used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The best place for a view is in one's back yard; then it is one's own.
(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 a great rug of English-green grass, very green all winter and still greener all summer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a great rug of English-green grass, very green all winter and still greener all summer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In London Marie Louise had lived at Sir Joseph Webling's home, its gray, fog-stained, smoked-begrimed front flush with the pavement.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The best place for a view is in one's back yard; then it is one's own.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The best place for a view is in one's back yard; then it is one's own.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But back of the house was a high-walled garden with a fountain that never played.
English-green
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From this reading There was a great rug of English-green grass, very green all winter and still greener all summer.
flushnounUS /flʌʃ/
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading In London Marie Louise had lived at Sir Joseph Webling's home, its gray, fog-stained, smoked-begrimed front flush with the pavement.
fog-stained
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From this reading In London Marie Louise had lived at Sir Joseph Webling's home, its gray, fog-stained, smoked-begrimed front flush with the pavement.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The best place for a view is in one's back yard; then it is one's own.
fountainnounUS /ˈfaʊntən/
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading But back of the house was a high-walled garden with a fountain that never played.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading If it is in the front yard, then the house is only part of the public's view.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading But back of the house was a high-walled garden with a fountain that never played.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading There was a great rug of English-green grass, very green all winter and still greener all summer.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading In London Marie Louise had lived at Sir Joseph Webling's home, its gray, fog-stained, smoked-begrimed front flush with the pavement.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was a great rug of English-green grass, very green all winter and still greener all summer.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading There was a great rug of English-green grass, very green all winter and still greener all summer.
greeneradjectiveUS /ˈɡriːnər/
comparative of “green” — of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
From this reading There was a great rug of English-green grass, very green all winter and still greener all summer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In London Marie Louise had lived at Sir Joseph Webling's home, its gray, fog-stained, smoked-begrimed front flush with the pavement.
high-walled
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From this reading But back of the house was a high-walled garden with a fountain that never played.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading In London Marie Louise had lived at Sir Joseph Webling's home, its gray, fog-stained, smoked-begrimed front flush with the pavement.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading If it is in the front yard, then the house is only part of the public's view.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it is in the front yard, then the house is only part of the public's view.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The best place for a view is in one's back yard; then it is one's own.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The best place for a view is in one's back yard; then it is one's own.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The best place for a view is in one's back yard; then it is one's own.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In London Marie Louise had lived at Sir Joseph Webling's home, its gray, fog-stained, smoked-begrimed front flush with the pavement.
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading In London Marie Louise had lived at Sir Joseph Webling's home, its gray, fog-stained, smoked-begrimed front flush with the pavement.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading In London Marie Louise had lived at Sir Joseph Webling's home, its gray, fog-stained, smoked-begrimed front flush with the pavement.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading In London Marie Louise had lived at Sir Joseph Webling's home, its gray, fog-stained, smoked-begrimed front flush with the pavement.
Louise
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From this reading In London Marie Louise had lived at Sir Joseph Webling's home, its gray, fog-stained, smoked-begrimed front flush with the pavement.
Marie
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From this reading In London Marie Louise had lived at Sir Joseph Webling's home, its gray, fog-stained, smoked-begrimed front flush with the pavement.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But back of the house was a high-walled garden with a fountain that never played.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If it is in the front yard, then the house is only part of the public's view.
one's
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From this reading The best place for a view is in one's back yard; then it is one's own.
and nothing more
From this reading If it is in the front yard, then the house is only part of the public's view.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The best place for a view is in one's back yard; then it is one's own.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading If it is in the front yard, then the house is only part of the public's view.
pavementnounUS /ˈpeɪvmənt/
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading In London Marie Louise had lived at Sir Joseph Webling's home, its gray, fog-stained, smoked-begrimed front flush with the pavement.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The best place for a view is in one's back yard; then it is one's own.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading But back of the house was a high-walled garden with a fountain that never played.
public'snounUS /ˈpʌblɪks/
possessive form of “public” — people in general considered as a whole
From this reading If it is in the front yard, then the house is only part of the public's view.
rugnounUS /rʌɡ/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading There was a great rug of English-green grass, very green all winter and still greener all summer.
term of address for a man
From this reading In London Marie Louise had lived at Sir Joseph Webling's home, its gray, fog-stained, smoked-begrimed front flush with the pavement.
smoked-begrimed
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From this reading In London Marie Louise had lived at Sir Joseph Webling's home, its gray, fog-stained, smoked-begrimed front flush with the pavement.
not in physical motion
From this reading There was a great rug of English-green grass, very green all winter and still greener all summer.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading There was a great rug of English-green grass, very green all winter and still greener all summer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But back of the house was a high-walled garden with a fountain that never played.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The best place for a view is in one's back yard; then it is one's own.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The best place for a view is in one's back yard; then it is one's own.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a great rug of English-green grass, very green all winter and still greener all summer.
precisely as stated
From this reading There was a great rug of English-green grass, very green all winter and still greener all summer.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading The best place for a view is in one's back yard; then it is one's own.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But back of the house was a high-walled garden with a fountain that never played.
Webling's
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From this reading In London Marie Louise had lived at Sir Joseph Webling's home, its gray, fog-stained, smoked-begrimed front flush with the pavement.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading There was a great rug of English-green grass, very green all winter and still greener all summer.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In London Marie Louise had lived at Sir Joseph Webling's home, its gray, fog-stained, smoked-begrimed front flush with the pavement.
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 best place for a view is in one's back yard; then it is one's own.
