used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Swarming?” said the bee-master, in answer to a question I had put to him.
in the past
From this reading My bees have to work for me, and not for themselves; so we have discarded that old-fashioned notion long ago.”
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading On every hand the hives stretched away in long trim rows, and the hot June sunshine was alive with darting bees and fragrant with the smell of new-made honey.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “We never allow swarming here.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WE were in the great high-road of Warrilow bee-farm, and had stopped midway down in the heart of the waxen city.
react verbally
From this reading “Swarming?” said the bee-master, in answer to a question I had put to him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading On every hand the hives stretched away in long trim rows, and the hot June sunshine was alive with darting bees and fragrant with the smell of new-made honey.
bee-farm
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From this reading WE were in the great high-road of Warrilow bee-farm, and had stopped midway down in the heart of the waxen city.
bee-master
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From this reading “Swarming?” said the bee-master, in answer to a question I had put to him.
beesnounUS /biːz/
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading On every hand the hives stretched away in long trim rows, and the hot June sunshine was alive with darting bees and fragrant with the smell of new-made honey.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading WE were in the great high-road of Warrilow bee-farm, and had stopped midway down in the heart of the waxen city.
dartingverbUS /ˈdɑːrtɪŋ/
-ing form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading On every hand the hives stretched away in long trim rows, and the hot June sunshine was alive with darting bees and fragrant with the smell of new-made honey.
discardedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskɑːrdɪd/
thrown away
From this reading My bees have to work for me, and not for themselves; so we have discarded that old-fashioned notion long ago.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading WE were in the great high-road of Warrilow bee-farm, and had stopped midway down in the heart of the waxen city.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading On every hand the hives stretched away in long trim rows, and the hot June sunshine was alive with darting bees and fragrant with the smell of new-made honey.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My bees have to work for me, and not for themselves; so we have discarded that old-fashioned notion long ago.”
fragrantadjectiveUS /ˈfreɪɡrənt/
pleasant-smelling
From this reading On every hand the hives stretched away in long trim rows, and the hot June sunshine was alive with darting bees and fragrant with the smell of new-made honey.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading WE were in the great high-road of Warrilow bee-farm, and had stopped midway down in the heart of the waxen city.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WE were in the great high-road of Warrilow bee-farm, and had stopped midway down in the heart of the waxen city.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading On every hand the hives stretched away in long trim rows, and the hot June sunshine was alive with darting bees and fragrant with the smell of new-made honey.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My bees have to work for me, and not for themselves; so we have discarded that old-fashioned notion long ago.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading WE were in the great high-road of Warrilow bee-farm, and had stopped midway down in the heart of the waxen city.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “We never allow swarming here.
high-road
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From this reading WE were in the great high-road of Warrilow bee-farm, and had stopped midway down in the heart of the waxen city.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Swarming?” said the bee-master, in answer to a question I had put to him.
hivesnounUS /haɪvz/
an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
From this reading On every hand the hives stretched away in long trim rows, and the hot June sunshine was alive with darting bees and fragrant with the smell of new-made honey.
honeynounUS /ˈhʌni/
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading On every hand the hives stretched away in long trim rows, and the hot June sunshine was alive with darting bees and fragrant with the smell of new-made honey.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading On every hand the hives stretched away in long trim rows, and the hot June sunshine was alive with darting bees and fragrant with the smell of new-made honey.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Swarming?” said the bee-master, in answer to a question I had put to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WE were in the great high-road of Warrilow bee-farm, and had stopped midway down in the heart of the waxen city.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading On every hand the hives stretched away in long trim rows, and the hot June sunshine was alive with darting bees and fragrant with the smell of new-made honey.
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 On every hand the hives stretched away in long trim rows, and the hot June sunshine was alive with darting bees and fragrant with the smell of new-made honey.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My bees have to work for me, and not for themselves; so we have discarded that old-fashioned notion long ago.”
midwayadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdweɪ/
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading WE were in the great high-road of Warrilow bee-farm, and had stopped midway down in the heart of the waxen city.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My bees have to work for me, and not for themselves; so we have discarded that old-fashioned notion long ago.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “We never allow swarming here.
new-madeadjective
newly made
From this reading On every hand the hives stretched away in long trim rows, and the hot June sunshine was alive with darting bees and fragrant with the smell of new-made honey.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My bees have to work for me, and not for themselves; so we have discarded that old-fashioned notion long ago.”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading My bees have to work for me, and not for themselves; so we have discarded that old-fashioned notion long ago.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WE were in the great high-road of Warrilow bee-farm, and had stopped midway down in the heart of the waxen city.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading My bees have to work for me, and not for themselves; so we have discarded that old-fashioned notion long ago.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On every hand the hives stretched away in long trim rows, and the hot June sunshine was alive with darting bees and fragrant with the smell of new-made honey.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Swarming?” said the bee-master, in answer to a question I had put to him.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Swarming?” said the bee-master, in answer to a question I had put to him.
rowsnounUS /roʊz/
plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading On every hand the hives stretched away in long trim rows, and the hot June sunshine was alive with darting bees and fragrant with the smell of new-made honey.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Swarming?” said the bee-master, in answer to a question I had put to him.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading On every hand the hives stretched away in long trim rows, and the hot June sunshine was alive with darting bees and fragrant with the smell of new-made honey.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My bees have to work for me, and not for themselves; so we have discarded that old-fashioned notion long ago.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading WE were in the great high-road of Warrilow bee-farm, and had stopped midway down in the heart of the waxen city.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading On every hand the hives stretched away in long trim rows, and the hot June sunshine was alive with darting bees and fragrant with the smell of new-made honey.
the rays of the sun
From this reading On every hand the hives stretched away in long trim rows, and the hot June sunshine was alive with darting bees and fragrant with the smell of new-made honey.
SwarmingverbUS /ˈswɔːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “swarm” — be teeming, be abuzz
From this reading “Swarming?” said the bee-master, in answer to a question I had put to him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My bees have to work for me, and not for themselves; so we have discarded that old-fashioned notion long ago.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE were in the great high-road of Warrilow bee-farm, and had stopped midway down in the heart of the waxen city.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading My bees have to work for me, and not for themselves; so we have discarded that old-fashioned notion long ago.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Swarming?” said the bee-master, in answer to a question I had put to him.
trimverbUS /trɪm/
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
From this reading On every hand the hives stretched away in long trim rows, and the hot June sunshine was alive with darting bees and fragrant with the smell of new-made honey.
Warrilow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WE were in the great high-road of Warrilow bee-farm, and had stopped midway down in the heart of the waxen city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On every hand the hives stretched away in long trim rows, and the hot June sunshine was alive with darting bees and fragrant with the smell of new-made honey.
waxenadjective
made of or covered with wax
From this reading WE were in the great high-road of Warrilow bee-farm, and had stopped midway down in the heart of the waxen city.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE were in the great high-road of Warrilow bee-farm, and had stopped midway down in the heart of the waxen city.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WE were in the great high-road of Warrilow bee-farm, and had stopped midway down in the heart of the waxen city.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On every hand the hives stretched away in long trim rows, and the hot June sunshine was alive with darting bees and fragrant with the smell of new-made honey.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading My bees have to work for me, and not for themselves; so we have discarded that old-fashioned notion long ago.”
