used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE COMING OF THE CROSS I stood with a small group of our men beneath the dome, where Lembken’s gardens had been.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The havoc that had been wrought is almost indescribable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gardens were a waste of uprooted trees and trampled earth, while from the broken conduit a dozen muddy streams were pouring like high waterfalls upon the courts below.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The beauty molded by the most cunning hands in Europe had been obliterated in one short hour.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE COMING OF THE CROSS I stood with a small group of our men beneath the dome, where Lembken’s gardens had been.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The gardens were a waste of uprooted trees and trampled earth, while from the broken conduit a dozen muddy streams were pouring like high waterfalls upon the courts below.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading THE COMING OF THE CROSS I stood with a small group of our men beneath the dome, where Lembken’s gardens had been.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The gardens were a waste of uprooted trees and trampled earth, while from the broken conduit a dozen muddy streams were pouring like high waterfalls upon the courts below.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The beauty molded by the most cunning hands in Europe had been obliterated in one short hour.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE CROSS I stood with a small group of our men beneath the dome, where Lembken’s gardens had been.
conduitnounUS /ˈkɑːnduːɪt/
a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass
From this reading The gardens were a waste of uprooted trees and trampled earth, while from the broken conduit a dozen muddy streams were pouring like high waterfalls upon the courts below.
courtsnounUS /kɔːrts/
plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading The gardens were a waste of uprooted trees and trampled earth, while from the broken conduit a dozen muddy streams were pouring like high waterfalls upon the courts below.
travel across or pass over
From this reading THE COMING OF THE CROSS I stood with a small group of our men beneath the dome, where Lembken’s gardens had been.
cunningadjectiveUS /ˈkʌnɪŋ/
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading The beauty molded by the most cunning hands in Europe had been obliterated in one short hour.
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading The Palace was a mass of wreckage, in which the mob still moved, shouting for fire to finish the work of destruction.
domenounUS /doʊm/
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading THE COMING OF THE CROSS I stood with a small group of our men beneath the dome, where Lembken’s gardens had been.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The gardens were a waste of uprooted trees and trampled earth, while from the broken conduit a dozen muddy streams were pouring like high waterfalls upon the courts below.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The gardens were a waste of uprooted trees and trampled earth, while from the broken conduit a dozen muddy streams were pouring like high waterfalls upon the courts below.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading The beauty molded by the most cunning hands in Europe had been obliterated in one short hour.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading The Palace was a mass of wreckage, in which the mob still moved, shouting for fire to finish the work of destruction.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The Palace was a mass of wreckage, in which the mob still moved, shouting for fire to finish the work of destruction.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Palace was a mass of wreckage, in which the mob still moved, shouting for fire to finish the work of destruction.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The gardens were a waste of uprooted trees and trampled earth, while from the broken conduit a dozen muddy streams were pouring like high waterfalls upon the courts below.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading THE COMING OF THE CROSS I stood with a small group of our men beneath the dome, where Lembken’s gardens had been.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading THE COMING OF THE CROSS I stood with a small group of our men beneath the dome, where Lembken’s gardens had been.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE COMING OF THE CROSS I stood with a small group of our men beneath the dome, where Lembken’s gardens had been.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The beauty molded by the most cunning hands in Europe had been obliterated in one short hour.
havocnounUS /ˈhævək/
violent and needless disturbance
From this reading The havoc that had been wrought is almost indescribable.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The gardens were a waste of uprooted trees and trampled earth, while from the broken conduit a dozen muddy streams were pouring like high waterfalls upon the courts below.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The beauty molded by the most cunning hands in Europe had been obliterated in one short hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE COMING OF THE CROSS I stood with a small group of our men beneath the dome, where Lembken’s gardens had been.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The beauty molded by the most cunning hands in Europe had been obliterated in one short hour.
indescribableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/
defying expression or description
From this reading The havoc that had been wrought is almost indescribable.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The havoc that had been wrought is almost indescribable.
Lembken's
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE CROSS I stood with a small group of our men beneath the dome, where Lembken’s gardens had been.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The gardens were a waste of uprooted trees and trampled earth, while from the broken conduit a dozen muddy streams were pouring like high waterfalls upon the courts below.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The Palace was a mass of wreckage, in which the mob still moved, shouting for fire to finish the work of destruction.
the force of workers available
From this reading THE COMING OF THE CROSS I stood with a small group of our men beneath the dome, where Lembken’s gardens had been.
mobnounUS /mɑːb/
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading The Palace was a mass of wreckage, in which the mob still moved, shouting for fire to finish the work of destruction.
moldedadjectiveUS /ˈmoʊldəd/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading The beauty molded by the most cunning hands in Europe had been obliterated in one short hour.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The beauty molded by the most cunning hands in Europe had been obliterated in one short hour.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The Palace was a mass of wreckage, in which the mob still moved, shouting for fire to finish the work of destruction.
muddyadjectiveUS /ˈmʌdi/
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading The gardens were a waste of uprooted trees and trampled earth, while from the broken conduit a dozen muddy streams were pouring like high waterfalls upon the courts below.
obliteratedadjectiveUS /əˈblɪtəreɪtɪd/
reduced to nothingness
From this reading The beauty molded by the most cunning hands in Europe had been obliterated in one short hour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE CROSS I stood with a small group of our men beneath the dome, where Lembken’s gardens had been.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The beauty molded by the most cunning hands in Europe had been obliterated in one short hour.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE COMING OF THE CROSS I stood with a small group of our men beneath the dome, where Lembken’s gardens had been.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading The Palace was a mass of wreckage, in which the mob still moved, shouting for fire to finish the work of destruction.
pouringadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːrɪŋ/
flowing profusely
From this reading The gardens were a waste of uprooted trees and trampled earth, while from the broken conduit a dozen muddy streams were pouring like high waterfalls upon the courts below.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The beauty molded by the most cunning hands in Europe had been obliterated in one short hour.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading The Palace was a mass of wreckage, in which the mob still moved, shouting for fire to finish the work of destruction.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE COMING OF THE CROSS I stood with a small group of our men beneath the dome, where Lembken’s gardens had been.
not in physical motion
From this reading The Palace was a mass of wreckage, in which the mob still moved, shouting for fire to finish the work of destruction.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE COMING OF THE CROSS I stood with a small group of our men beneath the dome, where Lembken’s gardens had been.
streamsnounUS /striːmz/
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The gardens were a waste of uprooted trees and trampled earth, while from the broken conduit a dozen muddy streams were pouring like high waterfalls upon the courts below.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The havoc that had been wrought is almost indescribable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF THE CROSS I stood with a small group of our men beneath the dome, where Lembken’s gardens had been.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Palace was a mass of wreckage, in which the mob still moved, shouting for fire to finish the work of destruction.
trampledverbUS /ˈtræmpəld/
past form of “trample” — tread or stomp heavily or roughly
From this reading The gardens were a waste of uprooted trees and trampled earth, while from the broken conduit a dozen muddy streams were pouring like high waterfalls upon the courts below.
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 gardens were a waste of uprooted trees and trampled earth, while from the broken conduit a dozen muddy streams were pouring like high waterfalls upon the courts below.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The gardens were a waste of uprooted trees and trampled earth, while from the broken conduit a dozen muddy streams were pouring like high waterfalls upon the courts below.
uprootedverbUS /əˈpruːtɪd/
past form of “uproot” — move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
From this reading The gardens were a waste of uprooted trees and trampled earth, while from the broken conduit a dozen muddy streams were pouring like high waterfalls upon the courts below.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Palace was a mass of wreckage, in which the mob still moved, shouting for fire to finish the work of destruction.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading The gardens were a waste of uprooted trees and trampled earth, while from the broken conduit a dozen muddy streams were pouring like high waterfalls upon the courts below.
waterfallsnounUS /ˈwɔːtərfɔːlz/
plural of “waterfall” — a steep descent of the water of a river
From this reading The gardens were a waste of uprooted trees and trampled earth, while from the broken conduit a dozen muddy streams were pouring like high waterfalls upon the courts below.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The gardens were a waste of uprooted trees and trampled earth, while from the broken conduit a dozen muddy streams were pouring like high waterfalls upon the courts below.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE COMING OF THE CROSS I stood with a small group of our men beneath the dome, where Lembken’s gardens had been.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Palace was a mass of wreckage, in which the mob still moved, shouting for fire to finish the work of destruction.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The gardens were a waste of uprooted trees and trampled earth, while from the broken conduit a dozen muddy streams were pouring like high waterfalls upon the courts below.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE COMING OF THE CROSS I stood with a small group of our men beneath the dome, where Lembken’s gardens had been.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The Palace was a mass of wreckage, in which the mob still moved, shouting for fire to finish the work of destruction.
wreckagenounUS /ˈrekədʒ/
the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
From this reading The Palace was a mass of wreckage, in which the mob still moved, shouting for fire to finish the work of destruction.
wroughtadjectiveUS /rɔːt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading The havoc that had been wrought is almost indescribable.
