used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading He would contend, for instance, that it was absurd for any person to get so gloriously hot and dirty while setting out plants, when that person objected to having a flower in the same room.
(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 There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He would contend, for instance, that it was absurd for any person to get so gloriously hot and dirty while setting out plants, when that person objected to having a flower in the same room.
artisticallyadverbUS /ɑːrˈtɪstɪkli/
in an artistic manner
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
for the reason that
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
bucketnounUS /ˈbʌkət/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
contendverbUS /kənˈtend/
maintain or assert
From this reading He would contend, for instance, that it was absurd for any person to get so gloriously hot and dirty while setting out plants, when that person objected to having a flower in the same room.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading I informed him that he was irrevocably dead to all the nobler sentiments, and went to the laundry and got a wash-tub.
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading He would contend, for instance, that it was absurd for any person to get so gloriously hot and dirty while setting out plants, when that person objected to having a flower in the same room.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading He would contend, for instance, that it was absurd for any person to get so gloriously hot and dirty while setting out plants, when that person objected to having a flower in the same room.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
frostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He would contend, for instance, that it was absurd for any person to get so gloriously hot and dirty while setting out plants, when that person objected to having a flower in the same room.
gloriouslyadverbUS /ˈɡlɔːriəsli/
with glory or in a glorious manner
From this reading He would contend, for instance, that it was absurd for any person to get so gloriously hot and dirty while setting out plants, when that person objected to having a flower in the same room.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I informed him that he was irrevocably dead to all the nobler sentiments, and went to the laundry and got a wash-tub.
graftedverbUS /ˈɡræftɪd/
past form of “graft” — cause to grow together parts from different plants
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He would contend, for instance, that it was absurd for any person to get so gloriously hot and dirty while setting out plants, when that person objected to having a flower in the same room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I informed him that he was irrevocably dead to all the nobler sentiments, and went to the laundry and got a wash-tub.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I informed him that he was irrevocably dead to all the nobler sentiments, and went to the laundry and got a wash-tub.
an indirect suggestion
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading He would contend, for instance, that it was absurd for any person to get so gloriously hot and dirty while setting out plants, when that person objected to having a flower in the same room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading I informed him that he was irrevocably dead to all the nobler sentiments, and went to the laundry and got a wash-tub.
infrequentlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈfriːkwəntli/
not many times
From this reading Peter was not infrequently obtuse.
an occurrence of something
From this reading He would contend, for instance, that it was absurd for any person to get so gloriously hot and dirty while setting out plants, when that person objected to having a flower in the same room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
irrevocablyadverbUS /ˌɪˈrevəkəbli/
in an irrevocable manner
From this reading I informed him that he was irrevocably dead to all the nobler sentiments, and went to the laundry and got a wash-tub.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
and nothing more
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
laundrynounUS /ˈlɔːndri/
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
From this reading I informed him that he was irrevocably dead to all the nobler sentiments, and went to the laundry and got a wash-tub.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
used to form the superlative
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
not any; not one
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
nobleradjectiveUS /ˈnoʊblər/
comparative of “noble” — impressive in appearance
From this reading I informed him that he was irrevocably dead to all the nobler sentiments, and went to the laundry and got a wash-tub.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Peter was not infrequently obtuse.
objectedverbUS /əbˈdʒektəd/
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading He would contend, for instance, that it was absurd for any person to get so gloriously hot and dirty while setting out plants, when that person objected to having a flower in the same room.
obtuseadjectiveUS /ɑːbˈtuːs/
of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
From this reading Peter was not infrequently obtuse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
coated with paint
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
peach-tree
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
a human being
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
plantsnounUS /plænts/
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading He would contend, for instance, that it was absurd for any person to get so gloriously hot and dirty while setting out plants, when that person objected to having a flower in the same room.
profitableadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːfətəbəl/
yielding material gain or profit
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
prunedverbUS /pruːnd/
past form of “prune” — cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He would contend, for instance, that it was absurd for any person to get so gloriously hot and dirty while setting out plants, when that person objected to having a flower in the same room.
Identical; not different.
From this reading He would contend, for instance, that it was absurd for any person to get so gloriously hot and dirty while setting out plants, when that person objected to having a flower in the same room.
sawedverbUS /sɔːd/
past form of “saw” — cut with a saw
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
sensibilitynounUS /ˌsensɪˈbɪlɪti/
mental responsiveness and awareness
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
sentimentsnounUS /ˈsentəmənts/
plural of “sentiment” — tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading I informed him that he was irrevocably dead to all the nobler sentiments, and went to the laundry and got a wash-tub.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading He would contend, for instance, that it was absurd for any person to get so gloriously hot and dirty while setting out plants, when that person objected to having a flower in the same room.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He would contend, for instance, that it was absurd for any person to get so gloriously hot and dirty while setting out plants, when that person objected to having a flower in the same room.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
tarnounUS /tɑːr/
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I informed him that he was irrevocably dead to all the nobler sentiments, and went to the laundry and got a wash-tub.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
wash-tub
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I informed him that he was irrevocably dead to all the nobler sentiments, and went to the laundry and got a wash-tub.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I informed him that he was irrevocably dead to all the nobler sentiments, and went to the laundry and got a wash-tub.
at the time that
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He would contend, for instance, that it was absurd for any person to get so gloriously hot and dirty while setting out plants, when that person objected to having a flower in the same room.
which person or people
From this reading And Peter, who is a person of no sensibility, wanted to ring for a servant one night, when there was a hint of frost and I had started out to put a bucket of water under my tree to protect it.
wildingnounUS /ˈwaɪldɪŋ/
a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree)
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would contend, for instance, that it was absurd for any person to get so gloriously hot and dirty while setting out plants, when that person objected to having a flower in the same room.
woundsnounUS /wuːndz/
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading There was in the place a wilding peach-tree, which I artistically sawed into shape and pruned and grafted, and painted all those profitable wounds with tar; and I grew to love it, just as most people do their children, because it was mine.
