Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It was the tenth day of September, and as pleasant a day as one could wish to see.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

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

From this reading It was the tenth day of September, and as pleasant a day as one could wish to see.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It was the tenth day of September, and as pleasant a day as one could wish to see.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading The brook no longer murmured unseen, but laughed now in the sunlight, and reflected every manner of pretty thing,--fleecy cloudlet, fluttering bird or butterfly, nodding fern or soldierly "cat-tail."

superlative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading The sun shone brightly everywhere; but Hildegarde thought that the laughing god sent his brightest golden rays down on the spot where she was standing.

with brightness

From this reading The sun shone brightly everywhere; but Hildegarde thought that the laughing god sent his brightest golden rays down on the spot where she was standing.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading The brook no longer murmured unseen, but laughed now in the sunlight, and reflected every manner of pretty thing,--fleecy cloudlet, fluttering bird or butterfly, nodding fern or soldierly "cat-tail."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The sun shone brightly everywhere; but Hildegarde thought that the laughing god sent his brightest golden rays down on the spot where she was standing.

flutter like a butterfly

From this reading The brook no longer murmured unseen, but laughed now in the sunlight, and reflected every manner of pretty thing,--fleecy cloudlet, fluttering bird or butterfly, nodding fern or soldierly "cat-tail."

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From this reading The brook no longer murmured unseen, but laughed now in the sunlight, and reflected every manner of pretty thing,--fleecy cloudlet, fluttering bird or butterfly, nodding fern or soldierly "cat-tail."

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

From this reading The brook no longer murmured unseen, but laughed now in the sunlight, and reflected every manner of pretty thing,--fleecy cloudlet, fluttering bird or butterfly, nodding fern or soldierly "cat-tail."

a small house with a single story

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading It was the tenth day of September, and as pleasant a day as one could wish to see.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was the tenth day of September, and as pleasant a day as one could wish to see.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The sun shone brightly everywhere; but Hildegarde thought that the laughing god sent his brightest golden rays down on the spot where she was standing.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The brook no longer murmured unseen, but laughed now in the sunlight, and reflected every manner of pretty thing,--fleecy cloudlet, fluttering bird or butterfly, nodding fern or soldierly "cat-tail."

to or in any or all places

From this reading The sun shone brightly everywhere; but Hildegarde thought that the laughing god sent his brightest golden rays down on the spot where she was standing.

any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores

From this reading The brook no longer murmured unseen, but laughed now in the sunlight, and reflected every manner of pretty thing,--fleecy cloudlet, fluttering bird or butterfly, nodding fern or soldierly "cat-tail."

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

(of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing

From this reading The brook no longer murmured unseen, but laughed now in the sunlight, and reflected every manner of pretty thing,--fleecy cloudlet, fluttering bird or butterfly, nodding fern or soldierly "cat-tail."

the motion made by flapping up and down

From this reading The brook no longer murmured unseen, but laughed now in the sunlight, and reflected every manner of pretty thing,--fleecy cloudlet, fluttering bird or butterfly, nodding fern or soldierly "cat-tail."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

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

From this reading JOYOUS GARD.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading The sun shone brightly everywhere; but Hildegarde thought that the laughing god sent his brightest golden rays down on the spot where she was standing.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading The sun shone brightly everywhere; but Hildegarde thought that the laughing god sent his brightest golden rays down on the spot where she was standing.

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

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

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

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

From this reading The sun shone brightly everywhere; but Hildegarde thought that the laughing god sent his brightest golden rays down on the spot where she was standing.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The sun shone brightly everywhere; but Hildegarde thought that the laughing god sent his brightest golden rays down on the spot where she was standing.

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

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

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

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the tenth day of September, and as pleasant a day as one could wish to see.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

full of or characterized by joy

From this reading JOYOUS GARD.

having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading The brook no longer murmured unseen, but laughed now in the sunlight, and reflected every manner of pretty thing,--fleecy cloudlet, fluttering bird or butterfly, nodding fern or soldierly "cat-tail."

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading The sun shone brightly everywhere; but Hildegarde thought that the laughing god sent his brightest golden rays down on the spot where she was standing.

plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

for more time

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

engage in

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The brook no longer murmured unseen, but laughed now in the sunlight, and reflected every manner of pretty thing,--fleecy cloudlet, fluttering bird or butterfly, nodding fern or soldierly "cat-tail."

attach to a support

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly

From this reading The brook no longer murmured unseen, but laughed now in the sunlight, and reflected every manner of pretty thing,--fleecy cloudlet, fluttering bird or butterfly, nodding fern or soldierly "cat-tail."

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

not any; not one

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

having branches or flower heads that bend downward

From this reading The brook no longer murmured unseen, but laughed now in the sunlight, and reflected every manner of pretty thing,--fleecy cloudlet, fluttering bird or butterfly, nodding fern or soldierly "cat-tail."

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The brook no longer murmured unseen, but laughed now in the sunlight, and reflected every manner of pretty thing,--fleecy cloudlet, fluttering bird or butterfly, nodding fern or soldierly "cat-tail."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was the tenth day of September, and as pleasant a day as one could wish to see.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The sun shone brightly everywhere; but Hildegarde thought that the laughing god sent his brightest golden rays down on the spot where she was standing.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It was the tenth day of September, and as pleasant a day as one could wish to see.

and nothing more

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The brook no longer murmured unseen, but laughed now in the sunlight, and reflected every manner of pretty thing,--fleecy cloudlet, fluttering bird or butterfly, nodding fern or soldierly "cat-tail."

above and across; more than

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading It was the tenth day of September, and as pleasant a day as one could wish to see.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading The brook no longer murmured unseen, but laughed now in the sunlight, and reflected every manner of pretty thing,--fleecy cloudlet, fluttering bird or butterfly, nodding fern or soldierly "cat-tail."

plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)

From this reading The sun shone brightly everywhere; but Hildegarde thought that the laughing god sent his brightest golden rays down on the spot where she was standing.

(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back

From this reading The brook no longer murmured unseen, but laughed now in the sunlight, and reflected every manner of pretty thing,--fleecy cloudlet, fluttering bird or butterfly, nodding fern or soldierly "cat-tail."

not used up

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading It was the tenth day of September, and as pleasant a day as one could wish to see.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading The sun shone brightly everywhere; but Hildegarde thought that the laughing god sent his brightest golden rays down on the spot where she was standing.

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading It was the tenth day of September, and as pleasant a day as one could wish to see.

quiet, dark, or concealed

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The sun shone brightly everywhere; but Hildegarde thought that the laughing god sent his brightest golden rays down on the spot where she was standing.

inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light

From this reading The sun shone brightly everywhere; but Hildegarde thought that the laughing god sent his brightest golden rays down on the spot where she was standing.

(of persons) befitting a warrior

From this reading The brook no longer murmured unseen, but laughed now in the sunlight, and reflected every manner of pretty thing,--fleecy cloudlet, fluttering bird or butterfly, nodding fern or soldierly "cat-tail."

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The sun shone brightly everywhere; but Hildegarde thought that the laughing god sent his brightest golden rays down on the spot where she was standing.

having a supporting base

From this reading The sun shone brightly everywhere; but Hildegarde thought that the laughing god sent his brightest golden rays down on the spot where she was standing.

impressive in appearance

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading The sun shone brightly everywhere; but Hildegarde thought that the laughing god sent his brightest golden rays down on the spot where she was standing.

the rays of the sun

From this reading The brook no longer murmured unseen, but laughed now in the sunlight, and reflected every manner of pretty thing,--fleecy cloudlet, fluttering bird or butterfly, nodding fern or soldierly "cat-tail."

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts

From this reading It was the tenth day of September, and as pleasant a day as one could wish to see.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The sun shone brightly everywhere; but Hildegarde thought that the laughing god sent his brightest golden rays down on the spot where she was standing.

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

From this reading It was the tenth day of September, and as pleasant a day as one could wish to see.

a special situation

From this reading The brook no longer murmured unseen, but laughed now in the sunlight, and reflected every manner of pretty thing,--fleecy cloudlet, fluttering bird or butterfly, nodding fern or soldierly "cat-tail."

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

From this reading The sun shone brightly everywhere; but Hildegarde thought that the laughing god sent his brightest golden rays down on the spot where she was standing.

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

From this reading It was the tenth day of September, and as pleasant a day as one could wish to see.

plural of “tree” — 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 House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

not seen or perceived

From this reading The brook no longer murmured unseen, but laughed now in the sunlight, and reflected every manner of pretty thing,--fleecy cloudlet, fluttering bird or butterfly, nodding fern or soldierly "cat-tail."

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

From this reading It was the tenth day of September, and as pleasant a day as one could wish to see.

in or at the place that

From this reading The sun shone brightly everywhere; but Hildegarde thought that the laughing god sent his brightest golden rays down on the spot where she was standing.

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

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading It was the tenth day of September, and as pleasant a day as one could wish to see.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading The House in the Wood no longer justified its name; for the trees had been cut away from around it,--only a few stately pines and ancient hemlocks remaining to mount guard over the cottage, and to make pleasant shady places on the wide, sunny lawns that stretched before and behind it.