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 For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading The great cedar rose majestically far above its surroundings; and when you stood at one of the windows of the Trellis House, and saw how wide the branches of the tree spread, you realised that the garden was a good deal bigger than it appeared at first sight.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Spread out across the girl's knee was a square of canvas, a section of a bed-spread, on which was traced an intricate and beautiful Jacobean design.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

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

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

a former copper coin of Pakistan and India

From this reading Rose sat near a low wicker table on which in an hour or so Anna would come out and place the tea-tray.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The great cedar rose majestically far above its surroundings; and when you stood at one of the windows of the Trellis House, and saw how wide the branches of the tree spread, you realised that the garden was a good deal bigger than it appeared at first sight.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The great cedar rose majestically far above its surroundings; and when you stood at one of the windows of the Trellis House, and saw how wide the branches of the tree spread, you realised that the garden was a good deal bigger than it appeared at first sight.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Spread out across the girl's knee was a square of canvas, a section of a bed-spread, on which was traced an intricate and beautiful Jacobean design.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden's only beauty.

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From this reading Spread out across the girl's knee was a square of canvas, a section of a bed-spread, on which was traced an intricate and beautiful Jacobean design.

large or big relative to something else

From this reading The great cedar rose majestically far above its surroundings; and when you stood at one of the windows of the Trellis House, and saw how wide the branches of the tree spread, you realised that the garden was a good deal bigger than it appeared at first sight.

a line that indicates a boundary

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading The great cedar rose majestically far above its surroundings; and when you stood at one of the windows of the Trellis House, and saw how wide the branches of the tree spread, you realised that the garden was a good deal bigger than it appeared at first sight.

rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

From this reading Spread out across the girl's knee was a square of canvas, a section of a bed-spread, on which was traced an intricate and beautiful Jacobean design.

any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars

From this reading Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden's only beauty.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden's only beauty.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Rose sat near a low wicker table on which in an hour or so Anna would come out and place the tea-tray.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

From this reading Spread out across the girl's knee was a square of canvas, a section of a bed-spread, on which was traced an intricate and beautiful Jacobean design.

zealous in devotion or affection

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading The great cedar rose majestically far above its surroundings; and when you stood at one of the windows of the Trellis House, and saw how wide the branches of the tree spread, you realised that the garden was a good deal bigger than it appeared at first sight.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The great cedar rose majestically far above its surroundings; and when you stood at one of the windows of the Trellis House, and saw how wide the branches of the tree spread, you realised that the garden was a good deal bigger than it appeared at first sight.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden's only beauty.

possessive form of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden's only beauty.

possessive form of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Spread out across the girl's knee was a square of canvas, a section of a bed-spread, on which was traced an intricate and beautiful Jacobean design.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

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

From this reading The great cedar rose majestically far above its surroundings; and when you stood at one of the windows of the Trellis House, and saw how wide the branches of the tree spread, you realised that the garden was a good deal bigger than it appeared at first sight.

characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading Rose sat near a low wicker table on which in an hour or so Anna would come out and place the tea-tray.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden's only beauty.

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

From this reading The great cedar rose majestically far above its surroundings; and when you stood at one of the windows of the Trellis House, and saw how wide the branches of the tree spread, you realised that the garden was a good deal bigger than it appeared at first sight.

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

From this reading Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden's only beauty.

having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate

From this reading Spread out across the girl's knee was a square of canvas, a section of a bed-spread, on which was traced an intricate and beautiful Jacobean design.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The great cedar rose majestically far above its surroundings; and when you stood at one of the windows of the Trellis House, and saw how wide the branches of the tree spread, you realised that the garden was a good deal bigger than it appeared at first sight.

any distinguished personage during the reign of James I

From this reading Spread out across the girl's knee was a square of canvas, a section of a bed-spread, on which was traced an intricate and beautiful Jacobean design.

and nothing more

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading Spread out across the girl's knee was a square of canvas, a section of a bed-spread, on which was traced an intricate and beautiful Jacobean design.

a field of cultivated and mowed grass

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean

From this reading Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden's only beauty.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Rose sat near a low wicker table on which in an hour or so Anna would come out and place the tea-tray.

in a majestic manner

From this reading The great cedar rose majestically far above its surroundings; and when you stood at one of the windows of the Trellis House, and saw how wide the branches of the tree spread, you realised that the garden was a good deal bigger than it appeared at first sight.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden's only beauty.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Rose sat near a low wicker table on which in an hour or so Anna would come out and place the tea-tray.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden's only beauty.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The great cedar rose majestically far above its surroundings; and when you stood at one of the windows of the Trellis House, and saw how wide the branches of the tree spread, you realised that the garden was a good deal bigger than it appeared at first sight.

and nothing more

From this reading Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden's only beauty.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Rose sat near a low wicker table on which in an hour or so Anna would come out and place the tea-tray.

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

From this reading Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden's only beauty.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Rose sat near a low wicker table on which in an hour or so Anna would come out and place the tea-tray.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden's only beauty.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Rose sat near a low wicker table on which in an hour or so Anna would come out and place the tea-tray.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading The great cedar rose majestically far above its surroundings; and when you stood at one of the windows of the Trellis House, and saw how wide the branches of the tree spread, you realised that the garden was a good deal bigger than it appeared at first sight.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden's only beauty.

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

From this reading Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden's only beauty.

cut with a saw

From this reading The great cedar rose majestically far above its surroundings; and when you stood at one of the windows of the Trellis House, and saw how wide the branches of the tree spread, you realised that the garden was a good deal bigger than it appeared at first sight.

a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

From this reading Spread out across the girl's knee was a square of canvas, a section of a bed-spread, on which was traced an intricate and beautiful Jacobean design.

plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading The great cedar rose majestically far above its surroundings; and when you stood at one of the windows of the Trellis House, and saw how wide the branches of the tree spread, you realised that the garden was a good deal bigger than it appeared at first sight.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Rose sat near a low wicker table on which in an hour or so Anna would come out and place the tea-tray.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading The great cedar rose majestically far above its surroundings; and when you stood at one of the windows of the Trellis House, and saw how wide the branches of the tree spread, you realised that the garden was a good deal bigger than it appeared at first sight.

make square

From this reading Spread out across the girl's knee was a square of canvas, a section of a bed-spread, on which was traced an intricate and beautiful Jacobean design.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading The great cedar rose majestically far above its surroundings; and when you stood at one of the windows of the Trellis House, and saw how wide the branches of the tree spread, you realised that the garden was a good deal bigger than it appeared at first sight.

confined on all sides

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

the environmental condition

From this reading The great cedar rose majestically far above its surroundings; and when you stood at one of the windows of the Trellis House, and saw how wide the branches of the tree spread, you realised that the garden was a good deal bigger than it appeared at first sight.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Rose sat near a low wicker table on which in an hour or so Anna would come out and place the tea-tray.

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From this reading Rose sat near a low wicker table on which in an hour or so Anna would come out and place the tea-tray.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The great cedar rose majestically far above its surroundings; and when you stood at one of the windows of the Trellis House, and saw how wide the branches of the tree spread, you realised that the garden was a good deal bigger than it appeared at first sight.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden's only beauty.

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

From this reading Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden's only beauty.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden's only beauty.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

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

From this reading Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden's only beauty.

past form of “trace” — follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

From this reading Spread out across the girl's knee was a square of canvas, a section of a bed-spread, on which was traced an intricate and beautiful Jacobean design.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading The great cedar rose majestically far above its surroundings; and when you stood at one of the windows of the Trellis House, and saw how wide the branches of the tree spread, you realised that the garden was a good deal bigger than it appeared at first sight.

latticework used to support climbing plants

From this reading Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden's only beauty.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden's only beauty.

precisely as stated

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

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 For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

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

From this reading Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden's only beauty.

at the time that

From this reading The great cedar rose majestically far above its surroundings; and when you stood at one of the windows of the Trellis House, and saw how wide the branches of the tree spread, you realised that the garden was a good deal bigger than it appeared at first sight.

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

From this reading Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden's only beauty.

slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork

From this reading Rose sat near a low wicker table on which in an hour or so Anna would come out and place the tea-tray.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading For it was just a wide lawn, surrounded on three sides by a very high old brick wall, under which ran an herbaceous border to which Rose devoted some thought and a good deal of time.

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

From this reading Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden's only beauty.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading The great cedar rose majestically far above its surroundings; and when you stood at one of the windows of the Trellis House, and saw how wide the branches of the tree spread, you realised that the garden was a good deal bigger than it appeared at first sight.

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

From this reading Rose sat near a low wicker table on which in an hour or so Anna would come out and place the tea-tray.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The great cedar rose majestically far above its surroundings; and when you stood at one of the windows of the Trellis House, and saw how wide the branches of the tree spread, you realised that the garden was a good deal bigger than it appeared at first sight.