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 He was like some droll gnome waddling about in a flower patch.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He was like some droll gnome waddling about in a flower patch.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading It was his hobby, this spot of blossoms, and in it his short, bulky form, so whitened by his Jovian beard meerschaumed by the stains from his huge, curving German pipe, was often almost lost to view.

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

From this reading It was his hobby, this spot of blossoms, and in it his short, bulky form, so whitened by his Jovian beard meerschaumed by the stains from his huge, curving German pipe, was often almost lost to view.

floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

with no effort to conceal

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading It was his hobby, this spot of blossoms, and in it his short, bulky form, so whitened by his Jovian beard meerschaumed by the stains from his huge, curving German pipe, was often almost lost to view.

plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

From this reading It was his hobby, this spot of blossoms, and in it his short, bulky form, so whitened by his Jovian beard meerschaumed by the stains from his huge, curving German pipe, was often almost lost to view.

plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

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of large size for its weight

From this reading It was his hobby, this spot of blossoms, and in it his short, bulky form, so whitened by his Jovian beard meerschaumed by the stains from his huge, curving German pipe, was often almost lost to view.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

the person or thing chosen or selected

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

a flag that shows its nationality

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend

From this reading It was his hobby, this spot of blossoms, and in it his short, bulky form, so whitened by his Jovian beard meerschaumed by the stains from his huge, curving German pipe, was often almost lost to view.

-ing form of “decorate” — make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

the act of eating dinner

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

comical in an odd or whimsical manner

From this reading He was like some droll gnome waddling about in a flower patch.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

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From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

to or in any or all places

From this reading Roses, roses, everywhere.

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading He was like some droll gnome waddling about in a flower patch.

having or displaying warmth or affection

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading It was his hobby, this spot of blossoms, and in it his short, bulky form, so whitened by his Jovian beard meerschaumed by the stains from his huge, curving German pipe, was often almost lost to view.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

a person of German nationality

From this reading It was his hobby, this spot of blossoms, and in it his short, bulky form, so whitened by his Jovian beard meerschaumed by the stains from his huge, curving German pipe, was often almost lost to view.

a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure

From this reading He was like some droll gnome waddling about in a flower patch.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

an auxiliary activity

From this reading It was his hobby, this spot of blossoms, and in it his short, bulky form, so whitened by his Jovian beard meerschaumed by the stains from his huge, curving German pipe, was often almost lost to view.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading It was his hobby, this spot of blossoms, and in it his short, bulky form, so whitened by his Jovian beard meerschaumed by the stains from his huge, curving German pipe, was often almost lost to view.

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

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was his hobby, this spot of blossoms, and in it his short, bulky form, so whitened by his Jovian beard meerschaumed by the stains from his huge, curving German pipe, was often almost lost to view.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

of or pertaining to or characteristic of or resembling the planet Jupiter

From this reading It was his hobby, this spot of blossoms, and in it his short, bulky form, so whitened by his Jovian beard meerschaumed by the stains from his huge, curving German pipe, was often almost lost to view.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading He was like some droll gnome waddling about in a flower patch.

full of life and energy

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading It was his hobby, this spot of blossoms, and in it his short, bulky form, so whitened by his Jovian beard meerschaumed by the stains from his huge, curving German pipe, was often almost lost to view.

held dear

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

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

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

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From this reading It was his hobby, this spot of blossoms, and in it his short, bulky form, so whitened by his Jovian beard meerschaumed by the stains from his huge, curving German pipe, was often almost lost to view.

plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

many times at short intervals

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

a small contrasting part of something

From this reading He was like some droll gnome waddling about in a flower patch.

past form of “peek” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

From this reading It was his hobby, this spot of blossoms, and in it his short, bulky form, so whitened by his Jovian beard meerschaumed by the stains from his huge, curving German pipe, was often almost lost to view.

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From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Roses, roses, everywhere.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading It was his hobby, this spot of blossoms, and in it his short, bulky form, so whitened by his Jovian beard meerschaumed by the stains from his huge, curving German pipe, was often almost lost to view.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It was his hobby, this spot of blossoms, and in it his short, bulky form, so whitened by his Jovian beard meerschaumed by the stains from his huge, curving German pipe, was often almost lost to view.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading He was like some droll gnome waddling about in a flower patch.

plural of “specimen” — an example regarded as typical of its class

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

inflected form of “spy” — catch sight of

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading It was his hobby, this spot of blossoms, and in it his short, bulky form, so whitened by his Jovian beard meerschaumed by the stains from his huge, curving German pipe, was often almost lost to view.

plural of “stain” — a soiled or discolored appearance

From this reading It was his hobby, this spot of blossoms, and in it his short, bulky form, so whitened by his Jovian beard meerschaumed by the stains from his huge, curving German pipe, was often almost lost to view.

the rays of the sun

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

confined on all sides

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

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

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

in or at that place or location

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading It was his hobby, this spot of blossoms, and in it his short, bulky form, so whitened by his Jovian beard meerschaumed by the stains from his huge, curving German pipe, was often almost lost to view.

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

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

the act of tying or binding things together

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

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

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

precisely as stated

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading It was his hobby, this spot of blossoms, and in it his short, bulky form, so whitened by his Jovian beard meerschaumed by the stains from his huge, curving German pipe, was often almost lost to view.

Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

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From this reading He was like some droll gnome waddling about in a flower patch.

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

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

at the time that

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

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

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.

(of hair) having lost its color

From this reading It was his hobby, this spot of blossoms, and in it his short, bulky form, so whitened by his Jovian beard meerschaumed by the stains from his huge, curving German pipe, was often almost lost to view.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading THE HOME Often when he peeked down from his attic window he spied the shining bald head of the very elderly Herr Bucher surrounded by the mass of lively colors of his rose garden.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He loved to spend hours there in the sunshine with his posies, tying up their branches, clipping choice specimens with which he was fond of decorating the members of Villa Elsa, its dining table, its living room.