Chapter VI

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

From this reading Every morning the birds serenaded me at the window of my lodgings, which were in a garden-house, near a street called the Parterre, not far from the river.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

(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 Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

to an ample degree or in an ample manner

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

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

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

plural of “anticipation” — an expectation

From this reading It is the season of hope and bright anticipations.

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

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Every morning the birds serenaded me at the window of my lodgings, which were in a garden-house, near a street called the Parterre, not far from the river.

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

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

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

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading Every morning the birds serenaded me at the window of my lodgings, which were in a garden-house, near a street called the Parterre, not far from the river.

plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading It is the season of hope and bright anticipations.

plural of “bud” — a partially opened flower

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Every morning the birds serenaded me at the window of my lodgings, which were in a garden-house, near a street called the Parterre, not far from the river.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading The delightful season of spring had now once more returned.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

without doubt; certainly

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

an old word for “before”

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every morning the birds serenaded me at the window of my lodgings, which were in a garden-house, near a street called the Parterre, not far from the river.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Every morning the birds serenaded me at the window of my lodgings, which were in a garden-house, near a street called the Parterre, not far from the river.

very lively and profitable

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Every morning the birds serenaded me at the window of my lodgings, which were in a garden-house, near a street called the Parterre, not far from the river.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

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

From this reading Every morning the birds serenaded me at the window of my lodgings, which were in a garden-house, near a street called the Parterre, not far from the river.

someone who takes care of a garden

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

the act of departing

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

destroyed or killed

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

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

From this reading The delightful season of spring had now once more returned.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading It is the season of hope and bright anticipations.

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

From this reading Every morning the birds serenaded me at the window of my lodgings, which were in a garden-house, near a street called the Parterre, not far from the river.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

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

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is the season of hope and bright anticipations.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

temporary living quarters

From this reading Every morning the birds serenaded me at the window of my lodgings, which were in a garden-house, near a street called the Parterre, not far from the river.

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 One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

inflected form of “lop” — cut off from a whole

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

inflected form of “lop” — cut off from a whole

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Every morning the birds serenaded me at the window of my lodgings, which were in a garden-house, near a street called the Parterre, not far from the river.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The delightful season of spring had now once more returned.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Every morning the birds serenaded me at the window of my lodgings, which were in a garden-house, near a street called the Parterre, not far from the river.

used to form the superlative

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Every morning the birds serenaded me at the window of my lodgings, which were in a garden-house, near a street called the Parterre, not far from the river.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Every morning the birds serenaded me at the window of my lodgings, which were in a garden-house, near a street called the Parterre, not far from the river.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Every morning the birds serenaded me at the window of my lodgings, which were in a garden-house, near a street called the Parterre, not far from the river.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The delightful season of spring had now once more returned.

plural of “odour” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The delightful season of spring had now once more returned.

on one occasion

From this reading The delightful season of spring had now once more returned.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern

From this reading Every morning the birds serenaded me at the window of my lodgings, which were in a garden-house, near a street called the Parterre, not far from the river.

first in rank or degree

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

plural of “recess” — a state of abeyance or suspended business

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

serving to bring to mind

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading The delightful season of spring had now once more returned.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Every morning the birds serenaded me at the window of my lodgings, which were in a garden-house, near a street called the Parterre, not far from the river.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading The delightful season of spring had now once more returned.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

past form of “serenade” — sing and play for somebody

From this reading Every morning the birds serenaded me at the window of my lodgings, which were in a garden-house, near a street called the Parterre, not far from the river.

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From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

in the near future

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

the season of growth

From this reading The delightful season of spring had now once more returned.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Every morning the birds serenaded me at the window of my lodgings, which were in a garden-house, near a street called the Parterre, not far from the river.

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

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

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

From this reading The delightful season of spring had now once more returned.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

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

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

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 One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

not developed, mature, or fully formulated

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

producing little or no profit or gain

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

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

From this reading Every morning the birds serenaded me at the window of my lodgings, which were in a garden-house, near a street called the Parterre, not far from the river.

at the time that

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

in or at the place that

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

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

From this reading Every morning the birds serenaded me at the window of my lodgings, which were in a garden-house, near a street called the Parterre, not far from the river.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading Every morning the birds serenaded me at the window of my lodgings, which were in a garden-house, near a street called the Parterre, not far from the river.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

the least favorable outcome

From this reading One says to himself--Let the gardener, or pruner, do his worst--let him remove every unprofitable branch, so that the daylight may fall into the most secret recesses, where the loves of a former year have been celebrated and are gone by, yet the trees will, ere long, be in their full luxuriance--all that he has lopped away will soon be more than amply replaced.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.

but in spite of that

From this reading Doubtless, the year is never so delightful and interesting as when all things are yet undeveloped, and in their prime; when the gardener is yet going about, with his hatchet, and bill-hook, and large sheers, lopping the branches, though the flourishing boughs are already redolent of green buds, that give out their fresh odours in the warm sun.