used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In far separated cabins, held in the quarantine of mired roads, men and women have lived, from hand to mouth, sinking into a dour and melancholy apathy.
anew
From this reading But when Spring comes, the gray and chocolate humps of raggedness are softly veiled again with tender verdure and a song runs with the caress of the breeze.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Have you felt the subtle power on the human heart, of trance-drugged impulses awakening in plant, in animal, in humanity; in the deep hard arteries of the ancient hills themselves?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Winter there is grim and bleak beyond the telling.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Have you felt the subtle power on the human heart, of trance-drugged impulses awakening in plant, in animal, in humanity; in the deep hard arteries of the ancient hills themselves?
apathynounUS /ˈæpəθi/
an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
From this reading In far separated cabins, held in the quarantine of mired roads, men and women have lived, from hand to mouth, sinking into a dour and melancholy apathy.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But when Spring comes, the gray and chocolate humps of raggedness are softly veiled again with tender verdure and a song runs with the caress of the breeze.
arteriesnounUS /ˈɑːrtəriz/
plural of “artery” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
From this reading Have you felt the subtle power on the human heart, of trance-drugged impulses awakening in plant, in animal, in humanity; in the deep hard arteries of the ancient hills themselves?
awakeningnounUS /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/
the act of waking
From this reading Have you felt the subtle power on the human heart, of trance-drugged impulses awakening in plant, in animal, in humanity; in the deep hard arteries of the ancient hills themselves?
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Winter there is grim and bleak beyond the telling.
bleakadjectiveUS /bliːk/
offering little or no hope
From this reading Winter there is grim and bleak beyond the telling.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading But when Spring comes, the gray and chocolate humps of raggedness are softly veiled again with tender verdure and a song runs with the caress of the breeze.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when Spring comes, the gray and chocolate humps of raggedness are softly veiled again with tender verdure and a song runs with the caress of the breeze.
cabinsnounUS /ˈkæbənz/
plural of “cabin” — small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading In far separated cabins, held in the quarantine of mired roads, men and women have lived, from hand to mouth, sinking into a dour and melancholy apathy.
caressnounUS /kərˈes/
a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)
From this reading But when Spring comes, the gray and chocolate humps of raggedness are softly veiled again with tender verdure and a song runs with the caress of the breeze.
chocolatenounUS /ˈtʃɔːklət/
a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
From this reading But when Spring comes, the gray and chocolate humps of raggedness are softly veiled again with tender verdure and a song runs with the caress of the breeze.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Have you seen Spring come to the mountains?
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading But when Spring comes, the gray and chocolate humps of raggedness are softly veiled again with tender verdure and a song runs with the caress of the breeze.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Have you felt the subtle power on the human heart, of trance-drugged impulses awakening in plant, in animal, in humanity; in the deep hard arteries of the ancient hills themselves?
douradjectiveUS /ˈdaʊər/
stubbornly unyielding
From this reading In far separated cabins, held in the quarantine of mired roads, men and women have lived, from hand to mouth, sinking into a dour and melancholy apathy.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading In far separated cabins, held in the quarantine of mired roads, men and women have lived, from hand to mouth, sinking into a dour and melancholy apathy.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Have you felt the subtle power on the human heart, of trance-drugged impulses awakening in plant, in animal, in humanity; in the deep hard arteries of the ancient hills themselves?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In far separated cabins, held in the quarantine of mired roads, men and women have lived, from hand to mouth, sinking into a dour and melancholy apathy.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading But when Spring comes, the gray and chocolate humps of raggedness are softly veiled again with tender verdure and a song runs with the caress of the breeze.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading Winter there is grim and bleak beyond the telling.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading In far separated cabins, held in the quarantine of mired roads, men and women have lived, from hand to mouth, sinking into a dour and melancholy apathy.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Have you felt the subtle power on the human heart, of trance-drugged impulses awakening in plant, in animal, in humanity; in the deep hard arteries of the ancient hills themselves?
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you seen Spring come to the mountains?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Have you felt the subtle power on the human heart, of trance-drugged impulses awakening in plant, in animal, in humanity; in the deep hard arteries of the ancient hills themselves?
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading In far separated cabins, held in the quarantine of mired roads, men and women have lived, from hand to mouth, sinking into a dour and melancholy apathy.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Have you felt the subtle power on the human heart, of trance-drugged impulses awakening in plant, in animal, in humanity; in the deep hard arteries of the ancient hills themselves?
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Have you felt the subtle power on the human heart, of trance-drugged impulses awakening in plant, in animal, in humanity; in the deep hard arteries of the ancient hills themselves?
the quality of being humane
From this reading Have you felt the subtle power on the human heart, of trance-drugged impulses awakening in plant, in animal, in humanity; in the deep hard arteries of the ancient hills themselves?
humps
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From this reading But when Spring comes, the gray and chocolate humps of raggedness are softly veiled again with tender verdure and a song runs with the caress of the breeze.
impulsesnounUS /ˈɪmpəlsɪz/
plural of “impulse” — an instinctive motive
From this reading Have you felt the subtle power on the human heart, of trance-drugged impulses awakening in plant, in animal, in humanity; in the deep hard arteries of the ancient hills themselves?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Have you felt the subtle power on the human heart, of trance-drugged impulses awakening in plant, in animal, in humanity; in the deep hard arteries of the ancient hills themselves?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In far separated cabins, held in the quarantine of mired roads, men and women have lived, from hand to mouth, sinking into a dour and melancholy apathy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Winter there is grim and bleak beyond the telling.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading In far separated cabins, held in the quarantine of mired roads, men and women have lived, from hand to mouth, sinking into a dour and melancholy apathy.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading In far separated cabins, held in the quarantine of mired roads, men and women have lived, from hand to mouth, sinking into a dour and melancholy apathy.
the force of workers available
From this reading In far separated cabins, held in the quarantine of mired roads, men and women have lived, from hand to mouth, sinking into a dour and melancholy apathy.
miredadjectiveUS /maɪrd/
entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire
From this reading In far separated cabins, held in the quarantine of mired roads, men and women have lived, from hand to mouth, sinking into a dour and melancholy apathy.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Have you seen Spring come to the mountains?
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading In far separated cabins, held in the quarantine of mired roads, men and women have lived, from hand to mouth, sinking into a dour and melancholy apathy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Have you felt the subtle power on the human heart, of trance-drugged impulses awakening in plant, in animal, in humanity; in the deep hard arteries of the ancient hills themselves?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Have you felt the subtle power on the human heart, of trance-drugged impulses awakening in plant, in animal, in humanity; in the deep hard arteries of the ancient hills themselves?
plantverbUS /plænt/
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading Have you felt the subtle power on the human heart, of trance-drugged impulses awakening in plant, in animal, in humanity; in the deep hard arteries of the ancient hills themselves?
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Have you felt the subtle power on the human heart, of trance-drugged impulses awakening in plant, in animal, in humanity; in the deep hard arteries of the ancient hills themselves?
quarantinenounUS /ˈkwɔːrəntiːn/
enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
From this reading In far separated cabins, held in the quarantine of mired roads, men and women have lived, from hand to mouth, sinking into a dour and melancholy apathy.
raggednessnoun
a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
From this reading But when Spring comes, the gray and chocolate humps of raggedness are softly veiled again with tender verdure and a song runs with the caress of the breeze.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading In far separated cabins, held in the quarantine of mired roads, men and women have lived, from hand to mouth, sinking into a dour and melancholy apathy.
runsnounUS /rʌnz/
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading But when Spring comes, the gray and chocolate humps of raggedness are softly veiled again with tender verdure and a song runs with the caress of the breeze.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Have you seen Spring come to the mountains?
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading In far separated cabins, held in the quarantine of mired roads, men and women have lived, from hand to mouth, sinking into a dour and melancholy apathy.
sinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading In far separated cabins, held in the quarantine of mired roads, men and women have lived, from hand to mouth, sinking into a dour and melancholy apathy.
with low volume
From this reading But when Spring comes, the gray and chocolate humps of raggedness are softly veiled again with tender verdure and a song runs with the caress of the breeze.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading But when Spring comes, the gray and chocolate humps of raggedness are softly veiled again with tender verdure and a song runs with the caress of the breeze.
the season of growth
From this reading Have you seen Spring come to the mountains?
subtleadjectiveUS /ˈsʌtəl/
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
From this reading Have you felt the subtle power on the human heart, of trance-drugged impulses awakening in plant, in animal, in humanity; in the deep hard arteries of the ancient hills themselves?
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Winter there is grim and bleak beyond the telling.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading But when Spring comes, the gray and chocolate humps of raggedness are softly veiled again with tender verdure and a song runs with the caress of the breeze.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Have you seen Spring come to the mountains?
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Have you felt the subtle power on the human heart, of trance-drugged impulses awakening in plant, in animal, in humanity; in the deep hard arteries of the ancient hills themselves?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Winter there is grim and bleak beyond the telling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Have you seen Spring come to the mountains?
trance-drugged
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From this reading Have you felt the subtle power on the human heart, of trance-drugged impulses awakening in plant, in animal, in humanity; in the deep hard arteries of the ancient hills themselves?
veiledadjectiveUS /veɪld/
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading But when Spring comes, the gray and chocolate humps of raggedness are softly veiled again with tender verdure and a song runs with the caress of the breeze.
verdurenoun
green foliage
From this reading But when Spring comes, the gray and chocolate humps of raggedness are softly veiled again with tender verdure and a song runs with the caress of the breeze.
at the time that
From this reading But when Spring comes, the gray and chocolate humps of raggedness are softly veiled again with tender verdure and a song runs with the caress of the breeze.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Winter there is grim and bleak beyond the telling.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But when Spring comes, the gray and chocolate humps of raggedness are softly veiled again with tender verdure and a song runs with the caress of the breeze.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading In far separated cabins, held in the quarantine of mired roads, men and women have lived, from hand to mouth, sinking into a dour and melancholy apathy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you seen Spring come to the mountains?
