aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading They buried her, in obedience to her last wishes, there in the churchyard where lay generation upon generation of her ancient race, and the daisies grew above her head.
AliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading Alive she did not return, nor during all those years did she and Ernest ever meet.
(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 Alive she did not return, nor during all those years did she and Ernest ever meet.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading They buried her, in obedience to her last wishes, there in the churchyard where lay generation upon generation of her ancient race, and the daisies grew above her head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some years passed before Eva Plowden returned to Kesterwick, and then she was carried thither.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ernest was now getting well into middle life, and Dorothy’s bright hair was slightly lined with gray, as they stood that summer evening by Eva’s grave.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Some years passed before Eva Plowden returned to Kesterwick, and then she was carried thither.
bloomedverbUS /bluːmd/
past form of “bloom” — produce or yield flowers
From this reading Twice had they bloomed above her before Sir Ernest Kershaw stood by the spot, hallowed by the presence of what once held the spirit of the woman he had loved.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Ernest was now getting well into middle life, and Dorothy’s bright hair was slightly lined with gray, as they stood that summer evening by Eva’s grave.
placed in a grave
From this reading They buried her, in obedience to her last wishes, there in the churchyard where lay generation upon generation of her ancient race, and the daisies grew above her head.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Twice had they bloomed above her before Sir Ernest Kershaw stood by the spot, hallowed by the presence of what once held the spirit of the woman he had loved.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Some years passed before Eva Plowden returned to Kesterwick, and then she was carried thither.
churchyardnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd/
the yard associated with a church
From this reading They buried her, in obedience to her last wishes, there in the churchyard where lay generation upon generation of her ancient race, and the daisies grew above her head.
daisiesnounUS /ˈdeɪziz/
plural of “daisy” — any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading They buried her, in obedience to her last wishes, there in the churchyard where lay generation upon generation of her ancient race, and the daisies grew above her head.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Alive she did not return, nor during all those years did she and Ernest ever meet.
Dorothy's
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From this reading Ernest was now getting well into middle life, and Dorothy’s bright hair was slightly lined with gray, as they stood that summer evening by Eva’s grave.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Alive she did not return, nor during all those years did she and Ernest ever meet.
Ernest
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From this reading Alive she did not return, nor during all those years did she and Ernest ever meet.
Eva
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From this reading Some years passed before Eva Plowden returned to Kesterwick, and then she was carried thither.
Eva's
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From this reading Ernest was now getting well into middle life, and Dorothy’s bright hair was slightly lined with gray, as they stood that summer evening by Eva’s grave.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Ernest was now getting well into middle life, and Dorothy’s bright hair was slightly lined with gray, as they stood that summer evening by Eva’s grave.
at any time
From this reading Alive she did not return, nor during all those years did she and Ernest ever meet.
generationnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃən/
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading They buried her, in obedience to her last wishes, there in the churchyard where lay generation upon generation of her ancient race, and the daisies grew above her head.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Ernest was now getting well into middle life, and Dorothy’s bright hair was slightly lined with gray, as they stood that summer evening by Eva’s grave.
death of a person
From this reading Ernest was now getting well into middle life, and Dorothy’s bright hair was slightly lined with gray, as they stood that summer evening by Eva’s grave.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Ernest was now getting well into middle life, and Dorothy’s bright hair was slightly lined with gray, as they stood that summer evening by Eva’s grave.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading They buried her, in obedience to her last wishes, there in the churchyard where lay generation upon generation of her ancient race, and the daisies grew above her head.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Twice had they bloomed above her before Sir Ernest Kershaw stood by the spot, hallowed by the presence of what once held the spirit of the woman he had loved.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Ernest was now getting well into middle life, and Dorothy’s bright hair was slightly lined with gray, as they stood that summer evening by Eva’s grave.
hallowedadjectiveUS /ˈhæloʊd/
worthy of religious veneration
From this reading Twice had they bloomed above her before Sir Ernest Kershaw stood by the spot, hallowed by the presence of what once held the spirit of the woman he had loved.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Twice had they bloomed above her before Sir Ernest Kershaw stood by the spot, hallowed by the presence of what once held the spirit of the woman he had loved.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading They buried her, in obedience to her last wishes, there in the churchyard where lay generation upon generation of her ancient race, and the daisies grew above her head.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Twice had they bloomed above her before Sir Ernest Kershaw stood by the spot, hallowed by the presence of what once held the spirit of the woman he had loved.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They buried her, in obedience to her last wishes, there in the churchyard where lay generation upon generation of her ancient race, and the daisies grew above her head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They buried her, in obedience to her last wishes, there in the churchyard where lay generation upon generation of her ancient race, and the daisies grew above her head.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ernest was now getting well into middle life, and Dorothy’s bright hair was slightly lined with gray, as they stood that summer evening by Eva’s grave.
Kershaw
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From this reading Twice had they bloomed above her before Sir Ernest Kershaw stood by the spot, hallowed by the presence of what once held the spirit of the woman he had loved.
Kesterwick
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From this reading Some years passed before Eva Plowden returned to Kesterwick, and then she was carried thither.
immediately past
From this reading They buried her, in obedience to her last wishes, there in the churchyard where lay generation upon generation of her ancient race, and the daisies grew above her head.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They buried her, in obedience to her last wishes, there in the churchyard where lay generation upon generation of her ancient race, and the daisies grew above her head.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Ernest was now getting well into middle life, and Dorothy’s bright hair was slightly lined with gray, as they stood that summer evening by Eva’s grave.
linedadjectiveUS /laɪnd/
bordered by a line of things
From this reading Ernest was now getting well into middle life, and Dorothy’s bright hair was slightly lined with gray, as they stood that summer evening by Eva’s grave.
held dear
From this reading Twice had they bloomed above her before Sir Ernest Kershaw stood by the spot, hallowed by the presence of what once held the spirit of the woman he had loved.
come together
From this reading Alive she did not return, nor during all those years did she and Ernest ever meet.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Ernest was now getting well into middle life, and Dorothy’s bright hair was slightly lined with gray, as they stood that summer evening by Eva’s grave.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Alive she did not return, nor during all those years did she and Ernest ever meet.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Alive she did not return, nor during all those years did she and Ernest ever meet.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Ernest was now getting well into middle life, and Dorothy’s bright hair was slightly lined with gray, as they stood that summer evening by Eva’s grave.
obediencenounUS /oʊˈbiːdiəns/
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
From this reading They buried her, in obedience to her last wishes, there in the churchyard where lay generation upon generation of her ancient race, and the daisies grew above her head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They buried her, in obedience to her last wishes, there in the churchyard where lay generation upon generation of her ancient race, and the daisies grew above her head.
on one occasion
From this reading Twice had they bloomed above her before Sir Ernest Kershaw stood by the spot, hallowed by the presence of what once held the spirit of the woman he had loved.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Some years passed before Eva Plowden returned to Kesterwick, and then she was carried thither.
Plowden
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From this reading Some years passed before Eva Plowden returned to Kesterwick, and then she was carried thither.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Twice had they bloomed above her before Sir Ernest Kershaw stood by the spot, hallowed by the presence of what once held the spirit of the woman he had loved.
any competition
From this reading They buried her, in obedience to her last wishes, there in the churchyard where lay generation upon generation of her ancient race, and the daisies grew above her head.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Alive she did not return, nor during all those years did she and Ernest ever meet.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Some years passed before Eva Plowden returned to Kesterwick, and then she was carried thither.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some years passed before Eva Plowden returned to Kesterwick, and then she was carried thither.
term of address for a man
From this reading Twice had they bloomed above her before Sir Ernest Kershaw stood by the spot, hallowed by the presence of what once held the spirit of the woman he had loved.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Ernest was now getting well into middle life, and Dorothy’s bright hair was slightly lined with gray, as they stood that summer evening by Eva’s grave.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some years passed before Eva Plowden returned to Kesterwick, and then she was carried thither.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Twice had they bloomed above her before Sir Ernest Kershaw stood by the spot, hallowed by the presence of what once held the spirit of the woman he had loved.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Twice had they bloomed above her before Sir Ernest Kershaw stood by the spot, hallowed by the presence of what once held the spirit of the woman he had loved.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Twice had they bloomed above her before Sir Ernest Kershaw stood by the spot, hallowed by the presence of what once held the spirit of the woman he had loved.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Ernest was now getting well into middle life, and Dorothy’s bright hair was slightly lined with gray, as they stood that summer evening by Eva’s grave.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ernest was now getting well into middle life, and Dorothy’s bright hair was slightly lined with gray, as they stood that summer evening by Eva’s grave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They buried her, in obedience to her last wishes, there in the churchyard where lay generation upon generation of her ancient race, and the daisies grew above her head.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Some years passed before Eva Plowden returned to Kesterwick, and then she was carried thither.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They buried her, in obedience to her last wishes, there in the churchyard where lay generation upon generation of her ancient race, and the daisies grew above her head.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They buried her, in obedience to her last wishes, there in the churchyard where lay generation upon generation of her ancient race, and the daisies grew above her head.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Some years passed before Eva Plowden returned to Kesterwick, and then she was carried thither.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Alive she did not return, nor during all those years did she and Ernest ever meet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some years passed before Eva Plowden returned to Kesterwick, and then she was carried thither.
two times
From this reading Twice had they bloomed above her before Sir Ernest Kershaw stood by the spot, hallowed by the presence of what once held the spirit of the woman he had loved.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They buried her, in obedience to her last wishes, there in the churchyard where lay generation upon generation of her ancient race, and the daisies grew above her head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some years passed before Eva Plowden returned to Kesterwick, and then she was carried thither.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Ernest was now getting well into middle life, and Dorothy’s bright hair was slightly lined with gray, as they stood that summer evening by Eva’s grave.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Twice had they bloomed above her before Sir Ernest Kershaw stood by the spot, hallowed by the presence of what once held the spirit of the woman he had loved.
in or at the place that
From this reading They buried her, in obedience to her last wishes, there in the churchyard where lay generation upon generation of her ancient race, and the daisies grew above her head.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading They buried her, in obedience to her last wishes, there in the churchyard where lay generation upon generation of her ancient race, and the daisies grew above her head.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ernest was now getting well into middle life, and Dorothy’s bright hair was slightly lined with gray, as they stood that summer evening by Eva’s grave.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Twice had they bloomed above her before Sir Ernest Kershaw stood by the spot, hallowed by the presence of what once held the spirit of the woman he had loved.
a late time of life
From this reading Some years passed before Eva Plowden returned to Kesterwick, and then she was carried thither.
