used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A soft, balmy air brushed the blossoms of the eucharis lilies, and swept over the delicate green maidenhair fern growing under the shade of the verandah of the Principal's house.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading She was a widow and had been married three times, a fact that no one of her acquaintance was permitted to forget.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading A soft, balmy air brushed the blossoms of the eucharis lilies, and swept over the delicate green maidenhair fern growing under the shade of the verandah of the Principal's house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A soft, balmy air brushed the blossoms of the eucharis lilies, and swept over the delicate green maidenhair fern growing under the shade of the verandah of the Principal's house.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The plump rounded figure of Mrs. Hulver, Dr. Wenaston's housekeeper, appeared on the raised verandah, followed by the butler.
azurenounUS /ˈæʒər/
a light shade of blue
From this reading Out in the broad sunshine the blue ipomea, the morning glory of the Indian garden, opened its mass of azure blooms and spread a gorgeous mantle over the bamboo trellis that supported it.
balmyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːmi/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading A soft, balmy air brushed the blossoms of the eucharis lilies, and swept over the delicate green maidenhair fern growing under the shade of the verandah of the Principal's house.
bamboonounUS /bæmˈbuː/
the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles
From this reading Out in the broad sunshine the blue ipomea, the morning glory of the Indian garden, opened its mass of azure blooms and spread a gorgeous mantle over the bamboo trellis that supported it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was a widow and had been married three times, a fact that no one of her acquaintance was permitted to forget.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading Her father was a British soldier of Scotch birth; and her mother a Eurasian.
bloomsnounUS /bluːmz/
plural of “bloom” — the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading Out in the broad sunshine the blue ipomea, the morning glory of the Indian garden, opened its mass of azure blooms and spread a gorgeous mantle over the bamboo trellis that supported it.
blossomsnounUS /ˈblɑːsəmz/
plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
From this reading A soft, balmy air brushed the blossoms of the eucharis lilies, and swept over the delicate green maidenhair fern growing under the shade of the verandah of the Principal's house.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Out in the broad sunshine the blue ipomea, the morning glory of the Indian garden, opened its mass of azure blooms and spread a gorgeous mantle over the bamboo trellis that supported it.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading Her father was a British soldier of Scotch birth; and her mother a Eurasian.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Out in the broad sunshine the blue ipomea, the morning glory of the Indian garden, opened its mass of azure blooms and spread a gorgeous mantle over the bamboo trellis that supported it.
brushedadjectiveUS /brʌʃt/
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading A soft, balmy air brushed the blossoms of the eucharis lilies, and swept over the delicate green maidenhair fern growing under the shade of the verandah of the Principal's house.
butlernounUS /ˈbʌtlər/
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading The plump rounded figure of Mrs. Hulver, Dr. Wenaston's housekeeper, appeared on the raised verandah, followed by the butler.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The plump rounded figure of Mrs. Hulver, Dr. Wenaston's housekeeper, appeared on the raised verandah, followed by the butler.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading A soft, balmy air brushed the blossoms of the eucharis lilies, and swept over the delicate green maidenhair fern growing under the shade of the verandah of the Principal's house.
Dr
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From this reading The plump rounded figure of Mrs. Hulver, Dr. Wenaston's housekeeper, appeared on the raised verandah, followed by the butler.
eucharis
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From this reading A soft, balmy air brushed the blossoms of the eucharis lilies, and swept over the delicate green maidenhair fern growing under the shade of the verandah of the Principal's house.
EurasianadjectiveUS /jʊˈreɪʒɪn/
relating to, or coming from, Europe and Asia
From this reading Her father was a British soldier of Scotch birth; and her mother a Eurasian.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading She was a widow and had been married three times, a fact that no one of her acquaintance was permitted to forget.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her father was a British soldier of Scotch birth; and her mother a Eurasian.
fernnounUS /fɜːrn/
any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
From this reading A soft, balmy air brushed the blossoms of the eucharis lilies, and swept over the delicate green maidenhair fern growing under the shade of the verandah of the Principal's house.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The plump rounded figure of Mrs. Hulver, Dr. Wenaston's housekeeper, appeared on the raised verandah, followed by the butler.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The plump rounded figure of Mrs. Hulver, Dr. Wenaston's housekeeper, appeared on the raised verandah, followed by the butler.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading She was a widow and had been married three times, a fact that no one of her acquaintance was permitted to forget.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Out in the broad sunshine the blue ipomea, the morning glory of the Indian garden, opened its mass of azure blooms and spread a gorgeous mantle over the bamboo trellis that supported it.
a state of high honor
From this reading Out in the broad sunshine the blue ipomea, the morning glory of the Indian garden, opened its mass of azure blooms and spread a gorgeous mantle over the bamboo trellis that supported it.
gorgeousadjectiveUS /ˈɡɔːrdʒəs/
dazzlingly beautiful
From this reading Out in the broad sunshine the blue ipomea, the morning glory of the Indian garden, opened its mass of azure blooms and spread a gorgeous mantle over the bamboo trellis that supported it.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading A soft, balmy air brushed the blossoms of the eucharis lilies, and swept over the delicate green maidenhair fern growing under the shade of the verandah of the Principal's house.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading A soft, balmy air brushed the blossoms of the eucharis lilies, and swept over the delicate green maidenhair fern growing under the shade of the verandah of the Principal's house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was a widow and had been married three times, a fact that no one of her acquaintance was permitted to forget.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was a widow and had been married three times, a fact that no one of her acquaintance was permitted to forget.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading A soft, balmy air brushed the blossoms of the eucharis lilies, and swept over the delicate green maidenhair fern growing under the shade of the verandah of the Principal's house.
housekeepernounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpər/
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading The plump rounded figure of Mrs. Hulver, Dr. Wenaston's housekeeper, appeared on the raised verandah, followed by the butler.
Hulver
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From this reading The plump rounded figure of Mrs. Hulver, Dr. Wenaston's housekeeper, appeared on the raised verandah, followed by the butler.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Out in the broad sunshine the blue ipomea, the morning glory of the Indian garden, opened its mass of azure blooms and spread a gorgeous mantle over the bamboo trellis that supported it.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Out in the broad sunshine the blue ipomea, the morning glory of the Indian garden, opened its mass of azure blooms and spread a gorgeous mantle over the bamboo trellis that supported it.
ipomea
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From this reading Out in the broad sunshine the blue ipomea, the morning glory of the Indian garden, opened its mass of azure blooms and spread a gorgeous mantle over the bamboo trellis that supported it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Out in the broad sunshine the blue ipomea, the morning glory of the Indian garden, opened its mass of azure blooms and spread a gorgeous mantle over the bamboo trellis that supported it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Out in the broad sunshine the blue ipomea, the morning glory of the Indian garden, opened its mass of azure blooms and spread a gorgeous mantle over the bamboo trellis that supported it.
liliesnounUS /ˈlɪliz/
plural of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading A soft, balmy air brushed the blossoms of the eucharis lilies, and swept over the delicate green maidenhair fern growing under the shade of the verandah of the Principal's house.
maidenhairnoun
any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds
From this reading A soft, balmy air brushed the blossoms of the eucharis lilies, and swept over the delicate green maidenhair fern growing under the shade of the verandah of the Principal's house.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
the cloak as a symbol of authority
From this reading Out in the broad sunshine the blue ipomea, the morning glory of the Indian garden, opened its mass of azure blooms and spread a gorgeous mantle over the bamboo trellis that supported it.
joined in matrimony
From this reading She was a widow and had been married three times, a fact that no one of her acquaintance was permitted to forget.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Out in the broad sunshine the blue ipomea, the morning glory of the Indian garden, opened its mass of azure blooms and spread a gorgeous mantle over the bamboo trellis that supported it.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Out in the broad sunshine the blue ipomea, the morning glory of the Indian garden, opened its mass of azure blooms and spread a gorgeous mantle over the bamboo trellis that supported it.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Her father was a British soldier of Scotch birth; and her mother a Eurasian.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The plump rounded figure of Mrs. Hulver, Dr. Wenaston's housekeeper, appeared on the raised verandah, followed by the butler.
not any; not one
From this reading She was a widow and had been married three times, a fact that no one of her acquaintance was permitted to forget.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A soft, balmy air brushed the blossoms of the eucharis lilies, and swept over the delicate green maidenhair fern growing under the shade of the verandah of the Principal's house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The plump rounded figure of Mrs. Hulver, Dr. Wenaston's housekeeper, appeared on the raised verandah, followed by the butler.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was a widow and had been married three times, a fact that no one of her acquaintance was permitted to forget.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Out in the broad sunshine the blue ipomea, the morning glory of the Indian garden, opened its mass of azure blooms and spread a gorgeous mantle over the bamboo trellis that supported it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out in the broad sunshine the blue ipomea, the morning glory of the Indian garden, opened its mass of azure blooms and spread a gorgeous mantle over the bamboo trellis that supported it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A soft, balmy air brushed the blossoms of the eucharis lilies, and swept over the delicate green maidenhair fern growing under the shade of the verandah of the Principal's house.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading She was a widow and had been married three times, a fact that no one of her acquaintance was permitted to forget.
plumpadjectiveUS /plʌmp/
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading The plump rounded figure of Mrs. Hulver, Dr. Wenaston's housekeeper, appeared on the raised verandah, followed by the butler.
Principal'snounUS /ˈprɪnsəpəlz/
possessive form of “principal” — the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading A soft, balmy air brushed the blossoms of the eucharis lilies, and swept over the delicate green maidenhair fern growing under the shade of the verandah of the Principal's house.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The plump rounded figure of Mrs. Hulver, Dr. Wenaston's housekeeper, appeared on the raised verandah, followed by the butler.
roundedadjectiveUS /ˈraʊndəd/
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading The plump rounded figure of Mrs. Hulver, Dr. Wenaston's housekeeper, appeared on the raised verandah, followed by the butler.
ScotchnounUS /skɑːtʃ/
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading Her father was a British soldier of Scotch birth; and her mother a Eurasian.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading A soft, balmy air brushed the blossoms of the eucharis lilies, and swept over the delicate green maidenhair fern growing under the shade of the verandah of the Principal's house.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a widow and had been married three times, a fact that no one of her acquaintance was permitted to forget.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading A soft, balmy air brushed the blossoms of the eucharis lilies, and swept over the delicate green maidenhair fern growing under the shade of the verandah of the Principal's house.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Her father was a British soldier of Scotch birth; and her mother a Eurasian.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Out in the broad sunshine the blue ipomea, the morning glory of the Indian garden, opened its mass of azure blooms and spread a gorgeous mantle over the bamboo trellis that supported it.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Out in the broad sunshine the blue ipomea, the morning glory of the Indian garden, opened its mass of azure blooms and spread a gorgeous mantle over the bamboo trellis that supported it.
supportedadjectiveUS /səˈpɔːrtɪd/
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading Out in the broad sunshine the blue ipomea, the morning glory of the Indian garden, opened its mass of azure blooms and spread a gorgeous mantle over the bamboo trellis that supported it.
possessing sweep
From this reading A soft, balmy air brushed the blossoms of the eucharis lilies, and swept over the delicate green maidenhair fern growing under the shade of the verandah of the Principal's house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Out in the broad sunshine the blue ipomea, the morning glory of the Indian garden, opened its mass of azure blooms and spread a gorgeous mantle over the bamboo trellis that supported it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A soft, balmy air brushed the blossoms of the eucharis lilies, and swept over the delicate green maidenhair fern growing under the shade of the verandah of the Principal's house.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading She was a widow and had been married three times, a fact that no one of her acquaintance was permitted to forget.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading She was a widow and had been married three times, a fact that no one of her acquaintance was permitted to forget.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was a widow and had been married three times, a fact that no one of her acquaintance was permitted to forget.
trellisnounUS /ˈtreləs/
latticework used to support climbing plants
From this reading Out in the broad sunshine the blue ipomea, the morning glory of the Indian garden, opened its mass of azure blooms and spread a gorgeous mantle over the bamboo trellis that supported it.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A soft, balmy air brushed the blossoms of the eucharis lilies, and swept over the delicate green maidenhair fern growing under the shade of the verandah of the Principal's house.
verandahnoun
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading A soft, balmy air brushed the blossoms of the eucharis lilies, and swept over the delicate green maidenhair fern growing under the shade of the verandah of the Principal's house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a widow and had been married three times, a fact that no one of her acquaintance was permitted to forget.
Wenaston's
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From this reading The plump rounded figure of Mrs. Hulver, Dr. Wenaston's housekeeper, appeared on the raised verandah, followed by the butler.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading She was a widow and had been married three times, a fact that no one of her acquaintance was permitted to forget.
