Chapter X · Chapter 10

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

From this reading They had taken ship for London, as Mr. and Mrs. Carleton wished to visit home for a day or two before going on to Paris.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

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From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

(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 There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

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

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

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

From this reading They had taken ship for London, as Mr. and Mrs. Carleton wished to visit home for a day or two before going on to Paris.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading They had taken ship for London, as Mr. and Mrs. Carleton wished to visit home for a day or two before going on to Paris.

the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading So leaving Charlton to carry news of them to the French capital, so soon as he could persuade himself to leave the English one, they with little Fleda in company posted down to Carleton, in ----shire.

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From this reading They had taken ship for London, as Mr. and Mrs. Carleton wished to visit home for a day or two before going on to Paris.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading So leaving Charlton to carry news of them to the French capital, so soon as he could persuade himself to leave the English one, they with little Fleda in company posted down to Carleton, in ----shire.

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From this reading So leaving Charlton to carry news of them to the French capital, so soon as he could persuade himself to leave the English one, they with little Fleda in company posted down to Carleton, in ----shire.

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From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading So leaving Charlton to carry news of them to the French capital, so soon as he could persuade himself to leave the English one, they with little Fleda in company posted down to Carleton, in ----shire.

showing effects of planning or manipulation

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading So leaving Charlton to carry news of them to the French capital, so soon as he could persuade himself to leave the English one, they with little Fleda in company posted down to Carleton, in ----shire.

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From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

plural of “dale” — an open river valley (in a hilly area)

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading They had taken ship for London, as Mr. and Mrs. Carleton wished to visit home for a day or two before going on to Paris.

possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

an old form of “does”

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading So leaving Charlton to carry news of them to the French capital, so soon as he could persuade himself to leave the English one, they with little Fleda in company posted down to Carleton, in ----shire.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading So leaving Charlton to carry news of them to the French capital, so soon as he could persuade himself to leave the English one, they with little Fleda in company posted down to Carleton, in ----shire.

the organ of sight

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

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From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

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From this reading So leaving Charlton to carry news of them to the French capital, so soon as he could persuade himself to leave the English one, they with little Fleda in company posted down to Carleton, in ----shire.

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From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading So leaving Charlton to carry news of them to the French capital, so soon as he could persuade himself to leave the English one, they with little Fleda in company posted down to Carleton, in ----shire.

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From this reading Færy Queene.

assemble or get together

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

the act of departing

From this reading They had taken ship for London, as Mr. and Mrs. Carleton wished to visit home for a day or two before going on to Paris.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

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

From this reading They had taken ship for London, as Mr. and Mrs. Carleton wished to visit home for a day or two before going on to Paris.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading So leaving Charlton to carry news of them to the French capital, so soon as he could persuade himself to leave the English one, they with little Fleda in company posted down to Carleton, in ----shire.

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

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading So leaving Charlton to carry news of them to the French capital, so soon as he could persuade himself to leave the English one, they with little Fleda in company posted down to Carleton, in ----shire.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading They had taken ship for London, as Mr. and Mrs. Carleton wished to visit home for a day or two before going on to Paris.

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From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

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

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

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

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

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From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

go away from a place

From this reading So leaving Charlton to carry news of them to the French capital, so soon as he could persuade himself to leave the English one, they with little Fleda in company posted down to Carleton, in ----shire.

the act of departing

From this reading So leaving Charlton to carry news of them to the French capital, so soon as he could persuade himself to leave the English one, they with little Fleda in company posted down to Carleton, in ----shire.

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

From this reading So leaving Charlton to carry news of them to the French capital, so soon as he could persuade himself to leave the English one, they with little Fleda in company posted down to Carleton, in ----shire.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading They had taken ship for London, as Mr. and Mrs. Carleton wished to visit home for a day or two before going on to Paris.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

used to form the superlative

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

a form of address for a man

From this reading They had taken ship for London, as Mr. and Mrs. Carleton wished to visit home for a day or two before going on to Paris.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading They had taken ship for London, as Mr. and Mrs. Carleton wished to visit home for a day or two before going on to Paris.

information about recent and important events

From this reading So leaving Charlton to carry news of them to the French capital, so soon as he could persuade himself to leave the English one, they with little Fleda in company posted down to Carleton, in ----shire.

not any; not one

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So leaving Charlton to carry news of them to the French capital, so soon as he could persuade himself to leave the English one, they with little Fleda in company posted down to Carleton, in ----shire.

make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading So leaving Charlton to carry news of them to the French capital, so soon as he could persuade himself to leave the English one, they with little Fleda in company posted down to Carleton, in ----shire.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading They had taken ship for London, as Mr. and Mrs. Carleton wished to visit home for a day or two before going on to Paris.

coated with paint

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading They had taken ship for London, as Mr. and Mrs. Carleton wished to visit home for a day or two before going on to Paris.

win approval or support for

From this reading So leaving Charlton to carry news of them to the French capital, so soon as he could persuade himself to leave the English one, they with little Fleda in company posted down to Carleton, in ----shire.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

publicly displayed

From this reading So leaving Charlton to carry news of them to the French capital, so soon as he could persuade himself to leave the English one, they with little Fleda in company posted down to Carleton, in ----shire.

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From this reading Færy Queene.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

to cause to separate and go in different directions

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

transport commercially

From this reading They had taken ship for London, as Mr. and Mrs. Carleton wished to visit home for a day or two before going on to Paris.

a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county

From this reading So leaving Charlton to carry news of them to the French capital, so soon as he could persuade himself to leave the English one, they with little Fleda in company posted down to Carleton, in ----shire.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So leaving Charlton to carry news of them to the French capital, so soon as he could persuade himself to leave the English one, they with little Fleda in company posted down to Carleton, in ----shire.

not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

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

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

in the near future

From this reading So leaving Charlton to carry news of them to the French capital, so soon as he could persuade himself to leave the English one, they with little Fleda in company posted down to Carleton, in ----shire.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading They had taken ship for London, as Mr. and Mrs. Carleton wished to visit home for a day or two before going on to Paris.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

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

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading So leaving Charlton to carry news of them to the French capital, so soon as he could persuade himself to leave the English one, they with little Fleda in company posted down to Carleton, in ----shire.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They had taken ship for London, as Mr. and Mrs. Carleton wished to visit home for a day or two before going on to Paris.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

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

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

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 There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

a shaky motion

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading They had taken ship for London, as Mr. and Mrs. Carleton wished to visit home for a day or two before going on to Paris.

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From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading They had taken ship for London, as Mr. and Mrs. Carleton wished to visit home for a day or two before going on to Paris.

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

From this reading It was a time of great delight to Fleda, that is, as soon as Mr. Carleton had made her feel at home in England; and somehow he had contrived to do that and to scatter some clouds of remembrance that seemed to gather about her, before they had reached the end of their first day's journey.

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

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading They had taken ship for London, as Mr. and Mrs. Carleton wished to visit home for a day or two before going on to Paris.

in the company of; together with

From this reading So leaving Charlton to carry news of them to the French capital, so soon as he could persuade himself to leave the English one, they with little Fleda in company posted down to Carleton, in ----shire.

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading There the most daintie paradise on ground Itselfe doth offer to his sober eye,-- -----The painted flowres, the trees upshooting hye, The dales for shade, the hills for breathing space, The trembling groves, the christall running by; And that, which all faire works doth most aggrace, The art which all that wrought appeared in no place.