anew
From this reading AND SO THEY WERE MARRIED Spring had waved her transforming wand over the lake region before the Fyfes came home again.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was full of those aromatic exudations the forest throws off when it is in the full tide of the growing time.
aldernounUS /ˈɔːldər/
wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
From this reading All the low ground, the creeks and hollows and banks, were bright green with new-leaved birch and alder and maple.
(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 the low ground, the creeks and hollows and banks, were bright green with new-leaved birch and alder and maple.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Shores that Stella had last seen dismal and forlorn in the frost-fog, sheathed in ice, banked with deep snow, lay sparkling now in warm sunshine, under an unflecked arch of blue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND SO THEY WERE MARRIED Spring had waved her transforming wand over the lake region before the Fyfes came home again.
archnounUS /ɑːrtʃ/
a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading Shores that Stella had last seen dismal and forlorn in the frost-fog, sheathed in ice, banked with deep snow, lay sparkling now in warm sunshine, under an unflecked arch of blue.
aromaticadjectiveUS /ˌerəˈmætɪk/
(chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings
From this reading The air was full of those aromatic exudations the forest throws off when it is in the full tide of the growing time.
bankedverbUS /bæŋkt/
past form of “bank” — tip laterally
From this reading Shores that Stella had last seen dismal and forlorn in the frost-fog, sheathed in ice, banked with deep snow, lay sparkling now in warm sunshine, under an unflecked arch of blue.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading All the low ground, the creeks and hollows and banks, were bright green with new-leaved birch and alder and maple.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading AND SO THEY WERE MARRIED Spring had waved her transforming wand over the lake region before the Fyfes came home again.
birchnounUS /bɜːrtʃ/
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
From this reading All the low ground, the creeks and hollows and banks, were bright green with new-leaved birch and alder and maple.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Shores that Stella had last seen dismal and forlorn in the frost-fog, sheathed in ice, banked with deep snow, lay sparkling now in warm sunshine, under an unflecked arch of blue.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading All the low ground, the creeks and hollows and banks, were bright green with new-leaved birch and alder and maple.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading AND SO THEY WERE MARRIED Spring had waved her transforming wand over the lake region before the Fyfes came home again.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading All that was left of winter was the white cap on Mount Douglas, snow-filled chasms on distant, rocky peaks.
chasms
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From this reading All that was left of winter was the white cap on Mount Douglas, snow-filled chasms on distant, rocky peaks.
creeksnounUS /kriːks/
plural of “creek” — a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading All the low ground, the creeks and hollows and banks, were bright green with new-leaved birch and alder and maple.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Shores that Stella had last seen dismal and forlorn in the frost-fog, sheathed in ice, banked with deep snow, lay sparkling now in warm sunshine, under an unflecked arch of blue.
dismaladjectiveUS /ˈdɪzməl/
causing dejection
From this reading Shores that Stella had last seen dismal and forlorn in the frost-fog, sheathed in ice, banked with deep snow, lay sparkling now in warm sunshine, under an unflecked arch of blue.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading All that was left of winter was the white cap on Mount Douglas, snow-filled chasms on distant, rocky peaks.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading All that was left of winter was the white cap on Mount Douglas, snow-filled chasms on distant, rocky peaks.
exudations
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From this reading The air was full of those aromatic exudations the forest throws off when it is in the full tide of the growing time.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The air was full of those aromatic exudations the forest throws off when it is in the full tide of the growing time.
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading Shores that Stella had last seen dismal and forlorn in the frost-fog, sheathed in ice, banked with deep snow, lay sparkling now in warm sunshine, under an unflecked arch of blue.
frost-fog
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From this reading Shores that Stella had last seen dismal and forlorn in the frost-fog, sheathed in ice, banked with deep snow, lay sparkling now in warm sunshine, under an unflecked arch of blue.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The air was full of those aromatic exudations the forest throws off when it is in the full tide of the growing time.
Fyfes
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From this reading AND SO THEY WERE MARRIED Spring had waved her transforming wand over the lake region before the Fyfes came home again.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading All the low ground, the creeks and hollows and banks, were bright green with new-leaved birch and alder and maple.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading All the low ground, the creeks and hollows and banks, were bright green with new-leaved birch and alder and maple.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading The air was full of those aromatic exudations the forest throws off when it is in the full tide of the growing time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AND SO THEY WERE MARRIED Spring had waved her transforming wand over the lake region before the Fyfes came home again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AND SO THEY WERE MARRIED Spring had waved her transforming wand over the lake region before the Fyfes came home again.
hollowsnounUS /ˈhɑːloʊz/
plural of “hollow” — a cavity or space in something
From this reading All the low ground, the creeks and hollows and banks, were bright green with new-leaved birch and alder and maple.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading AND SO THEY WERE MARRIED Spring had waved her transforming wand over the lake region before the Fyfes came home again.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Shores that Stella had last seen dismal and forlorn in the frost-fog, sheathed in ice, banked with deep snow, lay sparkling now in warm sunshine, under an unflecked arch of blue.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The air was full of those aromatic exudations the forest throws off when it is in the full tide of the growing time.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was full of those aromatic exudations the forest throws off when it is in the full tide of the growing time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The air was full of those aromatic exudations the forest throws off when it is in the full tide of the growing time.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading AND SO THEY WERE MARRIED Spring had waved her transforming wand over the lake region before the Fyfes came home again.
immediately past
From this reading Shores that Stella had last seen dismal and forlorn in the frost-fog, sheathed in ice, banked with deep snow, lay sparkling now in warm sunshine, under an unflecked arch of blue.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Shores that Stella had last seen dismal and forlorn in the frost-fog, sheathed in ice, banked with deep snow, lay sparkling now in warm sunshine, under an unflecked arch of blue.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading All that was left of winter was the white cap on Mount Douglas, snow-filled chasms on distant, rocky peaks.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading All the low ground, the creeks and hollows and banks, were bright green with new-leaved birch and alder and maple.
maplenounUS /ˈmeɪpəl/
wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading All the low ground, the creeks and hollows and banks, were bright green with new-leaved birch and alder and maple.
joined in matrimony
From this reading AND SO THEY WERE MARRIED Spring had waved her transforming wand over the lake region before the Fyfes came home again.
attach to a support
From this reading All that was left of winter was the white cap on Mount Douglas, snow-filled chasms on distant, rocky peaks.
new-leaved
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From this reading All the low ground, the creeks and hollows and banks, were bright green with new-leaved birch and alder and maple.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Shores that Stella had last seen dismal and forlorn in the frost-fog, sheathed in ice, banked with deep snow, lay sparkling now in warm sunshine, under an unflecked arch of blue.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The air was full of those aromatic exudations the forest throws off when it is in the full tide of the growing time.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The air was full of those aromatic exudations the forest throws off when it is in the full tide of the growing time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All that was left of winter was the white cap on Mount Douglas, snow-filled chasms on distant, rocky peaks.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading AND SO THEY WERE MARRIED Spring had waved her transforming wand over the lake region before the Fyfes came home again.
peaksnounUS /piːks/
plural of “peak” — the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading All that was left of winter was the white cap on Mount Douglas, snow-filled chasms on distant, rocky peaks.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading AND SO THEY WERE MARRIED Spring had waved her transforming wand over the lake region before the Fyfes came home again.
rockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading All that was left of winter was the white cap on Mount Douglas, snow-filled chasms on distant, rocky peaks.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Shores that Stella had last seen dismal and forlorn in the frost-fog, sheathed in ice, banked with deep snow, lay sparkling now in warm sunshine, under an unflecked arch of blue.
sheathedadjectiveUS /ʃiːðd/
enclosed in a protective covering; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Shores that Stella had last seen dismal and forlorn in the frost-fog, sheathed in ice, banked with deep snow, lay sparkling now in warm sunshine, under an unflecked arch of blue.
ShoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Shores that Stella had last seen dismal and forlorn in the frost-fog, sheathed in ice, banked with deep snow, lay sparkling now in warm sunshine, under an unflecked arch of blue.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Shores that Stella had last seen dismal and forlorn in the frost-fog, sheathed in ice, banked with deep snow, lay sparkling now in warm sunshine, under an unflecked arch of blue.
snow-filled
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From this reading All that was left of winter was the white cap on Mount Douglas, snow-filled chasms on distant, rocky peaks.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading AND SO THEY WERE MARRIED Spring had waved her transforming wand over the lake region before the Fyfes came home again.
sparklingadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːrklɪŋ/
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading Shores that Stella had last seen dismal and forlorn in the frost-fog, sheathed in ice, banked with deep snow, lay sparkling now in warm sunshine, under an unflecked arch of blue.
the season of growth
From this reading AND SO THEY WERE MARRIED Spring had waved her transforming wand over the lake region before the Fyfes came home again.
StellanounUS /ˈstelə/
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading Shores that Stella had last seen dismal and forlorn in the frost-fog, sheathed in ice, banked with deep snow, lay sparkling now in warm sunshine, under an unflecked arch of blue.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Shores that Stella had last seen dismal and forlorn in the frost-fog, sheathed in ice, banked with deep snow, lay sparkling now in warm sunshine, under an unflecked arch of blue.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Shores that Stella had last seen dismal and forlorn in the frost-fog, sheathed in ice, banked with deep snow, lay sparkling now in warm sunshine, under an unflecked arch of blue.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AND SO THEY WERE MARRIED Spring had waved her transforming wand over the lake region before the Fyfes came home again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AND SO THEY WERE MARRIED Spring had waved her transforming wand over the lake region before the Fyfes came home again.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The air was full of those aromatic exudations the forest throws off when it is in the full tide of the growing time.
throwsnounUS /θroʊz/
plural of “throw” — the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
From this reading The air was full of those aromatic exudations the forest throws off when it is in the full tide of the growing time.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The air was full of those aromatic exudations the forest throws off when it is in the full tide of the growing time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The air was full of those aromatic exudations the forest throws off when it is in the full tide of the growing time.
transformingverbUS /trænˈsfɔːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “transform” — subject to a mathematical transformation
From this reading AND SO THEY WERE MARRIED Spring had waved her transforming wand over the lake region before the Fyfes came home again.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Shores that Stella had last seen dismal and forlorn in the frost-fog, sheathed in ice, banked with deep snow, lay sparkling now in warm sunshine, under an unflecked arch of blue.
unflecked
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From this reading Shores that Stella had last seen dismal and forlorn in the frost-fog, sheathed in ice, banked with deep snow, lay sparkling now in warm sunshine, under an unflecked arch of blue.
wandnounUS /wɑːnd/
a rod used by a magician or water diviner
From this reading AND SO THEY WERE MARRIED Spring had waved her transforming wand over the lake region before the Fyfes came home again.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Shores that Stella had last seen dismal and forlorn in the frost-fog, sheathed in ice, banked with deep snow, lay sparkling now in warm sunshine, under an unflecked arch of blue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was full of those aromatic exudations the forest throws off when it is in the full tide of the growing time.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading AND SO THEY WERE MARRIED Spring had waved her transforming wand over the lake region before the Fyfes came home again.
WEREauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AND SO THEY WERE MARRIED Spring had waved her transforming wand over the lake region before the Fyfes came home again.
at the time that
From this reading The air was full of those aromatic exudations the forest throws off when it is in the full tide of the growing time.
a Caucasian
From this reading All that was left of winter was the white cap on Mount Douglas, snow-filled chasms on distant, rocky peaks.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading All that was left of winter was the white cap on Mount Douglas, snow-filled chasms on distant, rocky peaks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the low ground, the creeks and hollows and banks, were bright green with new-leaved birch and alder and maple.
