used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Before them lay a ruined tract of country, extending northward farther than eye could reach.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It is called by Maine woodsmen a _brûlée_, name borrowed from their French-Canadian neighbors, who dwell across the boundary line which separates the Dominion from the United States.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The forest until now had been a wilderness truly, but a wilderness where every kind and size of growth, from the giant pine to the creeping wintergreen and shaded mosses, mingled in beautiful confusion.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The forest until now had been a wilderness truly, but a wilderness where every kind and size of growth, from the giant pine to the creeping wintergreen and shaded mosses, mingled in beautiful confusion.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Here it became a desert.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The forest until now had been a wilderness truly, but a wilderness where every kind and size of growth, from the giant pine to the creeping wintergreen and shaded mosses, mingled in beautiful confusion.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before them lay a ruined tract of country, extending northward farther than eye could reach.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
darkened by smoke
From this reading The word signifies “burnt tract;” but it gives a feeble idea of the fire-smitten, blackened region on which the lads looked.
borrowedverbUS /ˈbɑːroʊd/
past form of “borrow” — get temporarily
From this reading It is called by Maine woodsmen a _brûlée_, name borrowed from their French-Canadian neighbors, who dwell across the boundary line which separates the Dominion from the United States.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading It is called by Maine woodsmen a _brûlée_, name borrowed from their French-Canadian neighbors, who dwell across the boundary line which separates the Dominion from the United States.
brûlée
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From this reading It is called by Maine woodsmen a _brûlée_, name borrowed from their French-Canadian neighbors, who dwell across the boundary line which separates the Dominion from the United States.
burntadjectiveUS /bɜːrnt/
ruined by overcooking
From this reading The word signifies “burnt tract;” but it gives a feeble idea of the fire-smitten, blackened region on which the lads looked.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The word signifies “burnt tract;” but it gives a feeble idea of the fire-smitten, blackened region on which the lads looked.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is called by Maine woodsmen a _brûlée_, name borrowed from their French-Canadian neighbors, who dwell across the boundary line which separates the Dominion from the United States.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It is called by Maine woodsmen a _brûlée_, name borrowed from their French-Canadian neighbors, who dwell across the boundary line which separates the Dominion from the United States.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading The forest until now had been a wilderness truly, but a wilderness where every kind and size of growth, from the giant pine to the creeping wintergreen and shaded mosses, mingled in beautiful confusion.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Before them lay a ruined tract of country, extending northward farther than eye could reach.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Before them lay a ruined tract of country, extending northward farther than eye could reach.
creepingnounUS /ˈkriːpɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading The forest until now had been a wilderness truly, but a wilderness where every kind and size of growth, from the giant pine to the creeping wintergreen and shaded mosses, mingled in beautiful confusion.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Here it became a desert.
DominionnounUS /dəˈmɪnjən/
dominance or power through legal authority
From this reading It is called by Maine woodsmen a _brûlée_, name borrowed from their French-Canadian neighbors, who dwell across the boundary line which separates the Dominion from the United States.
dwellverbUS /dwel/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading It is called by Maine woodsmen a _brûlée_, name borrowed from their French-Canadian neighbors, who dwell across the boundary line which separates the Dominion from the United States.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The forest until now had been a wilderness truly, but a wilderness where every kind and size of growth, from the giant pine to the creeping wintergreen and shaded mosses, mingled in beautiful confusion.
extendingverbUS /ɪkˈstendɪŋ/
-ing form of “extend” — extend in scope or range or area
From this reading Before them lay a ruined tract of country, extending northward farther than eye could reach.
the organ of sight
From this reading Before them lay a ruined tract of country, extending northward farther than eye could reach.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading Before them lay a ruined tract of country, extending northward farther than eye could reach.
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading The word signifies “burnt tract;” but it gives a feeble idea of the fire-smitten, blackened region on which the lads looked.
fire-smitten
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The word signifies “burnt tract;” but it gives a feeble idea of the fire-smitten, blackened region on which the lads looked.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The forest until now had been a wilderness truly, but a wilderness where every kind and size of growth, from the giant pine to the creeping wintergreen and shaded mosses, mingled in beautiful confusion.
French-Canadian
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From this reading It is called by Maine woodsmen a _brûlée_, name borrowed from their French-Canadian neighbors, who dwell across the boundary line which separates the Dominion from the United States.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is called by Maine woodsmen a _brûlée_, name borrowed from their French-Canadian neighbors, who dwell across the boundary line which separates the Dominion from the United States.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading The forest until now had been a wilderness truly, but a wilderness where every kind and size of growth, from the giant pine to the creeping wintergreen and shaded mosses, mingled in beautiful confusion.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading The word signifies “burnt tract;” but it gives a feeble idea of the fire-smitten, blackened region on which the lads looked.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(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 forest until now had been a wilderness truly, but a wilderness where every kind and size of growth, from the giant pine to the creeping wintergreen and shaded mosses, mingled in beautiful confusion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The forest until now had been a wilderness truly, but a wilderness where every kind and size of growth, from the giant pine to the creeping wintergreen and shaded mosses, mingled in beautiful confusion.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here it became a desert.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The word signifies “burnt tract;” but it gives a feeble idea of the fire-smitten, blackened region on which the lads looked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The forest until now had been a wilderness truly, but a wilderness where every kind and size of growth, from the giant pine to the creeping wintergreen and shaded mosses, mingled in beautiful confusion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is called by Maine woodsmen a _brûlée_, name borrowed from their French-Canadian neighbors, who dwell across the boundary line which separates the Dominion from the United States.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is called by Maine woodsmen a _brûlée_, name borrowed from their French-Canadian neighbors, who dwell across the boundary line which separates the Dominion from the United States.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading The forest until now had been a wilderness truly, but a wilderness where every kind and size of growth, from the giant pine to the creeping wintergreen and shaded mosses, mingled in beautiful confusion.
ladsnounUS /lædz/
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading The word signifies “burnt tract;” but it gives a feeble idea of the fire-smitten, blackened region on which the lads looked.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Before them lay a ruined tract of country, extending northward farther than eye could reach.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading It is called by Maine woodsmen a _brûlée_, name borrowed from their French-Canadian neighbors, who dwell across the boundary line which separates the Dominion from the United States.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The word signifies “burnt tract;” but it gives a feeble idea of the fire-smitten, blackened region on which the lads looked.
MainenounUS /meɪn/
a state in New England
From this reading It is called by Maine woodsmen a _brûlée_, name borrowed from their French-Canadian neighbors, who dwell across the boundary line which separates the Dominion from the United States.
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading The forest until now had been a wilderness truly, but a wilderness where every kind and size of growth, from the giant pine to the creeping wintergreen and shaded mosses, mingled in beautiful confusion.
mossesnounUS /ˈmɔːsəz/
plural of “moss” — tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading The forest until now had been a wilderness truly, but a wilderness where every kind and size of growth, from the giant pine to the creeping wintergreen and shaded mosses, mingled in beautiful confusion.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It is called by Maine woodsmen a _brûlée_, name borrowed from their French-Canadian neighbors, who dwell across the boundary line which separates the Dominion from the United States.
neighborsnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading It is called by Maine woodsmen a _brûlée_, name borrowed from their French-Canadian neighbors, who dwell across the boundary line which separates the Dominion from the United States.
northwardadverbUS /ˈnɔːrθwərd/
in a northern direction
From this reading Before them lay a ruined tract of country, extending northward farther than eye could reach.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The forest until now had been a wilderness truly, but a wilderness where every kind and size of growth, from the giant pine to the creeping wintergreen and shaded mosses, mingled in beautiful confusion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before them lay a ruined tract of country, extending northward farther than eye could reach.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The word signifies “burnt tract;” but it gives a feeble idea of the fire-smitten, blackened region on which the lads looked.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading The forest until now had been a wilderness truly, but a wilderness where every kind and size of growth, from the giant pine to the creeping wintergreen and shaded mosses, mingled in beautiful confusion.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Before them lay a ruined tract of country, extending northward farther than eye could reach.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading The word signifies “burnt tract;” but it gives a feeble idea of the fire-smitten, blackened region on which the lads looked.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading Before them lay a ruined tract of country, extending northward farther than eye could reach.
separatesnounUS /ˈsepəreɪts/
plural of “separate” — a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
From this reading It is called by Maine woodsmen a _brûlée_, name borrowed from their French-Canadian neighbors, who dwell across the boundary line which separates the Dominion from the United States.
shadedadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdɪd/
protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
From this reading The forest until now had been a wilderness truly, but a wilderness where every kind and size of growth, from the giant pine to the creeping wintergreen and shaded mosses, mingled in beautiful confusion.
signifiesverbUS /ˈsɪɡnəfaɪz/
third-person singular of “signify” — denote or connote
From this reading The word signifies “burnt tract;” but it gives a feeble idea of the fire-smitten, blackened region on which the lads looked.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading The forest until now had been a wilderness truly, but a wilderness where every kind and size of growth, from the giant pine to the creeping wintergreen and shaded mosses, mingled in beautiful confusion.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading It is called by Maine woodsmen a _brûlée_, name borrowed from their French-Canadian neighbors, who dwell across the boundary line which separates the Dominion from the United States.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Before them lay a ruined tract of country, extending northward farther than eye could reach.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is called by Maine woodsmen a _brûlée_, name borrowed from their French-Canadian neighbors, who dwell across the boundary line which separates the Dominion from the United States.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is called by Maine woodsmen a _brûlée_, name borrowed from their French-Canadian neighbors, who dwell across the boundary line which separates the Dominion from the United States.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Before them lay a ruined tract of country, extending northward farther than eye could reach.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The forest until now had been a wilderness truly, but a wilderness where every kind and size of growth, from the giant pine to the creeping wintergreen and shaded mosses, mingled in beautiful confusion.
tractnounUS /trækt/
an extended area of land
From this reading Before them lay a ruined tract of country, extending northward farther than eye could reach.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading The forest until now had been a wilderness truly, but a wilderness where every kind and size of growth, from the giant pine to the creeping wintergreen and shaded mosses, mingled in beautiful confusion.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading It is called by Maine woodsmen a _brûlée_, name borrowed from their French-Canadian neighbors, who dwell across the boundary line which separates the Dominion from the United States.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The forest until now had been a wilderness truly, but a wilderness where every kind and size of growth, from the giant pine to the creeping wintergreen and shaded mosses, mingled in beautiful confusion.
in or at the place that
From this reading The forest until now had been a wilderness truly, but a wilderness where every kind and size of growth, from the giant pine to the creeping wintergreen and shaded mosses, mingled in beautiful confusion.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is called by Maine woodsmen a _brûlée_, name borrowed from their French-Canadian neighbors, who dwell across the boundary line which separates the Dominion from the United States.
which person or people
From this reading It is called by Maine woodsmen a _brûlée_, name borrowed from their French-Canadian neighbors, who dwell across the boundary line which separates the Dominion from the United States.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading The forest until now had been a wilderness truly, but a wilderness where every kind and size of growth, from the giant pine to the creeping wintergreen and shaded mosses, mingled in beautiful confusion.
wintergreennounUS /ˈwɪntərɡriːn/
any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola
From this reading The forest until now had been a wilderness truly, but a wilderness where every kind and size of growth, from the giant pine to the creeping wintergreen and shaded mosses, mingled in beautiful confusion.
woodsmennounUS /ˈwʊdzmən/
plural of “woodsman” — someone who lives in the woods
From this reading It is called by Maine woodsmen a _brûlée_, name borrowed from their French-Canadian neighbors, who dwell across the boundary line which separates the Dominion from the United States.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The word signifies “burnt tract;” but it gives a feeble idea of the fire-smitten, blackened region on which the lads looked.
