used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The bellpits, conical cavities ten or twelve feet deep, choked with ling and bracken, are scattered among innumerable hillocks of grey shale.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The bellpits, conical cavities ten or twelve feet deep, choked with ling and bracken, are scattered among innumerable hillocks of grey shale.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The leagues of purple heather, that the weeks of continued heat had parched to a pale lilac hue, give place at this point to scarred and broken ground.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
bellpits
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From this reading The bellpits, conical cavities ten or twelve feet deep, choked with ling and bracken, are scattered among innumerable hillocks of grey shale.
bents
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From this reading Gorse and yellow bents spread north up the High Moor, and to the south, close to the road, lie the old coal workings.
brackennounUS /ˈbrækən/
fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
From this reading The bellpits, conical cavities ten or twelve feet deep, choked with ling and bracken, are scattered among innumerable hillocks of grey shale.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The leagues of purple heather, that the weeks of continued heat had parched to a pale lilac hue, give place at this point to scarred and broken ground.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
CausewayverbUS /ˈkɑːzweɪ/
provide with a causeway
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
cavitiesnounUS /ˈkævɪtiz/
plural of “cavity” — a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
From this reading The bellpits, conical cavities ten or twelve feet deep, choked with ling and bracken, are scattered among innumerable hillocks of grey shale.
chokedadjectiveUS /tʃoʊkt/
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading The bellpits, conical cavities ten or twelve feet deep, choked with ling and bracken, are scattered among innumerable hillocks of grey shale.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Gorse and yellow bents spread north up the High Moor, and to the south, close to the road, lie the old coal workings.
coalnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading Gorse and yellow bents spread north up the High Moor, and to the south, close to the road, lie the old coal workings.
conicaladjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnɪkəl/
relating to or resembling a cone
From this reading The bellpits, conical cavities ten or twelve feet deep, choked with ling and bracken, are scattered among innumerable hillocks of grey shale.
without stop or interruption
From this reading The leagues of purple heather, that the weeks of continued heat had parched to a pale lilac hue, give place at this point to scarred and broken ground.
creepingnounUS /ˈkriːpɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The bellpits, conical cavities ten or twelve feet deep, choked with ling and bracken, are scattered among innumerable hillocks of grey shale.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The bellpits, conical cavities ten or twelve feet deep, choked with ling and bracken, are scattered among innumerable hillocks of grey shale.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The leagues of purple heather, that the weeks of continued heat had parched to a pale lilac hue, give place at this point to scarred and broken ground.
Gorsenoun
very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
From this reading Gorse and yellow bents spread north up the High Moor, and to the south, close to the road, lie the old coal workings.
gradualadjectiveUS /ˈɡrædʒuːəl/
proceeding in small stages
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The bellpits, conical cavities ten or twelve feet deep, choked with ling and bracken, are scattered among innumerable hillocks of grey shale.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The leagues of purple heather, that the weeks of continued heat had parched to a pale lilac hue, give place at this point to scarred and broken ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The leagues of purple heather, that the weeks of continued heat had parched to a pale lilac hue, give place at this point to scarred and broken ground.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The leagues of purple heather, that the weeks of continued heat had parched to a pale lilac hue, give place at this point to scarred and broken ground.
heathernounUS /ˈheðər/
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading The leagues of purple heather, that the weeks of continued heat had parched to a pale lilac hue, give place at this point to scarred and broken ground.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
hillocks
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From this reading The bellpits, conical cavities ten or twelve feet deep, choked with ling and bracken, are scattered among innumerable hillocks of grey shale.
Holdsworth
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From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
huenounUS /hjuː/
the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading The leagues of purple heather, that the weeks of continued heat had parched to a pale lilac hue, give place at this point to scarred and broken ground.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ONE WAY IN, NONE OUT.
innumerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnuːmərəbəl/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading The bellpits, conical cavities ten or twelve feet deep, choked with ling and bracken, are scattered among innumerable hillocks of grey shale.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
leaguesnounUS /liːɡz/
plural of “league” — an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading The leagues of purple heather, that the weeks of continued heat had parched to a pale lilac hue, give place at this point to scarred and broken ground.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Gorse and yellow bents spread north up the High Moor, and to the south, close to the road, lie the old coal workings.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
lilacnounUS /ˈlaɪlæk/
any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
From this reading The leagues of purple heather, that the weeks of continued heat had parched to a pale lilac hue, give place at this point to scarred and broken ground.
lingnounUS /lɪŋ/
water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs
From this reading The bellpits, conical cavities ten or twelve feet deep, choked with ling and bracken, are scattered among innumerable hillocks of grey shale.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
Mooin
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From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
MoorverbUS /mʊr/
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
not one, and not any
From this reading ONE WAY IN, NONE OUT.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Gorse and yellow bents spread north up the High Moor, and to the south, close to the road, lie the old coal workings.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Gorse and yellow bents spread north up the High Moor, and to the south, close to the road, lie the old coal workings.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE WAY IN, NONE OUT.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The bellpits, conical cavities ten or twelve feet deep, choked with ling and bracken, are scattered among innumerable hillocks of grey shale.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ONE WAY IN, NONE OUT.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The leagues of purple heather, that the weeks of continued heat had parched to a pale lilac hue, give place at this point to scarred and broken ground.
parchedadjectiveUS /pɑːrtʃt/
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading The leagues of purple heather, that the weeks of continued heat had parched to a pale lilac hue, give place at this point to scarred and broken ground.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The leagues of purple heather, that the weeks of continued heat had parched to a pale lilac hue, give place at this point to scarred and broken ground.
plateaunounUS /plæˈtoʊ/
a relatively flat highland
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The leagues of purple heather, that the weeks of continued heat had parched to a pale lilac hue, give place at this point to scarred and broken ground.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading The leagues of purple heather, that the weeks of continued heat had parched to a pale lilac hue, give place at this point to scarred and broken ground.
move upward
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Gorse and yellow bents spread north up the High Moor, and to the south, close to the road, lie the old coal workings.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
scarredadjectiveUS /skɑːrd/
deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
From this reading The leagues of purple heather, that the weeks of continued heat had parched to a pale lilac hue, give place at this point to scarred and broken ground.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading The bellpits, conical cavities ten or twelve feet deep, choked with ling and bracken, are scattered among innumerable hillocks of grey shale.
shalenounUS /ʃeɪl/
a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay
From this reading The bellpits, conical cavities ten or twelve feet deep, choked with ling and bracken, are scattered among innumerable hillocks of grey shale.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Gorse and yellow bents spread north up the High Moor, and to the south, close to the road, lie the old coal workings.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Gorse and yellow bents spread north up the High Moor, and to the south, close to the road, lie the old coal workings.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The bellpits, conical cavities ten or twelve feet deep, choked with ling and bracken, are scattered among innumerable hillocks of grey shale.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The leagues of purple heather, that the weeks of continued heat had parched to a pale lilac hue, give place at this point to scarred and broken ground.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The Causeway, creeping round the foot of the High Moor three miles into Back o’ th’ Mooin, takes a long and gradual rise over the lift of the plateau that is called Holdsworth Head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The leagues of purple heather, that the weeks of continued heat had parched to a pale lilac hue, give place at this point to scarred and broken ground.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The bellpits, conical cavities ten or twelve feet deep, choked with ling and bracken, are scattered among innumerable hillocks of grey shale.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Gorse and yellow bents spread north up the High Moor, and to the south, close to the road, lie the old coal workings.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ONE WAY IN, NONE OUT.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The leagues of purple heather, that the weeks of continued heat had parched to a pale lilac hue, give place at this point to scarred and broken ground.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The bellpits, conical cavities ten or twelve feet deep, choked with ling and bracken, are scattered among innumerable hillocks of grey shale.
workingsnounUS /ˈwɜːrkɪŋz/
the internal mechanism of a device
From this reading Gorse and yellow bents spread north up the High Moor, and to the south, close to the road, lie the old coal workings.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Gorse and yellow bents spread north up the High Moor, and to the south, close to the road, lie the old coal workings.
