used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SIR WILLIAM AND HIS WIFE.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
blushverbUS /blʌʃ/
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
the two together, not just one
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
bouquetnounUS /buːˈkeɪ/
an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
From this reading "Come," he said, heaping them on the seat by her side, "let us gather up a bouquet for the breakfast-table.
breakfast-table
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From this reading "Come," he said, heaping them on the seat by her side, "let us gather up a bouquet for the breakfast-table.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Come," he said, heaping them on the seat by her side, "let us gather up a bouquet for the breakfast-table.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
put or send forth
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
a young person of either sex
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come," he said, heaping them on the seat by her side, "let us gather up a bouquet for the breakfast-table.
dartedverbUS /ˈdɑːrtɪd/
past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
dewnounUS /duː/
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
dreamilyadverb
in a dreamy manner
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Come," he said, heaping them on the seat by her side, "let us gather up a bouquet for the breakfast-table.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
assemble or get together
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
brought together in one place
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
harvestnounUS /ˈhɑːrvəst/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
heapingverbUS /ˈhiːpɪŋ/
-ing form of “heap” — bestow in large quantities
From this reading "Come," he said, heaping them on the seat by her side, "let us gather up a bouquet for the breakfast-table.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SIR WILLIAM AND HIS WIFE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Come," he said, heaping them on the seat by her side, "let us gather up a bouquet for the breakfast-table.
Lovel
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
night'snounUS /naɪts/
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come," he said, heaping them on the seat by her side, "let us gather up a bouquet for the breakfast-table.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
Parris
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From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
pluckedadjectiveUS /plʌkt/
of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
porticonounUS /ˈpɔːrtəkoʊ/
a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
rainedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
possessing material wealth
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
rudelyadverbUS /ˈruːdli/
in an impolite manner
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come," he said, heaping them on the seat by her side, "let us gather up a bouquet for the breakfast-table.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading "Come," he said, heaping them on the seat by her side, "let us gather up a bouquet for the breakfast-table.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "Come," he said, heaping them on the seat by her side, "let us gather up a bouquet for the breakfast-table.
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR WILLIAM AND HIS WIFE.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
unmindfuladjective
not mindful or attentive
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come," he said, heaping them on the seat by her side, "let us gather up a bouquet for the breakfast-table.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
at the time that
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading SIR WILLIAM AND HIS WIFE.
WILLIAM
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From this reading SIR WILLIAM AND HIS WIFE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
