Chapter VI

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

From this reading The little furnished villas, hired for the season, were all built alike, with a balcony, on the ground floor, which was transformed into a veritable bower for the occasion.

equally

From this reading The little furnished villas, hired for the season, were all built alike, with a balcony, on the ground floor, which was transformed into a veritable bower for the occasion.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The day had heralded in the _Bataille de Fleurs_ and all Heyst was _en fête_.

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

From this reading The day had heralded in the _Bataille de Fleurs_ and all Heyst was _en fête_.

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From this reading Villa Imperatrice vied with Villa Mentone and Villa Sebastien, as to which decoration should be the most beautiful and effective, and the result was a long line of arbours garlanded with every sort of blossom.

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

From this reading Villa Imperatrice vied with Villa Mentone and Villa Sebastien, as to which decoration should be the most beautiful and effective, and the result was a long line of arbours garlanded with every sort of blossom.

an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium

From this reading The little furnished villas, hired for the season, were all built alike, with a balcony, on the ground floor, which was transformed into a veritable bower for the occasion.

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From this reading From early morning, the occupants were busy, entwining their pillars with evergreens, interspersed with flags and knots of ribbon, whilst the balustrades were laden with growing flowers and the tables inside bore vases of severed blooms.

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From this reading The day had heralded in the _Bataille de Fleurs_ and all Heyst was _en fête_.

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

From this reading Villa Imperatrice vied with Villa Mentone and Villa Sebastien, as to which decoration should be the most beautiful and effective, and the result was a long line of arbours garlanded with every sort of blossom.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Villa Imperatrice vied with Villa Mentone and Villa Sebastien, as to which decoration should be the most beautiful and effective, and the result was a long line of arbours garlanded with every sort of blossom.

plural of “bloom” — the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading From early morning, the occupants were busy, entwining their pillars with evergreens, interspersed with flags and knots of ribbon, whilst the balustrades were laden with growing flowers and the tables inside bore vases of severed blooms.

produce or yield flowers

From this reading Villa Imperatrice vied with Villa Mentone and Villa Sebastien, as to which decoration should be the most beautiful and effective, and the result was a long line of arbours garlanded with every sort of blossom.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading One balcony was decorated with corn, poppies and _bluets_, whilst the next would display pink roses mixed with the delicate blue of the sea-nettle, and the third would be all yellow silk and white marguerites.

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From this reading One balcony was decorated with corn, poppies and _bluets_, whilst the next would display pink roses mixed with the delicate blue of the sea-nettle, and the third would be all yellow silk and white marguerites.

cause to be bored

From this reading From early morning, the occupants were busy, entwining their pillars with evergreens, interspersed with flags and knots of ribbon, whilst the balustrades were laden with growing flowers and the tables inside bore vases of severed blooms.

a framework that supports climbing plants

From this reading The little furnished villas, hired for the season, were all built alike, with a balcony, on the ground floor, which was transformed into a veritable bower for the occasion.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading The little furnished villas, hired for the season, were all built alike, with a balcony, on the ground floor, which was transformed into a veritable bower for the occasion.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading From early morning, the occupants were busy, entwining their pillars with evergreens, interspersed with flags and knots of ribbon, whilst the balustrades were laden with growing flowers and the tables inside bore vases of severed blooms.

tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

From this reading One balcony was decorated with corn, poppies and _bluets_, whilst the next would display pink roses mixed with the delicate blue of the sea-nettle, and the third would be all yellow silk and white marguerites.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The day had heralded in the _Bataille de Fleurs_ and all Heyst was _en fête_.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading The day had heralded in the _Bataille de Fleurs_ and all Heyst was _en fête_.

provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction

From this reading One balcony was decorated with corn, poppies and _bluets_, whilst the next would display pink roses mixed with the delicate blue of the sea-nettle, and the third would be all yellow silk and white marguerites.

something used to beautify

From this reading Villa Imperatrice vied with Villa Mentone and Villa Sebastien, as to which decoration should be the most beautiful and effective, and the result was a long line of arbours garlanded with every sort of blossom.

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading One balcony was decorated with corn, poppies and _bluets_, whilst the next would display pink roses mixed with the delicate blue of the sea-nettle, and the third would be all yellow silk and white marguerites.

something intended to communicate a particular impression

From this reading One balcony was decorated with corn, poppies and _bluets_, whilst the next would display pink roses mixed with the delicate blue of the sea-nettle, and the third would be all yellow silk and white marguerites.

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

From this reading From early morning, the occupants were busy, entwining their pillars with evergreens, interspersed with flags and knots of ribbon, whilst the balustrades were laden with growing flowers and the tables inside bore vases of severed blooms.

producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect

From this reading Villa Imperatrice vied with Villa Mentone and Villa Sebastien, as to which decoration should be the most beautiful and effective, and the result was a long line of arbours garlanded with every sort of blossom.

half the width of an em

From this reading The day had heralded in the _Bataille de Fleurs_ and all Heyst was _en fête_.

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From this reading From early morning, the occupants were busy, entwining their pillars with evergreens, interspersed with flags and knots of ribbon, whilst the balustrades were laden with growing flowers and the tables inside bore vases of severed blooms.

plural of “evergreen” — a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year

From this reading From early morning, the occupants were busy, entwining their pillars with evergreens, interspersed with flags and knots of ribbon, whilst the balustrades were laden with growing flowers and the tables inside bore vases of severed blooms.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Villa Imperatrice vied with Villa Mentone and Villa Sebastien, as to which decoration should be the most beautiful and effective, and the result was a long line of arbours garlanded with every sort of blossom.

plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

From this reading From early morning, the occupants were busy, entwining their pillars with evergreens, interspersed with flags and knots of ribbon, whilst the balustrades were laden with growing flowers and the tables inside bore vases of severed blooms.

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From this reading The day had heralded in the _Bataille de Fleurs_ and all Heyst was _en fête_.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading The little furnished villas, hired for the season, were all built alike, with a balcony, on the ground floor, which was transformed into a veritable bower for the occasion.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading From early morning, the occupants were busy, entwining their pillars with evergreens, interspersed with flags and knots of ribbon, whilst the balustrades were laden with growing flowers and the tables inside bore vases of severed blooms.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The little furnished villas, hired for the season, were all built alike, with a balcony, on the ground floor, which was transformed into a veritable bower for the occasion.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From early morning, the occupants were busy, entwining their pillars with evergreens, interspersed with flags and knots of ribbon, whilst the balustrades were laden with growing flowers and the tables inside bore vases of severed blooms.

provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)

From this reading The little furnished villas, hired for the season, were all built alike, with a balcony, on the ground floor, which was transformed into a veritable bower for the occasion.

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From this reading The day had heralded in the _Bataille de Fleurs_ and all Heyst was _en fête_.

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

From this reading Villa Imperatrice vied with Villa Mentone and Villa Sebastien, as to which decoration should be the most beautiful and effective, and the result was a long line of arbours garlanded with every sort of blossom.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading The little furnished villas, hired for the season, were all built alike, with a balcony, on the ground floor, which was transformed into a veritable bower for the occasion.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading From early morning, the occupants were busy, entwining their pillars with evergreens, interspersed with flags and knots of ribbon, whilst the balustrades were laden with growing flowers and the tables inside bore vases of severed blooms.

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

From this reading The day had heralded in the _Bataille de Fleurs_ and all Heyst was _en fête_.

publicly announced

From this reading The day had heralded in the _Bataille de Fleurs_ and all Heyst was _en fête_.

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From this reading The day had heralded in the _Bataille de Fleurs_ and all Heyst was _en fête_.

having services engaged for a fee

From this reading The little furnished villas, hired for the season, were all built alike, with a balcony, on the ground floor, which was transformed into a veritable bower for the occasion.

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

From this reading Villa Imperatrice vied with Villa Mentone and Villa Sebastien, as to which decoration should be the most beautiful and effective, and the result was a long line of arbours garlanded with every sort of blossom.

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

From this reading The day had heralded in the _Bataille de Fleurs_ and all Heyst was _en fête_.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading From early morning, the occupants were busy, entwining their pillars with evergreens, interspersed with flags and knots of ribbon, whilst the balustrades were laden with growing flowers and the tables inside bore vases of severed blooms.

past form of “intersperse” — place at intervals in or among

From this reading From early morning, the occupants were busy, entwining their pillars with evergreens, interspersed with flags and knots of ribbon, whilst the balustrades were laden with growing flowers and the tables inside bore vases of severed blooms.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The little furnished villas, hired for the season, were all built alike, with a balcony, on the ground floor, which was transformed into a veritable bower for the occasion.

plural of “knot” — a tight cluster of people or things

From this reading From early morning, the occupants were busy, entwining their pillars with evergreens, interspersed with flags and knots of ribbon, whilst the balustrades were laden with growing flowers and the tables inside bore vases of severed blooms.

filled with a great quantity

From this reading From early morning, the occupants were busy, entwining their pillars with evergreens, interspersed with flags and knots of ribbon, whilst the balustrades were laden with growing flowers and the tables inside bore vases of severed blooms.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Villa Imperatrice vied with Villa Mentone and Villa Sebastien, as to which decoration should be the most beautiful and effective, and the result was a long line of arbours garlanded with every sort of blossom.

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

From this reading The little furnished villas, hired for the season, were all built alike, with a balcony, on the ground floor, which was transformed into a veritable bower for the occasion.

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 Villa Imperatrice vied with Villa Mentone and Villa Sebastien, as to which decoration should be the most beautiful and effective, and the result was a long line of arbours garlanded with every sort of blossom.

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From this reading One balcony was decorated with corn, poppies and _bluets_, whilst the next would display pink roses mixed with the delicate blue of the sea-nettle, and the third would be all yellow silk and white marguerites.

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

From this reading Villa Imperatrice vied with Villa Mentone and Villa Sebastien, as to which decoration should be the most beautiful and effective, and the result was a long line of arbours garlanded with every sort of blossom.

consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

From this reading One balcony was decorated with corn, poppies and _bluets_, whilst the next would display pink roses mixed with the delicate blue of the sea-nettle, and the third would be all yellow silk and white marguerites.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading From early morning, the occupants were busy, entwining their pillars with evergreens, interspersed with flags and knots of ribbon, whilst the balustrades were laden with growing flowers and the tables inside bore vases of severed blooms.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Villa Imperatrice vied with Villa Mentone and Villa Sebastien, as to which decoration should be the most beautiful and effective, and the result was a long line of arbours garlanded with every sort of blossom.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading One balcony was decorated with corn, poppies and _bluets_, whilst the next would display pink roses mixed with the delicate blue of the sea-nettle, and the third would be all yellow silk and white marguerites.

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading The little furnished villas, hired for the season, were all built alike, with a balcony, on the ground floor, which was transformed into a veritable bower for the occasion.

plural of “occupant” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there

From this reading From early morning, the occupants were busy, entwining their pillars with evergreens, interspersed with flags and knots of ribbon, whilst the balustrades were laden with growing flowers and the tables inside bore vases of severed blooms.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Villa Imperatrice vied with Villa Mentone and Villa Sebastien, as to which decoration should be the most beautiful and effective, and the result was a long line of arbours garlanded with every sort of blossom.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The little furnished villas, hired for the season, were all built alike, with a balcony, on the ground floor, which was transformed into a veritable bower for the occasion.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One balcony was decorated with corn, poppies and _bluets_, whilst the next would display pink roses mixed with the delicate blue of the sea-nettle, and the third would be all yellow silk and white marguerites.

plural of “pillar” — a fundamental principle or practice

From this reading From early morning, the occupants were busy, entwining their pillars with evergreens, interspersed with flags and knots of ribbon, whilst the balustrades were laden with growing flowers and the tables inside bore vases of severed blooms.

a light shade of red

From this reading One balcony was decorated with corn, poppies and _bluets_, whilst the next would display pink roses mixed with the delicate blue of the sea-nettle, and the third would be all yellow silk and white marguerites.

plural of “poppy” — annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers

From this reading One balcony was decorated with corn, poppies and _bluets_, whilst the next would display pink roses mixed with the delicate blue of the sea-nettle, and the third would be all yellow silk and white marguerites.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading Villa Imperatrice vied with Villa Mentone and Villa Sebastien, as to which decoration should be the most beautiful and effective, and the result was a long line of arbours garlanded with every sort of blossom.

any long object resembling a thin line

From this reading From early morning, the occupants were busy, entwining their pillars with evergreens, interspersed with flags and knots of ribbon, whilst the balustrades were laden with growing flowers and the tables inside bore vases of severed blooms.

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading One balcony was decorated with corn, poppies and _bluets_, whilst the next would display pink roses mixed with the delicate blue of the sea-nettle, and the third would be all yellow silk and white marguerites.

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From this reading One balcony was decorated with corn, poppies and _bluets_, whilst the next would display pink roses mixed with the delicate blue of the sea-nettle, and the third would be all yellow silk and white marguerites.

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading The little furnished villas, hired for the season, were all built alike, with a balcony, on the ground floor, which was transformed into a veritable bower for the occasion.

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

From this reading Villa Imperatrice vied with Villa Mentone and Villa Sebastien, as to which decoration should be the most beautiful and effective, and the result was a long line of arbours garlanded with every sort of blossom.

detached by cutting

From this reading From early morning, the occupants were busy, entwining their pillars with evergreens, interspersed with flags and knots of ribbon, whilst the balustrades were laden with growing flowers and the tables inside bore vases of severed blooms.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Villa Imperatrice vied with Villa Mentone and Villa Sebastien, as to which decoration should be the most beautiful and effective, and the result was a long line of arbours garlanded with every sort of blossom.

a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

From this reading One balcony was decorated with corn, poppies and _bluets_, whilst the next would display pink roses mixed with the delicate blue of the sea-nettle, and the third would be all yellow silk and white marguerites.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Villa Imperatrice vied with Villa Mentone and Villa Sebastien, as to which decoration should be the most beautiful and effective, and the result was a long line of arbours garlanded with every sort of blossom.

plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading From early morning, the occupants were busy, entwining their pillars with evergreens, interspersed with flags and knots of ribbon, whilst the balustrades were laden with growing flowers and the tables inside bore vases of severed blooms.

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

From this reading The day had heralded in the _Bataille de Fleurs_ and all Heyst was _en fête_.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading From early morning, the occupants were busy, entwining their pillars with evergreens, interspersed with flags and knots of ribbon, whilst the balustrades were laden with growing flowers and the tables inside bore vases of severed blooms.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading One balcony was decorated with corn, poppies and _bluets_, whilst the next would display pink roses mixed with the delicate blue of the sea-nettle, and the third would be all yellow silk and white marguerites.

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

From this reading Villa Imperatrice vied with Villa Mentone and Villa Sebastien, as to which decoration should be the most beautiful and effective, and the result was a long line of arbours garlanded with every sort of blossom.

given a completely different form or appearance

From this reading The little furnished villas, hired for the season, were all built alike, with a balcony, on the ground floor, which was transformed into a veritable bower for the occasion.

plural of “vas” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading From early morning, the occupants were busy, entwining their pillars with evergreens, interspersed with flags and knots of ribbon, whilst the balustrades were laden with growing flowers and the tables inside bore vases of severed blooms.

often used as intensifiers

From this reading The little furnished villas, hired for the season, were all built alike, with a balcony, on the ground floor, which was transformed into a veritable bower for the occasion.

past form of “vie” — compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

From this reading Villa Imperatrice vied with Villa Mentone and Villa Sebastien, as to which decoration should be the most beautiful and effective, and the result was a long line of arbours garlanded with every sort of blossom.

Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)

From this reading Villa Imperatrice vied with Villa Mentone and Villa Sebastien, as to which decoration should be the most beautiful and effective, and the result was a long line of arbours garlanded with every sort of blossom.

plural of “villa” — Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)

From this reading The little furnished villas, hired for the season, were all built alike, with a balcony, on the ground floor, which was transformed into a veritable bower for the occasion.

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

From this reading The day had heralded in the _Bataille de Fleurs_ and all Heyst was _en fête_.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The little furnished villas, hired for the season, were all built alike, with a balcony, on the ground floor, which was transformed into a veritable bower for the occasion.

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

From this reading The little furnished villas, hired for the season, were all built alike, with a balcony, on the ground floor, which was transformed into a veritable bower for the occasion.

an old and formal word for “while”

From this reading From early morning, the occupants were busy, entwining their pillars with evergreens, interspersed with flags and knots of ribbon, whilst the balustrades were laden with growing flowers and the tables inside bore vases of severed blooms.

a Caucasian

From this reading One balcony was decorated with corn, poppies and _bluets_, whilst the next would display pink roses mixed with the delicate blue of the sea-nettle, and the third would be all yellow silk and white marguerites.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The little furnished villas, hired for the season, were all built alike, with a balcony, on the ground floor, which was transformed into a veritable bower for the occasion.

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

From this reading One balcony was decorated with corn, poppies and _bluets_, whilst the next would display pink roses mixed with the delicate blue of the sea-nettle, and the third would be all yellow silk and white marguerites.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading One balcony was decorated with corn, poppies and _bluets_, whilst the next would display pink roses mixed with the delicate blue of the sea-nettle, and the third would be all yellow silk and white marguerites.