used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There were trees, and hardy perennials that had been growing year after year, blooming and fading, with very little care on the part of successive tenants.
how long something has existed
From this reading It was very small, but its age gave it a superiority over most suburban gardens.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There were trees, and hardy perennials that had been growing year after year, blooming and fading, with very little care on the part of successive tenants.
bloomingnounUS /ˈbluːmɪŋ/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading There were trees, and hardy perennials that had been growing year after year, blooming and fading, with very little care on the part of successive tenants.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading There were trees, and hardy perennials that had been growing year after year, blooming and fading, with very little care on the part of successive tenants.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading The chief charm of the garden to some people might have been its seclusion.
a person who is in charge
From this reading The chief charm of the garden to some people might have been its seclusion.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
evadeverbUS /ɪˈveɪd/
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
fadingnounUS /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading There were trees, and hardy perennials that had been growing year after year, blooming and fading, with very little care on the part of successive tenants.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Theodore made a tour of the little garden in the summer sundown.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading It was very small, but its age gave it a superiority over most suburban gardens.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It was very small, but its age gave it a superiority over most suburban gardens.
(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 There were trees, and hardy perennials that had been growing year after year, blooming and fading, with very little care on the part of successive tenants.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were trees, and hardy perennials that had been growing year after year, blooming and fading, with very little care on the part of successive tenants.
hardyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdi/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading There were trees, and hardy perennials that had been growing year after year, blooming and fading, with very little care on the part of successive tenants.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The chief charm of the garden to some people might have been its seclusion.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Theodore made a tour of the little garden in the summer sundown.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very small, but its age gave it a superiority over most suburban gardens.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was very small, but its age gave it a superiority over most suburban gardens.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Theodore made a tour of the little garden in the summer sundown.
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 “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Theodore made a tour of the little garden in the summer sundown.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The chief charm of the garden to some people might have been its seclusion.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It was very small, but its age gave it a superiority over most suburban gardens.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were trees, and hardy perennials that had been growing year after year, blooming and fading, with very little care on the part of successive tenants.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was very small, but its age gave it a superiority over most suburban gardens.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading There were trees, and hardy perennials that had been growing year after year, blooming and fading, with very little care on the part of successive tenants.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The chief charm of the garden to some people might have been its seclusion.
perennialsnounUS /pərˈeniəlz/
plural of “perennial” — (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more
From this reading There were trees, and hardy perennials that had been growing year after year, blooming and fading, with very little care on the part of successive tenants.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
seclusionnounUS /sɪˈkluːʒən/
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading The chief charm of the garden to some people might have been its seclusion.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was very small, but its age gave it a superiority over most suburban gardens.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The chief charm of the garden to some people might have been its seclusion.
suburbanadjectiveUS /səˈbɜːrbən/
relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs
From this reading It was very small, but its age gave it a superiority over most suburban gardens.
successiveadjectiveUS /səkˈsesɪv/
in regular succession without gaps
From this reading There were trees, and hardy perennials that had been growing year after year, blooming and fading, with very little care on the part of successive tenants.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Theodore made a tour of the little garden in the summer sundown.
sundownnounUS /ˈsʌndaʊn/
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading Theodore made a tour of the little garden in the summer sundown.
superioritynounUS /ˌsuːpɪriˈɔːrɪti/
the quality of being superior
From this reading It was very small, but its age gave it a superiority over most suburban gardens.
tenantsnounUS /ˈtenənts/
plural of “tenant” — someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
From this reading There were trees, and hardy perennials that had been growing year after year, blooming and fading, with very little care on the part of successive tenants.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were trees, and hardy perennials that had been growing year after year, blooming and fading, with very little care on the part of successive tenants.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
Theodore
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From this reading Theodore made a tour of the little garden in the summer sundown.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The chief charm of the garden to some people might have been its seclusion.
tournounUS /tʊr/
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading Theodore made a tour of the little garden in the summer sundown.
treasuresnounUS /ˈtreʒərz/
plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading There were trees, and hardy perennials that had been growing year after year, blooming and fading, with very little care on the part of successive tenants.
unforgiven
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From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
precisely as stated
From this reading It was very small, but its age gave it a superiority over most suburban gardens.
vigilnounUS /ˈvɪdʒəl/
a period of sleeplessness
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
look attentively
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were trees, and hardy perennials that had been growing year after year, blooming and fading, with very little care on the part of successive tenants.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
which person or people
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were trees, and hardy perennials that had been growing year after year, blooming and fading, with very little care on the part of successive tenants.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading There were trees, and hardy perennials that had been growing year after year, blooming and fading, with very little care on the part of successive tenants.
but in spite of that
From this reading “And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.”
