used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now we were just about to ride off the ancient road into the woods when we heard the muffled sounds of a party coming along the way.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now we were just about to ride off the ancient road into the woods when we heard the muffled sounds of a party coming along the way.
acornnounUS /ˈeɪkɔːrn/
fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
From this reading Here and there a great tree had grown from acorn or beech nut, and had set wayfarers aside since it was a sapling, to root up which was no man's business.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Now we were just about to ride off the ancient road into the woods when we heard the muffled sounds of a party coming along the way.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The causeway was straight as an arrow, as these old Roman roads will be, but the track men used on its crest was not so.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Now we were just about to ride off the ancient road into the woods when we heard the muffled sounds of a party coming along the way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here and there a great tree had grown from acorn or beech nut, and had set wayfarers aside since it was a sapling, to root up which was no man's business.
arrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading The causeway was straight as an arrow, as these old Roman roads will be, but the track men used on its crest was not so.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The causeway was straight as an arrow, as these old Roman roads will be, but the track men used on its crest was not so.
on or to one side
From this reading Here and there a great tree had grown from acorn or beech nut, and had set wayfarers aside since it was a sapling, to root up which was no man's business.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So we could not see who came, there being a tree and bushes at a swerve of the way.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The causeway was straight as an arrow, as these old Roman roads will be, but the track men used on its crest was not so.
beechnounUS /biːtʃ/
any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
From this reading Here and there a great tree had grown from acorn or beech nut, and had set wayfarers aside since it was a sapling, to root up which was no man's business.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading So we could not see who came, there being a tree and bushes at a swerve of the way.
confined by bonds
From this reading For a moment I thought that we were pursued, but then I knew that whoever came was bound in the direction of the palace.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading So we could not see who came, there being a tree and bushes at a swerve of the way.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Here and there a great tree had grown from acorn or beech nut, and had set wayfarers aside since it was a sapling, to root up which was no man's business.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For a moment I thought that we were pursued, but then I knew that whoever came was bound in the direction of the palace.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For a moment I thought that we were pursued, but then I knew that whoever came was bound in the direction of the palace.
causewayverbUS /ˈkɑːzweɪ/
provide with a causeway
From this reading The causeway was straight as an arrow, as these old Roman roads will be, but the track men used on its crest was not so.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Now we were just about to ride off the ancient road into the woods when we heard the muffled sounds of a party coming along the way.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So we could not see who came, there being a tree and bushes at a swerve of the way.
crestnounUS /krest/
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
From this reading The causeway was straight as an arrow, as these old Roman roads will be, but the track men used on its crest was not so.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading For a moment I thought that we were pursued, but then I knew that whoever came was bound in the direction of the palace.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment I thought that we were pursued, but then I knew that whoever came was bound in the direction of the palace.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Here and there a great tree had grown from acorn or beech nut, and had set wayfarers aside since it was a sapling, to root up which was no man's business.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Here and there a great tree had grown from acorn or beech nut, and had set wayfarers aside since it was a sapling, to root up which was no man's business.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Here and there a great tree had grown from acorn or beech nut, and had set wayfarers aside since it was a sapling, to root up which was no man's business.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here and there a great tree had grown from acorn or beech nut, and had set wayfarers aside since it was a sapling, to root up which was no man's business.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Now we were just about to ride off the ancient road into the woods when we heard the muffled sounds of a party coming along the way.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here and there a great tree had grown from acorn or beech nut, and had set wayfarers aside since it was a sapling, to root up which was no man's business.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For a moment I thought that we were pursued, but then I knew that whoever came was bound in the direction of the palace.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a moment I thought that we were pursued, but then I knew that whoever came was bound in the direction of the palace.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now we were just about to ride off the ancient road into the woods when we heard the muffled sounds of a party coming along the way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here and there a great tree had grown from acorn or beech nut, and had set wayfarers aside since it was a sapling, to root up which was no man's business.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The causeway was straight as an arrow, as these old Roman roads will be, but the track men used on its crest was not so.
and nothing more
From this reading Now we were just about to ride off the ancient road into the woods when we heard the muffled sounds of a party coming along the way.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading For a moment I thought that we were pursued, but then I knew that whoever came was bound in the direction of the palace.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Here and there a great tree had grown from acorn or beech nut, and had set wayfarers aside since it was a sapling, to root up which was no man's business.
the force of workers available
From this reading The causeway was straight as an arrow, as these old Roman roads will be, but the track men used on its crest was not so.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment I thought that we were pursued, but then I knew that whoever came was bound in the direction of the palace.
muffledadjectiveUS /ˈmʌfəld/
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading Now we were just about to ride off the ancient road into the woods when we heard the muffled sounds of a party coming along the way.
not any; not one
From this reading Here and there a great tree had grown from acorn or beech nut, and had set wayfarers aside since it was a sapling, to root up which was no man's business.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The causeway was straight as an arrow, as these old Roman roads will be, but the track men used on its crest was not so.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now we were just about to ride off the ancient road into the woods when we heard the muffled sounds of a party coming along the way.
nutnounUS /nʌt/
usually large hard-shelled seed
From this reading Here and there a great tree had grown from acorn or beech nut, and had set wayfarers aside since it was a sapling, to root up which was no man's business.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now we were just about to ride off the ancient road into the woods when we heard the muffled sounds of a party coming along the way.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Now we were just about to ride off the ancient road into the woods when we heard the muffled sounds of a party coming along the way.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The causeway was straight as an arrow, as these old Roman roads will be, but the track men used on its crest was not so.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The causeway was straight as an arrow, as these old Roman roads will be, but the track men used on its crest was not so.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Here and there a great tree had grown from acorn or beech nut, and had set wayfarers aside since it was a sapling, to root up which was no man's business.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading For a moment I thought that we were pursued, but then I knew that whoever came was bound in the direction of the palace.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Now we were just about to ride off the ancient road into the woods when we heard the muffled sounds of a party coming along the way.
a person who is being chased
From this reading For a moment I thought that we were pursued, but then I knew that whoever came was bound in the direction of the palace.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Now we were just about to ride off the ancient road into the woods when we heard the muffled sounds of a party coming along the way.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Now we were just about to ride off the ancient road into the woods when we heard the muffled sounds of a party coming along the way.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading The causeway was straight as an arrow, as these old Roman roads will be, but the track men used on its crest was not so.
RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading The causeway was straight as an arrow, as these old Roman roads will be, but the track men used on its crest was not so.
rootnounUS /ruːt/
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
From this reading Here and there a great tree had grown from acorn or beech nut, and had set wayfarers aside since it was a sapling, to root up which was no man's business.
saplingnounUS /ˈsæplɪŋ/
young tree
From this reading Here and there a great tree had grown from acorn or beech nut, and had set wayfarers aside since it was a sapling, to root up which was no man's business.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading So we could not see who came, there being a tree and bushes at a swerve of the way.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Here and there a great tree had grown from acorn or beech nut, and had set wayfarers aside since it was a sapling, to root up which was no man's business.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Here and there a great tree had grown from acorn or beech nut, and had set wayfarers aside since it was a sapling, to root up which was no man's business.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The causeway was straight as an arrow, as these old Roman roads will be, but the track men used on its crest was not so.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Now we were just about to ride off the ancient road into the woods when we heard the muffled sounds of a party coming along the way.
successive (without a break)
From this reading The causeway was straight as an arrow, as these old Roman roads will be, but the track men used on its crest was not so.
swervenounUS /swɜːrv/
the act of turning aside suddenly
From this reading So we could not see who came, there being a tree and bushes at a swerve of the way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a moment I thought that we were pursued, but then I knew that whoever came was bound in the direction of the palace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now we were just about to ride off the ancient road into the woods when we heard the muffled sounds of a party coming along the way.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For a moment I thought that we were pursued, but then I knew that whoever came was bound in the direction of the palace.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Here and there a great tree had grown from acorn or beech nut, and had set wayfarers aside since it was a sapling, to root up which was no man's business.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The causeway was straight as an arrow, as these old Roman roads will be, but the track men used on its crest was not so.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading For a moment I thought that we were pursued, but then I knew that whoever came was bound in the direction of the palace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now we were just about to ride off the ancient road into the woods when we heard the muffled sounds of a party coming along the way.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading The causeway was straight as an arrow, as these old Roman roads will be, but the track men used on its crest was not so.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Here and there a great tree had grown from acorn or beech nut, and had set wayfarers aside since it was a sapling, to root up which was no man's business.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Here and there a great tree had grown from acorn or beech nut, and had set wayfarers aside since it was a sapling, to root up which was no man's business.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading The causeway was straight as an arrow, as these old Roman roads will be, but the track men used on its crest was not so.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a moment I thought that we were pursued, but then I knew that whoever came was bound in the direction of the palace.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Now we were just about to ride off the ancient road into the woods when we heard the muffled sounds of a party coming along the way.
wayfarers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here and there a great tree had grown from acorn or beech nut, and had set wayfarers aside since it was a sapling, to root up which was no man's business.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Now we were just about to ride off the ancient road into the woods when we heard the muffled sounds of a party coming along the way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now we were just about to ride off the ancient road into the woods when we heard the muffled sounds of a party coming along the way.
at the time that
From this reading Now we were just about to ride off the ancient road into the woods when we heard the muffled sounds of a party coming along the way.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here and there a great tree had grown from acorn or beech nut, and had set wayfarers aside since it was a sapling, to root up which was no man's business.
which person or people
From this reading So we could not see who came, there being a tree and bushes at a swerve of the way.
whoever
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a moment I thought that we were pursued, but then I knew that whoever came was bound in the direction of the palace.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The causeway was straight as an arrow, as these old Roman roads will be, but the track men used on its crest was not so.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Now we were just about to ride off the ancient road into the woods when we heard the muffled sounds of a party coming along the way.
