Chapter VII

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

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

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

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

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

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

plural of “arab” — a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

plural of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

-ing form of “bask” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading "The torrent bed ran down in wild, broken beauty all the way to the sea a few years since.

plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

plural of “bench” — a long seat for more than one person

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

having the limits or boundaries established

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

(according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading "The torrent bed ran down in wild, broken beauty all the way to the sea a few years since.

plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

plural of “carnation” — Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

the act of closing something

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

a religious residence especially for nuns

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

traveling across

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

Mediterranean plant widely cultivated as a houseplant for its showy dark green leaves splotched with silver and nodding white or pink to reddish flowers with reflexed petals

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

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

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "The torrent bed ran down in wild, broken beauty all the way to the sea a few years since.

one or the other of two

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

to or in any or all places

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

lacking distinguishing characteristics or features

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

a city in north central Morocco; religious center

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

highly enthusiastic

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading "It was lovely once," the man at her side granted.

(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 The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "It was lovely once," the man at her side granted.

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

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

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

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It was lovely once," the man at her side granted.

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

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

and nothing more

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

a tight cluster of people or things

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

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 The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

-ing form of “lounge” — sit or recline comfortably

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading "It was lovely once," the man at her side granted.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading "It was lovely once," the man at her side granted.

plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

on one occasion

From this reading "It was lovely once," the man at her side granted.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

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

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

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

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

plural of “path” — a course of conduct

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

add pepper to

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

plural of “public” — people in general considered as a whole

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

a purple color or pigment

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

a relationship between two lovers

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading "It was lovely once," the man at her side granted.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading "The torrent bed ran down in wild, broken beauty all the way to the sea a few years since.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

plural of “straggler” — someone who strays or falls behind

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

successive (without a break)

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

the rays of the sun

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

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

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

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

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

the upper part of anything

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

of the highest quality

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

a heavy rain

From this reading "The torrent bed ran down in wild, broken beauty all the way to the sea a few years since.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

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 Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

displeasing to the senses

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

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

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

plural of “vista” — the visual percept of a region

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

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

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The Convent Steps The band had long stopped playing; the afternoon sunshine was growing soft, and the Jardins Publics were empty of all but a few stragglers--_bourgeois_ babies playing round mothers basking on sunny benches and among beds of carnations and cyclamen, and people crossing the paths on their way home.

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

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

From this reading Especially at the palms, which sprang up, straight and sturdy, everywhere closing street vistas, lending charm to featureless buildings and romance to ugly ones, and sometimes spreading their broad tops above a knot of dark-faced Arabs, lounging picturesque in burnous and fez.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading "The torrent bed ran down in wild, broken beauty all the way to the sea a few years since.

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading Agatha turned at the top of the long series of parterres bordered by orange-trees, palms, eucalyptus and pepper trees, that lay between street and street, and was bounded by the band of glowing purple sea, whence on either hand long hill-spurs ran up into the mountain amphitheatre just behind the town, and wondered at all the sunny beauty.

a late time of life

From this reading "The torrent bed ran down in wild, broken beauty all the way to the sea a few years since.