her ball of yarn was flipping about the sward under the paws of a white kitten” 42 “Regarding each other and yielding to the charm of the sunset and the music, they did not observe a black-whiskered man who was crawling through the orchard” 154 “Rosamond saw a man who was presumably in his ‘middle thirties’--a strong, well-built man, with face and hands tanned by years of turning them, unprotected, toward all weathers” 234 “_GOOD-MORNING, ROSAMOND!_”
swardnounUS /swɔːrd/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading (See page 24) FACING PAGE “Mrs. Lee sat in her rocker knitting. Her ball of yarn was flipping about the sward under the paws of a white kitten” 42 “Regarding each other and yielding to the charm of the sunset and the music, they did not observe a black-whiskered man who was crawling through the orchard” 154 “Rosamond saw a man who was presumably in his ‘middle thirties’--a strong, well-built man, with face and hands tanned by years of turning them, unprotected, toward all weathers” 234 “_GOOD-MORNING, ROSAMOND!_”
tannedadjectiveUS /tænd/
(of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun
From this reading (See page 24) FACING PAGE “Mrs. Lee sat in her rocker knitting. Her ball of yarn was flipping about the sward under the paws of a white kitten” 42 “Regarding each other and yielding to the charm of the sunset and the music, they did not observe a black-whiskered man who was crawling through the orchard” 154 “Rosamond saw a man who was presumably in his ‘middle thirties’--a strong, well-built man, with face and hands tanned by years of turning them, unprotected, toward all weathers” 234 “_GOOD-MORNING, ROSAMOND!_”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading (See page 24) FACING PAGE “Mrs. Lee sat in her rocker knitting. Her ball of yarn was flipping about the sward under the paws of a white kitten” 42 “Regarding each other and yielding to the charm of the sunset and the music, they did not observe a black-whiskered man who was crawling through the orchard” 154 “Rosamond saw a man who was presumably in his ‘middle thirties’--a strong, well-built man, with face and hands tanned by years of turning them, unprotected, toward all weathers” 234 “_GOOD-MORNING, ROSAMOND!_”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (See page 24) FACING PAGE “Mrs. Lee sat in her rocker knitting. Her ball of yarn was flipping about the sward under the paws of a white kitten” 42 “Regarding each other and yielding to the charm of the sunset and the music, they did not observe a black-whiskered man who was crawling through the orchard” 154 “Rosamond saw a man who was presumably in his ‘middle thirties’--a strong, well-built man, with face and hands tanned by years of turning them, unprotected, toward all weathers” 234 “_GOOD-MORNING, ROSAMOND!_”
thirtiesnounUS /ˈθɜːrtiz/
the time of life between 30 and 40
From this reading (See page 24) FACING PAGE “Mrs. Lee sat in her rocker knitting. Her ball of yarn was flipping about the sward under the paws of a white kitten” 42 “Regarding each other and yielding to the charm of the sunset and the music, they did not observe a black-whiskered man who was crawling through the orchard” 154 “Rosamond saw a man who was presumably in his ‘middle thirties’--a strong, well-built man, with face and hands tanned by years of turning them, unprotected, toward all weathers” 234 “_GOOD-MORNING, ROSAMOND!_”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading (See page 24) FACING PAGE “Mrs. Lee sat in her rocker knitting. Her ball of yarn was flipping about the sward under the paws of a white kitten” 42 “Regarding each other and yielding to the charm of the sunset and the music, they did not observe a black-whiskered man who was crawling through the orchard” 154 “Rosamond saw a man who was presumably in his ‘middle thirties’--a strong, well-built man, with face and hands tanned by years of turning them, unprotected, toward all weathers” 234 “_GOOD-MORNING, ROSAMOND!_”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading (See page 24) FACING PAGE “Mrs. Lee sat in her rocker knitting. Her ball of yarn was flipping about the sward under the paws of a white kitten” 42 “Regarding each other and yielding to the charm of the sunset and the music, they did not observe a black-whiskered man who was crawling through the orchard” 154 “Rosamond saw a man who was presumably in his ‘middle thirties’--a strong, well-built man, with face and hands tanned by years of turning them, unprotected, toward all weathers” 234 “_GOOD-MORNING, ROSAMOND!_”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading (See page 24) FACING PAGE “Mrs. Lee sat in her rocker knitting. Her ball of yarn was flipping about the sward under the paws of a white kitten” 42 “Regarding each other and yielding to the charm of the sunset and the music, they did not observe a black-whiskered man who was crawling through the orchard” 154 “Rosamond saw a man who was presumably in his ‘middle thirties’--a strong, well-built man, with face and hands tanned by years of turning them, unprotected, toward all weathers” 234 “_GOOD-MORNING, ROSAMOND!_”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading (See page 24) FACING PAGE “Mrs. Lee sat in her rocker knitting. Her ball of yarn was flipping about the sward under the paws of a white kitten” 42 “Regarding each other and yielding to the charm of the sunset and the music, they did not observe a black-whiskered man who was crawling through the orchard” 154 “Rosamond saw a man who was presumably in his ‘middle thirties’--a strong, well-built man, with face and hands tanned by years of turning them, unprotected, toward all weathers” 234 “_GOOD-MORNING, ROSAMOND!_”
not known
From this reading Négligés were unknown in Roseborough.
unprotectedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnprəˈtektɪd/
lacking protection or defense
From this reading (See page 24) FACING PAGE “Mrs. Lee sat in her rocker knitting. Her ball of yarn was flipping about the sward under the paws of a white kitten” 42 “Regarding each other and yielding to the charm of the sunset and the music, they did not observe a black-whiskered man who was crawling through the orchard” 154 “Rosamond saw a man who was presumably in his ‘middle thirties’--a strong, well-built man, with face and hands tanned by years of turning them, unprotected, toward all weathers” 234 “_GOOD-MORNING, ROSAMOND!_”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (See page 24) FACING PAGE “Mrs. Lee sat in her rocker knitting. Her ball of yarn was flipping about the sward under the paws of a white kitten” 42 “Regarding each other and yielding to the charm of the sunset and the music, they did not observe a black-whiskered man who was crawling through the orchard” 154 “Rosamond saw a man who was presumably in his ‘middle thirties’--a strong, well-built man, with face and hands tanned by years of turning them, unprotected, toward all weathers” 234 “_GOOD-MORNING, ROSAMOND!_”
weathersnounUS /ˈweðərz/
plural of “weather” — the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading (See page 24) FACING PAGE “Mrs. Lee sat in her rocker knitting. Her ball of yarn was flipping about the sward under the paws of a white kitten” 42 “Regarding each other and yielding to the charm of the sunset and the music, they did not observe a black-whiskered man who was crawling through the orchard” 154 “Rosamond saw a man who was presumably in his ‘middle thirties’--a strong, well-built man, with face and hands tanned by years of turning them, unprotected, toward all weathers” 234 “_GOOD-MORNING, ROSAMOND!_”
well-built
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From this reading (See page 24) FACING PAGE “Mrs. Lee sat in her rocker knitting. Her ball of yarn was flipping about the sward under the paws of a white kitten” 42 “Regarding each other and yielding to the charm of the sunset and the music, they did not observe a black-whiskered man who was crawling through the orchard” 154 “Rosamond saw a man who was presumably in his ‘middle thirties’--a strong, well-built man, with face and hands tanned by years of turning them, unprotected, toward all weathers” 234 “_GOOD-MORNING, ROSAMOND!_”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Négligés were unknown in Roseborough.
at the time that
From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company “When one is to have perhaps only one wonderful day, decision how one shall spend any moment of it is important” _Coloured frontis_.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Even at seven in the morning, which was Rosamond Mearely’s hour for greeting the new day, the ladies of Roseborough did not kimono: they dressed.
a Caucasian
From this reading (See page 24) FACING PAGE “Mrs. Lee sat in her rocker knitting. Her ball of yarn was flipping about the sward under the paws of a white kitten” 42 “Regarding each other and yielding to the charm of the sunset and the music, they did not observe a black-whiskered man who was crawling through the orchard” 154 “Rosamond saw a man who was presumably in his ‘middle thirties’--a strong, well-built man, with face and hands tanned by years of turning them, unprotected, toward all weathers” 234 “_GOOD-MORNING, ROSAMOND!_”
which person or people
From this reading (See page 24) FACING PAGE “Mrs. Lee sat in her rocker knitting. Her ball of yarn was flipping about the sward under the paws of a white kitten” 42 “Regarding each other and yielding to the charm of the sunset and the music, they did not observe a black-whiskered man who was crawling through the orchard” 154 “Rosamond saw a man who was presumably in his ‘middle thirties’--a strong, well-built man, with face and hands tanned by years of turning them, unprotected, toward all weathers” 234 “_GOOD-MORNING, ROSAMOND!_”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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in the company of; together with
From this reading (See page 24) FACING PAGE “Mrs. Lee sat in her rocker knitting. Her ball of yarn was flipping about the sward under the paws of a white kitten” 42 “Regarding each other and yielding to the charm of the sunset and the music, they did not observe a black-whiskered man who was crawling through the orchard” 154 “Rosamond saw a man who was presumably in his ‘middle thirties’--a strong, well-built man, with face and hands tanned by years of turning them, unprotected, toward all weathers” 234 “_GOOD-MORNING, ROSAMOND!_”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
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yarnnounUS /jɑːrn/
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading (See page 24) FACING PAGE “Mrs. Lee sat in her rocker knitting. Her ball of yarn was flipping about the sward under the paws of a white kitten” 42 “Regarding each other and yielding to the charm of the sunset and the music, they did not observe a black-whiskered man who was crawling through the orchard” 154 “Rosamond saw a man who was presumably in his ‘middle thirties’--a strong, well-built man, with face and hands tanned by years of turning them, unprotected, toward all weathers” 234 “_GOOD-MORNING, ROSAMOND!_”
a late time of life
From this reading (See page 24) FACING PAGE “Mrs. Lee sat in her rocker knitting. Her ball of yarn was flipping about the sward under the paws of a white kitten” 42 “Regarding each other and yielding to the charm of the sunset and the music, they did not observe a black-whiskered man who was crawling through the orchard” 154 “Rosamond saw a man who was presumably in his ‘middle thirties’--a strong, well-built man, with face and hands tanned by years of turning them, unprotected, toward all weathers” 234 “_GOOD-MORNING, ROSAMOND!_”
yieldingadjectiveUS /ˈjiːldɪŋ/
inclined to yield to argument or influence or control
From this reading (See page 24) FACING PAGE “Mrs. Lee sat in her rocker knitting. Her ball of yarn was flipping about the sward under the paws of a white kitten” 42 “Regarding each other and yielding to the charm of the sunset and the music, they did not observe a black-whiskered man who was crawling through the orchard” 154 “Rosamond saw a man who was presumably in his ‘middle thirties’--a strong, well-built man, with face and hands tanned by years of turning them, unprotected, toward all weathers” 234 “_GOOD-MORNING, ROSAMOND!_”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company “When one is to have perhaps only one wonderful day, decision how one shall spend any moment of it is important” _Coloured frontis_.