Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading Haversleigh There never was such a glorious place as the Manor.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

perfect or complete or pure

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

past form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

united by being of the same opinion

From this reading Upon that point the whole school perfectly agreed.

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

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

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

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

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From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

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

From this reading Haversleigh There never was such a glorious place as the Manor.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It might have been designed as a kind of terrestrial paradise for girls.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

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From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

pleasing or delighting

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

cut or trimmed by clipping

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

a timepiece that shows the time of day

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

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

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

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

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

drive away by hitting with one's ball

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

done or made or performed with purpose and intent

From this reading It might have been designed as a kind of terrestrial paradise for girls.

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

plural of “elder” — a person who is older than you are

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

with jealousy; in an envious manner

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

capable of arousing and holding the attention

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

plural of “flight” — a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It might have been designed as a kind of terrestrial paradise for girls.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading It might have been designed as a kind of terrestrial paradise for girls.

having or deserving or conferring glory

From this reading Haversleigh There never was such a glorious place as the Manor.

a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

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

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It might have been designed as a kind of terrestrial paradise for girls.

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From this reading Haversleigh There never was such a glorious place as the Manor.

plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

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

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It might have been designed as a kind of terrestrial paradise for girls.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading It might have been designed as a kind of terrestrial paradise for girls.

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

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

the mansion of a lord or wealthy person

From this reading Haversleigh There never was such a glorious place as the Manor.

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 The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading It might have been designed as a kind of terrestrial paradise for girls.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Haversleigh There never was such a glorious place as the Manor.

not any; not one

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

covered with growing plants

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading It might have been designed as a kind of terrestrial paradise for girls.

plural of “path” — a course of conduct

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading Upon that point the whole school perfectly agreed.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Haversleigh There never was such a glorious place as the Manor.

a full supply

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading Upon that point the whole school perfectly agreed.

established beyond doubt

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

an educational institution

From this reading Upon that point the whole school perfectly agreed.

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Haversleigh There never was such a glorious place as the Manor.

a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air

From this reading It might have been designed as a kind of terrestrial paradise for girls.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Upon that point the whole school perfectly agreed.

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

From this reading Haversleigh There never was such a glorious place as the Manor.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Haversleigh There never was such a glorious place as the Manor.

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

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

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

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

not expected or anticipated

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

up to a particular time

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Upon that point the whole school perfectly agreed.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.

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

From this reading Haversleigh There never was such a glorious place as the Manor.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading Upon that point the whole school perfectly agreed.

marked by repeated turns and bends

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows

From this reading The garden was as fascinating as the house, and proved an absolute dream of delight, with its smooth bowling-green, its winding paths, its charming little arbours overgrown with creepers, its clipped yew hedges, and its unexpected flights of steps.

used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

From this reading The big lawns afforded space for so many tennis courts that there was no need for the younger ones to hover about, waiting enviously until their elders had finished before they could get a chance of a game; and there was plenty of room left for croquet and clock golf.