used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The village of Hendred, of which Mr. Ives was the parson, lay about two miles beyond Wancote, in a low valley nestling under a great wave of the downs.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The village of Hendred, of which Mr. Ives was the parson, lay about two miles beyond Wancote, in a low valley nestling under a great wave of the downs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Behind the village a chalk cliff rose white and dazzling, and the warm red brick of the houses, the gleaming chalk, the bright tender green of the herbage, formed one of those sunny pictures of which Berkshire is full.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A stone's throw back from the road, in a high-walled garden, stood the parsonage.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind the village a chalk cliff rose white and dazzling, and the warm red brick of the houses, the gleaming chalk, the bright tender green of the herbage, formed one of those sunny pictures of which Berkshire is full.
BerkshirenounUS /ˈbɜːrkʃər/
a county in southern England
From this reading Behind the village a chalk cliff rose white and dazzling, and the warm red brick of the houses, the gleaming chalk, the bright tender green of the herbage, formed one of those sunny pictures of which Berkshire is full.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The village of Hendred, of which Mr. Ives was the parson, lay about two miles beyond Wancote, in a low valley nestling under a great wave of the downs.
boastverbUS /boʊst/
show off
From this reading The garden was rich with orchard trees and wall fruit, and boasted in particular one golden plum that was the parson's boast and pride.
boastedverbUS /ˈboʊstəd/
past form of “boast” — show off
From this reading The garden was rich with orchard trees and wall fruit, and boasted in particular one golden plum that was the parson's boast and pride.
bricknounUS /brɪk/
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading Behind the village a chalk cliff rose white and dazzling, and the warm red brick of the houses, the gleaming chalk, the bright tender green of the herbage, formed one of those sunny pictures of which Berkshire is full.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Behind the village a chalk cliff rose white and dazzling, and the warm red brick of the houses, the gleaming chalk, the bright tender green of the herbage, formed one of those sunny pictures of which Berkshire is full.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading In the centre of the village rose the little church, with its square grey tower, over which grew a magnificent creeper with crimson leaves glowing with a wondrous richness of colour.
chalknounUS /tʃɔːk/
A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.
From this reading Behind the village a chalk cliff rose white and dazzling, and the warm red brick of the houses, the gleaming chalk, the bright tender green of the herbage, formed one of those sunny pictures of which Berkshire is full.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading In the centre of the village rose the little church, with its square grey tower, over which grew a magnificent creeper with crimson leaves glowing with a wondrous richness of colour.
cliffnounUS /klɪf/
a steep high face of rock
From this reading Behind the village a chalk cliff rose white and dazzling, and the warm red brick of the houses, the gleaming chalk, the bright tender green of the herbage, formed one of those sunny pictures of which Berkshire is full.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading In the centre of the village rose the little church, with its square grey tower, over which grew a magnificent creeper with crimson leaves glowing with a wondrous richness of colour.
creepernoun
any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping
From this reading In the centre of the village rose the little church, with its square grey tower, over which grew a magnificent creeper with crimson leaves glowing with a wondrous richness of colour.
crimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading In the centre of the village rose the little church, with its square grey tower, over which grew a magnificent creeper with crimson leaves glowing with a wondrous richness of colour.
dazzlingadjectiveUS /ˈdæzəlɪŋ/
amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning
From this reading Behind the village a chalk cliff rose white and dazzling, and the warm red brick of the houses, the gleaming chalk, the bright tender green of the herbage, formed one of those sunny pictures of which Berkshire is full.
downsnounUS /daʊnz/
plural of “down” — soft fine feathers
From this reading The village of Hendred, of which Mr. Ives was the parson, lay about two miles beyond Wancote, in a low valley nestling under a great wave of the downs.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading Behind the village a chalk cliff rose white and dazzling, and the warm red brick of the houses, the gleaming chalk, the bright tender green of the herbage, formed one of those sunny pictures of which Berkshire is full.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A stone's throw back from the road, in a high-walled garden, stood the parsonage.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading The garden was rich with orchard trees and wall fruit, and boasted in particular one golden plum that was the parson's boast and pride.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Behind the village a chalk cliff rose white and dazzling, and the warm red brick of the houses, the gleaming chalk, the bright tender green of the herbage, formed one of those sunny pictures of which Berkshire is full.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading A stone's throw back from the road, in a high-walled garden, stood the parsonage.
gleamingnounUS /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading Behind the village a chalk cliff rose white and dazzling, and the warm red brick of the houses, the gleaming chalk, the bright tender green of the herbage, formed one of those sunny pictures of which Berkshire is full.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading In the centre of the village rose the little church, with its square grey tower, over which grew a magnificent creeper with crimson leaves glowing with a wondrous richness of colour.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading The garden was rich with orchard trees and wall fruit, and boasted in particular one golden plum that was the parson's boast and pride.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The village of Hendred, of which Mr. Ives was the parson, lay about two miles beyond Wancote, in a low valley nestling under a great wave of the downs.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Behind the village a chalk cliff rose white and dazzling, and the warm red brick of the houses, the gleaming chalk, the bright tender green of the herbage, formed one of those sunny pictures of which Berkshire is full.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading In the centre of the village rose the little church, with its square grey tower, over which grew a magnificent creeper with crimson leaves glowing with a wondrous richness of colour.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading In the centre of the village rose the little church, with its square grey tower, over which grew a magnificent creeper with crimson leaves glowing with a wondrous richness of colour.
Hendred
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From this reading The village of Hendred, of which Mr. Ives was the parson, lay about two miles beyond Wancote, in a low valley nestling under a great wave of the downs.
herbagenoun
succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land
From this reading Behind the village a chalk cliff rose white and dazzling, and the warm red brick of the houses, the gleaming chalk, the bright tender green of the herbage, formed one of those sunny pictures of which Berkshire is full.
high-walled
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From this reading A stone's throw back from the road, in a high-walled garden, stood the parsonage.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Behind the village a chalk cliff rose white and dazzling, and the warm red brick of the houses, the gleaming chalk, the bright tender green of the herbage, formed one of those sunny pictures of which Berkshire is full.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The village of Hendred, of which Mr. Ives was the parson, lay about two miles beyond Wancote, in a low valley nestling under a great wave of the downs.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Behind the village a chalk cliff rose white and dazzling, and the warm red brick of the houses, the gleaming chalk, the bright tender green of the herbage, formed one of those sunny pictures of which Berkshire is full.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In the centre of the village rose the little church, with its square grey tower, over which grew a magnificent creeper with crimson leaves glowing with a wondrous richness of colour.
IvesnounUS /aɪvz/
United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954)
From this reading The village of Hendred, of which Mr. Ives was the parson, lay about two miles beyond Wancote, in a low valley nestling under a great wave of the downs.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The village of Hendred, of which Mr. Ives was the parson, lay about two miles beyond Wancote, in a low valley nestling under a great wave of the downs.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading In the centre of the village rose the little church, with its square grey tower, over which grew a magnificent creeper with crimson leaves glowing with a wondrous richness of colour.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the centre of the village rose the little church, with its square grey tower, over which grew a magnificent creeper with crimson leaves glowing with a wondrous richness of colour.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The village of Hendred, of which Mr. Ives was the parson, lay about two miles beyond Wancote, in a low valley nestling under a great wave of the downs.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading In the centre of the village rose the little church, with its square grey tower, over which grew a magnificent creeper with crimson leaves glowing with a wondrous richness of colour.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The village of Hendred, of which Mr. Ives was the parson, lay about two miles beyond Wancote, in a low valley nestling under a great wave of the downs.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The village of Hendred, of which Mr. Ives was the parson, lay about two miles beyond Wancote, in a low valley nestling under a great wave of the downs.
nestlingnounUS /ˈnestlɪŋ/
young bird not yet fledged
From this reading The village of Hendred, of which Mr. Ives was the parson, lay about two miles beyond Wancote, in a low valley nestling under a great wave of the downs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The village of Hendred, of which Mr. Ives was the parson, lay about two miles beyond Wancote, in a low valley nestling under a great wave of the downs.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Behind the village a chalk cliff rose white and dazzling, and the warm red brick of the houses, the gleaming chalk, the bright tender green of the herbage, formed one of those sunny pictures of which Berkshire is full.
orchardnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərd/
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading The garden was rich with orchard trees and wall fruit, and boasted in particular one golden plum that was the parson's boast and pride.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the centre of the village rose the little church, with its square grey tower, over which grew a magnificent creeper with crimson leaves glowing with a wondrous richness of colour.
parsonnounUS /ˈpɑːrsən/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading The village of Hendred, of which Mr. Ives was the parson, lay about two miles beyond Wancote, in a low valley nestling under a great wave of the downs.
parson's
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From this reading The garden was rich with orchard trees and wall fruit, and boasted in particular one golden plum that was the parson's boast and pride.
parsonagenounUS /ˈpɑːrsənɪdʒ/
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading A stone's throw back from the road, in a high-walled garden, stood the parsonage.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading The garden was rich with orchard trees and wall fruit, and boasted in particular one golden plum that was the parson's boast and pride.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Behind the village a chalk cliff rose white and dazzling, and the warm red brick of the houses, the gleaming chalk, the bright tender green of the herbage, formed one of those sunny pictures of which Berkshire is full.
plumadverbUS /plʌm/
exactly
From this reading The garden was rich with orchard trees and wall fruit, and boasted in particular one golden plum that was the parson's boast and pride.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading The garden was rich with orchard trees and wall fruit, and boasted in particular one golden plum that was the parson's boast and pride.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Behind the village a chalk cliff rose white and dazzling, and the warm red brick of the houses, the gleaming chalk, the bright tender green of the herbage, formed one of those sunny pictures of which Berkshire is full.
possessing material wealth
From this reading The garden was rich with orchard trees and wall fruit, and boasted in particular one golden plum that was the parson's boast and pride.
richnessnounUS /ˈrɪtʃnəs/
the property of being extremely abundant
From this reading In the centre of the village rose the little church, with its square grey tower, over which grew a magnificent creeper with crimson leaves glowing with a wondrous richness of colour.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A stone's throw back from the road, in a high-walled garden, stood the parsonage.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Behind the village a chalk cliff rose white and dazzling, and the warm red brick of the houses, the gleaming chalk, the bright tender green of the herbage, formed one of those sunny pictures of which Berkshire is full.
make square
From this reading In the centre of the village rose the little church, with its square grey tower, over which grew a magnificent creeper with crimson leaves glowing with a wondrous richness of colour.
stone'snounUS /stoʊnz/
possessive form of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading A stone's throw back from the road, in a high-walled garden, stood the parsonage.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading A stone's throw back from the road, in a high-walled garden, stood the parsonage.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Behind the village a chalk cliff rose white and dazzling, and the warm red brick of the houses, the gleaming chalk, the bright tender green of the herbage, formed one of those sunny pictures of which Berkshire is full.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Behind the village a chalk cliff rose white and dazzling, and the warm red brick of the houses, the gleaming chalk, the bright tender green of the herbage, formed one of those sunny pictures of which Berkshire is full.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The garden was rich with orchard trees and wall fruit, and boasted in particular one golden plum that was the parson's boast and pride.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The village of Hendred, of which Mr. Ives was the parson, lay about two miles beyond Wancote, in a low valley nestling under a great wave of the downs.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Behind the village a chalk cliff rose white and dazzling, and the warm red brick of the houses, the gleaming chalk, the bright tender green of the herbage, formed one of those sunny pictures of which Berkshire is full.
propel through the air
From this reading A stone's throw back from the road, in a high-walled garden, stood the parsonage.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading In the centre of the village rose the little church, with its square grey tower, over which grew a magnificent creeper with crimson leaves glowing with a wondrous richness of colour.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The garden was rich with orchard trees and wall fruit, and boasted in particular one golden plum that was the parson's boast and pride.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The village of Hendred, of which Mr. Ives was the parson, lay about two miles beyond Wancote, in a low valley nestling under a great wave of the downs.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The village of Hendred, of which Mr. Ives was the parson, lay about two miles beyond Wancote, in a low valley nestling under a great wave of the downs.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The village of Hendred, of which Mr. Ives was the parson, lay about two miles beyond Wancote, in a low valley nestling under a great wave of the downs.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The village of Hendred, of which Mr. Ives was the parson, lay about two miles beyond Wancote, in a low valley nestling under a great wave of the downs.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The garden was rich with orchard trees and wall fruit, and boasted in particular one golden plum that was the parson's boast and pride.
Wancote
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From this reading The village of Hendred, of which Mr. Ives was the parson, lay about two miles beyond Wancote, in a low valley nestling under a great wave of the downs.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Behind the village a chalk cliff rose white and dazzling, and the warm red brick of the houses, the gleaming chalk, the bright tender green of the herbage, formed one of those sunny pictures of which Berkshire is full.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The village of Hendred, of which Mr. Ives was the parson, lay about two miles beyond Wancote, in a low valley nestling under a great wave of the downs.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The village of Hendred, of which Mr. Ives was the parson, lay about two miles beyond Wancote, in a low valley nestling under a great wave of the downs.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The village of Hendred, of which Mr. Ives was the parson, lay about two miles beyond Wancote, in a low valley nestling under a great wave of the downs.
a Caucasian
From this reading Behind the village a chalk cliff rose white and dazzling, and the warm red brick of the houses, the gleaming chalk, the bright tender green of the herbage, formed one of those sunny pictures of which Berkshire is full.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the centre of the village rose the little church, with its square grey tower, over which grew a magnificent creeper with crimson leaves glowing with a wondrous richness of colour.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading In the centre of the village rose the little church, with its square grey tower, over which grew a magnificent creeper with crimson leaves glowing with a wondrous richness of colour.
