used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BUTTERFLY The perfect rose of a June sunset was slanting through the fir-woods of Burchester Park, making the red trunks glow.
(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 A very great stillness lay upon all things--the eventide quiet of a summer day.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The dull thudding of a horse's hoofs along the ride scarcely seemed to break that magic silence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of a long grass ride the new moon dipped to the west, a silver boat uptilted in a green transparent sea.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading At the end of a long grass ride the new moon dipped to the west, a silver boat uptilted in a green transparent sea.
terminate
From this reading The dull thudding of a horse's hoofs along the ride scarcely seemed to break that magic silence.
Burchester
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From this reading THE BUTTERFLY The perfect rose of a June sunset was slanting through the fir-woods of Burchester Park, making the red trunks glow.
BUTTERFLYverbUS /ˈbʌtərflaɪ/
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading THE BUTTERFLY The perfect rose of a June sunset was slanting through the fir-woods of Burchester Park, making the red trunks glow.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading A frightened rabbit scurrying to cover made no sound at all.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A very great stillness lay upon all things--the eventide quiet of a summer day.
dippedadjectiveUS /dɪpt/
having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)
From this reading At the end of a long grass ride the new moon dipped to the west, a silver boat uptilted in a green transparent sea.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading The dull thudding of a horse's hoofs along the ride scarcely seemed to break that magic silence.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the end of a long grass ride the new moon dipped to the west, a silver boat uptilted in a green transparent sea.
eventidenoun
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading A very great stillness lay upon all things--the eventide quiet of a summer day.
fir-woods
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From this reading THE BUTTERFLY The perfect rose of a June sunset was slanting through the fir-woods of Burchester Park, making the red trunks glow.
made afraid
From this reading A frightened rabbit scurrying to cover made no sound at all.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading THE BUTTERFLY The perfect rose of a June sunset was slanting through the fir-woods of Burchester Park, making the red trunks glow.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading At the end of a long grass ride the new moon dipped to the west, a silver boat uptilted in a green transparent sea.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A very great stillness lay upon all things--the eventide quiet of a summer day.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading At the end of a long grass ride the new moon dipped to the west, a silver boat uptilted in a green transparent sea.
hoofsnounUS /hʊfs/
plural of “hoof” — the foot of an ungulate mammal
From this reading The dull thudding of a horse's hoofs along the ride scarcely seemed to break that magic silence.
horse'snounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The dull thudding of a horse's hoofs along the ride scarcely seemed to break that magic silence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the end of a long grass ride the new moon dipped to the west, a silver boat uptilted in a green transparent sea.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading THE BUTTERFLY The perfect rose of a June sunset was slanting through the fir-woods of Burchester Park, making the red trunks glow.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A very great stillness lay upon all things--the eventide quiet of a summer day.
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 At the end of a long grass ride the new moon dipped to the west, a silver boat uptilted in a green transparent sea.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A frightened rabbit scurrying to cover made no sound at all.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading The dull thudding of a horse's hoofs along the ride scarcely seemed to break that magic silence.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading THE BUTTERFLY The perfect rose of a June sunset was slanting through the fir-woods of Burchester Park, making the red trunks glow.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading At the end of a long grass ride the new moon dipped to the west, a silver boat uptilted in a green transparent sea.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading At the end of a long grass ride the new moon dipped to the west, a silver boat uptilted in a green transparent sea.
not any; not one
From this reading A frightened rabbit scurrying to cover made no sound at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BUTTERFLY The perfect rose of a June sunset was slanting through the fir-woods of Burchester Park, making the red trunks glow.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading THE BUTTERFLY The perfect rose of a June sunset was slanting through the fir-woods of Burchester Park, making the red trunks glow.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading THE BUTTERFLY The perfect rose of a June sunset was slanting through the fir-woods of Burchester Park, making the red trunks glow.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading A very great stillness lay upon all things--the eventide quiet of a summer day.
rabbitnounUS /ˈræbət/
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading A frightened rabbit scurrying to cover made no sound at all.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading THE BUTTERFLY The perfect rose of a June sunset was slanting through the fir-woods of Burchester Park, making the red trunks glow.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading At the end of a long grass ride the new moon dipped to the west, a silver boat uptilted in a green transparent sea.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading THE BUTTERFLY The perfect rose of a June sunset was slanting through the fir-woods of Burchester Park, making the red trunks glow.
only a very short time before
From this reading The dull thudding of a horse's hoofs along the ride scarcely seemed to break that magic silence.
scurryingadjectiveUS /ˈskɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading A frightened rabbit scurrying to cover made no sound at all.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading At the end of a long grass ride the new moon dipped to the west, a silver boat uptilted in a green transparent sea.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The dull thudding of a horse's hoofs along the ride scarcely seemed to break that magic silence.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The dull thudding of a horse's hoofs along the ride scarcely seemed to break that magic silence.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading At the end of a long grass ride the new moon dipped to the west, a silver boat uptilted in a green transparent sea.
slantingadjectiveUS /ˈslæntɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading THE BUTTERFLY The perfect rose of a June sunset was slanting through the fir-woods of Burchester Park, making the red trunks glow.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading A frightened rabbit scurrying to cover made no sound at all.
stillnessnounUS /ˈstɪlnəs/
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading A very great stillness lay upon all things--the eventide quiet of a summer day.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading A very great stillness lay upon all things--the eventide quiet of a summer day.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading THE BUTTERFLY The perfect rose of a June sunset was slanting through the fir-woods of Burchester Park, making the red trunks glow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The dull thudding of a horse's hoofs along the ride scarcely seemed to break that magic silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BUTTERFLY The perfect rose of a June sunset was slanting through the fir-woods of Burchester Park, making the red trunks glow.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading A very great stillness lay upon all things--the eventide quiet of a summer day.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE BUTTERFLY The perfect rose of a June sunset was slanting through the fir-woods of Burchester Park, making the red trunks glow.
thuddingadjective
not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft
From this reading The dull thudding of a horse's hoofs along the ride scarcely seemed to break that magic silence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the end of a long grass ride the new moon dipped to the west, a silver boat uptilted in a green transparent sea.
transparentadjectiveUS /trænˈsperənt/
transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
From this reading At the end of a long grass ride the new moon dipped to the west, a silver boat uptilted in a green transparent sea.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading THE BUTTERFLY The perfect rose of a June sunset was slanting through the fir-woods of Burchester Park, making the red trunks glow.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A very great stillness lay upon all things--the eventide quiet of a summer day.
uptilted
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From this reading At the end of a long grass ride the new moon dipped to the west, a silver boat uptilted in a green transparent sea.
precisely as stated
From this reading A very great stillness lay upon all things--the eventide quiet of a summer day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BUTTERFLY The perfect rose of a June sunset was slanting through the fir-woods of Burchester Park, making the red trunks glow.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading At the end of a long grass ride the new moon dipped to the west, a silver boat uptilted in a green transparent sea.
