Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

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

From this reading ON THE SHORE There is a shore along which the world flowers, one long sweet garden strip, between the olive-grey hills and the very blue sea.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Like nosegays in the garden the towns are set, blooming in their many colours, linked by the white road running above blue water.

keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement

From this reading If a door in one of the walls chance to stand ajar, vagabonds on the road may look in and see an Eden, unimaginably sweet, aflame with oleanders and pomegranate blossom, and white like snow with tall lilies.

slightly open

From this reading If a door in one of the walls chance to stand ajar, vagabonds on the road may look in and see an Eden, unimaginably sweet, aflame with oleanders and pomegranate blossom, and white like snow with tall lilies.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading ON THE SHORE There is a shore along which the world flowers, one long sweet garden strip, between the olive-grey hills and the very blue sea.

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

From this reading If a door in one of the walls chance to stand ajar, vagabonds on the road may look in and see an Eden, unimaginably sweet, aflame with oleanders and pomegranate blossom, and white like snow with tall lilies.

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

From this reading ON THE SHORE There is a shore along which the world flowers, one long sweet garden strip, between the olive-grey hills and the very blue sea.

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading For vagabonds in April the poppies riot scarlet by the white road's edge, and the last of the hawthorn lingers like melting snow, and over the garden walls the purple veils of the wistaria drift like twilight mist.

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

From this reading Like nosegays in the garden the towns are set, blooming in their many colours, linked by the white road running above blue water.

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

From this reading Over the garden walls, too, the sweetness of the orange and lemon blossom floats into the road, and the frangipani sends delicate wafts down, and the red and white roses toss and hang as if they had brimmed over from sheer exuberance.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading ON THE SHORE There is a shore along which the world flowers, one long sweet garden strip, between the olive-grey hills and the very blue sea.

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading Like nosegays in the garden the towns are set, blooming in their many colours, linked by the white road running above blue water.

produce or yield flowers

From this reading Over the garden walls, too, the sweetness of the orange and lemon blossom floats into the road, and the frangipani sends delicate wafts down, and the red and white roses toss and hang as if they had brimmed over from sheer exuberance.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading ON THE SHORE There is a shore along which the world flowers, one long sweet garden strip, between the olive-grey hills and the very blue sea.

inflected form of “brim” — be completely full

From this reading Over the garden walls, too, the sweetness of the orange and lemon blossom floats into the road, and the frangipani sends delicate wafts down, and the red and white roses toss and hang as if they had brimmed over from sheer exuberance.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Like nosegays in the garden the towns are set, blooming in their many colours, linked by the white road running above blue water.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading If a door in one of the walls chance to stand ajar, vagabonds on the road may look in and see an Eden, unimaginably sweet, aflame with oleanders and pomegranate blossom, and white like snow with tall lilies.

a distinguishing emblem

From this reading Like nosegays in the garden the towns are set, blooming in their many colours, linked by the white road running above blue water.

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading Over the garden walls, too, the sweetness of the orange and lemon blossom floats into the road, and the frangipani sends delicate wafts down, and the red and white roses toss and hang as if they had brimmed over from sheer exuberance.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading If a door in one of the walls chance to stand ajar, vagabonds on the road may look in and see an Eden, unimaginably sweet, aflame with oleanders and pomegranate blossom, and white like snow with tall lilies.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Over the garden walls, too, the sweetness of the orange and lemon blossom floats into the road, and the frangipani sends delicate wafts down, and the red and white roses toss and hang as if they had brimmed over from sheer exuberance.

be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading For vagabonds in April the poppies riot scarlet by the white road's edge, and the last of the hawthorn lingers like melting snow, and over the garden walls the purple veils of the wistaria drift like twilight mist.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading If a door in one of the walls chance to stand ajar, vagabonds on the road may look in and see an Eden, unimaginably sweet, aflame with oleanders and pomegranate blossom, and white like snow with tall lilies.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading For vagabonds in April the poppies riot scarlet by the white road's edge, and the last of the hawthorn lingers like melting snow, and over the garden walls the purple veils of the wistaria drift like twilight mist.

joyful enthusiasm

From this reading Over the garden walls, too, the sweetness of the orange and lemon blossom floats into the road, and the frangipani sends delicate wafts down, and the red and white roses toss and hang as if they had brimmed over from sheer exuberance.

plural of “float” — the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

From this reading Over the garden walls, too, the sweetness of the orange and lemon blossom floats into the road, and the frangipani sends delicate wafts down, and the red and white roses toss and hang as if they had brimmed over from sheer exuberance.

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

From this reading ON THE SHORE There is a shore along which the world flowers, one long sweet garden strip, between the olive-grey hills and the very blue sea.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For vagabonds in April the poppies riot scarlet by the white road's edge, and the last of the hawthorn lingers like melting snow, and over the garden walls the purple veils of the wistaria drift like twilight mist.

any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers

From this reading Over the garden walls, too, the sweetness of the orange and lemon blossom floats into the road, and the frangipani sends delicate wafts down, and the red and white roses toss and hang as if they had brimmed over from sheer exuberance.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Over the garden walls, too, the sweetness of the orange and lemon blossom floats into the road, and the frangipani sends delicate wafts down, and the red and white roses toss and hang as if they had brimmed over from sheer exuberance.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading ON THE SHORE There is a shore along which the world flowers, one long sweet garden strip, between the olive-grey hills and the very blue sea.

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

From this reading Over the garden walls, too, the sweetness of the orange and lemon blossom floats into the road, and the frangipani sends delicate wafts down, and the red and white roses toss and hang as if they had brimmed over from sheer exuberance.

be suspended or hanging

From this reading Over the garden walls, too, the sweetness of the orange and lemon blossom floats into the road, and the frangipani sends delicate wafts down, and the red and white roses toss and hang as if they had brimmed over from sheer exuberance.

a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus

From this reading For vagabonds in April the poppies riot scarlet by the white road's edge, and the last of the hawthorn lingers like melting snow, and over the garden walls the purple veils of the wistaria drift like twilight mist.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading ON THE SHORE There is a shore along which the world flowers, one long sweet garden strip, between the olive-grey hills and the very blue sea.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Over the garden walls, too, the sweetness of the orange and lemon blossom floats into the road, and the frangipani sends delicate wafts down, and the red and white roses toss and hang as if they had brimmed over from sheer exuberance.

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

From this reading Like nosegays in the garden the towns are set, blooming in their many colours, linked by the white road running above blue water.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Over the garden walls, too, the sweetness of the orange and lemon blossom floats into the road, and the frangipani sends delicate wafts down, and the red and white roses toss and hang as if they had brimmed over from sheer exuberance.

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

From this reading ON THE SHORE There is a shore along which the world flowers, one long sweet garden strip, between the olive-grey hills and the very blue sea.

immediately past

From this reading For vagabonds in April the poppies riot scarlet by the white road's edge, and the last of the hawthorn lingers like melting snow, and over the garden walls the purple veils of the wistaria drift like twilight mist.

yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh

From this reading Over the garden walls, too, the sweetness of the orange and lemon blossom floats into the road, and the frangipani sends delicate wafts down, and the red and white roses toss and hang as if they had brimmed over from sheer exuberance.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Like nosegays in the garden the towns are set, blooming in their many colours, linked by the white road running above blue water.

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

From this reading If a door in one of the walls chance to stand ajar, vagabonds on the road may look in and see an Eden, unimaginably sweet, aflame with oleanders and pomegranate blossom, and white like snow with tall lilies.

third-person singular of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying

From this reading For vagabonds in April the poppies riot scarlet by the white road's edge, and the last of the hawthorn lingers like melting snow, and over the garden walls the purple veils of the wistaria drift like twilight mist.

connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks

From this reading Like nosegays in the garden the towns are set, blooming in their many colours, linked by the white road running above blue water.

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 ON THE SHORE There is a shore along which the world flowers, one long sweet garden strip, between the olive-grey hills and the very blue sea.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading If a door in one of the walls chance to stand ajar, vagabonds on the road may look in and see an Eden, unimaginably sweet, aflame with oleanders and pomegranate blossom, and white like snow with tall lilies.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Like nosegays in the garden the towns are set, blooming in their many colours, linked by the white road running above blue water.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading If a door in one of the walls chance to stand ajar, vagabonds on the road may look in and see an Eden, unimaginably sweet, aflame with oleanders and pomegranate blossom, and white like snow with tall lilies.

the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

From this reading For vagabonds in April the poppies riot scarlet by the white road's edge, and the last of the hawthorn lingers like melting snow, and over the garden walls the purple veils of the wistaria drift like twilight mist.

become covered with mist

From this reading For vagabonds in April the poppies riot scarlet by the white road's edge, and the last of the hawthorn lingers like melting snow, and over the garden walls the purple veils of the wistaria drift like twilight mist.

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

From this reading Like nosegays in the garden the towns are set, blooming in their many colours, linked by the white road running above blue water.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading For vagabonds in April the poppies riot scarlet by the white road's edge, and the last of the hawthorn lingers like melting snow, and over the garden walls the purple veils of the wistaria drift like twilight mist.

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

From this reading If a door in one of the walls chance to stand ajar, vagabonds on the road may look in and see an Eden, unimaginably sweet, aflame with oleanders and pomegranate blossom, and white like snow with tall lilies.

of grey tinged with olive

From this reading ON THE SHORE There is a shore along which the world flowers, one long sweet garden strip, between the olive-grey hills and the very blue sea.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ON THE SHORE There is a shore along which the world flowers, one long sweet garden strip, between the olive-grey hills and the very blue sea.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading ON THE SHORE There is a shore along which the world flowers, one long sweet garden strip, between the olive-grey hills and the very blue sea.

round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees

From this reading Over the garden walls, too, the sweetness of the orange and lemon blossom floats into the road, and the frangipani sends delicate wafts down, and the red and white roses toss and hang as if they had brimmed over from sheer exuberance.

above and across; more than

From this reading For vagabonds in April the poppies riot scarlet by the white road's edge, and the last of the hawthorn lingers like melting snow, and over the garden walls the purple veils of the wistaria drift like twilight mist.

shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit

From this reading If a door in one of the walls chance to stand ajar, vagabonds on the road may look in and see an Eden, unimaginably sweet, aflame with oleanders and pomegranate blossom, and white like snow with tall lilies.

plural of “poppy” — annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers

From this reading For vagabonds in April the poppies riot scarlet by the white road's edge, and the last of the hawthorn lingers like melting snow, and over the garden walls the purple veils of the wistaria drift like twilight mist.

a purple color or pigment

From this reading For vagabonds in April the poppies riot scarlet by the white road's edge, and the last of the hawthorn lingers like melting snow, and over the garden walls the purple veils of the wistaria drift like twilight mist.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading Over the garden walls, too, the sweetness of the orange and lemon blossom floats into the road, and the frangipani sends delicate wafts down, and the red and white roses toss and hang as if they had brimmed over from sheer exuberance.

a public act of violence by an unruly mob

From this reading For vagabonds in April the poppies riot scarlet by the white road's edge, and the last of the hawthorn lingers like melting snow, and over the garden walls the purple veils of the wistaria drift like twilight mist.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Like nosegays in the garden the towns are set, blooming in their many colours, linked by the white road running above blue water.

possessive form of “road” — an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading For vagabonds in April the poppies riot scarlet by the white road's edge, and the last of the hawthorn lingers like melting snow, and over the garden walls the purple veils of the wistaria drift like twilight mist.

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

From this reading Over the garden walls, too, the sweetness of the orange and lemon blossom floats into the road, and the frangipani sends delicate wafts down, and the red and white roses toss and hang as if they had brimmed over from sheer exuberance.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading Like nosegays in the garden the towns are set, blooming in their many colours, linked by the white road running above blue water.

a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge

From this reading For vagabonds in April the poppies riot scarlet by the white road's edge, and the last of the hawthorn lingers like melting snow, and over the garden walls the purple veils of the wistaria drift like twilight mist.

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

From this reading ON THE SHORE There is a shore along which the world flowers, one long sweet garden strip, between the olive-grey hills and the very blue sea.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading If a door in one of the walls chance to stand ajar, vagabonds on the road may look in and see an Eden, unimaginably sweet, aflame with oleanders and pomegranate blossom, and white like snow with tall lilies.

third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere

From this reading Over the garden walls, too, the sweetness of the orange and lemon blossom floats into the road, and the frangipani sends delicate wafts down, and the red and white roses toss and hang as if they had brimmed over from sheer exuberance.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Like nosegays in the garden the towns are set, blooming in their many colours, linked by the white road running above blue water.

complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

From this reading Over the garden walls, too, the sweetness of the orange and lemon blossom floats into the road, and the frangipani sends delicate wafts down, and the red and white roses toss and hang as if they had brimmed over from sheer exuberance.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading ON THE SHORE There is a shore along which the world flowers, one long sweet garden strip, between the olive-grey hills and the very blue sea.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading For vagabonds in April the poppies riot scarlet by the white road's edge, and the last of the hawthorn lingers like melting snow, and over the garden walls the purple veils of the wistaria drift like twilight mist.

be standing; be upright

From this reading If a door in one of the walls chance to stand ajar, vagabonds on the road may look in and see an Eden, unimaginably sweet, aflame with oleanders and pomegranate blossom, and white like snow with tall lilies.

take away possessions from someone

From this reading ON THE SHORE There is a shore along which the world flowers, one long sweet garden strip, between the olive-grey hills and the very blue sea.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading ON THE SHORE There is a shore along which the world flowers, one long sweet garden strip, between the olive-grey hills and the very blue sea.

the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

From this reading Over the garden walls, too, the sweetness of the orange and lemon blossom floats into the road, and the frangipani sends delicate wafts down, and the red and white roses toss and hang as if they had brimmed over from sheer exuberance.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading If a door in one of the walls chance to stand ajar, vagabonds on the road may look in and see an Eden, unimaginably sweet, aflame with oleanders and pomegranate blossom, and white like snow with tall lilies.

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

From this reading ON THE SHORE There is a shore along which the world flowers, one long sweet garden strip, between the olive-grey hills and the very blue sea.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Like nosegays in the garden the towns are set, blooming in their many colours, linked by the white road running above blue water.

in or at that place or location

From this reading ON THE SHORE There is a shore along which the world flowers, one long sweet garden strip, between the olive-grey hills and the very blue sea.

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

From this reading Over the garden walls, too, the sweetness of the orange and lemon blossom floats into the road, and the frangipani sends delicate wafts down, and the red and white roses toss and hang as if they had brimmed over from sheer exuberance.

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

From this reading If a door in one of the walls chance to stand ajar, vagabonds on the road may look in and see an Eden, unimaginably sweet, aflame with oleanders and pomegranate blossom, and white like snow with tall lilies.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Over the garden walls, too, the sweetness of the orange and lemon blossom floats into the road, and the frangipani sends delicate wafts down, and the red and white roses toss and hang as if they had brimmed over from sheer exuberance.

throw or toss with a light motion

From this reading Over the garden walls, too, the sweetness of the orange and lemon blossom floats into the road, and the frangipani sends delicate wafts down, and the red and white roses toss and hang as if they had brimmed over from sheer exuberance.

plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Like nosegays in the garden the towns are set, blooming in their many colours, linked by the white road running above blue water.

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading For vagabonds in April the poppies riot scarlet by the white road's edge, and the last of the hawthorn lingers like melting snow, and over the garden walls the purple veils of the wistaria drift like twilight mist.

to an unimaginable extent

From this reading If a door in one of the walls chance to stand ajar, vagabonds on the road may look in and see an Eden, unimaginably sweet, aflame with oleanders and pomegranate blossom, and white like snow with tall lilies.

plural of “vagabond” — anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place

From this reading For vagabonds in April the poppies riot scarlet by the white road's edge, and the last of the hawthorn lingers like melting snow, and over the garden walls the purple veils of the wistaria drift like twilight mist.

plural of “veil” — a garment that covers the head and face

From this reading For vagabonds in April the poppies riot scarlet by the white road's edge, and the last of the hawthorn lingers like melting snow, and over the garden walls the purple veils of the wistaria drift like twilight mist.

precisely as stated

From this reading ON THE SHORE There is a shore along which the world flowers, one long sweet garden strip, between the olive-grey hills and the very blue sea.

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

From this reading Over the garden walls, too, the sweetness of the orange and lemon blossom floats into the road, and the frangipani sends delicate wafts down, and the red and white roses toss and hang as if they had brimmed over from sheer exuberance.

plural of “wall” — 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 For vagabonds in April the poppies riot scarlet by the white road's edge, and the last of the hawthorn lingers like melting snow, and over the garden walls the purple veils of the wistaria drift like twilight mist.

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 Like nosegays in the garden the towns are set, blooming in their many colours, linked by the white road running above blue water.

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

From this reading ON THE SHORE There is a shore along which the world flowers, one long sweet garden strip, between the olive-grey hills and the very blue sea.

a Caucasian

From this reading Like nosegays in the garden the towns are set, blooming in their many colours, linked by the white road running above blue water.

any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria

From this reading For vagabonds in April the poppies riot scarlet by the white road's edge, and the last of the hawthorn lingers like melting snow, and over the garden walls the purple veils of the wistaria drift like twilight mist.

in the company of; together with

From this reading If a door in one of the walls chance to stand ajar, vagabonds on the road may look in and see an Eden, unimaginably sweet, aflame with oleanders and pomegranate blossom, and white like snow with tall lilies.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading ON THE SHORE There is a shore along which the world flowers, one long sweet garden strip, between the olive-grey hills and the very blue sea.