used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A WEEK IN A MOUNTAIN HOME.
(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 There are many who, though they love art, literature and the other gifts and comforts of civilization, would trade all to live in a primitive mountain home; to call their time, a house of logs and a few barren fields, "my own."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading There are many who, though they love art, literature and the other gifts and comforts of civilization, would trade all to live in a primitive mountain home; to call their time, a house of logs and a few barren fields, "my own."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading There are many who, though they love art, literature and the other gifts and comforts of civilization, would trade all to live in a primitive mountain home; to call their time, a house of logs and a few barren fields, "my own."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There are many who, though they love art, literature and the other gifts and comforts of civilization, would trade all to live in a primitive mountain home; to call their time, a house of logs and a few barren fields, "my own."
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading They care not for the smoke of many chimneys, or the surging crowd or the ceaseless din of commercial centers.
ceaselessadjectiveUS /ˈsiːslɪs/
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
From this reading They care not for the smoke of many chimneys, or the surging crowd or the ceaseless din of commercial centers.
centersnounUS /ˈsentərz/
plural of “center” — an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading They care not for the smoke of many chimneys, or the surging crowd or the ceaseless din of commercial centers.
chimneysnounUS /ˈtʃɪmniz/
plural of “chimney” — a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading They care not for the smoke of many chimneys, or the surging crowd or the ceaseless din of commercial centers.
civilizationnounUS /ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading There are many who, though they love art, literature and the other gifts and comforts of civilization, would trade all to live in a primitive mountain home; to call their time, a house of logs and a few barren fields, "my own."
clothedadjectiveUS /kloʊðd/
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading They love the view from mountain tops, where hills peep over hills and pinnacles are clothed in clouds.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading They love the view from mountain tops, where hills peep over hills and pinnacles are clothed in clouds.
comfortsnounUS /ˈkʌmfərts/
things that make you comfortable and at ease
From this reading There are many who, though they love art, literature and the other gifts and comforts of civilization, would trade all to live in a primitive mountain home; to call their time, a house of logs and a few barren fields, "my own."
commercialadjectiveUS /kəˈmɜːrʃəl/
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading They care not for the smoke of many chimneys, or the surging crowd or the ceaseless din of commercial centers.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading They care not for the smoke of many chimneys, or the surging crowd or the ceaseless din of commercial centers.
dinnounUS /dɪn/
a loud harsh or strident noise
From this reading They care not for the smoke of many chimneys, or the surging crowd or the ceaseless din of commercial centers.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading There are many who, though they love art, literature and the other gifts and comforts of civilization, would trade all to live in a primitive mountain home; to call their time, a house of logs and a few barren fields, "my own."
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading There are many who, though they love art, literature and the other gifts and comforts of civilization, would trade all to live in a primitive mountain home; to call their time, a house of logs and a few barren fields, "my own."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They care not for the smoke of many chimneys, or the surging crowd or the ceaseless din of commercial centers.
free-thinkingadjective
unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion)
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They love the view from mountain tops, where hills peep over hills and pinnacles are clothed in clouds.
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading There are many who, though they love art, literature and the other gifts and comforts of civilization, would trade all to live in a primitive mountain home; to call their time, a house of logs and a few barren fields, "my own."
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading They love the view from mountain tops, where hills peep over hills and pinnacles are clothed in clouds.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A WEEK IN A MOUNTAIN HOME.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading There are many who, though they love art, literature and the other gifts and comforts of civilization, would trade all to live in a primitive mountain home; to call their time, a house of logs and a few barren fields, "my own."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A WEEK IN A MOUNTAIN HOME.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading There are many who, though they love art, literature and the other gifts and comforts of civilization, would trade all to live in a primitive mountain home; to call their time, a house of logs and a few barren fields, "my own."
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading There are many who, though they love art, literature and the other gifts and comforts of civilization, would trade all to live in a primitive mountain home; to call their time, a house of logs and a few barren fields, "my own."
logsnounUS /lɔːɡz/
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading There are many who, though they love art, literature and the other gifts and comforts of civilization, would trade all to live in a primitive mountain home; to call their time, a house of logs and a few barren fields, "my own."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There are many who, though they love art, literature and the other gifts and comforts of civilization, would trade all to live in a primitive mountain home; to call their time, a house of logs and a few barren fields, "my own."
the force of workers available
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading A WEEK IN A MOUNTAIN HOME.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There are many who, though they love art, literature and the other gifts and comforts of civilization, would trade all to live in a primitive mountain home; to call their time, a house of logs and a few barren fields, "my own."
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They care not for the smoke of many chimneys, or the surging crowd or the ceaseless din of commercial centers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are many who, though they love art, literature and the other gifts and comforts of civilization, would trade all to live in a primitive mountain home; to call their time, a house of logs and a few barren fields, "my own."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They care not for the smoke of many chimneys, or the surging crowd or the ceaseless din of commercial centers.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There are many who, though they love art, literature and the other gifts and comforts of civilization, would trade all to live in a primitive mountain home; to call their time, a house of logs and a few barren fields, "my own."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They love the view from mountain tops, where hills peep over hills and pinnacles are clothed in clouds.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading There are many who, though they love art, literature and the other gifts and comforts of civilization, would trade all to live in a primitive mountain home; to call their time, a house of logs and a few barren fields, "my own."
go across or through
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
pastoraladjectiveUS /ˈpæstərəl/
of or relating to a pastor
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
peepverbUS /piːp/
look furtively
From this reading They love the view from mountain tops, where hills peep over hills and pinnacles are clothed in clouds.
permittingverbUS /pərˈmɪtɪŋ/
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
pinnacles
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From this reading They love the view from mountain tops, where hills peep over hills and pinnacles are clothed in clouds.
primitiveadjectiveUS /ˈprɪmətɪv/
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading They care not for the smoke of many chimneys, or the surging crowd or the ceaseless din of commercial centers.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
surgingadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrdʒɪŋ/
characterized by great swelling waves or surges
From this reading They care not for the smoke of many chimneys, or the surging crowd or the ceaseless din of commercial centers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There are many who, though they love art, literature and the other gifts and comforts of civilization, would trade all to live in a primitive mountain home; to call their time, a house of logs and a few barren fields, "my own."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There are many who, though they love art, literature and the other gifts and comforts of civilization, would trade all to live in a primitive mountain home; to call their time, a house of logs and a few barren fields, "my own."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There are many who, though they love art, literature and the other gifts and comforts of civilization, would trade all to live in a primitive mountain home; to call their time, a house of logs and a few barren fields, "my own."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There are many who, though they love art, literature and the other gifts and comforts of civilization, would trade all to live in a primitive mountain home; to call their time, a house of logs and a few barren fields, "my own."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
topsadjectiveUS /tɑːps/
of the highest quality
From this reading They love the view from mountain tops, where hills peep over hills and pinnacles are clothed in clouds.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading There are many who, though they love art, literature and the other gifts and comforts of civilization, would trade all to live in a primitive mountain home; to call their time, a house of logs and a few barren fields, "my own."
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading They love the view from mountain tops, where hills peep over hills and pinnacles are clothed in clouds.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A WEEK IN A MOUNTAIN HOME.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
in or at the place that
From this reading They love the view from mountain tops, where hills peep over hills and pinnacles are clothed in clouds.
which person or people
From this reading There are some free-thinking souls who love nature and the primitive so well as to believe that Providence made a mistake in permitting men to pass beyond the pastoral stage.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There are many who, though they love art, literature and the other gifts and comforts of civilization, would trade all to live in a primitive mountain home; to call their time, a house of logs and a few barren fields, "my own."
