used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
abattisnoun
a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
acresnounUS /ˈeɪkərz/
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
adornedadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrnd/
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading Some parts of this park were adorned with every elegance that the art of landscape gardening could devise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
arbors
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Some parts of this park were adorned with every elegance that the art of landscape gardening could devise.
ballsnounUS /bɔːlz/
plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
basinsnounUS /ˈbeɪsənz/
plural of “basin” — a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
beautiesnounUS /ˈbjuːtiz/
plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Even its winter shroud could not conceal from the imagination what must have been its living beauty in summer.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Even its winter shroud could not conceal from the imagination what must have been its living beauty in summer.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond the walls of the seraglio lay the royal hunting grounds.
blocksnounUS /blɑːks/
plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
bristledadjectiveUS /ˈbrɪsəld/
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
clayeyadjectiveUS /ˈkleɪi/
resembling or containing clay
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Even its winter shroud could not conceal from the imagination what must have been its living beauty in summer.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Some parts of this park were adorned with every elegance that the art of landscape gardening could devise.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
deviseverbUS /dɪˈvaɪz/
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading Some parts of this park were adorned with every elegance that the art of landscape gardening could devise.
driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/
not still wet
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
elegancenounUS /ˈeləɡəns/
a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
From this reading Some parts of this park were adorned with every elegance that the art of landscape gardening could devise.
enclosedadjectiveUS /enˈkloʊzd/
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
divisible by two
From this reading Even its winter shroud could not conceal from the imagination what must have been its living beauty in summer.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Some parts of this park were adorned with every elegance that the art of landscape gardening could devise.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
floraladjectiveUS /ˈflɔːrəl/
resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even its winter shroud could not conceal from the imagination what must have been its living beauty in summer.
gardeningnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənɪŋ/
the cultivation of plants
From this reading Some parts of this park were adorned with every elegance that the art of landscape gardening could devise.
coins made of gold
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Beyond the walls of the seraglio lay the royal hunting grounds.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Even its winter shroud could not conceal from the imagination what must have been its living beauty in summer.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading Beyond the walls of the seraglio lay the royal hunting grounds.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading Even its winter shroud could not conceal from the imagination what must have been its living beauty in summer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
interspersedverbUS /ˌɪntərˈspɜːrst/
past form of “intersperse” — place at intervals in or among
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Even its winter shroud could not conceal from the imagination what must have been its living beauty in summer.
jugglersnounUS /ˈdʒʌɡələrz/
plural of “juggler” — a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
kiosksnounUS /ˈkiːɔːsks/
plural of “kiosk” — small area set off by walls for special use
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading Some parts of this park were adorned with every elegance that the art of landscape gardening could devise.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Beyond the walls of the seraglio lay the royal hunting grounds.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Even its winter shroud could not conceal from the imagination what must have been its living beauty in summer.
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 Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
miniaturenounUS /ˈmɪniətʃʊr/
painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Even its winter shroud could not conceal from the imagination what must have been its living beauty in summer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even its winter shroud could not conceal from the imagination what must have been its living beauty in summer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beyond the walls of the seraglio lay the royal hunting grounds.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Some parts of this park were adorned with every elegance that the art of landscape gardening could devise.
the local environment
From this reading Some parts of this park were adorned with every elegance that the art of landscape gardening could devise.
portionsnounUS /ˈpɔːrʃənz/
plural of “portion” — something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
pricklyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪkli/
very irritable
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Beyond the walls of the seraglio lay the royal hunting grounds.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
seraglionoun
living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
From this reading Beyond the walls of the seraglio lay the royal hunting grounds.
shroudverbUS /ʃraʊd/
cover as if with a shroud
From this reading Even its winter shroud could not conceal from the imagination what must have been its living beauty in summer.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some parts of this park were adorned with every elegance that the art of landscape gardening could devise.
sparklingadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːrklɪŋ/
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
make square
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some parts of this park were adorned with every elegance that the art of landscape gardening could devise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Beyond the walls of the seraglio lay the royal hunting grounds.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Some parts of this park were adorned with every elegance that the art of landscape gardening could devise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
tossedverbUS /tɔːst/
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
vinesnounUS /vaɪnz/
plural of “vine” — a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
walksnounUS /wɔːks/
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
plural of “wall” — 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 Beyond the walls of the seraglio lay the royal hunting grounds.
water-jets
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the summer season these portions were covered with floral beauties, interspersed with water-jets, which tossed the light silver balls like fairy jugglers; broad basins sparkling with gold fish; and walks leading to little kiosks and arbors.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Even its winter shroud could not conceal from the imagination what must have been its living beauty in summer.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Even its winter shroud could not conceal from the imagination what must have been its living beauty in summer.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some parts of this park were adorned with every elegance that the art of landscape gardening could devise.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Many acres of the city were enclosed within high walls of clayey earth, packed into huge square blocks and dried in the sun; on the top and outside of which bristled a miniature abattis of prickly vines.
