Chapter IX

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

From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

(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 Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

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

From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.

fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

move towards

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

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

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Nothing is so incapacitating as self-love."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.

an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

in a benign manner

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.

produce or yield flowers

From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

the act of breaking something

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

plural of “comer” — someone with a promising future

From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.

lacking in light; not bright or harsh

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

a birdhouse for pigeons

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

closed in or surrounded or included within

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

an entrance that can be closed by a gate

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

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

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

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

From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

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

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

that cripples or disables or incapacitates

From this reading "Nothing is so incapacitating as self-love."

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

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

From this reading "Nothing is so incapacitating as self-love."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

any distinguished personage during the reign of James I

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

and nothing more

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

a narrow way or road

From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.

having a pattern of fretwork or latticework

From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

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 To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.

an interconnected system of things or people

From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading "Nothing is so incapacitating as self-love."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

on one occasion

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

above and across; more than

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

go across or through

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.

a course of conduct

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

past form of “peer” — look searchingly

From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.

plural of “pensioner” — the beneficiary of a pension fund

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

-ing form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.

third-person singular of “protect” — shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.

a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

a Berber living in northern Morocco

From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.

plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.

of a deep slightly bluish red color

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

great coolness and composure under strain

From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.

feelings of excessive pride

From this reading "Nothing is so incapacitating as self-love."

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

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

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Nothing is so incapacitating as self-love."

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

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

having a supporting base

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.

not in physical motion

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.

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

From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

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

From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.

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 When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.

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 To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

at the time that

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

in or at the place that

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.