used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ah, those were such apples as would bring a great price, by the bushel, if any of them could be found growing in the orchards of nowadays!
Ah
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From this reading Ah, those were such apples as would bring a great price, by the bushel, if any of them could be found growing in the orchards of nowadays!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, even in the old, old, half-forgotten times, before the garden of the Hesperides was overrun with weeds, a great many people doubted whether there could be real trees that bore apples of solid gold upon their branches.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Ah, those were such apples as would bring a great price, by the bushel, if any of them could be found growing in the orchards of nowadays!
applesnounUS /ˈæpəlz/
plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading Did you ever hear of the golden apples that grew in the garden of the Hesperides?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ah, those were such apples as would bring a great price, by the bushel, if any of them could be found growing in the orchards of nowadays!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ah, those were such apples as would bring a great price, by the bushel, if any of them could be found growing in the orchards of nowadays!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And, even in the old, old, half-forgotten times, before the garden of the Hesperides was overrun with weeds, a great many people doubted whether there could be real trees that bore apples of solid gold upon their branches.
cause to be bored
From this reading And, even in the old, old, half-forgotten times, before the garden of the Hesperides was overrun with weeds, a great many people doubted whether there could be real trees that bore apples of solid gold upon their branches.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading And, even in the old, old, half-forgotten times, before the garden of the Hesperides was overrun with weeds, a great many people doubted whether there could be real trees that bore apples of solid gold upon their branches.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Ah, those were such apples as would bring a great price, by the bushel, if any of them could be found growing in the orchards of nowadays!
bushelnounUS /ˈbʊʃəl/
a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
From this reading Ah, those were such apples as would bring a great price, by the bushel, if any of them could be found growing in the orchards of nowadays!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there is not, I suppose, a graft of that wonderful fruit on a single tree in the wide world.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ah, those were such apples as would bring a great price, by the bushel, if any of them could be found growing in the orchards of nowadays!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ah, those were such apples as would bring a great price, by the bushel, if any of them could be found growing in the orchards of nowadays!
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you ever hear of the golden apples that grew in the garden of the Hesperides?
doubtedverbUS /ˈdaʊtɪd/
past form of “doubt” — consider unlikely or have doubts about
From this reading And, even in the old, old, half-forgotten times, before the garden of the Hesperides was overrun with weeds, a great many people doubted whether there could be real trees that bore apples of solid gold upon their branches.
divisible by two
From this reading And, even in the old, old, half-forgotten times, before the garden of the Hesperides was overrun with weeds, a great many people doubted whether there could be real trees that bore apples of solid gold upon their branches.
at any time
From this reading Did you ever hear of the golden apples that grew in the garden of the Hesperides?
existsverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪsts/
third-person singular of “exist” — have an existence, be extant
From this reading Not so much as a seed of those apples exists any longer.
set up or found
From this reading Ah, those were such apples as would bring a great price, by the bushel, if any of them could be found growing in the orchards of nowadays!
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading But there is not, I suppose, a graft of that wonderful fruit on a single tree in the wide world.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Did you ever hear of the golden apples that grew in the garden of the Hesperides?
coins made of gold
From this reading And, even in the old, old, half-forgotten times, before the garden of the Hesperides was overrun with weeds, a great many people doubted whether there could be real trees that bore apples of solid gold upon their branches.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Did you ever hear of the golden apples that grew in the garden of the Hesperides?
graftnounUS /ɡræft/
(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
From this reading But there is not, I suppose, a graft of that wonderful fruit on a single tree in the wide world.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Ah, those were such apples as would bring a great price, by the bushel, if any of them could be found growing in the orchards of nowadays!
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Did you ever hear of the golden apples that grew in the garden of the Hesperides?
(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 Ah, those were such apples as would bring a great price, by the bushel, if any of them could be found growing in the orchards of nowadays!
half-forgotten
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From this reading And, even in the old, old, half-forgotten times, before the garden of the Hesperides was overrun with weeds, a great many people doubted whether there could be real trees that bore apples of solid gold upon their branches.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Did you ever hear of the golden apples that grew in the garden of the Hesperides?
Hesperidesnoun
(Greek mythology) group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that Gaea gave as a wedding gift to Hera
From this reading Did you ever hear of the golden apples that grew in the garden of the Hesperides?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But there is not, I suppose, a graft of that wonderful fruit on a single tree in the wide world.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Ah, those were such apples as would bring a great price, by the bushel, if any of them could be found growing in the orchards of nowadays!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Did you ever hear of the golden apples that grew in the garden of the Hesperides?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there is not, I suppose, a graft of that wonderful fruit on a single tree in the wide world.
for more time
From this reading Not so much as a seed of those apples exists any longer.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading And, even in the old, old, half-forgotten times, before the garden of the Hesperides was overrun with weeds, a great many people doubted whether there could be real trees that bore apples of solid gold upon their branches.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Not so much as a seed of those apples exists any longer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But there is not, I suppose, a graft of that wonderful fruit on a single tree in the wide world.
nowadaysnounUS /ˈnaʊədeɪz/
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading Ah, those were such apples as would bring a great price, by the bushel, if any of them could be found growing in the orchards of nowadays!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Did you ever hear of the golden apples that grew in the garden of the Hesperides?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And, even in the old, old, half-forgotten times, before the garden of the Hesperides was overrun with weeds, a great many people doubted whether there could be real trees that bore apples of solid gold upon their branches.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But there is not, I suppose, a graft of that wonderful fruit on a single tree in the wide world.
orchardsnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərdz/
plural of “orchard” — garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading Ah, those were such apples as would bring a great price, by the bushel, if any of them could be found growing in the orchards of nowadays!
overrunverbUS /ˈoʊvərrʌn/
invade in great numbers
From this reading And, even in the old, old, half-forgotten times, before the garden of the Hesperides was overrun with weeds, a great many people doubted whether there could be real trees that bore apples of solid gold upon their branches.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading And, even in the old, old, half-forgotten times, before the garden of the Hesperides was overrun with weeds, a great many people doubted whether there could be real trees that bore apples of solid gold upon their branches.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Ah, those were such apples as would bring a great price, by the bushel, if any of them could be found growing in the orchards of nowadays!
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading And, even in the old, old, half-forgotten times, before the garden of the Hesperides was overrun with weeds, a great many people doubted whether there could be real trees that bore apples of solid gold upon their branches.
seednounUS /siːd/
a small hard fruit
From this reading Not so much as a seed of those apples exists any longer.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading But there is not, I suppose, a graft of that wonderful fruit on a single tree in the wide world.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not so much as a seed of those apples exists any longer.
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading And, even in the old, old, half-forgotten times, before the garden of the Hesperides was overrun with weeds, a great many people doubted whether there could be real trees that bore apples of solid gold upon their branches.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Ah, those were such apples as would bring a great price, by the bushel, if any of them could be found growing in the orchards of nowadays!
express a supposition
From this reading But there is not, I suppose, a graft of that wonderful fruit on a single tree in the wide world.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Did you ever hear of the golden apples that grew in the garden of the Hesperides?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Did you ever hear of the golden apples that grew in the garden of the Hesperides?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And, even in the old, old, half-forgotten times, before the garden of the Hesperides was overrun with weeds, a great many people doubted whether there could be real trees that bore apples of solid gold upon their branches.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Ah, those were such apples as would bring a great price, by the bushel, if any of them could be found growing in the orchards of nowadays!
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there is not, I suppose, a graft of that wonderful fruit on a single tree in the wide world.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Ah, those were such apples as would bring a great price, by the bushel, if any of them could be found growing in the orchards of nowadays!
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading And, even in the old, old, half-forgotten times, before the garden of the Hesperides was overrun with weeds, a great many people doubted whether there could be real trees that bore apples of solid gold upon their 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 But there is not, I suppose, a graft of that wonderful fruit on a single tree in the wide world.
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 And, even in the old, old, half-forgotten times, before the garden of the Hesperides was overrun with weeds, a great many people doubted whether there could be real trees that bore apples of solid gold upon their branches.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And, even in the old, old, half-forgotten times, before the garden of the Hesperides was overrun with weeds, a great many people doubted whether there could be real trees that bore apples of solid gold upon their branches.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And, even in the old, old, half-forgotten times, before the garden of the Hesperides was overrun with weeds, a great many people doubted whether there could be real trees that bore apples of solid gold upon their branches.
weedsnounUS /wiːdz/
a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning
From this reading And, even in the old, old, half-forgotten times, before the garden of the Hesperides was overrun with weeds, a great many people doubted whether there could be real trees that bore apples of solid gold upon their branches.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ah, those were such apples as would bring a great price, by the bushel, if any of them could be found growing in the orchards of nowadays!
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading And, even in the old, old, half-forgotten times, before the garden of the Hesperides was overrun with weeds, a great many people doubted whether there could be real trees that bore apples of solid gold upon their branches.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading But there is not, I suppose, a graft of that wonderful fruit on a single tree in the wide world.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And, even in the old, old, half-forgotten times, before the garden of the Hesperides was overrun with weeds, a great many people doubted whether there could be real trees that bore apples of solid gold upon their branches.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading But there is not, I suppose, a graft of that wonderful fruit on a single tree in the wide world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading But there is not, I suppose, a graft of that wonderful fruit on a single tree in the wide world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ah, those were such apples as would bring a great price, by the bushel, if any of them could be found growing in the orchards of nowadays!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you ever hear of the golden apples that grew in the garden of the Hesperides?
