Chapter I

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

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

a church associated with a monastery or convent

From this reading in the ruins--Narcissi in blossom like a mist of stars at my feet--I think of all who have passed through the cloisters--The end of the Abbey Church, a quarry for road-mending and for the building of pigsties and

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

the action of accomplishing something

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

(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 in the ruins--Narcissi in blossom like a mist of stars at my feet--I think of all who have passed through the cloisters--The end of the Abbey Church, a quarry for road-mending and for the building of pigsties and

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading beautiful in the Reformation--Thady brings me a "Jack Squealer"--I am taken off bird-nesting--I am shown the nest of a redstart, that of a black ouzel, and one of a Jack Smut (black cap) on a bramble--A beautiful night

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

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

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

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From this reading bunch of anemones--Poor Bess in disgrace--High words between Célestine and Mrs. Langdale--How pleasant life would be without its worries--Silence in dogs one of their chief charms and merits

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

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

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

From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

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From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading bunch of anemones--Poor Bess in disgrace--High words between Célestine and Mrs. Langdale--How pleasant life would be without its worries--Silence in dogs one of their chief charms and merits

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading beautiful in the Reformation--Thady brings me a "Jack Squealer"--I am taken off bird-nesting--I am shown the nest of a redstart, that of a black ouzel, and one of a Jack Smut (black cap) on a bramble--A beautiful night

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

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From this reading bunch of anemones--Poor Bess in disgrace--High words between Célestine and Mrs. Langdale--How pleasant life would be without its worries--Silence in dogs one of their chief charms and merits

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From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading bunch of anemones--Poor Bess in disgrace--High words between Célestine and Mrs. Langdale--How pleasant life would be without its worries--Silence in dogs one of their chief charms and merits

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From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

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From this reading beautiful in the Reformation--Thady brings me a "Jack Squealer"--I am taken off bird-nesting--I am shown the nest of a redstart, that of a black ouzel, and one of a Jack Smut (black cap) on a bramble--A beautiful night

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading beautiful in the Reformation--Thady brings me a "Jack Squealer"--I am taken off bird-nesting--I am shown the nest of a redstart, that of a black ouzel, and one of a Jack Smut (black cap) on a bramble--A beautiful night

produce or yield flowers

From this reading in the ruins--Narcissi in blossom like a mist of stars at my feet--I think of all who have passed through the cloisters--The end of the Abbey Church, a quarry for road-mending and for the building of pigsties and

cause to slow down or get stuck

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines

From this reading beautiful in the Reformation--Thady brings me a "Jack Squealer"--I am taken off bird-nesting--I am shown the nest of a redstart, that of a black ouzel, and one of a Jack Smut (black cap) on a bramble--A beautiful night

third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading beautiful in the Reformation--Thady brings me a "Jack Squealer"--I am taken off bird-nesting--I am shown the nest of a redstart, that of a black ouzel, and one of a Jack Smut (black cap) on a bramble--A beautiful night

liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

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

From this reading in the ruins--Narcissi in blossom like a mist of stars at my feet--I think of all who have passed through the cloisters--The end of the Abbey Church, a quarry for road-mending and for the building of pigsties and

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading bunch of anemones--Poor Bess in disgrace--High words between Célestine and Mrs. Langdale--How pleasant life would be without its worries--Silence in dogs one of their chief charms and merits

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From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

showing who or what does the action

From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading beautiful in the Reformation--Thady brings me a "Jack Squealer"--I am taken off bird-nesting--I am shown the nest of a redstart, that of a black ouzel, and one of a Jack Smut (black cap) on a bramble--A beautiful night

plural of “cap” — a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading bunch of anemones--Poor Bess in disgrace--High words between Célestine and Mrs. Langdale--How pleasant life would be without its worries--Silence in dogs one of their chief charms and merits

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

a person who is in charge

From this reading bunch of anemones--Poor Bess in disgrace--High words between Célestine and Mrs. Langdale--How pleasant life would be without its worries--Silence in dogs one of their chief charms and merits

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

plural of “cloister” — residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)

From this reading in the ruins--Narcissi in blossom like a mist of stars at my feet--I think of all who have passed through the cloisters--The end of the Abbey Church, a quarry for road-mending and for the building of pigsties and

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From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

money collected under a tariff

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

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From this reading bunch of anemones--Poor Bess in disgrace--High words between Célestine and Mrs. Langdale--How pleasant life would be without its worries--Silence in dogs one of their chief charms and merits

plural of “dance” — an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

bring shame or dishonor upon

From this reading bunch of anemones--Poor Bess in disgrace--High words between Célestine and Mrs. Langdale--How pleasant life would be without its worries--Silence in dogs one of their chief charms and merits

plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading bunch of anemones--Poor Bess in disgrace--High words between Célestine and Mrs. Langdale--How pleasant life would be without its worries--Silence in dogs one of their chief charms and merits

put on clothes

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

take in liquids

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

plural of “drive” — the act of applying force to propel something

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

in or to another place

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading in the ruins--Narcissi in blossom like a mist of stars at my feet--I think of all who have passed through the cloisters--The end of the Abbey Church, a quarry for road-mending and for the building of pigsties and

plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading in the ruins--Narcissi in blossom like a mist of stars at my feet--I think of all who have passed through the cloisters--The end of the Abbey Church, a quarry for road-mending and for the building of pigsties and

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

set up or found

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

the act of departing

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

death of a person

From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading in the ruins--Narcissi in blossom like a mist of stars at my feet--I think of all who have passed through the cloisters--The end of the Abbey Church, a quarry for road-mending and for the building of pigsties and

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

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading bunch of anemones--Poor Bess in disgrace--High words between Célestine and Mrs. Langdale--How pleasant life would be without its worries--Silence in dogs one of their chief charms and merits

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

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

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From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

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From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading beautiful in the Reformation--Thady brings me a "Jack Squealer"--I am taken off bird-nesting--I am shown the nest of a redstart, that of a black ouzel, and one of a Jack Smut (black cap) on a bramble--A beautiful night

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

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

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

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

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading bunch of anemones--Poor Bess in disgrace--High words between Célestine and Mrs. Langdale--How pleasant life would be without its worries--Silence in dogs one of their chief charms and merits

a small worthless amount

From this reading beautiful in the Reformation--Thady brings me a "Jack Squealer"--I am taken off bird-nesting--I am shown the nest of a redstart, that of a black ouzel, and one of a Jack Smut (black cap) on a bramble--A beautiful night

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From this reading bunch of anemones--Poor Bess in disgrace--High words between Célestine and Mrs. Langdale--How pleasant life would be without its worries--Silence in dogs one of their chief charms and merits

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

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

plural of “leap” — a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading bunch of anemones--Poor Bess in disgrace--High words between Célestine and Mrs. Langdale--How pleasant life would be without its worries--Silence in dogs one of their chief charms and merits

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading in the ruins--Narcissi in blossom like a mist of stars at my feet--I think of all who have passed through the cloisters--The end of the Abbey Church, a quarry for road-mending and for the building of pigsties and

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

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

the quality of being loyal

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

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From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

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From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading beautiful in the Reformation--Thady brings me a "Jack Squealer"--I am taken off bird-nesting--I am shown the nest of a redstart, that of a black ouzel, and one of a Jack Smut (black cap) on a bramble--A beautiful night

plural of “merit” — any admirable quality or attribute

From this reading bunch of anemones--Poor Bess in disgrace--High words between Célestine and Mrs. Langdale--How pleasant life would be without its worries--Silence in dogs one of their chief charms and merits

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From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

become covered with mist

From this reading in the ruins--Narcissi in blossom like a mist of stars at my feet--I think of all who have passed through the cloisters--The end of the Abbey Church, a quarry for road-mending and for the building of pigsties and

plural of “monastery” — the residence of a religious community

From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading bunch of anemones--Poor Bess in disgrace--High words between Célestine and Mrs. Langdale--How pleasant life would be without its worries--Silence in dogs one of their chief charms and merits

to a great degree or extent

From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading in the ruins--Narcissi in blossom like a mist of stars at my feet--I think of all who have passed through the cloisters--The end of the Abbey Church, a quarry for road-mending and for the building of pigsties and

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From this reading in the ruins--Narcissi in blossom like a mist of stars at my feet--I think of all who have passed through the cloisters--The end of the Abbey Church, a quarry for road-mending and for the building of pigsties and

a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

From this reading beautiful in the Reformation--Thady brings me a "Jack Squealer"--I am taken off bird-nesting--I am shown the nest of a redstart, that of a black ouzel, and one of a Jack Smut (black cap) on a bramble--A beautiful night

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

From this reading beautiful in the Reformation--Thady brings me a "Jack Squealer"--I am taken off bird-nesting--I am shown the nest of a redstart, that of a black ouzel, and one of a Jack Smut (black cap) on a bramble--A beautiful night

the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading beautiful in the Reformation--Thady brings me a "Jack Squealer"--I am taken off bird-nesting--I am shown the nest of a redstart, that of a black ouzel, and one of a Jack Smut (black cap) on a bramble--A beautiful night

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

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading beautiful in the Reformation--Thady brings me a "Jack Squealer"--I am taken off bird-nesting--I am shown the nest of a redstart, that of a black ouzel, and one of a Jack Smut (black cap) on a bramble--A beautiful night

on one occasion

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading beautiful in the Reformation--Thady brings me a "Jack Squealer"--I am taken off bird-nesting--I am shown the nest of a redstart, that of a black ouzel, and one of a Jack Smut (black cap) on a bramble--A beautiful night

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

common black European thrush

From this reading beautiful in the Reformation--Thady brings me a "Jack Squealer"--I am taken off bird-nesting--I am shown the nest of a redstart, that of a black ouzel, and one of a Jack Smut (black cap) on a bramble--A beautiful night

above and across; more than

From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading in the ruins--Narcissi in blossom like a mist of stars at my feet--I think of all who have passed through the cloisters--The end of the Abbey Church, a quarry for road-mending and for the building of pigsties and

the time that has elapsed

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

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From this reading in the ruins--Narcissi in blossom like a mist of stars at my feet--I think of all who have passed through the cloisters--The end of the Abbey Church, a quarry for road-mending and for the building of pigsties and

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading bunch of anemones--Poor Bess in disgrace--High words between Célestine and Mrs. Langdale--How pleasant life would be without its worries--Silence in dogs one of their chief charms and merits

pull or pull out sharply

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading bunch of anemones--Poor Bess in disgrace--High words between Célestine and Mrs. Langdale--How pleasant life would be without its worries--Silence in dogs one of their chief charms and merits

plural of “practice” — a customary way of operation or behavior

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

From this reading in the ruins--Narcissi in blossom like a mist of stars at my feet--I think of all who have passed through the cloisters--The end of the Abbey Church, a quarry for road-mending and for the building of pigsties and

flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail

From this reading beautiful in the Reformation--Thady brings me a "Jack Squealer"--I am taken off bird-nesting--I am shown the nest of a redstart, that of a black ouzel, and one of a Jack Smut (black cap) on a bramble--A beautiful night

The action or process of reforming an institution, practice, or individual's character.

From this reading beautiful in the Reformation--Thady brings me a "Jack Squealer"--I am taken off bird-nesting--I am shown the nest of a redstart, that of a black ouzel, and one of a Jack Smut (black cap) on a bramble--A beautiful night

third-person singular of “revive” — cause to regain consciousness

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

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From this reading in the ruins--Narcissi in blossom like a mist of stars at my feet--I think of all who have passed through the cloisters--The end of the Abbey Church, a quarry for road-mending and for the building of pigsties and

destroyed physically or morally

From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading in the ruins--Narcissi in blossom like a mist of stars at my feet--I think of all who have passed through the cloisters--The end of the Abbey Church, a quarry for road-mending and for the building of pigsties and

characteristic of rural life

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

an educational institution

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading beautiful in the Reformation--Thady brings me a "Jack Squealer"--I am taken off bird-nesting--I am shown the nest of a redstart, that of a black ouzel, and one of a Jack Smut (black cap) on a bramble--A beautiful night

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading bunch of anemones--Poor Bess in disgrace--High words between Célestine and Mrs. Langdale--How pleasant life would be without its worries--Silence in dogs one of their chief charms and merits

characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

From this reading beautiful in the Reformation--Thady brings me a "Jack Squealer"--I am taken off bird-nesting--I am shown the nest of a redstart, that of a black ouzel, and one of a Jack Smut (black cap) on a bramble--A beautiful night

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

plural of “source” — the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

a quality that outshines the usual

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

one who reveals confidential information in return for money

From this reading beautiful in the Reformation--Thady brings me a "Jack Squealer"--I am taken off bird-nesting--I am shown the nest of a redstart, that of a black ouzel, and one of a Jack Smut (black cap) on a bramble--A beautiful night

young nobleman attendant on a knight

From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

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From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading in the ruins--Narcissi in blossom like a mist of stars at my feet--I think of all who have passed through the cloisters--The end of the Abbey Church, a quarry for road-mending and for the building of pigsties and

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

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From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

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From this reading beautiful in the Reformation--Thady brings me a "Jack Squealer"--I am taken off bird-nesting--I am shown the nest of a redstart, that of a black ouzel, and one of a Jack Smut (black cap) on a bramble--A beautiful night

an acknowledgment of appreciation

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

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

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

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From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading in the ruins--Narcissi in blossom like a mist of stars at my feet--I think of all who have passed through the cloisters--The end of the Abbey Church, a quarry for road-mending and for the building of pigsties and

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

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

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

male cat

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

possessive form of “tom” — male cat

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

plural of “tradition” — an inherited pattern of thought or action

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

plural of “tulip” — any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

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From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

plural of “wake” — the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

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

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

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

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

which person or people

From this reading in the ruins--Narcissi in blossom like a mist of stars at my feet--I think of all who have passed through the cloisters--The end of the Abbey Church, a quarry for road-mending and for the building of pigsties and

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

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From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

plural of “winner” — the contestant who wins the contest

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and

a specific feeling of desire

From this reading _MAY_ The May-pole--The dances--Bess's dress--Burbidge's fears for his garden--Old Master Theobalds is taken ill--He revives, thanks to Auguste's broth--A talk of old days--Wakes and Wishing Wells--Grinning through a horse-collar, a rustic accomplishment in the past--A walk to the

in the company of; together with

From this reading cottages--My late tulips--A long walk in the early morning--Beauty of the early hours of the day--The country in full splendour--Oak Apple Day--Little boys going to school with the badge of Stuart loyalty in their caps--The chevy--I pluck a

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading bunch of anemones--Poor Bess in disgrace--High words between Célestine and Mrs. Langdale--How pleasant life would be without its worries--Silence in dogs one of their chief charms and merits

the words that are spoken

From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

plural of “worry” — something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

From this reading bunch of anemones--Poor Bess in disgrace--High words between Célestine and Mrs. Langdale--How pleasant life would be without its worries--Silence in dogs one of their chief charms and merits

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading bunch of anemones--Poor Bess in disgrace--High words between Célestine and Mrs. Langdale--How pleasant life would be without its worries--Silence in dogs one of their chief charms and merits

the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked

From this reading the Squire--Tom's funeral--View-holloa over the grave--An afternoon in the ruined church--The story of St. Milburgha as told by William of Malmesbury--Words about the monasteries from many sources--The pity of the wreckage and destruction of so much that was

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

From this reading Wrekin to drink out of the bird-bowls--Susie Langford--Cock-fighting at Wenlock and elsewhere--Old customs and sinful practices--Traditions about winners of the ring--Tom Moody--His pet horse "Old Soul"--Tom's wild drives and leaps--How Tom was once found in a bog--Tom and