afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
Ah
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From this reading Ah, it was greatly good!
in addition
From this reading Better still, to see the white convent walls that had held me so long sink behind the tall trees, which shut in also Sister Eulalie and her bread-and-water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So to Cour Cheverney we went, the fat-faced goodman with the pouting lips and the unsteady Florentine eyes leading the way.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Better still, to see the white convent walls that had held me so long sink behind the tall trees, which shut in also Sister Eulalie and her bread-and-water.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Better still, to see the white convent walls that had held me so long sink behind the tall trees, which shut in also Sister Eulalie and her bread-and-water.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
bread-and-water
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From this reading Better still, to see the white convent walls that had held me so long sink behind the tall trees, which shut in also Sister Eulalie and her bread-and-water.
broomnounUS /bruːm/
a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
Cheverney
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From this reading So to Cour Cheverney we went, the fat-faced goodman with the pouting lips and the unsteady Florentine eyes leading the way.
childhoodnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
conventnounUS /ˈkɑːnvənt/
a religious residence especially for nuns
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Cour
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From this reading So to Cour Cheverney we went, the fat-faced goodman with the pouting lips and the unsteady Florentine eyes leading the way.
double-flower
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From this reading The fields, how fine they smelt--hawthorn, red and white, single-flower and double-flower, on every tree!
Eulalie
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From this reading Better still, to see the white convent walls that had held me so long sink behind the tall trees, which shut in also Sister Eulalie and her bread-and-water.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The fields, how fine they smelt--hawthorn, red and white, single-flower and double-flower, on every tree!
to or in any or all places
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
opinion or judgment
From this reading So to Cour Cheverney we went, the fat-faced goodman with the pouting lips and the unsteady Florentine eyes leading the way.
fat-faced
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From this reading So to Cour Cheverney we went, the fat-faced goodman with the pouting lips and the unsteady Florentine eyes leading the way.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading The fields, how fine they smelt--hawthorn, red and white, single-flower and double-flower, on every tree!
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The fields, how fine they smelt--hawthorn, red and white, single-flower and double-flower, on every tree!
fishing-rod
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From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
FlorentineadjectiveUS /ˈflɔːrəntiːn/
of or relating to or characteristic of the city of Florence, Italy
From this reading So to Cour Cheverney we went, the fat-faced goodman with the pouting lips and the unsteady Florentine eyes leading the way.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
GallowaynounUS /ˈɡæloʊweɪ/
a district in southwestern Scotland
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Ah, it was greatly good!
goodmannounUS /ˈɡʊdmən/
United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986)
From this reading So to Cour Cheverney we went, the fat-faced goodman with the pouting lips and the unsteady Florentine eyes leading the way.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Ah, it was greatly good!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Better still, to see the white convent walls that had held me so long sink behind the tall trees, which shut in also Sister Eulalie and her bread-and-water.
hawthornnounUS /ˈhɔːθɔːrn/
a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
From this reading The fields, how fine they smelt--hawthorn, red and white, single-flower and double-flower, on every tree!
hedgerows
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From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Better still, to see the white convent walls that had held me so long sink behind the tall trees, which shut in also Sister Eulalie and her bread-and-water.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Better still, to see the white convent walls that had held me so long sink behind the tall trees, which shut in also Sister Eulalie and her bread-and-water.
how
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From this reading The fields, how fine they smelt--hawthorn, red and white, single-flower and double-flower, on every tree!
hyacinthnounUS /ˈhaɪəsɪnθ/
a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ah, it was greatly good!
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading So to Cour Cheverney we went, the fat-faced goodman with the pouting lips and the unsteady Florentine eyes leading the way.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading So to Cour Cheverney we went, the fat-faced goodman with the pouting lips and the unsteady Florentine eyes leading the way.
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 Better still, to see the white convent walls that had held me so long sink behind the tall trees, which shut in also Sister Eulalie and her bread-and-water.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Better still, to see the white convent walls that had held me so long sink behind the tall trees, which shut in also Sister Eulalie and her bread-and-water.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fields, how fine they smelt--hawthorn, red and white, single-flower and double-flower, on every tree!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
peepingverbUS /ˈpiːpɪŋ/
-ing form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
pimpernelnoun
European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
poutingverbUS /ˈpaʊtɪŋ/
-ing form of “pout” — be in a huff and display one's displeasure
From this reading So to Cour Cheverney we went, the fat-faced goodman with the pouting lips and the unsteady Florentine eyes leading the way.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The fields, how fine they smelt--hawthorn, red and white, single-flower and double-flower, on every tree!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Better still, to see the white convent walls that had held me so long sink behind the tall trees, which shut in also Sister Eulalie and her bread-and-water.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Better still, to see the white convent walls that had held me so long sink behind the tall trees, which shut in also Sister Eulalie and her bread-and-water.
single-flower
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From this reading The fields, how fine they smelt--hawthorn, red and white, single-flower and double-flower, on every tree!
sinkverbUS /sɪŋk/
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Better still, to see the white convent walls that had held me so long sink behind the tall trees, which shut in also Sister Eulalie and her bread-and-water.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Better still, to see the white convent walls that had held me so long sink behind the tall trees, which shut in also Sister Eulalie and her bread-and-water.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
smeltnounUS /smelt/
small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water
From this reading The fields, how fine they smelt--hawthorn, red and white, single-flower and double-flower, on every tree!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So to Cour Cheverney we went, the fat-faced goodman with the pouting lips and the unsteady Florentine eyes leading the way.
not in physical motion
From this reading Better still, to see the white convent walls that had held me so long sink behind the tall trees, which shut in also Sister Eulalie and her bread-and-water.
stone-chats
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From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
swayingverbUS /ˈsweɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Better still, to see the white convent walls that had held me so long sink behind the tall trees, which shut in also Sister Eulalie and her bread-and-water.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Better still, to see the white convent walls that had held me so long sink behind the tall trees, which shut in also Sister Eulalie and her bread-and-water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So to Cour Cheverney we went, the fat-faced goodman with the pouting lips and the unsteady Florentine eyes leading the way.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fields, how fine they smelt--hawthorn, red and white, single-flower and double-flower, on every tree!
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So to Cour Cheverney we went, the fat-faced goodman with the pouting lips and the unsteady Florentine eyes leading the way.
Touraine
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From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
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 fields, how fine they smelt--hawthorn, red and white, single-flower and double-flower, on every tree!
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 Better still, to see the white convent walls that had held me so long sink behind the tall trees, which shut in also Sister Eulalie and her bread-and-water.
unsteadyadjectiveUS /ənˈstedi/
subject to change or variation
From this reading So to Cour Cheverney we went, the fat-faced goodman with the pouting lips and the unsteady Florentine eyes leading the way.
plural of “wall” — 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 Better still, to see the white convent walls that had held me so long sink behind the tall trees, which shut in also Sister Eulalie and her bread-and-water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah, it was greatly good!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading So to Cour Cheverney we went, the fat-faced goodman with the pouting lips and the unsteady Florentine eyes leading the way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So to Cour Cheverney we went, the fat-faced goodman with the pouting lips and the unsteady Florentine eyes leading the way.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So to Cour Cheverney we went, the fat-faced goodman with the pouting lips and the unsteady Florentine eyes leading the way.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Better still, to see the white convent walls that had held me so long sink behind the tall trees, which shut in also Sister Eulalie and her bread-and-water.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
a Caucasian
From this reading The fields, how fine they smelt--hawthorn, red and white, single-flower and double-flower, on every tree!
in the company of; together with
From this reading So to Cour Cheverney we went, the fat-faced goodman with the pouting lips and the unsteady Florentine eyes leading the way.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The hedgerows--as in the Galloway of my childhood, there are hedgerows in Touraine--full of red pimpernel and blue hyacinth, and with the yellow broom they named the kings after peeping over everywhere, while stone-chats and other small birds went swaying on the thin fishing-rod branches.
