Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

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

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

later than; following

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

(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 The garden was an enchanted place where all the flowers seemed white.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading The sea quivered along the path of the moon.

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

From this reading The garden was an enchanted place where all the flowers seemed white.

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

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

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

From this reading The lilies, the daphnes, the orange-blossom, the white stocks, the white pinks, the white roses—you could see these as plainly as in the day-time; but the coloured flowers existed only as fragrance.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The lilies, the daphnes, the orange-blossom, the white stocks, the white pinks, the white roses—you could see these as plainly as in the day-time; but the coloured flowers existed only as fragrance.

having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination

From this reading The lilies, the daphnes, the orange-blossom, the white stocks, the white pinks, the white roses—you could see these as plainly as in the day-time; but the coloured flowers existed only as fragrance.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The lilies, the daphnes, the orange-blossom, the white stocks, the white pinks, the white roses—you could see these as plainly as in the day-time; but the coloured flowers existed only as fragrance.

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

From this reading The lilies, the daphnes, the orange-blossom, the white stocks, the white pinks, the white roses—you could see these as plainly as in the day-time; but the coloured flowers existed only as fragrance.

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

From this reading The lilies, the daphnes, the orange-blossom, the white stocks, the white pinks, the white roses—you could see these as plainly as in the day-time; but the coloured flowers existed only as fragrance.

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.

From this reading The garden was an enchanted place where all the flowers seemed white.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading That evening was the evening of the full moon.

past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant

From this reading The lilies, the daphnes, the orange-blossom, the white stocks, the white pinks, the white roses—you could see these as plainly as in the day-time; but the coloured flowers existed only as fragrance.

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

From this reading The garden was an enchanted place where all the flowers seemed white.

a distinctive odor that is pleasant

From this reading The lilies, the daphnes, the orange-blossom, the white stocks, the white pinks, the white roses—you could see these as plainly as in the day-time; but the coloured flowers existed only as fragrance.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading That evening was the evening of the full moon.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading The garden was an enchanted place where all the flowers seemed white.

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

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

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

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

ten 10s

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

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

From this reading The lilies, the daphnes, the orange-blossom, the white stocks, the white pinks, the white roses—you could see these as plainly as in the day-time; but the coloured flowers existed only as fragrance.

and nothing more

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

immediately past

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

plural of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers

From this reading The lilies, the daphnes, the orange-blossom, the white stocks, the white pinks, the white roses—you could see these as plainly as in the day-time; but the coloured flowers existed only as fragrance.

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

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading That evening was the evening of the full moon.

in motion

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading That evening was the evening of the full moon.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

and nothing more

From this reading The lilies, the daphnes, the orange-blossom, the white stocks, the white pinks, the white roses—you could see these as plainly as in the day-time; but the coloured flowers existed only as fragrance.

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

From this reading The lilies, the daphnes, the orange-blossom, the white stocks, the white pinks, the white roses—you could see these as plainly as in the day-time; but the coloured flowers existed only as fragrance.

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

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

above and across; more than

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

a course of conduct

From this reading The sea quivered along the path of the moon.

plural of “pink” — a light shade of red

From this reading The lilies, the daphnes, the orange-blossom, the white stocks, the white pinks, the white roses—you could see these as plainly as in the day-time; but the coloured flowers existed only as fragrance.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The garden was an enchanted place where all the flowers seemed white.

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

From this reading The lilies, the daphnes, the orange-blossom, the white stocks, the white pinks, the white roses—you could see these as plainly as in the day-time; but the coloured flowers existed only as fragrance.

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

From this reading The sea quivered along the path of the moon.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading The lilies, the daphnes, the orange-blossom, the white stocks, the white pinks, the white roses—you could see these as plainly as in the day-time; but the coloured flowers existed only as fragrance.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading The sea quivered along the path of the moon.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The lilies, the daphnes, the orange-blossom, the white stocks, the white pinks, the white roses—you could see these as plainly as in the day-time; but the coloured flowers existed only as fragrance.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The garden was an enchanted place where all the flowers seemed white.

English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction

From this reading The lilies, the daphnes, the orange-blossom, the white stocks, the white pinks, the white roses—you could see these as plainly as in the day-time; but the coloured flowers existed only as fragrance.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That evening was the evening of the full moon.

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

From this reading That evening was the evening of the full moon.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading The lilies, the daphnes, the orange-blossom, the white stocks, the white pinks, the white roses—you could see these as plainly as in the day-time; but the coloured flowers existed only as fragrance.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

the upper part of anything

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

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

From this reading That evening was the evening of the full moon.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

in or at the place that

From this reading The garden was an enchanted place where all the flowers seemed white.

a Caucasian

From this reading The garden was an enchanted place where all the flowers seemed white.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

a late time of life

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The lilies, the daphnes, the orange-blossom, the white stocks, the white pinks, the white roses—you could see these as plainly as in the day-time; but the coloured flowers existed only as fragrance.

used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

From this reading The three younger women sat on the low wall at the end of the top garden after dinner, Rose a little apart from the others, and watched the enormous moon moving slowly over the place where Shelley had lived his last months just on a hundred years before.