(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading At Bourton they always had stiff little vases all the way down the table.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading At Bourton they always had stiff little vases all the way down the table.
amazingadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/
surprising greatly
From this reading Sally’s power was amazing, her gift, her personality.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Bourton they always had stiff little vases all the way down the table.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
Bourton
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From this reading At Bourton they always had stiff little vases all the way down the table.
bowlsnounUS /boʊlz/
a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack
From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The effect was extraordinary--coming in to dinner in the sunset.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
dahlias
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From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading The effect was extraordinary--coming in to dinner in the sunset.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At Bourton they always had stiff little vases all the way down the table.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The effect was extraordinary--coming in to dinner in the sunset.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading The effect was extraordinary--coming in to dinner in the sunset.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading There was her way with flowers, for instance.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was her way with flowers, for instance.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading Sally’s power was amazing, her gift, her personality.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At Bourton they always had stiff little vases all the way down the table.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sally’s power was amazing, her gift, her personality.
hollyhocksnounUS /ˈhɑːlihɑːks/
plural of “hollyhock” — any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
an occurrence of something
From this reading There was her way with flowers, for instance.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At Bourton they always had stiff little vases all the way down the table.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
personalitynounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading Sally’s power was amazing, her gift, her personality.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Sally’s power was amazing, her gift, her personality.
witty remark
From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
Sally'snounUS /ˈsæliz/
possessive form of “sally” — witty remark
From this reading Sally’s power was amazing, her gift, her personality.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading At Bourton they always had stiff little vases all the way down the table.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading The effect was extraordinary--coming in to dinner in the sunset.
swimverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading At Bourton they always had stiff little vases all the way down the table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At Bourton they always had stiff little vases all the way down the table.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was her way with flowers, for instance.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At Bourton they always had stiff little vases all the way down the table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The effect was extraordinary--coming in to dinner in the sunset.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
vasesnounUS /ˈveɪsəz/
plural of “vas” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading At Bourton they always had stiff little vases all the way down the table.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sally’s power was amazing, her gift, her personality.
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 Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There was her way with flowers, for instance.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Sally went out, picked hollyhocks, dahlias--all sorts of flowers that had never been seen together--cut their heads off, and made them swim on the top of water in bowls.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was her way with flowers, for instance.
