Chapter XXXVI

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

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

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

From this reading It was the hotel of some nobleman, neglected and shut up.

completely unclothed

From this reading The basin was grey with dead moss, and in the centre rose a defaced figure with a pitying face and a bare bosom girdled beneath with drapery, in the folds of which the little birds nested.

a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids

From this reading The basin was grey with dead moss, and in the centre rose a defaced figure with a pitying face and a bare bosom girdled beneath with drapery, in the folds of which the little birds nested.

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

From this reading The garden was neglected too, but there was grass in it, green now, and two trees, just beginning to be flushed with leaves that crossed their boughs before the shuttered windows and closed doors.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The garden was neglected too, but there was grass in it, green now, and two trees, just beginning to be flushed with leaves that crossed their boughs before the shuttered windows and closed doors.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading The garden was neglected too, but there was grass in it, green now, and two trees, just beginning to be flushed with leaves that crossed their boughs before the shuttered windows and closed doors.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading The basin was grey with dead moss, and in the centre rose a defaced figure with a pitying face and a bare bosom girdled beneath with drapery, in the folds of which the little birds nested.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading The basin was grey with dead moss, and in the centre rose a defaced figure with a pitying face and a bare bosom girdled beneath with drapery, in the folds of which the little birds nested.

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading The basin was grey with dead moss, and in the centre rose a defaced figure with a pitying face and a bare bosom girdled beneath with drapery, in the folds of which the little birds nested.

plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree

From this reading The garden was neglected too, but there was grass in it, green now, and two trees, just beginning to be flushed with leaves that crossed their boughs before the shuttered windows and closed doors.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading In the centre of this garden was a fountain, broken and dried up.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The garden was neglected too, but there was grass in it, green now, and two trees, just beginning to be flushed with leaves that crossed their boughs before the shuttered windows and closed doors.

a low-lying region in central France

From this reading In the centre of this garden was a fountain, broken and dried up.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

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

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading The garden was neglected too, but there was grass in it, green now, and two trees, just beginning to be flushed with leaves that crossed their boughs before the shuttered windows and closed doors.

placed crosswise

From this reading The garden was neglected too, but there was grass in it, green now, and two trees, just beginning to be flushed with leaves that crossed their boughs before the shuttered windows and closed doors.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading The basin was grey with dead moss, and in the centre rose a defaced figure with a pitying face and a bare bosom girdled beneath with drapery, in the folds of which the little birds nested.

past form of “deface” — mar or spoil the appearance of

From this reading The basin was grey with dead moss, and in the centre rose a defaced figure with a pitying face and a bare bosom girdled beneath with drapery, in the folds of which the little birds nested.

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading The garden was neglected too, but there was grass in it, green now, and two trees, just beginning to be flushed with leaves that crossed their boughs before the shuttered windows and closed doors.

hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

From this reading The basin was grey with dead moss, and in the centre rose a defaced figure with a pitying face and a bare bosom girdled beneath with drapery, in the folds of which the little birds nested.

not still wet

From this reading In the centre of this garden was a fountain, broken and dried up.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The basin was grey with dead moss, and in the centre rose a defaced figure with a pitying face and a bare bosom girdled beneath with drapery, in the folds of which the little birds nested.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading The basin was grey with dead moss, and in the centre rose a defaced figure with a pitying face and a bare bosom girdled beneath with drapery, in the folds of which the little birds nested.

having the pinkish flush of health

From this reading The garden was neglected too, but there was grass in it, green now, and two trees, just beginning to be flushed with leaves that crossed their boughs before the shuttered windows and closed doors.

plural of “fold” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding

From this reading The basin was grey with dead moss, and in the centre rose a defaced figure with a pitying face and a bare bosom girdled beneath with drapery, in the folds of which the little birds nested.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

From this reading In the centre of this garden was a fountain, broken and dried up.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

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

From this reading The basin was grey with dead moss, and in the centre rose a defaced figure with a pitying face and a bare bosom girdled beneath with drapery, in the folds of which the little birds nested.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading The garden was neglected too, but there was grass in it, green now, and two trees, just beginning to be flushed with leaves that crossed their boughs before the shuttered windows and closed doors.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading The garden was neglected too, but there was grass in it, green now, and two trees, just beginning to be flushed with leaves that crossed their boughs before the shuttered windows and closed doors.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading The basin was grey with dead moss, and in the centre rose a defaced figure with a pitying face and a bare bosom girdled beneath with drapery, in the folds of which the little birds nested.

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

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading It was the hotel of some nobleman, neglected and shut up.

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

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

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

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

a small island

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the hotel of some nobleman, neglected and shut up.

and nothing more

From this reading The garden was neglected too, but there was grass in it, green now, and two trees, just beginning to be flushed with leaves that crossed their boughs before the shuttered windows and closed doors.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading The garden was neglected too, but there was grass in it, green now, and two trees, just beginning to be flushed with leaves that crossed their boughs before the shuttered windows and closed doors.

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

From this reading The basin was grey with dead moss, and in the centre rose a defaced figure with a pitying face and a bare bosom girdled beneath with drapery, in the folds of which the little birds nested.

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

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants

From this reading The basin was grey with dead moss, and in the centre rose a defaced figure with a pitying face and a bare bosom girdled beneath with drapery, in the folds of which the little birds nested.

disregarded

From this reading It was the hotel of some nobleman, neglected and shut up.

past form of “nest” — inhabit a nest, usually after building

From this reading The basin was grey with dead moss, and in the centre rose a defaced figure with a pitying face and a bare bosom girdled beneath with drapery, in the folds of which the little birds nested.

a titled peer of the realm

From this reading It was the hotel of some nobleman, neglected and shut up.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The garden was neglected too, but there was grass in it, green now, and two trees, just beginning to be flushed with leaves that crossed their boughs before the shuttered windows and closed doors.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

-ing form of “pity” — share the suffering of

From this reading The basin was grey with dead moss, and in the centre rose a defaced figure with a pitying face and a bare bosom girdled beneath with drapery, in the folds of which the little birds nested.

serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading The basin was grey with dead moss, and in the centre rose a defaced figure with a pitying face and a bare bosom girdled beneath with drapery, in the folds of which the little birds nested.

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading It was the hotel of some nobleman, neglected and shut up.

provided with shutters or shutters as specified; often used in combination

From this reading The garden was neglected too, but there was grass in it, green now, and two trees, just beginning to be flushed with leaves that crossed their boughs before the shuttered windows and closed doors.

unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading It was the hotel of some nobleman, neglected and shut up.

the season of growth

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

make steady

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The garden was neglected too, but there was grass in it, green now, and two trees, just beginning to be flushed with leaves that crossed their boughs before the shuttered windows and closed doors.

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

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The garden was neglected too, but there was grass in it, green now, and two trees, just beginning to be flushed with leaves that crossed their boughs before the shuttered windows and closed doors.

in or at that place or location

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading In the centre of this garden was a fountain, broken and dried up.

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

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The garden was neglected too, but there was grass in it, green now, and two trees, just beginning to be flushed with leaves that crossed their boughs before the shuttered windows and closed doors.

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 garden was neglected too, but there was grass in it, green now, and two trees, just beginning to be flushed with leaves that crossed their boughs before the shuttered windows and closed doors.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The garden was neglected too, but there was grass in it, green now, and two trees, just beginning to be flushed with leaves that crossed their boughs before the shuttered windows and closed doors.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading It was the hotel of some nobleman, neglected and shut up.

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

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

in or at the place that

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The basin was grey with dead moss, and in the centre rose a defaced figure with a pitying face and a bare bosom girdled beneath with drapery, in the folds of which the little birds nested.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading The garden was neglected too, but there was grass in it, green now, and two trees, just beginning to be flushed with leaves that crossed their boughs before the shuttered windows and closed doors.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST On a pale, bitter day in the following spring, Luc de Clapiers made his way with a steady, purposeful slowness to a certain house in the Isle where there was a garden.