Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

in addition

From this reading Behind the house stood the stable, built also of grey limestone, and at one side a cherry and apple orchard formed a charming background to the grey buildings with their crowding shrubbery and gardens.

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

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh

From this reading Behind the house stood the stable, built also of grey limestone, and at one side a cherry and apple orchard formed a charming background to the grey buildings with their crowding shrubbery and gardens.

an architectural product or work

From this reading Built in the early days, it stood with the little church, a gem of Gothic architecture, within spacious grounds bought when land was cheap.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Behind the house stood the stable, built also of grey limestone, and at one side a cherry and apple orchard formed a charming background to the grey buildings with their crowding shrubbery and gardens.

a person's social heritage: previous experience or training

From this reading Behind the house stood the stable, built also of grey limestone, and at one side a cherry and apple orchard formed a charming background to the grey buildings with their crowding shrubbery and gardens.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Behind the house stood the stable, built also of grey limestone, and at one side a cherry and apple orchard formed a charming background to the grey buildings with their crowding shrubbery and gardens.

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From this reading THE RECTORY The Rectory was one of the very oldest of the more substantial of Blackwater's dwellings.

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading Built in the early days, it stood with the little church, a gem of Gothic architecture, within spacious grounds bought when land was cheap.

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

From this reading Behind the house stood the stable, built also of grey limestone, and at one side a cherry and apple orchard formed a charming background to the grey buildings with their crowding shrubbery and gardens.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

pleasing or delighting

From this reading Behind the house stood the stable, built also of grey limestone, and at one side a cherry and apple orchard formed a charming background to the grey buildings with their crowding shrubbery and gardens.

relatively low in price or charging low prices

From this reading Built in the early days, it stood with the little church, a gem of Gothic architecture, within spacious grounds bought when land was cheap.

wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry

From this reading Behind the house stood the stable, built also of grey limestone, and at one side a cherry and apple orchard formed a charming background to the grey buildings with their crowding shrubbery and gardens.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading Built in the early days, it stood with the little church, a gem of Gothic architecture, within spacious grounds bought when land was cheap.

past form of “clamber” — climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

a situation in which people or things are crowded together

From this reading Behind the house stood the stable, built also of grey limestone, and at one side a cherry and apple orchard formed a charming background to the grey buildings with their crowding shrubbery and gardens.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Built in the early days, it stood with the little church, a gem of Gothic architecture, within spacious grounds bought when land was cheap.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading A gravelled winding drive led from the street through towering elms, a picturesque remnant from the original forest, to the front door and round the house to the stable yard behind.

a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading A gravelled winding drive led from the street through towering elms, a picturesque remnant from the original forest, to the front door and round the house to the stable yard behind.

plural of “dwelling” — housing that someone is living in

From this reading THE RECTORY The Rectory was one of the very oldest of the more substantial of Blackwater's dwellings.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Built in the early days, it stood with the little church, a gem of Gothic architecture, within spacious grounds bought when land was cheap.

the overhang at the lower edge of a roof

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

plural of “elm” — any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees

From this reading A gravelled winding drive led from the street through towering elms, a picturesque remnant from the original forest, to the front door and round the house to the stable yard behind.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading A gravelled winding drive led from the street through towering elms, a picturesque remnant from the original forest, to the front door and round the house to the stable yard behind.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading Behind the house stood the stable, built also of grey limestone, and at one side a cherry and apple orchard formed a charming background to the grey buildings with their crowding shrubbery and gardens.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading A gravelled winding drive led from the street through towering elms, a picturesque remnant from the original forest, to the front door and round the house to the stable yard behind.

plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Behind the house stood the stable, built also of grey limestone, and at one side a cherry and apple orchard formed a charming background to the grey buildings with their crowding shrubbery and gardens.

art highly prized for its beauty or perfection

From this reading Built in the early days, it stood with the little church, a gem of Gothic architecture, within spacious grounds bought when land was cheap.

characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German

From this reading Built in the early days, it stood with the little church, a gem of Gothic architecture, within spacious grounds bought when land was cheap.

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From this reading A gravelled winding drive led from the street through towering elms, a picturesque remnant from the original forest, to the front door and round the house to the stable yard behind.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

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

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading Built in the early days, it stood with the little church, a gem of Gothic architecture, within spacious grounds bought when land was cheap.

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

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

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

From this reading Behind the house stood the stable, built also of grey limestone, and at one side a cherry and apple orchard formed a charming background to the grey buildings with their crowding shrubbery and gardens.

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

From this reading Built in the early days, it stood with the little church, a gem of Gothic architecture, within spacious grounds bought when land was cheap.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Built in the early days, it stood with the little church, a gem of Gothic architecture, within spacious grounds bought when land was cheap.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Built in the early days, it stood with the little church, a gem of Gothic architecture, within spacious grounds bought when land was cheap.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading A gravelled winding drive led from the street through towering elms, a picturesque remnant from the original forest, to the front door and round the house to the stable yard behind.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

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

From this reading Built in the early days, it stood with the little church, a gem of Gothic architecture, within spacious grounds bought when land was cheap.

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

the cloak as a symbol of authority

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading THE RECTORY The Rectory was one of the very oldest of the more substantial of Blackwater's dwellings.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE RECTORY The Rectory was one of the very oldest of the more substantial of Blackwater's dwellings.

superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading THE RECTORY The Rectory was one of the very oldest of the more substantial of Blackwater's dwellings.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE RECTORY The Rectory was one of the very oldest of the more substantial of Blackwater's dwellings.

garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

From this reading Behind the house stood the stable, built also of grey limestone, and at one side a cherry and apple orchard formed a charming background to the grey buildings with their crowding shrubbery and gardens.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading A gravelled winding drive led from the street through towering elms, a picturesque remnant from the original forest, to the front door and round the house to the stable yard behind.

suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture

From this reading A gravelled winding drive led from the street through towering elms, a picturesque remnant from the original forest, to the front door and round the house to the stable yard behind.

serving as an essential component

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

strange in an interesting or pleasing way

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

plural of “quarry” — a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector

From this reading THE RECTORY The Rectory was one of the very oldest of the more substantial of Blackwater's dwellings.

(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists

From this reading A gravelled winding drive led from the street through towering elms, a picturesque remnant from the original forest, to the front door and round the house to the stable yard behind.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading A gravelled winding drive led from the street through towering elms, a picturesque remnant from the original forest, to the front door and round the house to the stable yard behind.

an area where a number of shrubs are planted

From this reading Behind the house stood the stable, built also of grey limestone, and at one side a cherry and apple orchard formed a charming background to the grey buildings with their crowding shrubbery and gardens.

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

From this reading Behind the house stood the stable, built also of grey limestone, and at one side a cherry and apple orchard formed a charming background to the grey buildings with their crowding shrubbery and gardens.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

toned down

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

characterized by good substantial quality

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

very large in expanse or scope

From this reading Built in the early days, it stood with the little church, a gem of Gothic architecture, within spacious grounds bought when land was cheap.

make square

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

resistant to change of position or condition

From this reading Behind the house stood the stable, built also of grey limestone, and at one side a cherry and apple orchard formed a charming background to the grey buildings with their crowding shrubbery and gardens.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Built in the early days, it stood with the little church, a gem of Gothic architecture, within spacious grounds bought when land was cheap.

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

From this reading A gravelled winding drive led from the street through towering elms, a picturesque remnant from the original forest, to the front door and round the house to the stable yard behind.

of considerable importance, size, or worth

From this reading THE RECTORY The Rectory was one of the very oldest of the more substantial of Blackwater's dwellings.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

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

From this reading THE RECTORY The Rectory was one of the very oldest of the more substantial of Blackwater's dwellings.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Behind the house stood the stable, built also of grey limestone, and at one side a cherry and apple orchard formed a charming background to the grey buildings with their crowding shrubbery and gardens.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading A gravelled winding drive led from the street through towering elms, a picturesque remnant from the original forest, to the front door and round the house to the stable yard behind.

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

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

of imposing height; especially standing out above others

From this reading A gravelled winding drive led from the street through towering elms, a picturesque remnant from the original forest, to the front door and round the house to the stable yard behind.

qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

precisely as stated

From this reading THE RECTORY The Rectory was one of the very oldest of the more substantial of Blackwater's dwellings.

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

From this reading THE RECTORY The Rectory was one of the very oldest of the more substantial of Blackwater's dwellings.

at the time that

From this reading Built in the early days, it stood with the little church, a gem of Gothic architecture, within spacious grounds bought when land was cheap.

marked by repeated turns and bends

From this reading A gravelled winding drive led from the street through towering elms, a picturesque remnant from the original forest, to the front door and round the house to the stable yard behind.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading Built of grey limestone from the local quarries, its solid square mass relieved by its quaint dormer windows was softened from its primal ugliness by the Boston ivy that had clambered to the eaves and lay draped about the windows like a soft green mantle.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Built in the early days, it stood with the little church, a gem of Gothic architecture, within spacious grounds bought when land was cheap.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Built in the early days, it stood with the little church, a gem of Gothic architecture, within spacious grounds bought when land was cheap.

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading A gravelled winding drive led from the street through towering elms, a picturesque remnant from the original forest, to the front door and round the house to the stable yard behind.