Chapter XV · Chapter 15

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

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading In front of the house, facing the drawing-room windows, was a bowling-green, across which, at this time of the afternoon, the house had laid a cool green shadow.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading In front of the house, facing the drawing-room windows, was a bowling-green, across which, at this time of the afternoon, the house had laid a cool green shadow.

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

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In front of the house, facing the drawing-room windows, was a bowling-green, across which, at this time of the afternoon, the house had laid a cool green shadow.

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

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Away in the sun hay was being made and carried, with crackings of whips and distant voices.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Away in the sun hay was being made and carried, with crackings of whips and distant voices.

lacking hue or shades of grey; part white and part black

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

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

From this reading In front of the house, facing the drawing-room windows, was a bowling-green, across which, at this time of the afternoon, the house had laid a cool green shadow.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was hot still, but the shadows were deepening and lengthening.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Away in the sun hay was being made and carried, with crackings of whips and distant voices.

pleasing or delighting

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

cut or trimmed by clipping

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading In front of the house, facing the drawing-room windows, was a bowling-green, across which, at this time of the afternoon, the house had laid a cool green shadow.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

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

From this reading Away in the sun hay was being made and carried, with crackings of whips and distant voices.

a process of becoming deeper and more profound

From this reading It was hot still, but the shadows were deepening and lengthening.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading Away in the sun hay was being made and carried, with crackings of whips and distant voices.

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

From this reading In front of the house, facing the drawing-room windows, was a bowling-green, across which, at this time of the afternoon, the house had laid a cool green shadow.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Two ladies were sitting under its shelter, each with her work.

a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening

From this reading In front of the house, facing the drawing-room windows, was a bowling-green, across which, at this time of the afternoon, the house had laid a cool green shadow.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading In front of the house, facing the drawing-room windows, was a bowling-green, across which, at this time of the afternoon, the house had laid a cool green shadow.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading In front of the house, facing the drawing-room windows, was a bowling-green, across which, at this time of the afternoon, the house had laid a cool green shadow.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

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

From this reading In front of the house, facing the drawing-room windows, was a bowling-green, across which, at this time of the afternoon, the house had laid a cool green shadow.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

From this reading Away in the sun hay was being made and carried, with crackings of whips and distant voices.

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

From this reading Two ladies were sitting under its shelter, each with her work.

plural of “herb” — a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

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 It was hot still, but the shadows were deepening and lengthening.

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

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

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

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was hot still, but the shadows were deepening and lengthening.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Two ladies were sitting under its shelter, each with her work.

Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading Two ladies were sitting under its shelter, each with her work.

set down according to a plan

From this reading In front of the house, facing the drawing-room windows, was a bowling-green, across which, at this time of the afternoon, the house had laid a cool green shadow.

the act of prolonging something

From this reading It was hot still, but the shadows were deepening and lengthening.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Away in the sun hay was being made and carried, with crackings of whips and distant voices.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In front of the house, facing the drawing-room windows, was a bowling-green, across which, at this time of the afternoon, the house had laid a cool green shadow.

out of fashion

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

plural of “path” — a course of conduct

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading In front of the house, facing the drawing-room windows, was a bowling-green, across which, at this time of the afternoon, the house had laid a cool green shadow.

plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries

From this reading It was hot still, but the shadows were deepening and lengthening.

a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

From this reading Two ladies were sitting under its shelter, each with her work.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading Two ladies were sitting under its shelter, each with her work.

having a supporting base

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

not in physical motion

From this reading It was hot still, but the shadows were deepening and lengthening.

spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

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

From this reading Away in the sun hay was being made and carried, with crackings of whips and distant voices.

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

From this reading In front of the house, facing the drawing-room windows, was a bowling-green, across which, at this time of the afternoon, the house had laid a cool green shadow.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading In front of the house, facing the drawing-room windows, was a bowling-green, across which, at this time of the afternoon, the house had laid a cool green shadow.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading In front of the house, facing the drawing-room windows, was a bowling-green, across which, at this time of the afternoon, the house had laid a cool green shadow.

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

From this reading Two ladies were sitting under its shelter, each with her work.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Two ladies were sitting under its shelter, each with her work.

not expected or anticipated

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

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

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading Away in the sun hay was being made and carried, with crackings of whips and distant voices.

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

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

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

From this reading Two ladies were sitting under its shelter, each with her work.

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

From this reading In front of the house, facing the drawing-room windows, was a bowling-green, across which, at this time of the afternoon, the house had laid a cool green shadow.

plural of “whip” — an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping

From this reading Away in the sun hay was being made and carried, with crackings of whips and distant voices.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading In front of the house, facing the drawing-room windows, was a bowling-green, across which, at this time of the afternoon, the house had laid a cool green shadow.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Two ladies were sitting under its shelter, each with her work.

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

From this reading Atherstone was a rambling, old-fashioned, black-and-white house, half covered with ivy, standing in a rambling, old-fashioned garden--a charming garden, with clipped yews, and grass paths, and straggling flowers and herbs growing up in unexpected places.