used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And instead of pulling about and altering the taste of the predecessor the successive owners had used fresh ground for their fancies.
in addition
From this reading They had also in the eighteenth century by some happy chance escaped the hand of Capability Brown.
alteringnounUS /ˈɔːltərɪŋ/
the sterilization of an animal
From this reading And instead of pulling about and altering the taste of the predecessor the successive owners had used fresh ground for their fancies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thus the English rose-garden and the Dutch-clipped yews of William-and-Mary's time were as intact as the Italian parterre.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The gardens at Wrayth were famous.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading They had also in the eighteenth century by some happy chance escaped the hand of Capability Brown.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
CapabilitynounUS /ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti/
the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
From this reading They had also in the eighteenth century by some happy chance escaped the hand of Capability Brown.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
a period of 100 years
From this reading They had also in the eighteenth century by some happy chance escaped the hand of Capability Brown.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading They had also in the eighteenth century by some happy chance escaped the hand of Capability Brown.
Dutch-clipped
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From this reading Thus the English rose-garden and the Dutch-clipped yews of William-and-Mary's time were as intact as the Italian parterre.
eighteenthadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the seventeenth in position
From this reading They had also in the eighteenth century by some happy chance escaped the hand of Capability Brown.
endlessadjectiveUS /ˈendləs/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading The natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Thus the English rose-garden and the Dutch-clipped yews of William-and-Mary's time were as intact as the Italian parterre.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading They had also in the eighteenth century by some happy chance escaped the hand of Capability Brown.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading The gardens at Wrayth were famous.
fanciesnounUS /ˈfænsiz/
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading And instead of pulling about and altering the taste of the predecessor the successive owners had used fresh ground for their fancies.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And instead of pulling about and altering the taste of the predecessor the successive owners had used fresh ground for their fancies.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading And instead of pulling about and altering the taste of the predecessor the successive owners had used fresh ground for their fancies.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The gardens at Wrayth were famous.
generationsnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading The natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading And instead of pulling about and altering the taste of the predecessor the successive owners had used fresh ground for their fancies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading They had also in the eighteenth century by some happy chance escaped the hand of Capability Brown.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading They had also in the eighteenth century by some happy chance escaped the hand of Capability Brown.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading The natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had also in the eighteenth century by some happy chance escaped the hand of Capability Brown.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading And instead of pulling about and altering the taste of the predecessor the successive owners had used fresh ground for their fancies.
intactadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtækt/
constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged
From this reading Thus the English rose-garden and the Dutch-clipped yews of William-and-Mary's time were as intact as the Italian parterre.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading Thus the English rose-garden and the Dutch-clipped yews of William-and-Mary's time were as intact as the Italian parterre.
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 natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading The natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
mistressesnounUS /ˈmɪstrəsəz/
plural of “mistress” — an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading The natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
monumentnounUS /ˈmɑːnjuːmənt/
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
From this reading The natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading The natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading The natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
ownersnounUS /ˈoʊnərz/
plural of “owner” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading And instead of pulling about and altering the taste of the predecessor the successive owners had used fresh ground for their fancies.
parterrenoun
an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern
From this reading Thus the English rose-garden and the Dutch-clipped yews of William-and-Mary's time were as intact as the Italian parterre.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading The natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
predecessornounUS /ˈpredəsesər/
one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
From this reading And instead of pulling about and altering the taste of the predecessor the successive owners had used fresh ground for their fancies.
pullingnounUS /ˈpʊlɪŋ/
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading And instead of pulling about and altering the taste of the predecessor the successive owners had used fresh ground for their fancies.
rose-garden
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From this reading Thus the English rose-garden and the Dutch-clipped yews of William-and-Mary's time were as intact as the Italian parterre.
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading The natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They had also in the eighteenth century by some happy chance escaped the hand of Capability Brown.
successiveadjectiveUS /səkˈsesɪv/
in regular succession without gaps
From this reading And instead of pulling about and altering the taste of the predecessor the successive owners had used fresh ground for their fancies.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading And instead of pulling about and altering the taste of the predecessor the successive owners had used fresh ground for their fancies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gardens at Wrayth were famous.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had also in the eighteenth century by some happy chance escaped the hand of Capability Brown.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus the English rose-garden and the Dutch-clipped yews of William-and-Mary's time were as intact as the Italian parterre.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Thus the English rose-garden and the Dutch-clipped yews of William-and-Mary's time were as intact as the Italian parterre.
trainedadjectiveUS /treɪnd/
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading The natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading And instead of pulling about and altering the taste of the predecessor the successive owners had used fresh ground for their fancies.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The gardens at Wrayth were famous.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The natural beauty of their position and the endless care of generations of loving mistresses had left them a monument of what nature can be trained into by human skill.
William-and-Mary's
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From this reading Thus the English rose-garden and the Dutch-clipped yews of William-and-Mary's time were as intact as the Italian parterre.
Wrayth
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From this reading The gardens at Wrayth were famous.
yews
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From this reading Thus the English rose-garden and the Dutch-clipped yews of William-and-Mary's time were as intact as the Italian parterre.
