Chapter VIII

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

From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

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

From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

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

From this reading They made their way around the rear of the barn, and then one glance was sufficient to explain the excitement.

past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

recognize with gratitude; be grateful for

From this reading The sagacious elephant had not taken long to appreciate the opportunity upon which he had come by the mere chance of his frantic flight.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading They made their way around the rear of the barn, and then one glance was sufficient to explain the excitement.

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

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

From this reading They made their way around the rear of the barn, and then one glance was sufficient to explain the excitement.

plural of “beet” — biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop

From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The sagacious elephant had not taken long to appreciate the opportunity upon which he had come by the mere chance of his frantic flight.

plural of “cabbage” — any of various types of cabbage

From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

plural of “carrot” — deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant

From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

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From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked

From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading The sagacious elephant had not taken long to appreciate the opportunity upon which he had come by the mere chance of his frantic flight.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The sagacious elephant had not taken long to appreciate the opportunity upon which he had come by the mere chance of his frantic flight.

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

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

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

From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

with dexterity; in a dexterous manner

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

plural of “delicacy” — the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

-ing form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent

From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

five-toed pachyderm

From this reading The sagacious elephant had not taken long to appreciate the opportunity upon which he had come by the mere chance of his frantic flight.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading They made their way around the rear of the barn, and then one glance was sufficient to explain the excitement.

make plain and comprehensible

From this reading They made their way around the rear of the barn, and then one glance was sufficient to explain the excitement.

large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity

From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading The sagacious elephant had not taken long to appreciate the opportunity upon which he had come by the mere chance of his frantic flight.

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

From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion

From this reading The sagacious elephant had not taken long to appreciate the opportunity upon which he had come by the mere chance of his frantic flight.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading They made their way around the rear of the barn, and then one glance was sufficient to explain the excitement.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

(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 Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

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

From this reading The sagacious elephant had not taken long to appreciate the opportunity upon which he had come by the mere chance of his frantic flight.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

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

From this reading The sagacious elephant had not taken long to appreciate the opportunity upon which he had come by the mere chance of his frantic flight.

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

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

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

From this reading The sagacious elephant had not taken long to appreciate the opportunity upon which he had come by the mere chance of his frantic flight.

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

From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

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 The sagacious elephant had not taken long to appreciate the opportunity upon which he had come by the mere chance of his frantic flight.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading They made their way around the rear of the barn, and then one glance was sufficient to explain the excitement.

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From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

being nothing more than specified

From this reading The sagacious elephant had not taken long to appreciate the opportunity upon which he had come by the mere chance of his frantic flight.

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From this reading NALLA RECOVERED.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The sagacious elephant had not taken long to appreciate the opportunity upon which he had come by the mere chance of his frantic flight.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They made their way around the rear of the barn, and then one glance was sufficient to explain the excitement.

on one occasion

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading They made their way around the rear of the barn, and then one glance was sufficient to explain the excitement.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading The sagacious elephant had not taken long to appreciate the opportunity upon which he had come by the mere chance of his frantic flight.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

plural of “radish” — pungent fleshy edible root

From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

the back of a military formation or procession

From this reading They made their way around the rear of the barn, and then one glance was sufficient to explain the excitement.

freed from illness or injury

From this reading NALLA RECOVERED.

acutely insightful and wise

From this reading The sagacious elephant had not taken long to appreciate the opportunity upon which he had come by the mere chance of his frantic flight.

(statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

the state of being covered with unclean things

From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs

From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant

From this reading They made their way around the rear of the barn, and then one glance was sufficient to explain the excitement.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading The sagacious elephant had not taken long to appreciate the opportunity upon which he had come by the mere chance of his frantic flight.

highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

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

From this reading They made their way around the rear of the barn, and then one glance was sufficient to explain the excitement.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They made their way around the rear of the barn, and then one glance was sufficient to explain the excitement.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading They made their way around the rear of the barn, and then one glance was sufficient to explain the excitement.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They made their way around the rear of the barn, and then one glance was sufficient to explain the excitement.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

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

From this reading They made their way around the rear of the barn, and then one glance was sufficient to explain the excitement.

the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The sagacious elephant had not taken long to appreciate the opportunity upon which he had come by the mere chance of his frantic flight.

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

green foliage

From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

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

From this reading They made their way around the rear of the barn, and then one glance was sufficient to explain the excitement.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading They made their way around the rear of the barn, and then one glance was sufficient to explain the excitement.

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From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

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

From this reading The sagacious elephant had not taken long to appreciate the opportunity upon which he had come by the mere chance of his frantic flight.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Before them stretched an extensive market-garden, displaying a splendid variety of vegetables in full growth; cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, carrots, radishes, celery, and so forth, covered the well-weeded soil with their succulent verdure.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading The tempting green things had appealed at once to him, and he was busy sampling the different delicacies, pulling them from the ground with that wonderful trunk of his quite as deftly as the proprietor or his servants could have done it with their hands.