used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
(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 Minded your own business most likely, and not got into trouble at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Minded your own business most likely, and not got into trouble at all.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
completely unclothed
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
beady-violet-blue-glassed
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From this reading The beady-violet-blue-glassed lady snorted, and said she didn't know what we were coming to, and she would have just half a cup, please, with not quite so much milk, thank you very much.
bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
breakfast-room
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From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Minded your own business most likely, and not got into trouble at all.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He thinks of nothing but his greenhouse.'
chrysanthemumsnounUS /krɪˈsænθəməmz/
plural of “chrysanthemum” — the flower of a chrysanthemum plant
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The beady-violet-blue-glassed lady snorted, and said she didn't know what we were coming to, and she would have just half a cup, please, with not quite so much milk, thank you very much.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading The beady-violet-blue-glassed lady snorted, and said she didn't know what we were coming to, and she would have just half a cup, please, with not quite so much milk, thank you very much.
didn't
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From this reading The beady-violet-blue-glassed lady snorted, and said she didn't know what we were coming to, and she would have just half a cup, please, with not quite so much milk, thank you very much.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Now what would you have done?
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
expresslyadverbUS /ekˈspresli/
with specific intentions; for the express purpose
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Minded your own business most likely, and not got into trouble at all.
greenhousenounUS /ˈɡriːnhaʊs/
a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
From this reading He thinks of nothing but his greenhouse.'
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The beady-violet-blue-glassed lady snorted, and said she didn't know what we were coming to, and she would have just half a cup, please, with not quite so much milk, thank you very much.
only a very short time before
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He thinks of nothing but his greenhouse.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Minded your own business most likely, and not got into trouble at all.
it's
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From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
and nothing more
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The beady-violet-blue-glassed lady snorted, and said she didn't know what we were coming to, and she would have just half a cup, please, with not quite so much milk, thank you very much.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The beady-violet-blue-glassed lady snorted, and said she didn't know what we were coming to, and she would have just half a cup, please, with not quite so much milk, thank you very much.
letsnounUS /lets/
plural of “let” — a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading Minded your own business most likely, and not got into trouble at all.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading The beady-violet-blue-glassed lady snorted, and said she didn't know what we were coming to, and she would have just half a cup, please, with not quite so much milk, thank you very much.
MindedadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪndəd/
(used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified
From this reading Minded your own business most likely, and not got into trouble at all.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Minded your own business most likely, and not got into trouble at all.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The beady-violet-blue-glassed lady snorted, and said she didn't know what we were coming to, and she would have just half a cup, please, with not quite so much milk, thank you very much.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The beady-violet-blue-glassed lady snorted, and said she didn't know what we were coming to, and she would have just half a cup, please, with not quite so much milk, thank you very much.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He thinks of nothing but his greenhouse.'
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now what would you have done?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Minded your own business most likely, and not got into trouble at all.
plantverbUS /plænt/
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
plantedadjectiveUS /ˈplæntɪd/
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading The beady-violet-blue-glassed lady snorted, and said she didn't know what we were coming to, and she would have just half a cup, please, with not quite so much milk, thank you very much.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The beady-violet-blue-glassed lady snorted, and said she didn't know what we were coming to, and she would have just half a cup, please, with not quite so much milk, thank you very much.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The beady-violet-blue-glassed lady snorted, and said she didn't know what we were coming to, and she would have just half a cup, please, with not quite so much milk, thank you very much.
snortedverbUS /ˈsnɔːrtɪd/
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading The beady-violet-blue-glassed lady snorted, and said she didn't know what we were coming to, and she would have just half a cup, please, with not quite so much milk, thank you very much.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The beady-violet-blue-glassed lady snorted, and said she didn't know what we were coming to, and she would have just half a cup, please, with not quite so much milk, thank you very much.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading The beady-violet-blue-glassed lady snorted, and said she didn't know what we were coming to, and she would have just half a cup, please, with not quite so much milk, thank you very much.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading He thinks of nothing but his greenhouse.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Minded your own business most likely, and not got into trouble at all.
precisely as stated
From this reading The beady-violet-blue-glassed lady snorted, and said she didn't know what we were coming to, and she would have just half a cup, please, with not quite so much milk, thank you very much.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The beady-violet-blue-glassed lady snorted, and said she didn't know what we were coming to, and she would have just half a cup, please, with not quite so much milk, thank you very much.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The beady-violet-blue-glassed lady snorted, and said she didn't know what we were coming to, and she would have just half a cup, please, with not quite so much milk, thank you very much.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The beady-violet-blue-glassed lady snorted, and said she didn't know what we were coming to, and she would have just half a cup, please, with not quite so much milk, thank you very much.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading 'He hardly lets me have a plant for the table,' said the aunt, 'and that border in front of the breakfast-room window--it's just bare earth--and I expressly ordered chrysanthemums to be planted there.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The beady-violet-blue-glassed lady snorted, and said she didn't know what we were coming to, and she would have just half a cup, please, with not quite so much milk, thank you very much.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The beady-violet-blue-glassed lady snorted, and said she didn't know what we were coming to, and she would have just half a cup, please, with not quite so much milk, thank you very much.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The beady-violet-blue-glassed lady snorted, and said she didn't know what we were coming to, and she would have just half a cup, please, with not quite so much milk, thank you very much.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Minded your own business most likely, and not got into trouble at all.
