1790
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From this reading TEN YEARS LATER--1790.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is no country, however flat and uninteresting, which does not respond to the glory of a real English summer's day.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is no country, however flat and uninteresting, which does not respond to the glory of a real English summer's day.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The moat itself had been drained, and was now covered with turf, and studded with countless daisies, with their golden eyes looking up into the blue, clear sky.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The moat itself had been drained, and was now covered with turf, and studded with countless daisies, with their golden eyes looking up into the blue, clear sky.
carvedadjectiveUS /kɑːrvd/
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The moat itself had been drained, and was now covered with turf, and studded with countless daisies, with their golden eyes looking up into the blue, clear sky.
countlessadjectiveUS /ˈkaʊntləs/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading The moat itself had been drained, and was now covered with turf, and studded with countless daisies, with their golden eyes looking up into the blue, clear sky.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading There is no country, however flat and uninteresting, which does not respond to the glory of a real English summer's day.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The moat itself had been drained, and was now covered with turf, and studded with countless daisies, with their golden eyes looking up into the blue, clear sky.
daisiesnounUS /ˈdeɪziz/
plural of “daisy” — any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading The moat itself had been drained, and was now covered with turf, and studded with countless daisies, with their golden eyes looking up into the blue, clear sky.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There is no country, however flat and uninteresting, which does not respond to the glory of a real English summer's day.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no country, however flat and uninteresting, which does not respond to the glory of a real English summer's day.
drainedadjectiveUS /dreɪnd/
emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
From this reading The moat itself had been drained, and was now covered with turf, and studded with countless daisies, with their golden eyes looking up into the blue, clear sky.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading There is no country, however flat and uninteresting, which does not respond to the glory of a real English summer's day.
divisible by two
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
exceptionnounUS /ɪkˈsepʃən/
a deliberate act of omission
From this reading The moated Grange, near Louth, was no exception to the rule.
the organ of sight
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The moat itself had been drained, and was now covered with turf, and studded with countless daisies, with their golden eyes looking up into the blue, clear sky.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading There is no country, however flat and uninteresting, which does not respond to the glory of a real English summer's day.
gablesnounUS /ˈɡeɪbəlz/
plural of “gable” — the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
a state of high honor
From this reading There is no country, however flat and uninteresting, which does not respond to the glory of a real English summer's day.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading The moat itself had been drained, and was now covered with turf, and studded with countless daisies, with their golden eyes looking up into the blue, clear sky.
GrangenounUS /ɡreɪndʒ/
an outlying farm
From this reading The moated Grange, near Louth, was no exception to the rule.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moat itself had been drained, and was now covered with turf, and studded with countless daisies, with their golden eyes looking up into the blue, clear sky.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
heronnounUS /ˈherən/
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There is no country, however flat and uninteresting, which does not respond to the glory of a real English summer's day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The moat itself had been drained, and was now covered with turf, and studded with countless daisies, with their golden eyes looking up into the blue, clear sky.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no country, however flat and uninteresting, which does not respond to the glory of a real English summer's day.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The moat itself had been drained, and was now covered with turf, and studded with countless daisies, with their golden eyes looking up into the blue, clear sky.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading TEN YEARS LATER--1790.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
lingerverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡər/
remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The moat itself had been drained, and was now covered with turf, and studded with countless daisies, with their golden eyes looking up into the blue, clear sky.
Louth
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From this reading The moated Grange, near Louth, was no exception to the rule.
held dear
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
low-roofed
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From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
moatnounUS /moʊt/
ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
From this reading The moat itself had been drained, and was now covered with turf, and studded with countless daisies, with their golden eyes looking up into the blue, clear sky.
moatedadjective
protected by a deep wide ditch usually filled with water
From this reading The moated Grange, near Louth, was no exception to the rule.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The moated Grange, near Louth, was no exception to the rule.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no country, however flat and uninteresting, which does not respond to the glory of a real English summer's day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is no country, however flat and uninteresting, which does not respond to the glory of a real English summer's day.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The moat itself had been drained, and was now covered with turf, and studded with countless daisies, with their golden eyes looking up into the blue, clear sky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is no country, however flat and uninteresting, which does not respond to the glory of a real English summer's day.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
porchnounUS /pɔːrtʃ/
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading There is no country, however flat and uninteresting, which does not respond to the glory of a real English summer's day.
respondverbUS /rɪˈspɑːnd/
show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading There is no country, however flat and uninteresting, which does not respond to the glory of a real English summer's day.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading The moated Grange, near Louth, was no exception to the rule.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The moat itself had been drained, and was now covered with turf, and studded with countless daisies, with their golden eyes looking up into the blue, clear sky.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
studdedadjectiveUS /ˈstʌdɪd/
dotted or adorned with or as with studs or nailheads; usually used in combination
From this reading The moat itself had been drained, and was now covered with turf, and studded with countless daisies, with their golden eyes looking up into the blue, clear sky.
summer'snounUS /ˈsʌmərz/
possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading There is no country, however flat and uninteresting, which does not respond to the glory of a real English summer's day.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading TEN YEARS LATER--1790.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is no country, however flat and uninteresting, which does not respond to the glory of a real English summer's day.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The moat itself had been drained, and was now covered with turf, and studded with countless daisies, with their golden eyes looking up into the blue, clear sky.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no country, however flat and uninteresting, which does not respond to the glory of a real English summer's day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is no country, however flat and uninteresting, which does not respond to the glory of a real English summer's day.
turfnounUS /tɜːrf/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading The moat itself had been drained, and was now covered with turf, and studded with countless daisies, with their golden eyes looking up into the blue, clear sky.
uninterestingadjectiveUS /əˈnɪntrəstɪŋ/
arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement
From this reading There is no country, however flat and uninteresting, which does not respond to the glory of a real English summer's day.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The moat itself had been drained, and was now covered with turf, and studded with countless daisies, with their golden eyes looking up into the blue, clear sky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moated Grange, near Louth, was no exception to the rule.
well-keptadjective
kept in good condition
From this reading Even the old-fashioned, low-roofed house, with its many gables and the heron carved in stone over the porch, was laughing in the sunshine; and on the well-kept lawn was a group, on which the eye of an artist might have loved to linger.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is no country, however flat and uninteresting, which does not respond to the glory of a real English summer's day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The moat itself had been drained, and was now covered with turf, and studded with countless daisies, with their golden eyes looking up into the blue, clear sky.
a late time of life
From this reading TEN YEARS LATER--1790.
