used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But there stood great woods on the slopes beyond--old, tall, and brilliant, like unfaded tapestries against the walls of a ruined house.
(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 “All this within a hundred miles of London,” he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the bottom of the valley a little brook had undermined its footbridge, and frothed in the wreckage.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading In the ungrazed pastures swaths of dead stuff caught their feet, and the ground beneath glistened with sweat.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading But there stood great woods on the slopes beyond--old, tall, and brilliant, like unfaded tapestries against the walls of a ruined house.
the lower side of anything
From this reading At the bottom of the valley a little brook had undermined its footbridge, and frothed in the wreckage.
breadthnounUS /bredθ/
the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading But there stood great woods on the slopes beyond--old, tall, and brilliant, like unfaded tapestries against the walls of a ruined house.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading At the bottom of the valley a little brook had undermined its footbridge, and frothed in the wreckage.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there stood great woods on the slopes beyond--old, tall, and brilliant, like unfaded tapestries against the walls of a ruined house.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading In the ungrazed pastures swaths of dead stuff caught their feet, and the ground beneath glistened with sweat.
cropnounUS /krɑːp/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading In the ungrazed pastures swaths of dead stuff caught their feet, and the ground beneath glistened with sweat.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
fallowadjectiveUS /ˈfæloʊ/
left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading In the ungrazed pastures swaths of dead stuff caught their feet, and the ground beneath glistened with sweat.
feigningnounUS /ˈfeɪnɪŋ/
pretending with intention to deceive
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
footbridgenoun
a bridge designed for pedestrians
From this reading At the bottom of the valley a little brook had undermined its footbridge, and frothed in the wreckage.
set up or found
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
frothed
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From this reading At the bottom of the valley a little brook had undermined its footbridge, and frothed in the wreckage.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
glistenedverbUS /ˈɡlɪsənd/
past form of “glisten” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading In the ungrazed pastures swaths of dead stuff caught their feet, and the ground beneath glistened with sweat.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But there stood great woods on the slopes beyond--old, tall, and brilliant, like unfaded tapestries against the walls of a ruined house.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading In the ungrazed pastures swaths of dead stuff caught their feet, and the ground beneath glistened with sweat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
harshadjectiveUS /hɑːrʃ/
unpleasantly stern
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “All this within a hundred miles of London,” he said.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading But there stood great woods on the slopes beyond--old, tall, and brilliant, like unfaded tapestries against the walls of a ruined house.
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From this reading “All this within a hundred miles of London,” he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the ungrazed pastures swaths of dead stuff caught their feet, and the ground beneath glistened with sweat.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At the bottom of the valley a little brook had undermined its footbridge, and frothed in the wreckage.
kelk
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From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
lawfuladjectiveUS /ˈlɔːfəl/
conformable to or allowed by law
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But there stood great woods on the slopes beyond--old, tall, and brilliant, like unfaded tapestries against the walls of a ruined house.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At the bottom of the valley a little brook had undermined its footbridge, and frothed in the wreckage.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “All this within a hundred miles of London,” he said.
lucernenounUS /ˈluːsərn/
important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “All this within a hundred miles of London,” he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading But there stood great woods on the slopes beyond--old, tall, and brilliant, like unfaded tapestries against the walls of a ruined house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But there stood great woods on the slopes beyond--old, tall, and brilliant, like unfaded tapestries against the walls of a ruined house.
pasturesnounUS /ˈpæstʃərz/
plural of “pasture” — a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading In the ungrazed pastures swaths of dead stuff caught their feet, and the ground beneath glistened with sweat.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
rampantadjectiveUS /ˈræmpənt/
unrestrained and violent
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading But there stood great woods on the slopes beyond--old, tall, and brilliant, like unfaded tapestries against the walls of a ruined house.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “All this within a hundred miles of London,” he said.
slopesnounUS /sloʊps/
plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation
From this reading But there stood great woods on the slopes beyond--old, tall, and brilliant, like unfaded tapestries against the walls of a ruined house.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading But there stood great woods on the slopes beyond--old, tall, and brilliant, like unfaded tapestries against the walls of a ruined house.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading In the ungrazed pastures swaths of dead stuff caught their feet, and the ground beneath glistened with sweat.
surrenderedverbUS /sərˈendərd/
past form of “surrender” — give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
swaths
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From this reading In the ungrazed pastures swaths of dead stuff caught their feet, and the ground beneath glistened with sweat.
sweatnounUS /swet/
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading In the ungrazed pastures swaths of dead stuff caught their feet, and the ground beneath glistened with sweat.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading But there stood great woods on the slopes beyond--old, tall, and brilliant, like unfaded tapestries against the walls of a ruined house.
tapestriesnounUS /ˈtæpəstriz/
plural of “tapestry” — something that resembles a tapestry in its intricacy
From this reading But there stood great woods on the slopes beyond--old, tall, and brilliant, like unfaded tapestries against the walls of a ruined house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the ungrazed pastures swaths of dead stuff caught their feet, and the ground beneath glistened with sweat.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “All this within a hundred miles of London,” he said.
thistlesnounUS /ˈθɪsəlz/
plural of “thistle” — any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
underminedverbUS /ˌʌndərˈmaɪnd/
past form of “undermine” — destroy property or hinder normal operations
From this reading At the bottom of the valley a little brook had undermined its footbridge, and frothed in the wreckage.
unfaded
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From this reading But there stood great woods on the slopes beyond--old, tall, and brilliant, like unfaded tapestries against the walls of a ruined house.
ungrazed
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From this reading In the ungrazed pastures swaths of dead stuff caught their feet, and the ground beneath glistened with sweat.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading At the bottom of the valley a little brook had undermined its footbridge, and frothed in the wreckage.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading But there stood great woods on the slopes beyond--old, tall, and brilliant, like unfaded tapestries against the walls of a ruined house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the ungrazed pastures swaths of dead stuff caught their feet, and the ground beneath glistened with sweat.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “All this within a hundred miles of London,” he said.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading But there stood great woods on the slopes beyond--old, tall, and brilliant, like unfaded tapestries against the walls of a ruined house.
wreckagenounUS /ˈrekədʒ/
the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
From this reading At the bottom of the valley a little brook had undermined its footbridge, and frothed in the wreckage.
yard-high
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From this reading Here they found the ghost of a patch of lucerne that had refused to die: there a harsh fallow surrendered to yard-high thistles; and here a breadth of rampant kelk feigning to be lawful crop.
