used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Scrivener walked down a narrow winding path, and Hester followed him.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Hester stood up to her knees in undergrowth, but Scrivener, supporting himself against the trunk of one of the trees, twisted his arm round a lower branch, and so raised himself out of the brushwood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Scrivener walked down a narrow winding path, and Hester followed him.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Hester stood up to her knees in undergrowth, but Scrivener, supporting himself against the trunk of one of the trees, twisted his arm round a lower branch, and so raised himself out of the brushwood.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Hester stood up to her knees in undergrowth, but Scrivener, supporting himself against the trunk of one of the trees, twisted his arm round a lower branch, and so raised himself out of the brushwood.
brushwoodnoun
the wood from bushes or small branches
From this reading Hester stood up to her knees in undergrowth, but Scrivener, supporting himself against the trunk of one of the trees, twisted his arm round a lower branch, and so raised himself out of the brushwood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hester stood up to her knees in undergrowth, but Scrivener, supporting himself against the trunk of one of the trees, twisted his arm round a lower branch, and so raised himself out of the brushwood.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “CALL ME DAWSON.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading They presently found themselves under some oak trees in a little dingle, where they were completely sheltered from view.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In this position he could look down on the pale and trembling girl.
DAWSONnounUS /ˈdɔːsən/
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading “CALL ME DAWSON.”
dinglenounUS /ˈdɪŋɡəl/
a small wooded hollow
From this reading They presently found themselves under some oak trees in a little dingle, where they were completely sheltered from view.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Scrivener walked down a narrow winding path, and Hester followed him.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Scrivener walked down a narrow winding path, and Hester followed him.
set up or found
From this reading They presently found themselves under some oak trees in a little dingle, where they were completely sheltered from view.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They presently found themselves under some oak trees in a little dingle, where they were completely sheltered from view.
a young female
From this reading In this position he could look down on the pale and trembling girl.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In this position he could look down on the pale and trembling girl.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hester stood up to her knees in undergrowth, but Scrivener, supporting himself against the trunk of one of the trees, twisted his arm round a lower branch, and so raised himself out of the brushwood.
Hester
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From this reading Scrivener walked down a narrow winding path, and Hester followed him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Scrivener walked down a narrow winding path, and Hester followed him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hester stood up to her knees in undergrowth, but Scrivener, supporting himself against the trunk of one of the trees, twisted his arm round a lower branch, and so raised himself out of the brushwood.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hester stood up to her knees in undergrowth, but Scrivener, supporting himself against the trunk of one of the trees, twisted his arm round a lower branch, and so raised himself out of the brushwood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They presently found themselves under some oak trees in a little dingle, where they were completely sheltered from view.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Hester stood up to her knees in undergrowth, but Scrivener, supporting himself against the trunk of one of the trees, twisted his arm round a lower branch, and so raised himself out of the brushwood.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They presently found themselves under some oak trees in a little dingle, where they were completely sheltered from view.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading In this position he could look down on the pale and trembling girl.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Hester stood up to her knees in undergrowth, but Scrivener, supporting himself against the trunk of one of the trees, twisted his arm round a lower branch, and so raised himself out of the brushwood.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “CALL ME DAWSON.”
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Scrivener walked down a narrow winding path, and Hester followed him.
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading They presently found themselves under some oak trees in a little dingle, where they were completely sheltered from view.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hester stood up to her knees in undergrowth, but Scrivener, supporting himself against the trunk of one of the trees, twisted his arm round a lower branch, and so raised himself out of the brushwood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In this position he could look down on the pale and trembling girl.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hester stood up to her knees in undergrowth, but Scrivener, supporting himself against the trunk of one of the trees, twisted his arm round a lower branch, and so raised himself out of the brushwood.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Hester stood up to her knees in undergrowth, but Scrivener, supporting himself against the trunk of one of the trees, twisted his arm round a lower branch, and so raised himself out of the brushwood.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading In this position he could look down on the pale and trembling girl.
a course of conduct
From this reading Scrivener walked down a narrow winding path, and Hester followed him.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading In this position he could look down on the pale and trembling girl.
in the near future
From this reading They presently found themselves under some oak trees in a little dingle, where they were completely sheltered from view.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Hester stood up to her knees in undergrowth, but Scrivener, supporting himself against the trunk of one of the trees, twisted his arm round a lower branch, and so raised himself out of the brushwood.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Hester stood up to her knees in undergrowth, but Scrivener, supporting himself against the trunk of one of the trees, twisted his arm round a lower branch, and so raised himself out of the brushwood.
ScrivenernounUS /ˈskrɪvnər/
someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
From this reading Scrivener walked down a narrow winding path, and Hester followed him.
shelteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃeltərd/
protected from danger or bad weather
From this reading They presently found themselves under some oak trees in a little dingle, where they were completely sheltered from view.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Hester stood up to her knees in undergrowth, but Scrivener, supporting himself against the trunk of one of the trees, twisted his arm round a lower branch, and so raised himself out of the brushwood.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They presently found themselves under some oak trees in a little dingle, where they were completely sheltered from view.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Hester stood up to her knees in undergrowth, but Scrivener, supporting himself against the trunk of one of the trees, twisted his arm round a lower branch, and so raised himself out of the brushwood.
supportingadjectiveUS /səˈpɔːrtɪŋ/
furnishing support and encouragement
From this reading Hester stood up to her knees in undergrowth, but Scrivener, supporting himself against the trunk of one of the trees, twisted his arm round a lower branch, and so raised himself out of the brushwood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hester stood up to her knees in undergrowth, but Scrivener, supporting himself against the trunk of one of the trees, twisted his arm round a lower branch, and so raised himself out of the brushwood.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They presently found themselves under some oak trees in a little dingle, where they were completely sheltered from view.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They presently found themselves under some oak trees in a little dingle, where they were completely sheltered from view.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this position he could look down on the pale and trembling girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hester stood up to her knees in undergrowth, but Scrivener, supporting himself against the trunk of one of the trees, twisted his arm round a lower branch, and so raised himself out of the brushwood.
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 They presently found themselves under some oak trees in a little dingle, where they were completely sheltered from view.
a shaky motion
From this reading In this position he could look down on the pale and trembling girl.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading Hester stood up to her knees in undergrowth, but Scrivener, supporting himself against the trunk of one of the trees, twisted his arm round a lower branch, and so raised himself out of the brushwood.
twistedadjectiveUS /ˈtwɪstɪd/
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading Hester stood up to her knees in undergrowth, but Scrivener, supporting himself against the trunk of one of the trees, twisted his arm round a lower branch, and so raised himself out of the brushwood.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They presently found themselves under some oak trees in a little dingle, where they were completely sheltered from view.
undergrowthnounUS /ˈʌndərɡroʊθ/
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading Hester stood up to her knees in undergrowth, but Scrivener, supporting himself against the trunk of one of the trees, twisted his arm round a lower branch, and so raised himself out of the brushwood.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Hester stood up to her knees in undergrowth, but Scrivener, supporting himself against the trunk of one of the trees, twisted his arm round a lower branch, and so raised himself out of the brushwood.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading They presently found themselves under some oak trees in a little dingle, where they were completely sheltered from view.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Scrivener walked down a narrow winding path, and Hester followed him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They presently found themselves under some oak trees in a little dingle, where they were completely sheltered from view.
in or at the place that
From this reading They presently found themselves under some oak trees in a little dingle, where they were completely sheltered from view.
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading Scrivener walked down a narrow winding path, and Hester followed him.
