used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Back of the house stood the stump of a forest giant.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was one thing about their little farm that, from the first time she saw it, had seemed strange to Florence.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Fully three feet across it stood there, roots embedded deep, while all about it were pigmies of the tree world.
(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 Fully three feet across it stood there, roots embedded deep, while all about it were pigmies of the tree world.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Back of the house stood the stump of a forest giant.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Fully three feet across it stood there, roots embedded deep, while all about it were pigmies of the tree world.
embeddedadjectiveUS /emˈbedɪd/
enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass
From this reading Fully three feet across it stood there, roots embedded deep, while all about it were pigmies of the tree world.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading There was one thing about their little farm that, from the first time she saw it, had seemed strange to Florence.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Fully three feet across it stood there, roots embedded deep, while all about it were pigmies of the tree world.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading There was one thing about their little farm that, from the first time she saw it, had seemed strange to Florence.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading There was one thing about their little farm that, from the first time she saw it, had seemed strange to Florence.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Back of the house stood the stump of a forest giant.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was one thing about their little farm that, from the first time she saw it, had seemed strange to Florence.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading Fully three feet across it stood there, roots embedded deep, while all about it were pigmies of the tree world.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Back of the house stood the stump of a forest giant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was one thing about their little farm that, from the first time she saw it, had seemed strange to Florence.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Back of the house stood the stump of a forest giant.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was one thing about their little farm that, from the first time she saw it, had seemed strange to Florence.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was one thing about their little farm that, from the first time she saw it, had seemed strange to Florence.
measuredadjectiveUS /ˈmeʒərd/
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading There was not a tree on the farm that measured more than thirty feet tall.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There was not a tree on the farm that measured more than thirty feet tall.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not a tree on the farm that measured more than thirty feet tall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Back of the house stood the stump of a forest giant.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was not a tree on the farm that measured more than thirty feet tall.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was one thing about their little farm that, from the first time she saw it, had seemed strange to Florence.
pigmies
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From this reading Fully three feet across it stood there, roots embedded deep, while all about it were pigmies of the tree world.
rootsnounUS /ruːts/
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading Fully three feet across it stood there, roots embedded deep, while all about it were pigmies of the tree world.
cut with a saw
From this reading There was one thing about their little farm that, from the first time she saw it, had seemed strange to Florence.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There was one thing about their little farm that, from the first time she saw it, had seemed strange to Florence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was one thing about their little farm that, from the first time she saw it, had seemed strange to Florence.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Back of the house stood the stump of a forest giant.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading There was one thing about their little farm that, from the first time she saw it, had seemed strange to Florence.
stumpnounUS /stʌmp/
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading Back of the house stood the stump of a forest giant.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading There was not a tree on the farm that measured more than thirty feet tall.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was not a tree on the farm that measured more than thirty feet tall.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was one thing about their little farm that, from the first time she saw it, had seemed strange to Florence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was one thing about their little farm that, from the first time she saw it, had seemed strange to Florence.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was one thing about their little farm that, from the first time she saw it, had seemed strange to Florence.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was one thing about their little farm that, from the first time she saw it, had seemed strange to Florence.
a special situation
From this reading There was one thing about their little farm that, from the first time she saw it, had seemed strange to Florence.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading There was not a tree on the farm that measured more than thirty feet tall.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Fully three feet across it stood there, roots embedded deep, while all about it were pigmies of the tree world.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There was one thing about their little farm that, from the first time she saw it, had seemed strange to Florence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was one thing about their little farm that, from the first time she saw it, had seemed strange to Florence.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Fully three feet across it stood there, roots embedded deep, while all about it were pigmies of the tree world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was one thing about their little farm that, from the first time she saw it, had seemed strange to Florence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fully three feet across it stood there, roots embedded deep, while all about it were pigmies of the tree world.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Fully three feet across it stood there, roots embedded deep, while all about it were pigmies of the tree world.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Fully three feet across it stood there, roots embedded deep, while all about it were pigmies of the tree world.
