aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
anthemnounUS /ˈænθəm/
a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
cedarnounUS /ˈsiːdər/
any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
cesse
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From this reading Qu'as-tu fait, O toi que voila Pleurant sans cesse, Dis, qu'as-tu fait, toi que voila De ta jeunesse?"
Cette
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From this reading Cette paisible rumeur-la Vient de la ville.
clothing in general
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
contemplatingverbUS /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “contemplate” — look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Cette paisible rumeur-la Vient de la ville.
Dieu
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From this reading "Mon Dieu, mon Dieu, la vie est la, Simple et tranquille.
DisnounUS /dɪs/
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading Qu'as-tu fait, O toi que voila Pleurant sans cesse, Dis, qu'as-tu fait, toi que voila De ta jeunesse?"
DowernounUS /daʊr/
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
estnounUS /est/
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading "Mon Dieu, mon Dieu, la vie est la, Simple et tranquille.
et
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From this reading "Mon Dieu, mon Dieu, la vie est la, Simple et tranquille.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
fait
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From this reading Qu'as-tu fait, O toi que voila Pleurant sans cesse, Dis, qu'as-tu fait, toi que voila De ta jeunesse?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
hedgehognounUS /ˈhedʒhɑːɡ/
relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
temporary military shelter
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
iviedadjective
overgrown with ivy
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
jeunesse
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From this reading Qu'as-tu fait, O toi que voila Pleurant sans cesse, Dis, qu'as-tu fait, toi que voila De ta jeunesse?"
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading "Mon Dieu, mon Dieu, la vie est la, Simple et tranquille.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
MonnounUS /moʊn/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading "Mon Dieu, mon Dieu, la vie est la, Simple et tranquille.
mournfullyadverb
in a mournful manner
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Qu'as-tu fait, O toi que voila Pleurant sans cesse, Dis, qu'as-tu fait, toi que voila De ta jeunesse?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
paisible
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From this reading Cette paisible rumeur-la Vient de la ville.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading PAUL VERLAINE.
Pleurant
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From this reading Qu'as-tu fait, O toi que voila Pleurant sans cesse, Dis, qu'as-tu fait, toi que voila De ta jeunesse?"
Qu'as-tu
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From this reading Qu'as-tu fait, O toi que voila Pleurant sans cesse, Dis, qu'as-tu fait, toi que voila De ta jeunesse?"
que
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From this reading Qu'as-tu fait, O toi que voila Pleurant sans cesse, Dis, qu'as-tu fait, toi que voila De ta jeunesse?"
rumeur-la
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From this reading Cette paisible rumeur-la Vient de la ville.
sans
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From this reading Qu'as-tu fait, O toi que voila Pleurant sans cesse, Dis, qu'as-tu fait, toi que voila De ta jeunesse?"
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading "Mon Dieu, mon Dieu, la vie est la, Simple et tranquille.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
having a supporting base
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
tanounUS /tɑː/
a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite
From this reading Qu'as-tu fait, O toi que voila Pleurant sans cesse, Dis, qu'as-tu fait, toi que voila De ta jeunesse?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
toi
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From this reading Qu'as-tu fait, O toi que voila Pleurant sans cesse, Dis, qu'as-tu fait, toi que voila De ta jeunesse?"
Tommy
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From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
tranquille
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From this reading "Mon Dieu, mon Dieu, la vie est la, Simple et tranquille.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
VERLAINEnoun
French symbolist poet (1844-1896)
From this reading PAUL VERLAINE.
vieverbUS /vaɪ/
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
From this reading "Mon Dieu, mon Dieu, la vie est la, Simple et tranquille.
Vient
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From this reading Cette paisible rumeur-la Vient de la ville.
ville
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From this reading Cette paisible rumeur-la Vient de la ville.
voila
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From this reading Qu'as-tu fait, O toi que voila Pleurant sans cesse, Dis, qu'as-tu fait, toi que voila De ta jeunesse?"
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 The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
in or at the place that
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sound of the anthem came faint and sweet over the ivied wall into the garden of the Dower House, where Harry was standing alone under the cedar in his black clothes, his hands behind his back, mournfully contemplating the little mud hut which he and Tommy had made for the hedgehog which lived in the garden.
