adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN THE DOCTOR’S HOUSE AT BUCHBERG.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
BUCHBERG
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From this reading IN THE DOCTOR’S HOUSE AT BUCHBERG.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
caresnounUS /kerz/
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
cauliflowers
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From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
detectedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtektəd/
perceived or discerned
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
DOCTOR'SnounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading IN THE DOCTOR’S HOUSE AT BUCHBERG.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
encroachingadjectiveUS /ɪnˈkroʊtʃɪŋ/
gradually intrusive without right or permission
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
especialadjectiveUS /əˈspeʃəl/
surpassing what is common or usual or expected
From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
flower-garden
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From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
GermannounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmən/
a person of German nationality
From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
GoodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
harvestnounUS /ˈhɑːrvəst/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
hedgeverbUS /hedʒ/
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
hopesnounUS /hoʊps/
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
HOUSEnounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading IN THE DOCTOR’S HOUSE AT BUCHBERG.
housewifenounUS /ˈhaʊswaɪf/
a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE DOCTOR’S HOUSE AT BUCHBERG.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
kitchen-garden
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From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
livesnounUS /lɪvz/
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
luxurynounUS /ˈlʌɡʒəri/
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
noxiousadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːkʃəs/
injurious to physical or mental health
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
ownernounUS /ˈoʊnər/
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
plantverbUS /plænt/
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/
capable of happening or existing
From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
promiseverbUS /ˈprɑːməs/
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
removesnounUS /riˈmuːvz/
plural of “remove” — degree of figurative distance or separation
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
rewardnounUS /rɪˈwɔːrd/
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
showverbUS /ʃoʊ/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
sourcenounUS /sɔːrs/
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE DOCTOR’S HOUSE AT BUCHBERG.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
tracenounUS /treɪs/
a just detectable amount
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
vegetable-garden
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From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
vegetablesnounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəlz/
plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
watchesnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃəz/
plural of “watch” — a small portable timepiece
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
weednounUS /wiːd/
any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
wormnounUS /wɜːrm/
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
