Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading It was a breezy June afternoon, with the young summer at its freshest and lustiest.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading It was a breezy June afternoon, with the young summer at its freshest and lustiest.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

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

From this reading It was a breezy June afternoon, with the young summer at its freshest and lustiest.

of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

a distinct feature or element in a problem

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was a breezy June afternoon, with the young summer at its freshest and lustiest.

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

fresh and animated

From this reading It was a breezy June afternoon, with the young summer at its freshest and lustiest.

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

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

a place of worship that has its own altar

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

something intended to communicate a particular impression

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

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

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

apart from; not including

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

more distant in especially space or time

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

superlative of “fresh” — recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading It was a breezy June afternoon, with the young summer at its freshest and lustiest.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Lord and Lady William Newbury were strolling in the garden at Hoddon Grey.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading Lord and Lady William Newbury were strolling in the garden at Hoddon Grey.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

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

From this reading Lord and Lady William Newbury were strolling in the garden at Hoddon Grey.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

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

From this reading Lord and Lady William Newbury were strolling in the garden at Hoddon Grey.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a breezy June afternoon, with the young summer at its freshest and lustiest.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It was a breezy June afternoon, with the young summer at its freshest and lustiest.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading It was a breezy June afternoon, with the young summer at its freshest and lustiest.

conformity or harmony

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

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

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Lord and Lady William Newbury were strolling in the garden at Hoddon Grey.

light in a transparent protective case

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

a field of cultivated and mowed grass

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Lord and Lady William Newbury were strolling in the garden at Hoddon Grey.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

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From this reading It was a breezy June afternoon, with the young summer at its freshest and lustiest.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Lord William Newbury was a man of sixty-five, tall and slenderly built.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

overgrown with moss

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

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From this reading Lord and Lady William Newbury were strolling in the garden at Hoddon Grey.

not any; not one

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

out of fashion

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

an associate who shares a room with you

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

being five more than sixty

From this reading Lord William Newbury was a man of sixty-five, tall and slenderly built.

in a slim or slender manner

From this reading Lord William Newbury was a man of sixty-five, tall and slenderly built.

plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

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

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

express in speech

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

-ing form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

From this reading Lord and Lady William Newbury were strolling in the garden at Hoddon Grey.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading It was a breezy June afternoon, with the young summer at its freshest and lustiest.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading Lord William Newbury was a man of sixty-five, tall and slenderly built.

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

From this reading It was a breezy June afternoon, with the young summer at its freshest and lustiest.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

by that means or because of that

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

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

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

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

From this reading It was a breezy June afternoon, with the young summer at its freshest and lustiest.

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

From this reading Lord and Lady William Newbury were strolling in the garden at Hoddon Grey.

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

From this reading The long low line of the house rose behind them--an attractive house and an old one, but with no architectural features to speak of, except a high-pitched mossy roof, a picturesque series of dormer-windows, and a high gable and small lantern cupola at the farther end which marked the private chapel.

which person or people

From this reading The house was evidently roomy, but built for comfort, not display; the garden with its spreading slopes and knolls was simple and old-fashioned, in keeping thereby with the general aspect of the two people who were walking up and down the front lawn together.

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From this reading Lord and Lady William Newbury were strolling in the garden at Hoddon Grey.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was a breezy June afternoon, with the young summer at its freshest and lustiest.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading It was a breezy June afternoon, with the young summer at its freshest and lustiest.