Chapter VII

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

From this reading “What a lovely, sparkling world!” said Mrs. Menzies-Legh, coming and walking beside me.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading The road was narrow, and wound along hard and smooth between hedges she seemed to find attractive, for every few yards she stopped to pull something green out of them and take it along with her.

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

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

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

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

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

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

agreement with a statement or proposal to do something

From this reading I was struggling with the tempers of my very obstinate horse, so could only gasp a brief assent.

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

From this reading The road was narrow, and wound along hard and smooth between hedges she seemed to find attractive, for every few yards she stopped to pull something green out of them and take it along with her.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

next to; at the side of

From this reading “What a lovely, sparkling world!” said Mrs. Menzies-Legh, coming and walking beside me.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The road was narrow, and wound along hard and smooth between hedges she seemed to find attractive, for every few yards she stopped to pull something green out of them and take it along with her.

plural of “blade” — especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

of short duration or distance

From this reading I was struggling with the tempers of my very obstinate horse, so could only gasp a brief assent.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading “What a lovely, sparkling world!” said Mrs. Menzies-Legh, coming and walking beside me.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I was struggling with the tempers of my very obstinate horse, so could only gasp a brief assent.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

the habitation of wild animals

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The road was narrow, and wound along hard and smooth between hedges she seemed to find attractive, for every few yards she stopped to pull something green out of them and take it along with her.

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading The road was narrow, and wound along hard and smooth between hedges she seemed to find attractive, for every few yards she stopped to pull something green out of them and take it along with her.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading The road was narrow, and wound along hard and smooth between hedges she seemed to find attractive, for every few yards she stopped to pull something green out of them and take it along with her.

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The road was narrow, and wound along hard and smooth between hedges she seemed to find attractive, for every few yards she stopped to pull something green out of them and take it along with her.

a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open

From this reading I was struggling with the tempers of my very obstinate horse, so could only gasp a brief assent.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

abounding in grass

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading The road was narrow, and wound along hard and smooth between hedges she seemed to find attractive, for every few yards she stopped to pull something green out of them and take it along with her.

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From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

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From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

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

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading The road was narrow, and wound along hard and smooth between hedges she seemed to find attractive, for every few yards she stopped to pull something green out of them and take it along with her.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

From this reading The road was narrow, and wound along hard and smooth between hedges she seemed to find attractive, for every few yards she stopped to pull something green out of them and take it along with her.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The road was narrow, and wound along hard and smooth between hedges she seemed to find attractive, for every few yards she stopped to pull something green out of them and take it along with her.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading I was struggling with the tempers of my very obstinate horse, so could only gasp a brief assent.

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

From this reading I was struggling with the tempers of my very obstinate horse, so could only gasp a brief assent.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

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

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

a narrow way or road

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

the act of departing

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading “What a lovely, sparkling world!” said Mrs. Menzies-Legh, coming and walking beside me.

-ing form of “lurch” — walk as if unable to control one's movements

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

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

From this reading “What a lovely, sparkling world!” said Mrs. Menzies-Legh, coming and walking beside me.

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

From this reading “What a lovely, sparkling world!” said Mrs. Menzies-Legh, coming and walking beside me.

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

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading “What a lovely, sparkling world!” said Mrs. Menzies-Legh, coming and walking beside me.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I was struggling with the tempers of my very obstinate horse, so could only gasp a brief assent.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading The road was narrow, and wound along hard and smooth between hedges she seemed to find attractive, for every few yards she stopped to pull something green out of them and take it along with her.

as might be expected

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

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

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

being perceived or observed

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

according to the clock

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

From this reading I was struggling with the tempers of my very obstinate horse, so could only gasp a brief assent.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

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

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

and nothing more

From this reading I was struggling with the tempers of my very obstinate horse, so could only gasp a brief assent.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The road was narrow, and wound along hard and smooth between hedges she seemed to find attractive, for every few yards she stopped to pull something green out of them and take it along with her.

perfumes in general

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

plural of “portion” — something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

cause to move by pulling

From this reading The road was narrow, and wound along hard and smooth between hedges she seemed to find attractive, for every few yards she stopped to pull something green out of them and take it along with her.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

unusual or striking

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “What a lovely, sparkling world!” said Mrs. Menzies-Legh, coming and walking beside me.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The road was narrow, and wound along hard and smooth between hedges she seemed to find attractive, for every few yards she stopped to pull something green out of them and take it along with her.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The road was narrow, and wound along hard and smooth between hedges she seemed to find attractive, for every few yards she stopped to pull something green out of them and take it along with her.

do one's shopping

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

From this reading The road was narrow, and wound along hard and smooth between hedges she seemed to find attractive, for every few yards she stopped to pull something green out of them and take it along with her.

past form of “sniff” — perceive by inhaling through the nose

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

-ing form of “sniff” — perceive by inhaling through the nose

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I was struggling with the tempers of my very obstinate horse, so could only gasp a brief assent.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading The road was narrow, and wound along hard and smooth between hedges she seemed to find attractive, for every few yards she stopped to pull something green out of them and take it along with her.

shining with brilliant points of light like stars

From this reading “What a lovely, sparkling world!” said Mrs. Menzies-Legh, coming and walking beside me.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading The road was narrow, and wound along hard and smooth between hedges she seemed to find attractive, for every few yards she stopped to pull something green out of them and take it along with her.

engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity

From this reading I was struggling with the tempers of my very obstinate horse, so could only gasp a brief assent.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

carry out

From this reading The road was narrow, and wound along hard and smooth between hedges she seemed to find attractive, for every few yards she stopped to pull something green out of them and take it along with her.

plural of “temper” — a sudden outburst of anger

From this reading I was struggling with the tempers of my very obstinate horse, so could only gasp a brief assent.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

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

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The road was narrow, and wound along hard and smooth between hedges she seemed to find attractive, for every few yards she stopped to pull something green out of them and take it along with her.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

plural of “tip” — the extreme end of something; especially something pointed

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

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

From this reading The road was narrow, and wound along hard and smooth between hedges she seemed to find attractive, for every few yards she stopped to pull something green out of them and take it along with her.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

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From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

precisely as stated

From this reading I was struggling with the tempers of my very obstinate horse, so could only gasp a brief assent.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading “What a lovely, sparkling world!” said Mrs. Menzies-Legh, coming and walking beside me.

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

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading It was twelve o’clock before we left Grib’s (or Grip’s) Common, lurching off it by another grassy lane down into the road in the direction of Mereworth, and leaving, as we afterward discovered, several portions of our equipment behind us.

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

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “What a lovely, sparkling world!” said Mrs. Menzies-Legh, coming and walking beside me.

in or at the place that

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I was struggling with the tempers of my very obstinate horse, so could only gasp a brief assent.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading “What a lovely, sparkling world!” said Mrs. Menzies-Legh, coming and walking beside me.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

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

From this reading The heavy rain in the night had naturally left things wet, and there being a bright sun the drops on the blades of grass and on the tips of the leaves could not help sparkling, but there was nothing remarkable in that, and I would not have noticed it if she had not looked round with such apparent extreme delight and sniffed in the air as if she were in a first-class perfumery shop _Unter den Linden_ where there really are things worth sniffing.

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading The road was narrow, and wound along hard and smooth between hedges she seemed to find attractive, for every few yards she stopped to pull something green out of them and take it along with her.

plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading The road was narrow, and wound along hard and smooth between hedges she seemed to find attractive, for every few yards she stopped to pull something green out of them and take it along with her.