used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The full moon made it easy to pick their way along the wood path that Bessie followed, and before long they came to a small lake.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading WO-HE-LO Two or three miles further along the road, Bessie spied the landmark she had been looking for.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading On its far side, among the trees near the shore, a fire was burning, flickering up from time to time, and sending dancing shadows on the beach.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The full moon made it easy to pick their way along the wood path that Bessie followed, and before long they came to a small lake.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It won't be long now before we can go to sleep."
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading On its far side, among the trees near the shore, a fire was burning, flickering up from time to time, and sending dancing shadows on the beach.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WO-HE-LO Two or three miles further along the road, Bessie spied the landmark she had been looking for.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It won't be long now before we can go to sleep."
Bessie
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From this reading WO-HE-LO Two or three miles further along the road, Bessie spied the landmark she had been looking for.
the act of burning something
From this reading On its far side, among the trees near the shore, a fire was burning, flickering up from time to time, and sending dancing shadows on the beach.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The full moon made it easy to pick their way along the wood path that Bessie followed, and before long they came to a small lake.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It won't be long now before we can go to sleep."
give encouragement to
From this reading "We'll turn off here," she said, "Cheer up, Zara.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading On its far side, among the trees near the shore, a fire was burning, flickering up from time to time, and sending dancing shadows on the beach.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading The full moon made it easy to pick their way along the wood path that Bessie followed, and before long they came to a small lake.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading On its far side, among the trees near the shore, a fire was burning, flickering up from time to time, and sending dancing shadows on the beach.
start firing a weapon
From this reading On its far side, among the trees near the shore, a fire was burning, flickering up from time to time, and sending dancing shadows on the beach.
flickeringadjectiveUS /ˈflɪkərɪŋ/
shining unsteadily
From this reading On its far side, among the trees near the shore, a fire was burning, flickering up from time to time, and sending dancing shadows on the beach.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The full moon made it easy to pick their way along the wood path that Bessie followed, and before long they came to a small lake.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WO-HE-LO Two or three miles further along the road, Bessie spied the landmark she had been looking for.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On its far side, among the trees near the shore, a fire was burning, flickering up from time to time, and sending dancing shadows on the beach.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The full moon made it easy to pick their way along the wood path that Bessie followed, and before long they came to a small lake.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading WO-HE-LO Two or three miles further along the road, Bessie spied the landmark she had been looking for.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It won't be long now before we can go to sleep."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WO-HE-LO Two or three miles further along the road, Bessie spied the landmark she had been looking for.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "We'll turn off here," she said, "Cheer up, Zara.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It won't be long now before we can go to sleep."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On its far side, among the trees near the shore, a fire was burning, flickering up from time to time, and sending dancing shadows on the beach.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading The full moon made it easy to pick their way along the wood path that Bessie followed, and before long they came to a small lake.
landmarknounUS /ˈlændmɑːrk/
the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape
From this reading WO-HE-LO Two or three miles further along the road, Bessie spied the landmark she had been looking for.
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 It won't be long now before we can go to sleep."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading WO-HE-LO Two or three miles further along the road, Bessie spied the landmark she had been looking for.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The full moon made it easy to pick their way along the wood path that Bessie followed, and before long they came to a small lake.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading WO-HE-LO Two or three miles further along the road, Bessie spied the landmark she had been looking for.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The full moon made it easy to pick their way along the wood path that Bessie followed, and before long they came to a small lake.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading On its far side, among the trees near the shore, a fire was burning, flickering up from time to time, and sending dancing shadows on the beach.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It won't be long now before we can go to sleep."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "We'll turn off here," she said, "Cheer up, Zara.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On its far side, among the trees near the shore, a fire was burning, flickering up from time to time, and sending dancing shadows on the beach.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading WO-HE-LO Two or three miles further along the road, Bessie spied the landmark she had been looking for.
a course of conduct
From this reading The full moon made it easy to pick their way along the wood path that Bessie followed, and before long they came to a small lake.
select carefully from a group
From this reading The full moon made it easy to pick their way along the wood path that Bessie followed, and before long they came to a small lake.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading WO-HE-LO Two or three miles further along the road, Bessie spied the landmark she had been looking for.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We'll turn off here," she said, "Cheer up, Zara.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading On its far side, among the trees near the shore, a fire was burning, flickering up from time to time, and sending dancing shadows on the beach.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading On its far side, among the trees near the shore, a fire was burning, flickering up from time to time, and sending dancing shadows on the beach.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WO-HE-LO Two or three miles further along the road, Bessie spied the landmark she had been looking for.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading On its far side, among the trees near the shore, a fire was burning, flickering up from time to time, and sending dancing shadows on the beach.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On its far side, among the trees near the shore, a fire was burning, flickering up from time to time, and sending dancing shadows on the beach.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading It won't be long now before we can go to sleep."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The full moon made it easy to pick their way along the wood path that Bessie followed, and before long they came to a small lake.
spiedverbUS /spaɪd/
inflected form of “spy” — catch sight of
From this reading WO-HE-LO Two or three miles further along the road, Bessie spied the landmark she had been looking for.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The full moon made it easy to pick their way along the wood path that Bessie followed, and before long they came to a small lake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WO-HE-LO Two or three miles further along the road, Bessie spied the landmark she had been looking for.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The full moon made it easy to pick their way along the wood path that Bessie followed, and before long they came to a small lake.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The full moon made it easy to pick their way along the wood path that Bessie followed, and before long they came to a small lake.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading WO-HE-LO Two or three miles further along the road, Bessie spied the landmark she had been looking for.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading On its far side, among the trees near the shore, a fire was burning, flickering up from time to time, and sending dancing shadows on the beach.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It won't be long now before we can go to sleep."
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 On its far side, among the trees near the shore, a fire was burning, flickering up from time to time, and sending dancing shadows on the beach.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "We'll turn off here," she said, "Cheer up, Zara.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading WO-HE-LO Two or three miles further along the road, Bessie spied the landmark she had been looking for.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "We'll turn off here," she said, "Cheer up, Zara.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On its far side, among the trees near the shore, a fire was burning, flickering up from time to time, and sending dancing shadows on the beach.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The full moon made it easy to pick their way along the wood path that Bessie followed, and before long they came to a small lake.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It won't be long now before we can go to sleep."
We'll
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From this reading "We'll turn off here," she said, "Cheer up, Zara.
WO-HE-LO
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From this reading WO-HE-LO Two or three miles further along the road, Bessie spied the landmark she had been looking for.
won't
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From this reading It won't be long now before we can go to sleep."
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading The full moon made it easy to pick their way along the wood path that Bessie followed, and before long they came to a small lake.
Zara
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From this reading "We'll turn off here," she said, "Cheer up, Zara.
