used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What changes a few years make in places!
in the past
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
(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 That spot over which the Indians roved, free of all control, is now a large and wide-spreading town.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That spot over which the Indians roved, free of all control, is now a large and wide-spreading town.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading What changes a few years make in places!
power to direct or determine
From this reading That spot over which the Indians roved, free of all control, is now a large and wide-spreading town.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
DRYDENnounUS /ˈdraɪdən/
the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700)
From this reading DRYDEN.
emeraldnounUS /ˈemrəld/
a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
fadingnounUS /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading What changes a few years make in places!
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading That spot over which the Indians roved, free of all control, is now a large and wide-spreading town.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Where wild in woods the lordly savage ran.”
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading That spot over which the Indians roved, free of all control, is now a large and wide-spreading town.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That spot over which the Indians roved, free of all control, is now a large and wide-spreading town.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That spot over which the Indians roved, free of all control, is now a large and wide-spreading town.
lordlyadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːrdliː/
of or befitting a lord
From this reading “Where wild in woods the lordly savage ran.”
engage in
From this reading What changes a few years make in places!
market-place
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From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading That spot over which the Indians roved, free of all control, is now a large and wide-spreading town.
oaksnounUS /oʊks/
plural of “oak” — the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That spot over which the Indians roved, free of all control, is now a large and wide-spreading town.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
on one occasion
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
and nothing more
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading That spot over which the Indians roved, free of all control, is now a large and wide-spreading town.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading What changes a few years make in places!
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Where wild in woods the lordly savage ran.”
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
roved
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From this reading That spot over which the Indians roved, free of all control, is now a large and wide-spreading town.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “Where wild in woods the lordly savage ran.”
cut with a saw
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
settlersnounUS /ˈsetlərz/
plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
shadedadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdɪd/
protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
shadowingnounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ.ɪŋ/
An advanced language learning technique where a student repeats speech immediately after hearing it.
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading That spot over which the Indians roved, free of all control, is now a large and wide-spreading town.
not in physical motion
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That spot over which the Indians roved, free of all control, is now a large and wide-spreading town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Where wild in woods the lordly savage ran.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading That spot over which the Indians roved, free of all control, is now a large and wide-spreading town.
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 Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
turfnounUS /tɜːrf/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What changes a few years make in places!
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where wild in woods the lordly savage ran.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That spot over which the Indians roved, free of all control, is now a large and wide-spreading town.
which person or people
From this reading Those glorious old trees are fast fading away, the memory only of them remains to some of the first settlers, who saw them twenty-five years ago, shadowing the now open market-place; the fine old oaks have disappeared, but the green emerald turf that they once shaded still remains.
wide-spreading
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From this reading That spot over which the Indians roved, free of all control, is now a large and wide-spreading town.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “Where wild in woods the lordly savage ran.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “Where wild in woods the lordly savage ran.”
a late time of life
From this reading What changes a few years make in places!
