used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have here new pleasures every day, dear mother; your William is now become a gardener.
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading We accordingly went each with a small spade to work, and quickly dug up the whole garden.
affordsverbUS /əˈfɔːrdz/
third-person singular of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading It is now full of flowers; but it affords me not sufficient employment: I would wish to change a part of it at least into a kitchen-garden.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Will you help me, said Charles, the day before yesterday? and if you like it, I will lay out my garden in another manner.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Will you help me, said Charles, the day before yesterday? and if you like it, I will lay out my garden in another manner.
react verbally
From this reading My answer was ready.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is now full of flowers; but it affords me not sufficient employment: I would wish to change a part of it at least into a kitchen-garden.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading I have here new pleasures every day, dear mother; your William is now become a gardener.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Will you help me, said Charles, the day before yesterday? and if you like it, I will lay out my garden in another manner.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is now full of flowers; but it affords me not sufficient employment: I would wish to change a part of it at least into a kitchen-garden.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading It is now full of flowers; but it affords me not sufficient employment: I would wish to change a part of it at least into a kitchen-garden.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Will you help me, said Charles, the day before yesterday? and if you like it, I will lay out my garden in another manner.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I have here new pleasures every day, dear mother; your William is now become a gardener.
dearly loved
From this reading I have here new pleasures every day, dear mother; your William is now become a gardener.
dugnounUS /dʌɡ/
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading We accordingly went each with a small spade to work, and quickly dug up the whole garden.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We accordingly went each with a small spade to work, and quickly dug up the whole garden.
employmentnounUS /emˈplɔɪmənt/
the state of being employed or having a job
From this reading It is now full of flowers; but it affords me not sufficient employment: I would wish to change a part of it at least into a kitchen-garden.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I have here new pleasures every day, dear mother; your William is now become a gardener.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading It is now full of flowers; but it affords me not sufficient employment: I would wish to change a part of it at least into a kitchen-garden.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading It is now full of flowers; but it affords me not sufficient employment: I would wish to change a part of it at least into a kitchen-garden.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Will you help me, said Charles, the day before yesterday? and if you like it, I will lay out my garden in another manner.
gardenernounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənər/
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading I have here new pleasures every day, dear mother; your William is now become a gardener.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have here new pleasures every day, dear mother; your William is now become a gardener.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Will you help me, said Charles, the day before yesterday? and if you like it, I will lay out my garden in another manner.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I have here new pleasures every day, dear mother; your William is now become a gardener.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have here new pleasures every day, dear mother; your William is now become a gardener.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Will you help me, said Charles, the day before yesterday? and if you like it, I will lay out my garden in another manner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Will you help me, said Charles, the day before yesterday? and if you like it, I will lay out my garden in another manner.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is now full of flowers; but it affords me not sufficient employment: I would wish to change a part of it at least into a kitchen-garden.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have here new pleasures every day, dear mother; your William is now become a gardener.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Will you help me, said Charles, the day before yesterday? and if you like it, I will lay out my garden in another manner.
kitchen-garden
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From this reading It is now full of flowers; but it affords me not sufficient employment: I would wish to change a part of it at least into a kitchen-garden.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Will you help me, said Charles, the day before yesterday? and if you like it, I will lay out my garden in another manner.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading It is now full of flowers; but it affords me not sufficient employment: I would wish to change a part of it at least into a kitchen-garden.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Will you help me, said Charles, the day before yesterday? and if you like it, I will lay out my garden in another manner.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Will you help me, said Charles, the day before yesterday? and if you like it, I will lay out my garden in another manner.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Will you help me, said Charles, the day before yesterday? and if you like it, I will lay out my garden in another manner.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I have here new pleasures every day, dear mother; your William is now become a gardener.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Will you help me, said Charles, the day before yesterday? and if you like it, I will lay out my garden in another manner.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I have here new pleasures every day, dear mother; your William is now become a gardener.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is now full of flowers; but it affords me not sufficient employment: I would wish to change a part of it at least into a kitchen-garden.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I have here new pleasures every day, dear mother; your William is now become a gardener.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is now full of flowers; but it affords me not sufficient employment: I would wish to change a part of it at least into a kitchen-garden.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Will you help me, said Charles, the day before yesterday? and if you like it, I will lay out my garden in another manner.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading It is now full of flowers; but it affords me not sufficient employment: I would wish to change a part of it at least into a kitchen-garden.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading I have here new pleasures every day, dear mother; your William is now become a gardener.
with speed
From this reading We accordingly went each with a small spade to work, and quickly dug up the whole garden.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading My answer was ready.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Will you help me, said Charles, the day before yesterday? and if you like it, I will lay out my garden in another manner.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We accordingly went each with a small spade to work, and quickly dug up the whole garden.
spadenounUS /speɪd/
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
From this reading We accordingly went each with a small spade to work, and quickly dug up the whole garden.
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading It is now full of flowers; but it affords me not sufficient employment: I would wish to change a part of it at least into a kitchen-garden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Will you help me, said Charles, the day before yesterday? and if you like it, I will lay out my garden in another manner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is now full of flowers; but it affords me not sufficient employment: I would wish to change a part of it at least into a kitchen-garden.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We accordingly went each with a small spade to work, and quickly dug up the whole garden.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My answer was ready.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We accordingly went each with a small spade to work, and quickly dug up the whole garden.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We accordingly went each with a small spade to work, and quickly dug up the whole garden.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading We accordingly went each with a small spade to work, and quickly dug up the whole garden.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you help me, said Charles, the day before yesterday? and if you like it, I will lay out my garden in another manner.
William
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have here new pleasures every day, dear mother; your William is now become a gardener.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading It is now full of flowers; but it affords me not sufficient employment: I would wish to change a part of it at least into a kitchen-garden.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We accordingly went each with a small spade to work, and quickly dug up the whole garden.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading We accordingly went each with a small spade to work, and quickly dug up the whole garden.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It is now full of flowers; but it affords me not sufficient employment: I would wish to change a part of it at least into a kitchen-garden.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Will you help me, said Charles, the day before yesterday? and if you like it, I will lay out my garden in another manner.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you help me, said Charles, the day before yesterday? and if you like it, I will lay out my garden in another manner.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have here new pleasures every day, dear mother; your William is now become a gardener.
