Chapter XXIII

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

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading Then she added a pot of ferns and some clustering growing azaleas, pink and white and very lovely.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

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

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

plural of “azalea” — any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors

From this reading Then she added a pot of ferns and some clustering growing azaleas, pink and white and very lovely.

plural of “basket” — a container that is usually woven and has handles

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading She picked out some that were growing in country lanes then—it was the middle of July—poppies and cornbottles and big brown-hearted daisies.

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

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From this reading She picked out some that were growing in country lanes then—it was the middle of July—poppies and cornbottles and big brown-hearted daisies.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

the person or thing chosen or selected

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading Then she added a pot of ferns and some clustering growing azaleas, pink and white and very lovely.

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From this reading She picked out some that were growing in country lanes then—it was the middle of July—poppies and cornbottles and big brown-hearted daisies.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading She picked out some that were growing in country lanes then—it was the middle of July—poppies and cornbottles and big brown-hearted daisies.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

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 She picked out some that were growing in country lanes then—it was the middle of July—poppies and cornbottles and big brown-hearted daisies.

slightly wet

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

indulging in or influenced by fancy

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

plural of “fern” — 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 Then she added a pot of ferns and some clustering growing azaleas, pink and white and very lovely.

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From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

plural of “frame” — the framework for a pair of eyeglasses

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

experiencing joy and pleasure

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading She picked out some that were growing in country lanes then—it was the middle of July—poppies and cornbottles and big brown-hearted daisies.

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

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

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

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

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

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She picked out some that were growing in country lanes then—it was the middle of July—poppies and cornbottles and big brown-hearted daisies.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading They seemed to her to speak in a simple way of joy.

Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading She picked out some that were growing in country lanes then—it was the middle of July—poppies and cornbottles and big brown-hearted daisies.

and nothing more

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

plural of “lane” — a narrow way or road

From this reading She picked out some that were growing in country lanes then—it was the middle of July—poppies and cornbottles and big brown-hearted daisies.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading Then she added a pot of ferns and some clustering growing azaleas, pink and white and very lovely.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading She picked out some that were growing in country lanes then—it was the middle of July—poppies and cornbottles and big brown-hearted daisies.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading She picked out some that were growing in country lanes then—it was the middle of July—poppies and cornbottles and big brown-hearted daisies.

past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group

From this reading She picked out some that were growing in country lanes then—it was the middle of July—poppies and cornbottles and big brown-hearted daisies.

a light shade of red

From this reading Then she added a pot of ferns and some clustering growing azaleas, pink and white and very lovely.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

be motionless, in suspension

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

plural of “poppy” — annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers

From this reading She picked out some that were growing in country lanes then—it was the middle of July—poppies and cornbottles and big brown-hearted daisies.

metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid

From this reading Then she added a pot of ferns and some clustering growing azaleas, pink and white and very lovely.

plural of “pot” — metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

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

From this reading They seemed to her to speak in a simple way of joy.

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

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading They seemed to her to speak in a simple way of joy.

the quality of being slight or inadequate

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

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

From this reading She picked out some that were growing in country lanes then—it was the middle of July—poppies and cornbottles and big brown-hearted daisies.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

express in speech

From this reading They seemed to her to speak in a simple way of joy.

-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

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

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She picked out some that were growing in country lanes then—it was the middle of July—poppies and cornbottles and big brown-hearted daisies.

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

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading She picked out some that were growing in country lanes then—it was the middle of July—poppies and cornbottles and big brown-hearted daisies.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They seemed to her to speak in a simple way of joy.

a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

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

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.

precisely as stated

From this reading Then she added a pot of ferns and some clustering growing azaleas, pink and white and very lovely.

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

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading They seemed to her to speak in a simple way of joy.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading She picked out some that were growing in country lanes then—it was the middle of July—poppies and cornbottles and big brown-hearted daisies.

a Caucasian

From this reading Then she added a pot of ferns and some clustering growing azaleas, pink and white and very lovely.

ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

From this reading There was a florist’s near by—in London there always is a florist’s near by—and Judith stood in the little place, among the fanciful straw baskets and the wire frames and the tin boxes of cut flowers and the damp pots of blooming ones, and made her choice.

in the company of; together with

From this reading In her slenderness and her gladness she herself had somewhat the poise of a flower, and the delicate flush of her face, with its new springing secret of life, did more to suggest one—a flower just opened to the summer and the sun.