Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

highly skilled

From this reading Having accomplished this she turned homewards, lost in reverie, events having happened at the Rectory which gave her cause for thought.

later than; following

From this reading On one particularly beautiful evening, after partaking of a meal called “high tea,” Barbara, quite strong again now and blooming like the wild rose upon her breast, set out alone upon a walk.

anew

From this reading On one particularly beautiful evening, after partaking of a meal called “high tea,” Barbara, quite strong again now and blooming like the wild rose upon her breast, set out alone upon a walk.

(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 The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

Having no one else present.

From this reading On one particularly beautiful evening, after partaking of a meal called “high tea,” Barbara, quite strong again now and blooming like the wild rose upon her breast, set out alone upon a walk.

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

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

bring into balance or equilibrium

From this reading Her errand was to the cottage of that very fisherman whose child her father had baptised on the night when her life trembled in the balance.

having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism

From this reading Her errand was to the cottage of that very fisherman whose child her father had baptised on the night when her life trembled in the balance.

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From this reading On one particularly beautiful evening, after partaking of a meal called “high tea,” Barbara, quite strong again now and blooming like the wild rose upon her breast, set out alone upon a walk.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading On one particularly beautiful evening, after partaking of a meal called “high tea,” Barbara, quite strong again now and blooming like the wild rose upon her breast, set out alone upon a walk.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

a strong flame that burns brightly

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading On one particularly beautiful evening, after partaking of a meal called “high tea,” Barbara, quite strong again now and blooming like the wild rose upon her breast, set out alone upon a walk.

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading On one particularly beautiful evening, after partaking of a meal called “high tea,” Barbara, quite strong again now and blooming like the wild rose upon her breast, set out alone upon a walk.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading On one particularly beautiful evening, after partaking of a meal called “high tea,” Barbara, quite strong again now and blooming like the wild rose upon her breast, set out alone upon a walk.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading Having accomplished this she turned homewards, lost in reverie, events having happened at the Rectory which gave her cause for thought.

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

a young person of either sex

From this reading Her errand was to the cottage of that very fisherman whose child her father had baptised on the night when her life trembled in the balance.

a small house with a single story

From this reading Her errand was to the cottage of that very fisherman whose child her father had baptised on the night when her life trembled in the balance.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

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

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

From this reading Her errand was to the cottage of that very fisherman whose child her father had baptised on the night when her life trembled in the balance.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading On one particularly beautiful evening, after partaking of a meal called “high tea,” Barbara, quite strong again now and blooming like the wild rose upon her breast, set out alone upon a walk.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading Having accomplished this she turned homewards, lost in reverie, events having happened at the Rectory which gave her cause for thought.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Her errand was to the cottage of that very fisherman whose child her father had baptised on the night when her life trembled in the balance.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

someone whose occupation is catching fish

From this reading Her errand was to the cottage of that very fisherman whose child her father had baptised on the night when her life trembled in the balance.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Having accomplished this she turned homewards, lost in reverie, events having happened at the Rectory which gave her cause for thought.

coins made of gold

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

destroyed or killed

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

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

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

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

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading Having accomplished this she turned homewards, lost in reverie, events having happened at the Rectory which gave her cause for thought.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Having accomplished this she turned homewards, lost in reverie, events having happened at the Rectory which gave her cause for thought.

grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

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

From this reading On one particularly beautiful evening, after partaking of a meal called “high tea,” Barbara, quite strong again now and blooming like the wild rose upon her breast, set out alone upon a walk.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading On one particularly beautiful evening, after partaking of a meal called “high tea,” Barbara, quite strong again now and blooming like the wild rose upon her breast, set out alone upon a walk.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

toward home

From this reading Having accomplished this she turned homewards, lost in reverie, events having happened at the Rectory which gave her cause for thought.

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

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

plural of “lark” — North American songbirds having a yellow breast

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Having accomplished this she turned homewards, lost in reverie, events having happened at the Rectory which gave her cause for thought.

a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading On one particularly beautiful evening, after partaking of a meal called “high tea,” Barbara, quite strong again now and blooming like the wild rose upon her breast, set out alone upon a walk.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Her errand was to the cottage of that very fisherman whose child her father had baptised on the night when her life trembled in the balance.

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

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading On one particularly beautiful evening, after partaking of a meal called “high tea,” Barbara, quite strong again now and blooming like the wild rose upon her breast, set out alone upon a walk.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

a local church community

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

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

From this reading On one particularly beautiful evening, after partaking of a meal called “high tea,” Barbara, quite strong again now and blooming like the wild rose upon her breast, set out alone upon a walk.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading On one particularly beautiful evening, after partaking of a meal called “high tea,” Barbara, quite strong again now and blooming like the wild rose upon her breast, set out alone upon a walk.

a distinctive odor that is pleasant

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading On one particularly beautiful evening, after partaking of a meal called “high tea,” Barbara, quite strong again now and blooming like the wild rose upon her breast, set out alone upon a walk.

an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector

From this reading Having accomplished this she turned homewards, lost in reverie, events having happened at the Rectory which gave her cause for thought.

past form of “reign” — have sovereign power

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

absentminded dreaming while awake

From this reading Having accomplished this she turned homewards, lost in reverie, events having happened at the Rectory which gave her cause for thought.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading On one particularly beautiful evening, after partaking of a meal called “high tea,” Barbara, quite strong again now and blooming like the wild rose upon her breast, set out alone upon a walk.

in a royal manner

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

of something having the color of a blue sapphire

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

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

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading On one particularly beautiful evening, after partaking of a meal called “high tea,” Barbara, quite strong again now and blooming like the wild rose upon her breast, set out alone upon a walk.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Having accomplished this she turned homewards, lost in reverie, events having happened at the Rectory which gave her cause for thought.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

past form of “sparkle” — reflect brightly

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading On one particularly beautiful evening, after partaking of a meal called “high tea,” Barbara, quite strong again now and blooming like the wild rose upon her breast, set out alone upon a walk.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading On one particularly beautiful evening, after partaking of a meal called “high tea,” Barbara, quite strong again now and blooming like the wild rose upon her breast, set out alone upon a walk.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Her errand was to the cottage of that very fisherman whose child her father had baptised on the night when her life trembled in the balance.

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

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Having accomplished this she turned homewards, lost in reverie, events having happened at the Rectory which gave her cause for thought.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Having accomplished this she turned homewards, lost in reverie, events having happened at the Rectory which gave her cause for thought.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

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

From this reading Her errand was to the cottage of that very fisherman whose child her father had baptised on the night when her life trembled in the balance.

past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways

From this reading Her errand was to the cottage of that very fisherman whose child her father had baptised on the night when her life trembled in the balance.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Having accomplished this she turned homewards, lost in reverie, events having happened at the Rectory which gave her cause for thought.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading On one particularly beautiful evening, after partaking of a meal called “high tea,” Barbara, quite strong again now and blooming like the wild rose upon her breast, set out alone upon a walk.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading The heath was a blaze of gold, the cut hay smelt sweetly in the fields, the sea sparkled like one vast sapphire, the larks beneath the sun and the nightingales beneath the moon sang their hearts out on Gunter’s Hill, and all the land was full of life and sound and perfume.

precisely as stated

From this reading Her errand was to the cottage of that very fisherman whose child her father had baptised on the night when her life trembled in the balance.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading On one particularly beautiful evening, after partaking of a meal called “high tea,” Barbara, quite strong again now and blooming like the wild rose upon her breast, set out alone upon a walk.

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

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

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

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

at the time that

From this reading Her errand was to the cottage of that very fisherman whose child her father had baptised on the night when her life trembled in the balance.

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

From this reading AUNT MARIA Six months or so had gone by and summer reigned royally at Eastwich, for thus was the parish named of which the Reverend Septimus Walrond had spiritual charge.

belonging to which person

From this reading Her errand was to the cottage of that very fisherman whose child her father had baptised on the night when her life trembled in the balance.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading On one particularly beautiful evening, after partaking of a meal called “high tea,” Barbara, quite strong again now and blooming like the wild rose upon her breast, set out alone upon a walk.