used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why have you not at least written me a few words in reply to mine?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The oleanders were covered with their roseate blooms, and their beauty and that of the garden in the soft sunset light mysteriously deepened with an undefined regret the sadness and fears which were hers of late.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The oleanders were covered with their roseate blooms, and their beauty and that of the garden in the soft sunset light mysteriously deepened with an undefined regret the sadness and fears which were hers of late.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ONE DEFENDER Cyrene passed down her favourite oleander path at sunset to the great vinery in the Noailles garden.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The oleanders were covered with their roseate blooms, and their beauty and that of the garden in the soft sunset light mysteriously deepened with an undefined regret the sadness and fears which were hers of late.
bloomsnounUS /bluːmz/
plural of “bloom” — the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading The oleanders were covered with their roseate blooms, and their beauty and that of the garden in the soft sunset light mysteriously deepened with an undefined regret the sadness and fears which were hers of late.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Why do you not come to me, Germain?
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The oleanders were covered with their roseate blooms, and their beauty and that of the garden in the soft sunset light mysteriously deepened with an undefined regret the sadness and fears which were hers of late.
Cyrene
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From this reading ONE DEFENDER Cyrene passed down her favourite oleander path at sunset to the great vinery in the Noailles garden.
dearly loved
From this reading Only a few words, my dear one--only the least line," she murmured to herself.
deepenedverbUS /ˈdiːpənd/
past form of “deepen” — make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading The oleanders were covered with their roseate blooms, and their beauty and that of the garden in the soft sunset light mysteriously deepened with an undefined regret the sadness and fears which were hers of late.
DEFENDERnounUS /dɪˈfendər/
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading ONE DEFENDER Cyrene passed down her favourite oleander path at sunset to the great vinery in the Noailles garden.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Why do you not come to me, Germain?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading ONE DEFENDER Cyrene passed down her favourite oleander path at sunset to the great vinery in the Noailles garden.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading ONE DEFENDER Cyrene passed down her favourite oleander path at sunset to the great vinery in the Noailles garden.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading The oleanders were covered with their roseate blooms, and their beauty and that of the garden in the soft sunset light mysteriously deepened with an undefined regret the sadness and fears which were hers of late.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Why have you not at least written me a few words in reply to mine?
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading ONE DEFENDER Cyrene passed down her favourite oleander path at sunset to the great vinery in the Noailles garden.
Germain
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading ONE DEFENDER Cyrene passed down her favourite oleander path at sunset to the great vinery in the Noailles garden.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why have you not at least written me a few words in reply to mine?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ONE DEFENDER Cyrene passed down her favourite oleander path at sunset to the great vinery in the Noailles garden.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading The oleanders were covered with their roseate blooms, and their beauty and that of the garden in the soft sunset light mysteriously deepened with an undefined regret the sadness and fears which were hers of late.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Only a few words, my dear one--only the least line," she murmured to herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ONE DEFENDER Cyrene passed down her favourite oleander path at sunset to the great vinery in the Noailles garden.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading The oleanders were covered with their roseate blooms, and their beauty and that of the garden in the soft sunset light mysteriously deepened with an undefined regret the sadness and fears which were hers of late.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Why have you not at least written me a few words in reply to mine?
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The oleanders were covered with their roseate blooms, and their beauty and that of the garden in the soft sunset light mysteriously deepened with an undefined regret the sadness and fears which were hers of late.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Only a few words, my dear one--only the least line," she murmured to herself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why do you not come to me, Germain?
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Why have you not at least written me a few words in reply to mine?
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading Only a few words, my dear one--only the least line," she murmured to herself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Only a few words, my dear one--only the least line," she murmured to herself.
mysteriouslyadverbUS /ˌmɪˈstɪriəsli/
in a cryptic manner
From this reading The oleanders were covered with their roseate blooms, and their beauty and that of the garden in the soft sunset light mysteriously deepened with an undefined regret the sadness and fears which were hers of late.
Noailles
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From this reading ONE DEFENDER Cyrene passed down her favourite oleander path at sunset to the great vinery in the Noailles garden.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why do you not come to me, Germain?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The oleanders were covered with their roseate blooms, and their beauty and that of the garden in the soft sunset light mysteriously deepened with an undefined regret the sadness and fears which were hers of late.
oleandernounUS /ˈoʊliændər/
an ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in warm regions
From this reading ONE DEFENDER Cyrene passed down her favourite oleander path at sunset to the great vinery in the Noailles garden.
oleanders
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From this reading The oleanders were covered with their roseate blooms, and their beauty and that of the garden in the soft sunset light mysteriously deepened with an undefined regret the sadness and fears which were hers of late.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE DEFENDER Cyrene passed down her favourite oleander path at sunset to the great vinery in the Noailles garden.
and nothing more
From this reading Only a few words, my dear one--only the least line," she murmured to herself.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading ONE DEFENDER Cyrene passed down her favourite oleander path at sunset to the great vinery in the Noailles garden.
a course of conduct
From this reading ONE DEFENDER Cyrene passed down her favourite oleander path at sunset to the great vinery in the Noailles garden.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading The oleanders were covered with their roseate blooms, and their beauty and that of the garden in the soft sunset light mysteriously deepened with an undefined regret the sadness and fears which were hers of late.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Why have you not at least written me a few words in reply to mine?
roseateadjectiveUS /ˈroʊziət/
of something having a dusty purplish pink color
From this reading The oleanders were covered with their roseate blooms, and their beauty and that of the garden in the soft sunset light mysteriously deepened with an undefined regret the sadness and fears which were hers of late.
sadnessnounUS /ˈsædnəs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading The oleanders were covered with their roseate blooms, and their beauty and that of the garden in the soft sunset light mysteriously deepened with an undefined regret the sadness and fears which were hers of late.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only a few words, my dear one--only the least line," she murmured to herself.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The oleanders were covered with their roseate blooms, and their beauty and that of the garden in the soft sunset light mysteriously deepened with an undefined regret the sadness and fears which were hers of late.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading ONE DEFENDER Cyrene passed down her favourite oleander path at sunset to the great vinery in the Noailles garden.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The oleanders were covered with their roseate blooms, and their beauty and that of the garden in the soft sunset light mysteriously deepened with an undefined regret the sadness and fears which were hers of late.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONE DEFENDER Cyrene passed down her favourite oleander path at sunset to the great vinery in the Noailles garden.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The oleanders were covered with their roseate blooms, and their beauty and that of the garden in the soft sunset light mysteriously deepened with an undefined regret the sadness and fears which were hers of late.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ONE DEFENDER Cyrene passed down her favourite oleander path at sunset to the great vinery in the Noailles garden.
undefinedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈfaɪnd/
not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished
From this reading The oleanders were covered with their roseate blooms, and their beauty and that of the garden in the soft sunset light mysteriously deepened with an undefined regret the sadness and fears which were hers of late.
vinerynoun
a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced
From this reading ONE DEFENDER Cyrene passed down her favourite oleander path at sunset to the great vinery in the Noailles garden.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The oleanders were covered with their roseate blooms, and their beauty and that of the garden in the soft sunset light mysteriously deepened with an undefined regret the sadness and fears which were hers of late.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The oleanders were covered with their roseate blooms, and their beauty and that of the garden in the soft sunset light mysteriously deepened with an undefined regret the sadness and fears which were hers of late.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why do you not come to me, Germain?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The oleanders were covered with their roseate blooms, and their beauty and that of the garden in the soft sunset light mysteriously deepened with an undefined regret the sadness and fears which were hers of late.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Why have you not at least written me a few words in reply to mine?
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Why have you not at least written me a few words in reply to mine?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why do you not come to me, Germain?
