Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The hills send down a buttress to the north; against it the Susquehanna flows swift and straight for a little space, vainly chafing.

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From this reading Just where the high ridge breaks sharp and steep to the river's edge there is a grassy level, lulled by the sound of pleasant waters; there sleep the dead of Abingdon.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading The hills send down a buttress to the north; against it the Susquehanna flows swift and straight for a little space, vainly chafing.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The hills send down a buttress to the north; against it the Susquehanna flows swift and straight for a little space, vainly chafing.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Something stirs at your hair-roots--these are the names of the English.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

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From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading Here is a fair and noble prospect, which in Italy or in California had been world-famed; a beauty generous and gracious--valley, upland and hill and curving river.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Here is a fair and noble prospect, which in Italy or in California had been world-famed; a beauty generous and gracious--valley, upland and hill and curving river.

plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

From this reading Just where the high ridge breaks sharp and steep to the river's edge there is a grassy level, lulled by the sound of pleasant waters; there sleep the dead of Abingdon.

reinforce with a buttress

From this reading The hills send down a buttress to the north; against it the Susquehanna flows swift and straight for a little space, vainly chafing.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Just where the high ridge breaks sharp and steep to the river's edge there is a grassy level, lulled by the sound of pleasant waters; there sleep the dead of Abingdon.

a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes

From this reading Here is a fair and noble prospect, which in Italy or in California had been world-famed; a beauty generous and gracious--valley, upland and hill and curving river.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

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From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction

From this reading The hills send down a buttress to the north; against it the Susquehanna flows swift and straight for a little space, vainly chafing.

patterned with alternating squares of color

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend

From this reading Here is a fair and noble prospect, which in Italy or in California had been world-famed; a beauty generous and gracious--valley, upland and hill and curving river.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Just where the high ridge breaks sharp and steep to the river's edge there is a grassy level, lulled by the sound of pleasant waters; there sleep the dead of Abingdon.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The hills send down a buttress to the north; against it the Susquehanna flows swift and straight for a little space, vainly chafing.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading Just where the high ridge breaks sharp and steep to the river's edge there is a grassy level, lulled by the sound of pleasant waters; there sleep the dead of Abingdon.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading Something stirs at your hair-roots--these are the names of the English.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading Here is a fair and noble prospect, which in Italy or in California had been world-famed; a beauty generous and gracious--valley, upland and hill and curving river.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading The hills send down a buttress to the north; against it the Susquehanna flows swift and straight for a little space, vainly chafing.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The hills send down a buttress to the north; against it the Susquehanna flows swift and straight for a little space, vainly chafing.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

willing to give and share unstintingly

From this reading Here is a fair and noble prospect, which in Italy or in California had been world-famed; a beauty generous and gracious--valley, upland and hill and curving river.

United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the “Gibson girl” (1867-1944)

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

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From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit

From this reading Here is a fair and noble prospect, which in Italy or in California had been world-famed; a beauty generous and gracious--valley, upland and hill and curving river.

abounding in grass

From this reading Just where the high ridge breaks sharp and steep to the river's edge there is a grassy level, lulled by the sound of pleasant waters; there sleep the dead of Abingdon.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

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From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Here is a fair and noble prospect, which in Italy or in California had been world-famed; a beauty generous and gracious--valley, upland and hill and curving river.

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From this reading Something stirs at your hair-roots--these are the names of the English.

plural of “headstone” — the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here is a fair and noble prospect, which in Italy or in California had been world-famed; a beauty generous and gracious--valley, upland and hill and curving river.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Just where the high ridge breaks sharp and steep to the river's edge there is a grassy level, lulled by the sound of pleasant waters; there sleep the dead of Abingdon.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Here is a fair and noble prospect, which in Italy or in California had been world-famed; a beauty generous and gracious--valley, upland and hill and curving river.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading The hills send down a buttress to the north; against it the Susquehanna flows swift and straight for a little space, vainly chafing.

a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

United States educator and theologian (1802-1887)

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Here is a fair and noble prospect, which in Italy or in California had been world-famed; a beauty generous and gracious--valley, upland and hill and curving river.

in such a manner as could not be otherwise

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Just where the high ridge breaks sharp and steep to the river's edge there is a grassy level, lulled by the sound of pleasant waters; there sleep the dead of Abingdon.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The hills send down a buttress to the north; against it the Susquehanna flows swift and straight for a little space, vainly chafing.

a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD

From this reading Here is a fair and noble prospect, which in Italy or in California had been world-famed; a beauty generous and gracious--valley, upland and hill and curving river.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

and nothing more

From this reading Just where the high ridge breaks sharp and steep to the river's edge there is a grassy level, lulled by the sound of pleasant waters; there sleep the dead of Abingdon.

a narrow way or road

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading Just where the high ridge breaks sharp and steep to the river's edge there is a grassy level, lulled by the sound of pleasant waters; there sleep the dead of Abingdon.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The hills send down a buttress to the north; against it the Susquehanna flows swift and straight for a little space, vainly chafing.

past form of “lull” — calm by deception

From this reading Just where the high ridge breaks sharp and steep to the river's edge there is a grassy level, lulled by the sound of pleasant waters; there sleep the dead of Abingdon.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

impressive in appearance

From this reading Here is a fair and noble prospect, which in Italy or in California had been world-famed; a beauty generous and gracious--valley, upland and hill and curving river.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The hills send down a buttress to the north; against it the Susquehanna flows swift and straight for a little space, vainly chafing.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Just where the high ridge breaks sharp and steep to the river's edge there is a grassy level, lulled by the sound of pleasant waters; there sleep the dead of Abingdon.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Here is a fair and noble prospect, which in Italy or in California had been world-famed; a beauty generous and gracious--valley, upland and hill and curving river.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading Just where the high ridge breaks sharp and steep to the river's edge there is a grassy level, lulled by the sound of pleasant waters; there sleep the dead of Abingdon.

the possibility of future success

From this reading Here is a fair and noble prospect, which in Italy or in California had been world-famed; a beauty generous and gracious--valley, upland and hill and curving river.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

a long narrow natural elevation or striation

From this reading Just where the high ridge breaks sharp and steep to the river's edge there is a grassy level, lulled by the sound of pleasant waters; there sleep the dead of Abingdon.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Here is a fair and noble prospect, which in Italy or in California had been world-famed; a beauty generous and gracious--valley, upland and hill and curving river.

possessive form of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Just where the high ridge breaks sharp and steep to the river's edge there is a grassy level, lulled by the sound of pleasant waters; there sleep the dead of Abingdon.

cause to go somewhere

From this reading The hills send down a buttress to the north; against it the Susquehanna flows swift and straight for a little space, vainly chafing.

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading Just where the high ridge breaks sharp and steep to the river's edge there is a grassy level, lulled by the sound of pleasant waters; there sleep the dead of Abingdon.

United States playwright (1896-1955)

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Just where the high ridge breaks sharp and steep to the river's edge there is a grassy level, lulled by the sound of pleasant waters; there sleep the dead of Abingdon.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Something stirs at your hair-roots--these are the names of the English.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Just where the high ridge breaks sharp and steep to the river's edge there is a grassy level, lulled by the sound of pleasant waters; there sleep the dead of Abingdon.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading The hills send down a buttress to the north; against it the Susquehanna flows swift and straight for a little space, vainly chafing.

plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

English writer (1672-1729)

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

having a sharp inclination

From this reading Just where the high ridge breaks sharp and steep to the river's edge there is a grassy level, lulled by the sound of pleasant waters; there sleep the dead of Abingdon.

plural of “stir” — a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event

From this reading Something stirs at your hair-roots--these are the names of the English.

successive (without a break)

From this reading The hills send down a buttress to the north; against it the Susquehanna flows swift and straight for a little space, vainly chafing.

a river in the northeastern United States that rises in New York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland into Chesapeake Bay

From this reading The hills send down a buttress to the north; against it the Susquehanna flows swift and straight for a little space, vainly chafing.

moving very fast

From this reading The hills send down a buttress to the north; against it the Susquehanna flows swift and straight for a little space, vainly chafing.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The hills send down a buttress to the north; against it the Susquehanna flows swift and straight for a little space, vainly chafing.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Just where the high ridge breaks sharp and steep to the river's edge there is a grassy level, lulled by the sound of pleasant waters; there sleep the dead of Abingdon.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Something stirs at your hair-roots--these are the names of the English.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The hills send down a buttress to the north; against it the Susquehanna flows swift and straight for a little space, vainly chafing.

United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967)

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

used of high or hilly country

From this reading Here is a fair and noble prospect, which in Italy or in California had been world-famed; a beauty generous and gracious--valley, upland and hill and curving river.

to no avail

From this reading The hills send down a buttress to the north; against it the Susquehanna flows swift and straight for a little space, vainly chafing.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading Here is a fair and noble prospect, which in Italy or in California had been world-famed; a beauty generous and gracious--valley, upland and hill and curving river.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading Just where the high ridge breaks sharp and steep to the river's edge there is a grassy level, lulled by the sound of pleasant waters; there sleep the dead of Abingdon.

at the time that

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

in or at the place that

From this reading Just where the high ridge breaks sharp and steep to the river's edge there is a grassy level, lulled by the sound of pleasant waters; there sleep the dead of Abingdon.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Here is a fair and noble prospect, which in Italy or in California had been world-famed; a beauty generous and gracious--valley, upland and hill and curving river.

which person or people

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

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From this reading Here is a fair and noble prospect, which in Italy or in California had been world-famed; a beauty generous and gracious--valley, upland and hill and curving river.

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The hills are checkered to squares, cleared fields and green-black woods; inevitably the mind goes out to those who wrought here when the forest was unbroken, and so comes back to read on the headstones the names of the quiet dead: Hill, Barton, Clark, Green, Camp, Hunt, Catlin, Giles, Sherwood, Tracy, Jewett, Lane, Gibson, Holmes, Yates, Hopkins, Goodenow, Griswold, Steele.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Something stirs at your hair-roots--these are the names of the English.