used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Among the wide acres of the Atherton place was a certain field known since the memory of the grandfathers as “The Field of Arrows.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Field of Arrows was almost a semicircle, and it was as pleasant a spot as any around about Lee, beautiful though that region was.
acresnounUS /ˈeɪkərz/
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
From this reading Among the wide acres of the Atherton place was a certain field known since the memory of the grandfathers as “The Field of Arrows.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It backed, indeed, against a hill, and a little stream with mirror-like pools ran around it with scythe-like grace.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The Field of Arrows was almost a semicircle, and it was as pleasant a spot as any around about Lee, beautiful though that region was.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the wide acres of the Atherton place was a certain field known since the memory of the grandfathers as “The Field of Arrows.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It backed, indeed, against a hill, and a little stream with mirror-like pools ran around it with scythe-like grace.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The Field of Arrows was almost a semicircle, and it was as pleasant a spot as any around about Lee, beautiful though that region was.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It backed, indeed, against a hill, and a little stream with mirror-like pools ran around it with scythe-like grace.
arrowheadsnounUS /ˈæroʊhedz/
plural of “arrowhead” — the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow
From this reading It had taken its name from the great number of flint arrowheads, the handicraft of the Cherokees or of some earlier race, who had camped or fought in that spot.
ArrowsnounUS /ˈæroʊz/
plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading Among the wide acres of the Atherton place was a certain field known since the memory of the grandfathers as “The Field of Arrows.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Among the wide acres of the Atherton place was a certain field known since the memory of the grandfathers as “The Field of Arrows.”
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From this reading Among the wide acres of the Atherton place was a certain field known since the memory of the grandfathers as “The Field of Arrows.”
backedadjectiveUS /bækt/
having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading It backed, indeed, against a hill, and a little stream with mirror-like pools ran around it with scythe-like grace.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The Field of Arrows was almost a semicircle, and it was as pleasant a spot as any around about Lee, beautiful though that region was.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a level, sunny spot, surrounded by low hills.
campedverbUS /kæmpt/
past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading It had taken its name from the great number of flint arrowheads, the handicraft of the Cherokees or of some earlier race, who had camped or fought in that spot.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Among the wide acres of the Atherton place was a certain field known since the memory of the grandfathers as “The Field of Arrows.”
CherokeesnounUS /ˈtʃerəkiːz/
plural of “cherokee” — the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee
From this reading It had taken its name from the great number of flint arrowheads, the handicraft of the Cherokees or of some earlier race, who had camped or fought in that spot.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading It had taken its name from the great number of flint arrowheads, the handicraft of the Cherokees or of some earlier race, who had camped or fought in that spot.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Among the wide acres of the Atherton place was a certain field known since the memory of the grandfathers as “The Field of Arrows.”
flintnounUS /flɪnt/
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading It had taken its name from the great number of flint arrowheads, the handicraft of the Cherokees or of some earlier race, who had camped or fought in that spot.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading It had taken its name from the great number of flint arrowheads, the handicraft of the Cherokees or of some earlier race, who had camped or fought in that spot.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had taken its name from the great number of flint arrowheads, the handicraft of the Cherokees or of some earlier race, who had camped or fought in that spot.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading It backed, indeed, against a hill, and a little stream with mirror-like pools ran around it with scythe-like grace.
grandfathersnounUS /ˈɡrændfɑːðərz/
plural of “grandfather” — the father of your father or mother
From this reading Among the wide acres of the Atherton place was a certain field known since the memory of the grandfathers as “The Field of Arrows.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It had taken its name from the great number of flint arrowheads, the handicraft of the Cherokees or of some earlier race, who had camped or fought in that spot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had taken its name from the great number of flint arrowheads, the handicraft of the Cherokees or of some earlier race, who had camped or fought in that spot.
handicraftnounUS /ˈhændikræft/
a work produced by hand labor
From this reading It had taken its name from the great number of flint arrowheads, the handicraft of the Cherokees or of some earlier race, who had camped or fought in that spot.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading It backed, indeed, against a hill, and a little stream with mirror-like pools ran around it with scythe-like grace.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading It was a level, sunny spot, surrounded by low hills.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had taken its name from the great number of flint arrowheads, the handicraft of the Cherokees or of some earlier race, who had camped or fought in that spot.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It backed, indeed, against a hill, and a little stream with mirror-like pools ran around it with scythe-like grace.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a level, sunny spot, surrounded by low hills.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It had taken its name from the great number of flint arrowheads, the handicraft of the Cherokees or of some earlier race, who had camped or fought in that spot.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Among the wide acres of the Atherton place was a certain field known since the memory of the grandfathers as “The Field of Arrows.”
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From this reading The Field of Arrows was almost a semicircle, and it was as pleasant a spot as any around about Lee, beautiful though that region was.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading It was a level, sunny spot, surrounded by low hills.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It backed, indeed, against a hill, and a little stream with mirror-like pools ran around it with scythe-like grace.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was a level, sunny spot, surrounded by low hills.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Among the wide acres of the Atherton place was a certain field known since the memory of the grandfathers as “The Field of Arrows.”
mirror-like
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From this reading It backed, indeed, against a hill, and a little stream with mirror-like pools ran around it with scythe-like grace.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It had taken its name from the great number of flint arrowheads, the handicraft of the Cherokees or of some earlier race, who had camped or fought in that spot.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading It had taken its name from the great number of flint arrowheads, the handicraft of the Cherokees or of some earlier race, who had camped or fought in that spot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Among the wide acres of the Atherton place was a certain field known since the memory of the grandfathers as “The Field of Arrows.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It had taken its name from the great number of flint arrowheads, the handicraft of the Cherokees or of some earlier race, who had camped or fought in that spot.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Among the wide acres of the Atherton place was a certain field known since the memory of the grandfathers as “The Field of Arrows.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading The Field of Arrows was almost a semicircle, and it was as pleasant a spot as any around about Lee, beautiful though that region was.
poolsnounUS /puːlz/
plural of “pool” — an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading It backed, indeed, against a hill, and a little stream with mirror-like pools ran around it with scythe-like grace.
any competition
From this reading It had taken its name from the great number of flint arrowheads, the handicraft of the Cherokees or of some earlier race, who had camped or fought in that spot.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It backed, indeed, against a hill, and a little stream with mirror-like pools ran around it with scythe-like grace.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading The Field of Arrows was almost a semicircle, and it was as pleasant a spot as any around about Lee, beautiful though that region was.
scythe-like
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From this reading It backed, indeed, against a hill, and a little stream with mirror-like pools ran around it with scythe-like grace.
semicirclenoun
a plane figure with the shape of half a circle
From this reading The Field of Arrows was almost a semicircle, and it was as pleasant a spot as any around about Lee, beautiful though that region was.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Among the wide acres of the Atherton place was a certain field known since the memory of the grandfathers as “The Field of Arrows.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It had taken its name from the great number of flint arrowheads, the handicraft of the Cherokees or of some earlier race, who had camped or fought in that spot.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was a level, sunny spot, surrounded by low hills.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading It backed, indeed, against a hill, and a little stream with mirror-like pools ran around it with scythe-like grace.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading It was a level, sunny spot, surrounded by low hills.
confined on all sides
From this reading It was a level, sunny spot, surrounded by low hills.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It had taken its name from the great number of flint arrowheads, the handicraft of the Cherokees or of some earlier race, who had camped or fought in that spot.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Field of Arrows was almost a semicircle, and it was as pleasant a spot as any around about Lee, beautiful though that region was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Among the wide acres of the Atherton place was a certain field known since the memory of the grandfathers as “The Field of Arrows.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The Field of Arrows was almost a semicircle, and it was as pleasant a spot as any around about Lee, beautiful though that region was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Among the wide acres of the Atherton place was a certain field known since the memory of the grandfathers as “The Field of Arrows.”
which person or people
From this reading It had taken its name from the great number of flint arrowheads, the handicraft of the Cherokees or of some earlier race, who had camped or fought in that spot.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Among the wide acres of the Atherton place was a certain field known since the memory of the grandfathers as “The Field of Arrows.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading It backed, indeed, against a hill, and a little stream with mirror-like pools ran around it with scythe-like grace.
