Chapter XVIII

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

From this reading From the front of the house Olive could see a wide panorama of beautiful country.

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

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

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

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

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

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

From this reading Immediately beyond the lawns stretched the park, dotted with giant trees, such as can be seen only in the southern and western counties of England.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

From this reading Even Devonshire, the garden of England, had no more attractive place to offer.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Immediately beyond the lawns stretched the park, dotted with giant trees, such as can be seen only in the southern and western counties of England.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Immediately beyond the lawns stretched the park, dotted with giant trees, such as can be seen only in the southern and western counties of England.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Immediately beyond the lawns stretched the park, dotted with giant trees, such as can be seen only in the southern and western counties of England.

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From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

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

From this reading From the front of the house Olive could see a wide panorama of beautiful country.

plural of “county” — (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

From this reading Immediately beyond the lawns stretched the park, dotted with giant trees, such as can be seen only in the southern and western counties of England.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading From the front of the house Olive could see a wide panorama of beautiful country.

a female human offspring

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

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From this reading Beyond the park was a fine undulating country of wooded dells and rich pasture land.

a county in southwestern England

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

having a pattern of dots

From this reading Immediately beyond the lawns stretched the park, dotted with giant trees, such as can be seen only in the southern and western counties of England.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Even Devonshire, the garden of England, had no more attractive place to offer.

divisible by two

From this reading Even Devonshire, the garden of England, had no more attractive place to offer.

a social unit living together

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading Beyond the park was a fine undulating country of wooded dells and rich pasture land.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From the front of the house Olive could see a wide panorama of beautiful country.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading From the front of the house Olive could see a wide panorama of beautiful country.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Even Devonshire, the garden of England, had no more attractive place to offer.

any creature of exceptional size

From this reading Immediately beyond the lawns stretched the park, dotted with giant trees, such as can be seen only in the southern and western counties of England.

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

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

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

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading From the front of the house Olive could see a wide panorama of beautiful country.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading Immediately beyond the lawns stretched the park, dotted with giant trees, such as can be seen only in the southern and western counties of England.

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

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Beyond the park was a fine undulating country of wooded dells and rich pasture land.

plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass

From this reading Immediately beyond the lawns stretched the park, dotted with giant trees, such as can be seen only in the southern and western counties of England.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Even Devonshire, the garden of England, had no more attractive place to offer.

not any; not one

From this reading Even Devonshire, the garden of England, had no more attractive place to offer.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading Even Devonshire, the garden of England, had no more attractive place to offer.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

From this reading From the front of the house Olive could see a wide panorama of beautiful country.

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From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

and nothing more

From this reading Immediately beyond the lawns stretched the park, dotted with giant trees, such as can be seen only in the southern and western counties of England.

the visual percept of a region

From this reading From the front of the house Olive could see a wide panorama of beautiful country.

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading Immediately beyond the lawns stretched the park, dotted with giant trees, such as can be seen only in the southern and western counties of England.

a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

From this reading Beyond the park was a fine undulating country of wooded dells and rich pasture land.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Even Devonshire, the garden of England, had no more attractive place to offer.

possessing material wealth

From this reading Beyond the park was a fine undulating country of wooded dells and rich pasture land.

belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading From the front of the house Olive could see a wide panorama of beautiful country.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Immediately beyond the lawns stretched the park, dotted with giant trees, such as can be seen only in the southern and western counties of England.

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Immediately beyond the lawns stretched the park, dotted with giant trees, such as can be seen only in the southern and western counties of England.

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading Immediately beyond the lawns stretched the park, dotted with giant trees, such as can be seen only in the southern and western counties of England.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Immediately beyond the lawns stretched the park, dotted with giant trees, such as can be seen only in the southern and western counties of England.

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

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

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

From this reading Even Devonshire, the garden of England, had no more attractive place to offer.

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 Immediately beyond the lawns stretched the park, dotted with giant trees, such as can be seen only in the southern and western counties of England.

-ing form of “undulate” — stir up (water) so as to form ripples

From this reading Beyond the park was a fine undulating country of wooded dells and rich pasture land.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading OLIVE'S LIFE IN DEVONSHIRE By the middle of May John Castlemaine and his daughter had settled at Vale Linden, an old family mansion situated amidst beautiful and romantic scenery.

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

From this reading Beyond the park was a fine undulating country of wooded dells and rich pasture land.

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading Immediately beyond the lawns stretched the park, dotted with giant trees, such as can be seen only in the southern and western counties of England.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading From the front of the house Olive could see a wide panorama of beautiful country.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Immediately beyond the lawns stretched the park, dotted with giant trees, such as can be seen only in the southern and western counties of England.

covered with growing trees and bushes etc

From this reading Beyond the park was a fine undulating country of wooded dells and rich pasture land.