used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And four gates in different stages of dilapidation gave entrance through a broken wall of stone to a circular drive which connected all the avenues giving access to the house, a battered, irregular erection of gray stone.
accessnounUS /ˈækses/
the right to enter
From this reading And four gates in different stages of dilapidation gave entrance through a broken wall of stone to a circular drive which connected all the avenues giving access to the house, a battered, irregular erection of gray stone.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Halcyone struck straight across the park until she came to the beech avenue, near the top, which ran south.
(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 And four gates in different stages of dilapidation gave entrance through a broken wall of stone to a circular drive which connected all the avenues giving access to the house, a battered, irregular erection of gray stone.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To reach the splendid front door you entered from the oak avenue and crossed the pleasance, now only an overgrown meadow where the one cow grazed in the summer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It stood very high with its terraced garden in the center of four splendid avenues of oak, lime, beech and Spanish chestnut running east, west, north and south.
a line of approach
From this reading Halcyone struck straight across the park until she came to the beech avenue, near the top, which ran south.
avenuesnounUS /ˈævənuːz/
plural of “avenue” — a line of approach
From this reading It stood very high with its terraced garden in the center of four splendid avenues of oak, lime, beech and Spanish chestnut running east, west, north and south.
batteredadjectiveUS /ˈbætərd/
damaged by blows or hard usage
From this reading And four gates in different stages of dilapidation gave entrance through a broken wall of stone to a circular drive which connected all the avenues giving access to the house, a battered, irregular erection of gray stone.
beechnounUS /biːtʃ/
any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
From this reading Halcyone struck straight across the park until she came to the beech avenue, near the top, which ran south.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The place had been nobly planned by that grim old La Sarthe who raised it in the days of seventh Henry.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading And four gates in different stages of dilapidation gave entrance through a broken wall of stone to a circular drive which connected all the avenues giving access to the house, a battered, irregular erection of gray stone.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The place had been nobly planned by that grim old La Sarthe who raised it in the days of seventh Henry.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Halcyone struck straight across the park until she came to the beech avenue, near the top, which ran south.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading It stood very high with its terraced garden in the center of four splendid avenues of oak, lime, beech and Spanish chestnut running east, west, north and south.
chestnutadjectiveUS /ˈtʃesnʌt/
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading It stood very high with its terraced garden in the center of four splendid avenues of oak, lime, beech and Spanish chestnut running east, west, north and south.
circularadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrkjələr/
having the shape or form of a circle
From this reading And four gates in different stages of dilapidation gave entrance through a broken wall of stone to a circular drive which connected all the avenues giving access to the house, a battered, irregular erection of gray stone.
being joined in close association
From this reading And four gates in different stages of dilapidation gave entrance through a broken wall of stone to a circular drive which connected all the avenues giving access to the house, a battered, irregular erection of gray stone.
cownounUS /kaʊ/
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading To reach the splendid front door you entered from the oak avenue and crossed the pleasance, now only an overgrown meadow where the one cow grazed in the summer.
placed crosswise
From this reading To reach the splendid front door you entered from the oak avenue and crossed the pleasance, now only an overgrown meadow where the one cow grazed in the summer.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The place had been nobly planned by that grim old La Sarthe who raised it in the days of seventh Henry.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading And four gates in different stages of dilapidation gave entrance through a broken wall of stone to a circular drive which connected all the avenues giving access to the house, a battered, irregular erection of gray stone.
dilapidationnoun
a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
From this reading And four gates in different stages of dilapidation gave entrance through a broken wall of stone to a circular drive which connected all the avenues giving access to the house, a battered, irregular erection of gray stone.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading To reach the splendid front door you entered from the oak avenue and crossed the pleasance, now only an overgrown meadow where the one cow grazed in the summer.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading And four gates in different stages of dilapidation gave entrance through a broken wall of stone to a circular drive which connected all the avenues giving access to the house, a battered, irregular erection of gray stone.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading It stood very high with its terraced garden in the center of four splendid avenues of oak, lime, beech and Spanish chestnut running east, west, north and south.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading To reach the splendid front door you entered from the oak avenue and crossed the pleasance, now only an overgrown meadow where the one cow grazed in the summer.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading And four gates in different stages of dilapidation gave entrance through a broken wall of stone to a circular drive which connected all the avenues giving access to the house, a battered, irregular erection of gray stone.
erectionnounUS /ɪˈrekʃən/
an erect penis
From this reading And four gates in different stages of dilapidation gave entrance through a broken wall of stone to a circular drive which connected all the avenues giving access to the house, a battered, irregular erection of gray stone.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading It stood very high with its terraced garden in the center of four splendid avenues of oak, lime, beech and Spanish chestnut running east, west, north and south.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To reach the splendid front door you entered from the oak avenue and crossed the pleasance, now only an overgrown meadow where the one cow grazed in the summer.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading To reach the splendid front door you entered from the oak avenue and crossed the pleasance, now only an overgrown meadow where the one cow grazed in the summer.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading It stood very high with its terraced garden in the center of four splendid avenues of oak, lime, beech and Spanish chestnut running east, west, north and south.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading And four gates in different stages of dilapidation gave entrance through a broken wall of stone to a circular drive which connected all the avenues giving access to the house, a battered, irregular erection of gray stone.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And four gates in different stages of dilapidation gave entrance through a broken wall of stone to a circular drive which connected all the avenues giving access to the house, a battered, irregular erection of gray stone.
the act of giving
From this reading And four gates in different stages of dilapidation gave entrance through a broken wall of stone to a circular drive which connected all the avenues giving access to the house, a battered, irregular erection of gray stone.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading And four gates in different stages of dilapidation gave entrance through a broken wall of stone to a circular drive which connected all the avenues giving access to the house, a battered, irregular erection of gray stone.
grazedadjectiveUS /ɡreɪzd/
scraped or touched lightly in passing
From this reading To reach the splendid front door you entered from the oak avenue and crossed the pleasance, now only an overgrown meadow where the one cow grazed in the summer.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading The place had been nobly planned by that grim old La Sarthe who raised it in the days of seventh Henry.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The place had been nobly planned by that grim old La Sarthe who raised it in the days of seventh Henry.
Halcyone
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From this reading Halcyone struck straight across the park until she came to the beech avenue, near the top, which ran south.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading The place had been nobly planned by that grim old La Sarthe who raised it in the days of seventh Henry.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It stood very high with its terraced garden in the center of four splendid avenues of oak, lime, beech and Spanish chestnut running east, west, north and south.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading And four gates in different stages of dilapidation gave entrance through a broken wall of stone to a circular drive which connected all the avenues giving access to the house, a battered, irregular erection of gray stone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The place had been nobly planned by that grim old La Sarthe who raised it in the days of seventh Henry.
irregularadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈreɡjələr/
contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
From this reading And four gates in different stages of dilapidation gave entrance through a broken wall of stone to a circular drive which connected all the avenues giving access to the house, a battered, irregular erection of gray stone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The place had been nobly planned by that grim old La Sarthe who raised it in the days of seventh Henry.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It stood very high with its terraced garden in the center of four splendid avenues of oak, lime, beech and Spanish chestnut running east, west, north and south.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading The place had been nobly planned by that grim old La Sarthe who raised it in the days of seventh Henry.
limenounUS /laɪm/
a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
From this reading It stood very high with its terraced garden in the center of four splendid avenues of oak, lime, beech and Spanish chestnut running east, west, north and south.
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading To reach the splendid front door you entered from the oak avenue and crossed the pleasance, now only an overgrown meadow where the one cow grazed in the summer.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Halcyone struck straight across the park until she came to the beech avenue, near the top, which ran south.
noblyadverbUS /ˈnɑːbli/
in a noble manner
From this reading The place had been nobly planned by that grim old La Sarthe who raised it in the days of seventh Henry.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It stood very high with its terraced garden in the center of four splendid avenues of oak, lime, beech and Spanish chestnut running east, west, north and south.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading To reach the splendid front door you entered from the oak avenue and crossed the pleasance, now only an overgrown meadow where the one cow grazed in the summer.
oaknounUS /oʊk/
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading It stood very high with its terraced garden in the center of four splendid avenues of oak, lime, beech and Spanish chestnut running east, west, north and south.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The place had been nobly planned by that grim old La Sarthe who raised it in the days of seventh Henry.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The place had been nobly planned by that grim old La Sarthe who raised it in the days of seventh Henry.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To reach the splendid front door you entered from the oak avenue and crossed the pleasance, now only an overgrown meadow where the one cow grazed in the summer.
and nothing more
From this reading To reach the splendid front door you entered from the oak avenue and crossed the pleasance, now only an overgrown meadow where the one cow grazed in the summer.
overgrownadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊn/
covered with growing plants
From this reading To reach the splendid front door you entered from the oak avenue and crossed the pleasance, now only an overgrown meadow where the one cow grazed in the summer.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Halcyone struck straight across the park until she came to the beech avenue, near the top, which ran south.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The place had been nobly planned by that grim old La Sarthe who raised it in the days of seventh Henry.
plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading The place had been nobly planned by that grim old La Sarthe who raised it in the days of seventh Henry.
pleasancenoun
a pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion
From this reading To reach the splendid front door you entered from the oak avenue and crossed the pleasance, now only an overgrown meadow where the one cow grazed in the summer.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The place had been nobly planned by that grim old La Sarthe who raised it in the days of seventh Henry.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Halcyone struck straight across the park until she came to the beech avenue, near the top, which ran south.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading To reach the splendid front door you entered from the oak avenue and crossed the pleasance, now only an overgrown meadow where the one cow grazed in the summer.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading It stood very high with its terraced garden in the center of four splendid avenues of oak, lime, beech and Spanish chestnut running east, west, north and south.
Sarthe
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From this reading The place had been nobly planned by that grim old La Sarthe who raised it in the days of seventh Henry.
seventhadjectiveUS /ˈsevənθ/
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading The place had been nobly planned by that grim old La Sarthe who raised it in the days of seventh Henry.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Halcyone struck straight across the park until she came to the beech avenue, near the top, which ran south.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Halcyone struck straight across the park until she came to the beech avenue, near the top, which ran south.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading It stood very high with its terraced garden in the center of four splendid avenues of oak, lime, beech and Spanish chestnut running east, west, north and south.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading It stood very high with its terraced garden in the center of four splendid avenues of oak, lime, beech and Spanish chestnut running east, west, north and south.
stagesnounUS /ˈsteɪdʒəz/
plural of “stage” — any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading And four gates in different stages of dilapidation gave entrance through a broken wall of stone to a circular drive which connected all the avenues giving access to the house, a battered, irregular erection of gray stone.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading And four gates in different stages of dilapidation gave entrance through a broken wall of stone to a circular drive which connected all the avenues giving access to the house, a battered, irregular erection of gray stone.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading It stood very high with its terraced garden in the center of four splendid avenues of oak, lime, beech and Spanish chestnut running east, west, north and south.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Halcyone struck straight across the park until she came to the beech avenue, near the top, which ran south.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Halcyone struck straight across the park until she came to the beech avenue, near the top, which ran south.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading To reach the splendid front door you entered from the oak avenue and crossed the pleasance, now only an overgrown meadow where the one cow grazed in the summer.
terracedverbUS /ˈterəst/
past form of “terrace” — provide (a house) with a terrace
From this reading It stood very high with its terraced garden in the center of four splendid avenues of oak, lime, beech and Spanish chestnut running east, west, north and south.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The place had been nobly planned by that grim old La Sarthe who raised it in the days of seventh Henry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Halcyone struck straight across the park until she came to the beech avenue, near the top, which ran south.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And four gates in different stages of dilapidation gave entrance through a broken wall of stone to a circular drive which connected all the avenues giving access to the house, a battered, irregular erection of gray stone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Halcyone struck straight across the park until she came to the beech avenue, near the top, which ran south.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Halcyone struck straight across the park until she came to the beech avenue, near the top, which ran south.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Halcyone struck straight across the park until she came to the beech avenue, near the top, which ran south.
precisely as stated
From this reading It stood very high with its terraced garden in the center of four splendid avenues of oak, lime, beech and Spanish chestnut running east, west, north and south.
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 And four gates in different stages of dilapidation gave entrance through a broken wall of stone to a circular drive which connected all the avenues giving access to the house, a battered, irregular erection of gray stone.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading It stood very high with its terraced garden in the center of four splendid avenues of oak, lime, beech and Spanish chestnut running east, west, north and south.
in or at the place that
From this reading To reach the splendid front door you entered from the oak avenue and crossed the pleasance, now only an overgrown meadow where the one cow grazed in the summer.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Halcyone struck straight across the park until she came to the beech avenue, near the top, which ran south.
which person or people
From this reading The place had been nobly planned by that grim old La Sarthe who raised it in the days of seventh Henry.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It stood very high with its terraced garden in the center of four splendid avenues of oak, lime, beech and Spanish chestnut running east, west, north and south.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To reach the splendid front door you entered from the oak avenue and crossed the pleasance, now only an overgrown meadow where the one cow grazed in the summer.
