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From this reading "Boudoul, boudoul, galaïchen![4] Boudoul, boudoul, galaïch du!"
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is evening; the sky is overcast, and in these lanes there is a kind of night which is perfumed with honeysuckle.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
in addition
From this reading From one of them comes a lullaby, sung in slow cadence by a voice which also is very old:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
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 We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
Boudoul
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From this reading "Boudoul, boudoul, galaïchen![4] Boudoul, boudoul, galaïch du!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From one of them comes a lullaby, sung in slow cadence by a voice which also is very old:
cadencenounUS /ˈkeɪdəns/
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
From this reading From one of them comes a lullaby, sung in slow cadence by a voice which also is very old:
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading From one of them comes a lullaby, sung in slow cadence by a voice which also is very old:
cottagesnounUS /ˈkɑːtɪdʒɪz/
plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story
From this reading Here and there, on the roadside, are grey cottages, very old and covered with moss.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Here and there, on the roadside, are grey cottages, very old and covered with moss.
du
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From this reading "Boudoul, boudoul, galaïchen![4] Boudoul, boudoul, galaïch du!"
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It is evening; the sky is overcast, and in these lanes there is a kind of night which is perfumed with honeysuckle.
fernsnounUS /fɜːrnz/
plural of “fern” — any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
From this reading We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From one of them comes a lullaby, sung in slow cadence by a voice which also is very old:
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
galaïch
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From this reading "Boudoul, boudoul, galaïchen![4] Boudoul, boudoul, galaïch du!"
galaïchen
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From this reading "Boudoul, boudoul, galaïchen![4] Boudoul, boudoul, galaïch du!"
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Here and there, on the roadside, are grey cottages, very old and covered with moss.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here and there, on the roadside, are grey cottages, very old and covered with moss.
honeysucklenounUS /ˈhʌnisʌkəl/
shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera
From this reading It is evening; the sky is overcast, and in these lanes there is a kind of night which is perfumed with honeysuckle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is evening; the sky is overcast, and in these lanes there is a kind of night which is perfumed with honeysuckle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is evening; the sky is overcast, and in these lanes there is a kind of night which is perfumed with honeysuckle.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading It is evening; the sky is overcast, and in these lanes there is a kind of night which is perfumed with honeysuckle.
lanesnounUS /leɪnz/
plural of “lane” — a narrow way or road
From this reading We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
lullabynounUS /ˈlʌləbaɪ/
a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
From this reading From one of them comes a lullaby, sung in slow cadence by a voice which also is very old:
engage in
From this reading We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
mossnounUS /mɔːs/
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading Here and there, on the roadside, are grey cottages, very old and covered with moss.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It is evening; the sky is overcast, and in these lanes there is a kind of night which is perfumed with honeysuckle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Here and there, on the roadside, are grey cottages, very old and covered with moss.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here and there, on the roadside, are grey cottages, very old and covered with moss.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From one of them comes a lullaby, sung in slow cadence by a voice which also is very old:
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
overcastnounUS /ˈoʊvərkæst/
the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
From this reading It is evening; the sky is overcast, and in these lanes there is a kind of night which is perfumed with honeysuckle.
overgrownadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊn/
covered with growing plants
From this reading We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
perfumedadjectiveUS /pərˈfjuːmd/
filled or impregnated with perfume
From this reading It is evening; the sky is overcast, and in these lanes there is a kind of night which is perfumed with honeysuckle.
roadsidenounUS /ˈroʊdsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading Here and there, on the roadside, are grey cottages, very old and covered with moss.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading It is evening; the sky is overcast, and in these lanes there is a kind of night which is perfumed with honeysuckle.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading From one of them comes a lullaby, sung in slow cadence by a voice which also is very old:
sungnounUS /sʌŋ/
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading From one of them comes a lullaby, sung in slow cadence by a voice which also is very old:
sunkenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌŋkən/
having a sunken area
From this reading We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading From one of them comes a lullaby, sung in slow cadence by a voice which also is very old:
in or at that place or location
From this reading It is evening; the sky is overcast, and in these lanes there is a kind of night which is perfumed with honeysuckle.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It is evening; the sky is overcast, and in these lanes there is a kind of night which is perfumed with honeysuckle.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
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 We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
vanishverbUS /ˈvænɪʃ/
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
precisely as stated
From this reading Here and there, on the roadside, are grey cottages, very old and covered with moss.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading From one of them comes a lullaby, sung in slow cadence by a voice which also is very old:
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We make our way all three along sunken lanes, which vanish in front of us under the shade of beech trees and are overgrown with ferns.
