12th
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From this reading Our meeting on the 12th of July was held in the Botanic Gardens, and nobody marched past anything.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A platform, not unlike the Grand Stand at a country race meeting, was built on the top of a long slope of grass.
anew
From this reading Beyond that the ground sloped up again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our meeting on the 12th of July was held in the Botanic Gardens, and nobody marched past anything.
any thing at all
From this reading Our meeting on the 12th of July was held in the Botanic Gardens, and nobody marched past anything.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A platform, not unlike the Grand Stand at a country race meeting, was built on the top of a long slope of grass.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond that the ground sloped up again.
BotanicadjectiveUS /bəˈtænɪk/
of or relating to plants or botany
From this reading Our meeting on the 12th of July was held in the Botanic Gardens, and nobody marched past anything.
botanistsnounUS /ˈbɑːtənɪsts/
plural of “botanist” — a biologist specializing in the study of plants
From this reading The botanists who owned the gardens must, I imagine, have regretted that our meeting was a splendid success.
the lower side of anything
From this reading At the bottom of the slope was a level space, devoted at ordinary times to tennis-courts.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading A platform, not unlike the Grand Stand at a country race meeting, was built on the top of a long slope of grass.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A platform, not unlike the Grand Stand at a country race meeting, was built on the top of a long slope of grass.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading At the bottom of the slope was a level space, devoted at ordinary times to tennis-courts.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Our meeting on the 12th of July was held in the Botanic Gardens, and nobody marched past anything.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading A platform, not unlike the Grand Stand at a country race meeting, was built on the top of a long slope of grass.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading A platform, not unlike the Grand Stand at a country race meeting, was built on the top of a long slope of grass.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Beyond that the ground sloped up again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The botanists who owned the gardens must, I imagine, have regretted that our meeting was a splendid success.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Our meeting on the 12th of July was held in the Botanic Gardens, and nobody marched past anything.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The botanists who owned the gardens must, I imagine, have regretted that our meeting was a splendid success.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading The botanists who owned the gardens must, I imagine, have regretted that our meeting was a splendid success.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Our meeting on the 12th of July was held in the Botanic Gardens, and nobody marched past anything.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading Our meeting on the 12th of July was held in the Botanic Gardens, and nobody marched past anything.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading At the bottom of the slope was a level space, devoted at ordinary times to tennis-courts.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading A platform, not unlike the Grand Stand at a country race meeting, was built on the top of a long slope of grass.
marchedverbUS /mɑːrtʃt/
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading Our meeting on the 12th of July was held in the Botanic Gardens, and nobody marched past anything.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Our meeting on the 12th of July was held in the Botanic Gardens, and nobody marched past anything.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The botanists who owned the gardens must, I imagine, have regretted that our meeting was a splendid success.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Our meeting on the 12th of July was held in the Botanic Gardens, and nobody marched past anything.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A platform, not unlike the Grand Stand at a country race meeting, was built on the top of a long slope of grass.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our meeting on the 12th of July was held in the Botanic Gardens, and nobody marched past anything.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our meeting on the 12th of July was held in the Botanic Gardens, and nobody marched past anything.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading At the bottom of the slope was a level space, devoted at ordinary times to tennis-courts.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our meeting on the 12th of July was held in the Botanic Gardens, and nobody marched past anything.
ownedadjectiveUS /oʊnd/
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading The botanists who owned the gardens must, I imagine, have regretted that our meeting was a splendid success.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Our meeting on the 12th of July was held in the Botanic Gardens, and nobody marched past anything.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading A platform, not unlike the Grand Stand at a country race meeting, was built on the top of a long slope of grass.
any competition
From this reading A platform, not unlike the Grand Stand at a country race meeting, was built on the top of a long slope of grass.
regrettedverbUS /rɪˈɡretɪd/
inflected form of “regret” — feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading The botanists who owned the gardens must, I imagine, have regretted that our meeting was a splendid success.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading A platform, not unlike the Grand Stand at a country race meeting, was built on the top of a long slope of grass.
slopedadjective
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading Beyond that the ground sloped up again.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading At the bottom of the slope was a level space, devoted at ordinary times to tennis-courts.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading The botanists who owned the gardens must, I imagine, have regretted that our meeting was a splendid success.
be standing; be upright
From this reading A platform, not unlike the Grand Stand at a country race meeting, was built on the top of a long slope of grass.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading The botanists who owned the gardens must, I imagine, have regretted that our meeting was a splendid success.
tennis-courts
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From this reading At the bottom of the slope was a level space, devoted at ordinary times to tennis-courts.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beyond that the ground sloped up again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our meeting on the 12th of July was held in the Botanic Gardens, and nobody marched past anything.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading At the bottom of the slope was a level space, devoted at ordinary times to tennis-courts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the bottom of the slope was a level space, devoted at ordinary times to tennis-courts.
the upper part of anything
From this reading A platform, not unlike the Grand Stand at a country race meeting, was built on the top of a long slope of grass.
unlikeadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪk/
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading A platform, not unlike the Grand Stand at a country race meeting, was built on the top of a long slope of grass.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Beyond that the ground sloped up again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our meeting on the 12th of July was held in the Botanic Gardens, and nobody marched past anything.
which person or people
From this reading The botanists who owned the gardens must, I imagine, have regretted that our meeting was a splendid success.
