used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One sees only the garden then and the garden is the distinguished feature of the place; it was planned long before the hotel was built to adorn a marquis's pleasure house.
adornverbUS /əˈdɔːrn/
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
From this reading One sees only the garden then and the garden is the distinguished feature of the place; it was planned long before the hotel was built to adorn a marquis's pleasure house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ordinary, obvious way, which incoming tourists of necessity choose, is by the highroad and the gate.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading The Hotel du Lac may be approached in two ways.
arbors
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From this reading There are grottos, arbors, fountains, a winding stream; and, stretching the length of the water front, a deep cool grove of interlaced plane trees.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are grottos, arbors, fountains, a winding stream; and, stretching the length of the water front, a deep cool grove of interlaced plane trees.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Hotel du Lac may be approached in two ways.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One sees only the garden then and the garden is the distinguished feature of the place; it was planned long before the hotel was built to adorn a marquis's pleasure house.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading One sees only the garden then and the garden is the distinguished feature of the place; it was planned long before the hotel was built to adorn a marquis's pleasure house.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the romantic way is by water.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The ordinary, obvious way, which incoming tourists of necessity choose, is by the highroad and the gate.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading The ordinary, obvious way, which incoming tourists of necessity choose, is by the highroad and the gate.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading There are grottos, arbors, fountains, a winding stream; and, stretching the length of the water front, a deep cool grove of interlaced plane trees.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading There are grottos, arbors, fountains, a winding stream; and, stretching the length of the water front, a deep cool grove of interlaced plane trees.
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading One sees only the garden then and the garden is the distinguished feature of the place; it was planned long before the hotel was built to adorn a marquis's pleasure house.
du
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From this reading The Hotel du Lac may be approached in two ways.
featurenounUS /ˈfiːtʃər/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading One sees only the garden then and the garden is the distinguished feature of the place; it was planned long before the hotel was built to adorn a marquis's pleasure house.
fountainsnounUS /ˈfaʊntənz/
plural of “fountain” — a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading There are grottos, arbors, fountains, a winding stream; and, stretching the length of the water front, a deep cool grove of interlaced plane trees.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading There are grottos, arbors, fountains, a winding stream; and, stretching the length of the water front, a deep cool grove of interlaced plane trees.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading One sees only the garden then and the garden is the distinguished feature of the place; it was planned long before the hotel was built to adorn a marquis's pleasure house.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading The ordinary, obvious way, which incoming tourists of necessity choose, is by the highroad and the gate.
grottos
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From this reading There are grottos, arbors, fountains, a winding stream; and, stretching the length of the water front, a deep cool grove of interlaced plane trees.
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading There are grottos, arbors, fountains, a winding stream; and, stretching the length of the water front, a deep cool grove of interlaced plane trees.
highroadnoun
a highway
From this reading The ordinary, obvious way, which incoming tourists of necessity choose, is by the highroad and the gate.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading The Hotel du Lac may be approached in two ways.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading One sees only the garden then and the garden is the distinguished feature of the place; it was planned long before the hotel was built to adorn a marquis's pleasure house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Hotel du Lac may be approached in two ways.
incomingadjectiveUS /ˈɪnkʌmɪŋ/
arriving at a place or position
From this reading The ordinary, obvious way, which incoming tourists of necessity choose, is by the highroad and the gate.
interlacedadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈleɪst/
having a pattern of fretwork or latticework
From this reading There are grottos, arbors, fountains, a winding stream; and, stretching the length of the water front, a deep cool grove of interlaced plane trees.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ordinary, obvious way, which incoming tourists of necessity choose, is by the highroad and the gate.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One sees only the garden then and the garden is the distinguished feature of the place; it was planned long before the hotel was built to adorn a marquis's pleasure house.
LacnounUS /læk/
resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax
From this reading The Hotel du Lac may be approached in two ways.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading There are grottos, arbors, fountains, a winding stream; and, stretching the length of the water front, a deep cool grove of interlaced plane trees.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading One sees only the garden then and the garden is the distinguished feature of the place; it was planned long before the hotel was built to adorn a marquis's pleasure house.
marquis's
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From this reading One sees only the garden then and the garden is the distinguished feature of the place; it was planned long before the hotel was built to adorn a marquis's pleasure house.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The Hotel du Lac may be approached in two ways.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading The ordinary, obvious way, which incoming tourists of necessity choose, is by the highroad and the gate.
obviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading The ordinary, obvious way, which incoming tourists of necessity choose, is by the highroad and the gate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ordinary, obvious way, which incoming tourists of necessity choose, is by the highroad and the gate.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One sees only the garden then and the garden is the distinguished feature of the place; it was planned long before the hotel was built to adorn a marquis's pleasure house.
and nothing more
From this reading One sees only the garden then and the garden is the distinguished feature of the place; it was planned long before the hotel was built to adorn a marquis's pleasure house.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading The ordinary, obvious way, which incoming tourists of necessity choose, is by the highroad and the gate.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading One sees only the garden then and the garden is the distinguished feature of the place; it was planned long before the hotel was built to adorn a marquis's pleasure house.
planenounUS /pleɪn/
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading There are grottos, arbors, fountains, a winding stream; and, stretching the length of the water front, a deep cool grove of interlaced plane trees.
plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading One sees only the garden then and the garden is the distinguished feature of the place; it was planned long before the hotel was built to adorn a marquis's pleasure house.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading One sees only the garden then and the garden is the distinguished feature of the place; it was planned long before the hotel was built to adorn a marquis's pleasure house.
romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading But the romantic way is by water.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading One sees only the garden then and the garden is the distinguished feature of the place; it was planned long before the hotel was built to adorn a marquis's pleasure house.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading There are grottos, arbors, fountains, a winding stream; and, stretching the length of the water front, a deep cool grove of interlaced plane trees.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading There are grottos, arbors, fountains, a winding stream; and, stretching the length of the water front, a deep cool grove of interlaced plane trees.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Hotel du Lac may be approached in two ways.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading One sees only the garden then and the garden is the distinguished feature of the place; it was planned long before the hotel was built to adorn a marquis's pleasure house.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are grottos, arbors, fountains, a winding stream; and, stretching the length of the water front, a deep cool grove of interlaced plane trees.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One sees only the garden then and the garden is the distinguished feature of the place; it was planned long before the hotel was built to adorn a marquis's pleasure house.
touristsnounUS /ˈtʊrəsts/
plural of “tourist” — someone who travels for pleasure
From this reading The ordinary, obvious way, which incoming tourists of necessity choose, is by the highroad and the gate.
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 There are grottos, arbors, fountains, a winding stream; and, stretching the length of the water front, a deep cool grove of interlaced plane trees.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The Hotel du Lac may be approached in two ways.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One sees only the garden then and the garden is the distinguished feature of the place; it was planned long before the hotel was built to adorn a marquis's pleasure house.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading But the romantic way is by water.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The ordinary, obvious way, which incoming tourists of necessity choose, is by the highroad and the gate.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading The Hotel du Lac may be approached in two ways.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The ordinary, obvious way, which incoming tourists of necessity choose, is by the highroad and the gate.
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading There are grottos, arbors, fountains, a winding stream; and, stretching the length of the water front, a deep cool grove of interlaced plane trees.
