aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He read and carved letters in the bark of the trees; he went about thinking, longing, and singing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
Arne
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From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
barknounUS /bɑːrk/
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading He read and carved letters in the bark of the trees; he went about thinking, longing, and singing.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading He took his books up there with him.
a youthful male person
From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
carvedadjectiveUS /kɑːrvd/
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading He read and carved letters in the bark of the trees; he went about thinking, longing, and singing.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
fifteenthadjectiveUS /fɪfˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
the act of departing
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
herdsnounUS /hɜːrdz/
plural of “herd” — a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He took his books up there with him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
the literary culture
From this reading He read and carved letters in the bark of the trees; he went about thinking, longing, and singing.
livelongnoun
perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading He read and carved letters in the bark of the trees; he went about thinking, longing, and singing.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
objectedverbUS /əbˈdʒektəd/
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He read and carved letters in the bark of the trees; he went about thinking, longing, and singing.
and nothing more
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading He read and carved letters in the bark of the trees; he went about thinking, longing, and singing.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading He read and carved letters in the bark of the trees; he went about thinking, longing, and singing.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
the season of growth
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
carry out
From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
tendverbUS /tend/
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
tendedverbUS /ˈtendɪd/
past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He took his books up there with him.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading He read and carved letters in the bark of the trees; he went about thinking, longing, and singing.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took his books up there with him.
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 He read and carved letters in the bark of the trees; he went about thinking, longing, and singing.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
urgentadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrdʒənt/
compelling immediate action
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He read and carved letters in the bark of the trees; he went about thinking, longing, and singing.
at the time that
From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading But he was so urgent that it was finally arranged as he wished; and the entire spring, summer, and autumn he was in the woods by himself the livelong day, only going home to sleep.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He took his books up there with him.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading When the time came to take the herds up into the woods, Arne wanted to tend them.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading His father objected; the boy had never tended cattle, and he was now in his fifteenth year.
