used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The villa was built on a ledge of ground between the road and the sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The villa was built on a ledge of ground between the road and the sea.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading There was a stone terrace in front of the windows of _salon_ and dining-room, below which the ground shelved steeply down to the rocks and the blue water.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The villa was built on a ledge of ground between the road and the sea.
bloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading In one corner there was a whole cluster of peach-trees, which made a mass of purplish-pinky bloom.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading There was a stone terrace in front of the windows of _salon_ and dining-room, below which the ground shelved steeply down to the rocks and the blue water.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading The villa was built on a ledge of ground between the road and the sea.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The low irregular-shaped house was screened from the road by a grove of orange and lemon trees, with a peach or a cherry here and there to give variety of colour.
cherrynounUS /ˈtʃeri/
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading The low irregular-shaped house was screened from the road by a grove of orange and lemon trees, with a peach or a cherry here and there to give variety of colour.
clusterverbUS /ˈklʌstər/
come together as in a cluster or flock
From this reading In one corner there was a whole cluster of peach-trees, which made a mass of purplish-pinky bloom.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading The low irregular-shaped house was screened from the road by a grove of orange and lemon trees, with a peach or a cherry here and there to give variety of colour.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading In one corner there was a whole cluster of peach-trees, which made a mass of purplish-pinky bloom.
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading There was a stone terrace in front of the windows of _salon_ and dining-room, below which the ground shelved steeply down to the rocks and the blue water.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There was a stone terrace in front of the windows of _salon_ and dining-room, below which the ground shelved steeply down to the rocks and the blue water.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The low irregular-shaped house was screened from the road by a grove of orange and lemon trees, with a peach or a cherry here and there to give variety of colour.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading There was a stone terrace in front of the windows of _salon_ and dining-room, below which the ground shelved steeply down to the rocks and the blue water.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The low irregular-shaped house was screened from the road by a grove of orange and lemon trees, with a peach or a cherry here and there to give variety of colour.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The villa was built on a ledge of ground between the road and the sea.
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading The low irregular-shaped house was screened from the road by a grove of orange and lemon trees, with a peach or a cherry here and there to give variety of colour.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The low irregular-shaped house was screened from the road by a grove of orange and lemon trees, with a peach or a cherry here and there to give variety of colour.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The low irregular-shaped house was screened from the road by a grove of orange and lemon trees, with a peach or a cherry here and there to give variety of colour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RIFT IN THE LUTE.
irregular-shaped
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From this reading The low irregular-shaped house was screened from the road by a grove of orange and lemon trees, with a peach or a cherry here and there to give variety of colour.
ledgenounUS /ledʒ/
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading The villa was built on a ledge of ground between the road and the sea.
lemonnounUS /ˈlemən/
yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
From this reading The low irregular-shaped house was screened from the road by a grove of orange and lemon trees, with a peach or a cherry here and there to give variety of colour.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The low irregular-shaped house was screened from the road by a grove of orange and lemon trees, with a peach or a cherry here and there to give variety of colour.
LUTEnounUS /luːt/
a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid
From this reading THE RIFT IN THE LUTE.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In one corner there was a whole cluster of peach-trees, which made a mass of purplish-pinky bloom.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading In one corner there was a whole cluster of peach-trees, which made a mass of purplish-pinky bloom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The villa was built on a ledge of ground between the road and the sea.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The villa was built on a ledge of ground between the road and the sea.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one corner there was a whole cluster of peach-trees, which made a mass of purplish-pinky bloom.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The low irregular-shaped house was screened from the road by a grove of orange and lemon trees, with a peach or a cherry here and there to give variety of colour.
orangenounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒ/
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading The low irregular-shaped house was screened from the road by a grove of orange and lemon trees, with a peach or a cherry here and there to give variety of colour.
peachnounUS /piːtʃ/
cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading The low irregular-shaped house was screened from the road by a grove of orange and lemon trees, with a peach or a cherry here and there to give variety of colour.
peach-trees
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In one corner there was a whole cluster of peach-trees, which made a mass of purplish-pinky bloom.
purplish-pinky
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In one corner there was a whole cluster of peach-trees, which made a mass of purplish-pinky bloom.
RIFTnounUS /rɪft/
a gap between cloud masses
From this reading THE RIFT IN THE LUTE.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The villa was built on a ledge of ground between the road and the sea.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading There was a stone terrace in front of the windows of _salon_ and dining-room, below which the ground shelved steeply down to the rocks and the blue water.
salonnounUS /səˈlɑːn/
gallery where works of art can be displayed
From this reading There was a stone terrace in front of the windows of _salon_ and dining-room, below which the ground shelved steeply down to the rocks and the blue water.
screenedverbUS /skriːnd/
past form of “screen” — test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
From this reading The low irregular-shaped house was screened from the road by a grove of orange and lemon trees, with a peach or a cherry here and there to give variety of colour.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The villa was built on a ledge of ground between the road and the sea.
shelvedverbUS /ʃelvd/
past form of “shelve” — hold back to a later time
From this reading There was a stone terrace in front of the windows of _salon_ and dining-room, below which the ground shelved steeply down to the rocks and the blue water.
steeplyadverbUS /ˈstiːpli/
in a steep manner
From this reading There was a stone terrace in front of the windows of _salon_ and dining-room, below which the ground shelved steeply down to the rocks and the blue water.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading There was a stone terrace in front of the windows of _salon_ and dining-room, below which the ground shelved steeply down to the rocks and the blue water.
terracenounUS /ˈterəs/
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading There was a stone terrace in front of the windows of _salon_ and dining-room, below which the ground shelved steeply down to the rocks and the blue water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RIFT IN THE LUTE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a stone terrace in front of the windows of _salon_ and dining-room, below which the ground shelved steeply down to the rocks and the blue water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a stone terrace in front of the windows of _salon_ and dining-room, below which the ground shelved steeply down to the rocks and the blue water.
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 The low irregular-shaped house was screened from the road by a grove of orange and lemon trees, with a peach or a cherry here and there to give variety of colour.
varietynounUS /vərˈaɪəti/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading The low irregular-shaped house was screened from the road by a grove of orange and lemon trees, with a peach or a cherry here and there to give variety of colour.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading The villa was built on a ledge of ground between the road and the sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The villa was built on a ledge of ground between the road and the sea.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading There was a stone terrace in front of the windows of _salon_ and dining-room, below which the ground shelved steeply down to the rocks and the blue water.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a stone terrace in front of the windows of _salon_ and dining-room, below which the ground shelved steeply down to the rocks and the blue water.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading In one corner there was a whole cluster of peach-trees, which made a mass of purplish-pinky bloom.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading There was a stone terrace in front of the windows of _salon_ and dining-room, below which the ground shelved steeply down to the rocks and the blue water.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The low irregular-shaped house was screened from the road by a grove of orange and lemon trees, with a peach or a cherry here and there to give variety of colour.
