used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We drive from Staunton out past the National Cemetery which stands on a hill overlooking the valley.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We are soon to cross the ridge between the Shenandoah Valley and the other great valley known as Piedmont, the crossing point being at Rock Fish Gap.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are sorry to leave the hospitable "Shenandoah" when the time comes to go on to Charlottesville.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We are soon to cross the ridge between the Shenandoah Valley and the other great valley known as Piedmont, the crossing point being at Rock Fish Gap.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We are soon to cross the ridge between the Shenandoah Valley and the other great valley known as Piedmont, the crossing point being at Rock Fish Gap.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The view from the top of the Gap, which is reached by a very easy climb, is strikingly beautiful.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We are soon to cross the ridge between the Shenandoah Valley and the other great valley known as Piedmont, the crossing point being at Rock Fish Gap.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading We are soon to cross the ridge between the Shenandoah Valley and the other great valley known as Piedmont, the crossing point being at Rock Fish Gap.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The view from the top of the Gap, which is reached by a very easy climb, is strikingly beautiful.
CemeterynounUS /ˈseməteri/
a tract of land used for burials
From this reading We drive from Staunton out past the National Cemetery which stands on a hill overlooking the valley.
Charlottesville
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From this reading We are sorry to leave the hospitable "Shenandoah" when the time comes to go on to Charlottesville.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading This is the historic point where the early settlers first saw and laid claim to the Shenandoah Valley in the name of the King of England.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading The view from the top of the Gap, which is reached by a very easy climb, is strikingly beautiful.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading We are sorry to leave the hospitable "Shenandoah" when the time comes to go on to Charlottesville.
travel across or pass over
From this reading We are soon to cross the ridge between the Shenandoah Valley and the other great valley known as Piedmont, the crossing point being at Rock Fish Gap.
traveling across
From this reading We are soon to cross the ridge between the Shenandoah Valley and the other great valley known as Piedmont, the crossing point being at Rock Fish Gap.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading We drive from Staunton out past the National Cemetery which stands on a hill overlooking the valley.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading This is the historic point where the early settlers first saw and laid claim to the Shenandoah Valley in the name of the King of England.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading The view from the top of the Gap, which is reached by a very easy climb, is strikingly beautiful.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading This is the historic point where the early settlers first saw and laid claim to the Shenandoah Valley in the name of the King of England.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This is the historic point where the early settlers first saw and laid claim to the Shenandoah Valley in the name of the King of England.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading We are soon to cross the ridge between the Shenandoah Valley and the other great valley known as Piedmont, the crossing point being at Rock Fish Gap.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We drive from Staunton out past the National Cemetery which stands on a hill overlooking the valley.
GapnounUS /ɡæp/
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading We are soon to cross the ridge between the Shenandoah Valley and the other great valley known as Piedmont, the crossing point being at Rock Fish Gap.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We are sorry to leave the hospitable "Shenandoah" when the time comes to go on to Charlottesville.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading We are soon to cross the ridge between the Shenandoah Valley and the other great valley known as Piedmont, the crossing point being at Rock Fish Gap.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading We drive from Staunton out past the National Cemetery which stands on a hill overlooking the valley.
historicadjectiveUS /hɪˈstɔːrɪk/
belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
From this reading This is the historic point where the early settlers first saw and laid claim to the Shenandoah Valley in the name of the King of England.
hospitableadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːˈspɪtəbəl/
favorable to life and growth
From this reading We are sorry to leave the hospitable "Shenandoah" when the time comes to go on to Charlottesville.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This is the historic point where the early settlers first saw and laid claim to the Shenandoah Valley in the name of the King of England.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the historic point where the early settlers first saw and laid claim to the Shenandoah Valley in the name of the King of England.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading This is the historic point where the early settlers first saw and laid claim to the Shenandoah Valley in the name of the King of England.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading We are soon to cross the ridge between the Shenandoah Valley and the other great valley known as Piedmont, the crossing point being at Rock Fish Gap.
set down according to a plan
From this reading This is the historic point where the early settlers first saw and laid claim to the Shenandoah Valley in the name of the King of England.
go away from a place
From this reading We are sorry to leave the hospitable "Shenandoah" when the time comes to go on to Charlottesville.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading This is the historic point where the early settlers first saw and laid claim to the Shenandoah Valley in the name of the King of England.
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading We drive from Staunton out past the National Cemetery which stands on a hill overlooking the valley.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is the historic point where the early settlers first saw and laid claim to the Shenandoah Valley in the name of the King of England.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We are sorry to leave the hospitable "Shenandoah" when the time comes to go on to Charlottesville.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We are soon to cross the ridge between the Shenandoah Valley and the other great valley known as Piedmont, the crossing point being at Rock Fish Gap.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We drive from Staunton out past the National Cemetery which stands on a hill overlooking the valley.
overlookingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlʊkɪŋ/
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading We drive from Staunton out past the National Cemetery which stands on a hill overlooking the valley.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading We drive from Staunton out past the National Cemetery which stands on a hill overlooking the valley.
PiedmontnounUS /ˈpiːdmɑːnt/
the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama
From this reading We are soon to cross the ridge between the Shenandoah Valley and the other great valley known as Piedmont, the crossing point being at Rock Fish Gap.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading We are soon to cross the ridge between the Shenandoah Valley and the other great valley known as Piedmont, the crossing point being at Rock Fish Gap.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The view from the top of the Gap, which is reached by a very easy climb, is strikingly beautiful.
ridgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading We are soon to cross the ridge between the Shenandoah Valley and the other great valley known as Piedmont, the crossing point being at Rock Fish Gap.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading We are soon to cross the ridge between the Shenandoah Valley and the other great valley known as Piedmont, the crossing point being at Rock Fish Gap.
cut with a saw
From this reading This is the historic point where the early settlers first saw and laid claim to the Shenandoah Valley in the name of the King of England.
settlersnounUS /ˈsetlərz/
plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading This is the historic point where the early settlers first saw and laid claim to the Shenandoah Valley in the name of the King of England.
Shenandoah
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From this reading We are sorry to leave the hospitable "Shenandoah" when the time comes to go on to Charlottesville.
in the near future
From this reading We are soon to cross the ridge between the Shenandoah Valley and the other great valley known as Piedmont, the crossing point being at Rock Fish Gap.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading We are sorry to leave the hospitable "Shenandoah" when the time comes to go on to Charlottesville.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading We drive from Staunton out past the National Cemetery which stands on a hill overlooking the valley.
Staunton
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From this reading We drive from Staunton out past the National Cemetery which stands on a hill overlooking the valley.
strikinglyadverbUS /ˈstraɪkɪŋli/
in a striking manner
From this reading The view from the top of the Gap, which is reached by a very easy climb, is strikingly beautiful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We are sorry to leave the hospitable "Shenandoah" when the time comes to go on to Charlottesville.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the historic point where the early settlers first saw and laid claim to the Shenandoah Valley in the name of the King of England.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We are sorry to leave the hospitable "Shenandoah" when the time comes to go on to Charlottesville.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are sorry to leave the hospitable "Shenandoah" when the time comes to go on to Charlottesville.
the upper part of anything
From this reading The view from the top of the Gap, which is reached by a very easy climb, is strikingly beautiful.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading We drive from Staunton out past the National Cemetery which stands on a hill overlooking the valley.
precisely as stated
From this reading The view from the top of the Gap, which is reached by a very easy climb, is strikingly beautiful.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading The view from the top of the Gap, which is reached by a very easy climb, is strikingly beautiful.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are sorry to leave the hospitable "Shenandoah" when the time comes to go on to Charlottesville.
at the time that
From this reading We are sorry to leave the hospitable "Shenandoah" when the time comes to go on to Charlottesville.
in or at the place that
From this reading This is the historic point where the early settlers first saw and laid claim to the Shenandoah Valley in the name of the King of England.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We drive from Staunton out past the National Cemetery which stands on a hill overlooking the valley.
