used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had been in London for the last month, and had driven down after lunch on this April afternoon through glints of sunshine and scuds of windy rain.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading He had been in London for the last month, and had driven down after lunch on this April afternoon through glints of sunshine and scuds of windy rain.
(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 round him were the melodies and the enchantments of the spring.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading He had been in London for the last month, and had driven down after lunch on this April afternoon through glints of sunshine and scuds of windy rain.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been in London for the last month, and had driven down after lunch on this April afternoon through glints of sunshine and scuds of windy rain.
bird-song
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From this reading But now with the fall of day the sky had cleared, and, after the pavements and fogs of the town, he longed to immerse himself in the sense of Stanier and spring woods and bird-song.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now with the fall of day the sky had cleared, and, after the pavements and fogs of the town, he longed to immerse himself in the sense of Stanier and spring woods and bird-song.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading But now with the fall of day the sky had cleared, and, after the pavements and fogs of the town, he longed to immerse himself in the sense of Stanier and spring woods and bird-song.
Colin
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From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
cushionsnounUS /ˈkʊʃənz/
plural of “cushion” — a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading The turf underneath the foot was elastic with the thick growth of the young grass, and vivid with little round cushions of greenest moss, and the smell of the damp earth was fresh and fragrant.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
dampadjectiveUS /dæmp/
slightly wet
From this reading The turf underneath the foot was elastic with the thick growth of the young grass, and vivid with little round cushions of greenest moss, and the smell of the damp earth was fresh and fragrant.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But now with the fall of day the sky had cleared, and, after the pavements and fogs of the town, he longed to immerse himself in the sense of Stanier and spring woods and bird-song.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He had been in London for the last month, and had driven down after lunch on this April afternoon through glints of sunshine and scuds of windy rain.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading He had been in London for the last month, and had driven down after lunch on this April afternoon through glints of sunshine and scuds of windy rain.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The turf underneath the foot was elastic with the thick growth of the young grass, and vivid with little round cushions of greenest moss, and the smell of the damp earth was fresh and fragrant.
elasticadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæstɪk/
capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy
From this reading The turf underneath the foot was elastic with the thick growth of the young grass, and vivid with little round cushions of greenest moss, and the smell of the damp earth was fresh and fragrant.
enchantments
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From this reading All round him were the melodies and the enchantments of the spring.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading But now with the fall of day the sky had cleared, and, after the pavements and fogs of the town, he longed to immerse himself in the sense of Stanier and spring woods and bird-song.
fogsnounUS /fɔːɡz/
plural of “fog” — droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading But now with the fall of day the sky had cleared, and, after the pavements and fogs of the town, he longed to immerse himself in the sense of Stanier and spring woods and bird-song.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The turf underneath the foot was elastic with the thick growth of the young grass, and vivid with little round cushions of greenest moss, and the smell of the damp earth was fresh and fragrant.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been in London for the last month, and had driven down after lunch on this April afternoon through glints of sunshine and scuds of windy rain.
fragrantadjectiveUS /ˈfreɪɡrənt/
pleasant-smelling
From this reading The turf underneath the foot was elastic with the thick growth of the young grass, and vivid with little round cushions of greenest moss, and the smell of the damp earth was fresh and fragrant.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The turf underneath the foot was elastic with the thick growth of the young grass, and vivid with little round cushions of greenest moss, and the smell of the damp earth was fresh and fragrant.
glints
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From this reading He had been in London for the last month, and had driven down after lunch on this April afternoon through glints of sunshine and scuds of windy rain.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The turf underneath the foot was elastic with the thick growth of the young grass, and vivid with little round cushions of greenest moss, and the smell of the damp earth was fresh and fragrant.
greenestadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːnɪst/
superlative of “green” — of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
From this reading The turf underneath the foot was elastic with the thick growth of the young grass, and vivid with little round cushions of greenest moss, and the smell of the damp earth was fresh and fragrant.
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 turf underneath the foot was elastic with the thick growth of the young grass, and vivid with little round cushions of greenest moss, and the smell of the damp earth was fresh and fragrant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been in London for the last month, and had driven down after lunch on this April afternoon through glints of sunshine and scuds of windy rain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been in London for the last month, and had driven down after lunch on this April afternoon through glints of sunshine and scuds of windy rain.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All round him were the melodies and the enchantments of the spring.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But now with the fall of day the sky had cleared, and, after the pavements and fogs of the town, he longed to immerse himself in the sense of Stanier and spring woods and bird-song.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
immerseverbUS /ˌɪˈmɜːrs/
thrust or throw into
From this reading But now with the fall of day the sky had cleared, and, after the pavements and fogs of the town, he longed to immerse himself in the sense of Stanier and spring woods and bird-song.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had been in London for the last month, and had driven down after lunch on this April afternoon through glints of sunshine and scuds of windy rain.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
immediately past
From this reading He had been in London for the last month, and had driven down after lunch on this April afternoon through glints of sunshine and scuds of windy rain.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The turf underneath the foot was elastic with the thick growth of the young grass, and vivid with little round cushions of greenest moss, and the smell of the damp earth was fresh and fragrant.
lodge-gates
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From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading He had been in London for the last month, and had driven down after lunch on this April afternoon through glints of sunshine and scuds of windy rain.
longedverbUS /lɔːŋd/
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading But now with the fall of day the sky had cleared, and, after the pavements and fogs of the town, he longed to immerse himself in the sense of Stanier and spring woods and bird-song.
take the midday meal
From this reading He had been in London for the last month, and had driven down after lunch on this April afternoon through glints of sunshine and scuds of windy rain.
melodiesnounUS /ˈmelədiz/
plural of “melody” — a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading All round him were the melodies and the enchantments of the spring.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading He had been in London for the last month, and had driven down after lunch on this April afternoon through glints of sunshine and scuds of windy rain.
mossnounUS /mɔːs/
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading The turf underneath the foot was elastic with the thick growth of the young grass, and vivid with little round cushions of greenest moss, and the smell of the damp earth was fresh and fragrant.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now with the fall of day the sky had cleared, and, after the pavements and fogs of the town, he longed to immerse himself in the sense of Stanier and spring woods and bird-song.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had been in London for the last month, and had driven down after lunch on this April afternoon through glints of sunshine and scuds of windy rain.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
pavementsnounUS /ˈpeɪvmənts/
plural of “pavement” — the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading But now with the fall of day the sky had cleared, and, after the pavements and fogs of the town, he longed to immerse himself in the sense of Stanier and spring woods and bird-song.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading He had been in London for the last month, and had driven down after lunch on this April afternoon through glints of sunshine and scuds of windy rain.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading All round him were the melodies and the enchantments of the spring.
scudsnounUS /skʌdz/
plural of “scud” — the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
From this reading He had been in London for the last month, and had driven down after lunch on this April afternoon through glints of sunshine and scuds of windy rain.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading But now with the fall of day the sky had cleared, and, after the pavements and fogs of the town, he longed to immerse himself in the sense of Stanier and spring woods and bird-song.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading But now with the fall of day the sky had cleared, and, after the pavements and fogs of the town, he longed to immerse himself in the sense of Stanier and spring woods and bird-song.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading The turf underneath the foot was elastic with the thick growth of the young grass, and vivid with little round cushions of greenest moss, and the smell of the damp earth was fresh and fragrant.
the season of growth
From this reading But now with the fall of day the sky had cleared, and, after the pavements and fogs of the town, he longed to immerse himself in the sense of Stanier and spring woods and bird-song.
Stanier
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From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
the rays of the sun
From this reading He had been in London for the last month, and had driven down after lunch on this April afternoon through glints of sunshine and scuds of windy rain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The turf underneath the foot was elastic with the thick growth of the young grass, and vivid with little round cushions of greenest moss, and the smell of the damp earth was fresh and fragrant.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had been in London for the last month, and had driven down after lunch on this April afternoon through glints of sunshine and scuds of windy rain.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading But now with the fall of day the sky had cleared, and, after the pavements and fogs of the town, he longed to immerse himself in the sense of Stanier and spring woods and bird-song.
turfnounUS /tɜːrf/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading The turf underneath the foot was elastic with the thick growth of the young grass, and vivid with little round cushions of greenest moss, and the smell of the damp earth was fresh and fragrant.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading The turf underneath the foot was elastic with the thick growth of the young grass, and vivid with little round cushions of greenest moss, and the smell of the damp earth was fresh and fragrant.
vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading The turf underneath the foot was elastic with the thick growth of the young grass, and vivid with little round cushions of greenest moss, and the smell of the damp earth was fresh and fragrant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The turf underneath the foot was elastic with the thick growth of the young grass, and vivid with little round cushions of greenest moss, and the smell of the damp earth was fresh and fragrant.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All round him were the melodies and the enchantments of the spring.
at the time that
From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
windyadjectiveUS /ˈwɪndi/
abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
From this reading He had been in London for the last month, and had driven down after lunch on this April afternoon through glints of sunshine and scuds of windy rain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But now with the fall of day the sky had cleared, and, after the pavements and fogs of the town, he longed to immerse himself in the sense of Stanier and spring woods and bird-song.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Colin got out of his motor when it stopped at the lodge-gates at Stanier, and struck into the woods through which a short cut led to the house.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The turf underneath the foot was elastic with the thick growth of the young grass, and vivid with little round cushions of greenest moss, and the smell of the damp earth was fresh and fragrant.
