used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The chapel was a ruin old, That stood so low, in lonely glen.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The Haunted Chapel to which Mr. and Mrs. Berners were going was in a dark and lonely gorge on the other side of the mountain across Black River, but near its rise in the Black Torrent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gothic windows high and dark Were hung with ivy, brier, and yew."
Berners
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From this reading The Haunted Chapel to which Mr. and Mrs. Berners were going was in a dark and lonely gorge on the other side of the mountain across Black River, but near its rise in the Black Torrent.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The Haunted Chapel to which Mr. and Mrs. Berners were going was in a dark and lonely gorge on the other side of the mountain across Black River, but near its rise in the Black Torrent.
briernounUS /ˈbraɪər/
tangled mass of prickly plants
From this reading The gothic windows high and dark Were hung with ivy, brier, and yew."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Haunted Chapel to which Mr. and Mrs. Berners were going was in a dark and lonely gorge on the other side of the mountain across Black River, but near its rise in the Black Torrent.
CHAPELnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading THE HAUNTED CHAPEL.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The gothic windows high and dark Were hung with ivy, brier, and yew."
fordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading To reach the chapel, they would have to ride three miles up the shore and ford the river, and then pass over the opposite mountain.
glennounUS /ɡlen/
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading "The chapel was a ruin old, That stood so low, in lonely glen.
the act of departing
From this reading The Haunted Chapel to which Mr. and Mrs. Berners were going was in a dark and lonely gorge on the other side of the mountain across Black River, but near its rise in the Black Torrent.
gorgeverbUS /ɡɔːrdʒ/
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
From this reading The Haunted Chapel to which Mr. and Mrs. Berners were going was in a dark and lonely gorge on the other side of the mountain across Black River, but near its rise in the Black Torrent.
gothicadjectiveUS /ˈɡɑːθɪk/
characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German
From this reading The gothic windows high and dark Were hung with ivy, brier, and yew."
HAUNTEDadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading THE HAUNTED CHAPEL.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To reach the chapel, they would have to ride three miles up the shore and ford the river, and then pass over the opposite mountain.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The gothic windows high and dark Were hung with ivy, brier, and yew."
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The gothic windows high and dark Were hung with ivy, brier, and yew."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The chapel was a ruin old, That stood so low, in lonely glen.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Haunted Chapel to which Mr. and Mrs. Berners were going was in a dark and lonely gorge on the other side of the mountain across Black River, but near its rise in the Black Torrent.
ivynounUS /ˈaɪvi/
Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
From this reading The gothic windows high and dark Were hung with ivy, brier, and yew."
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading "The chapel was a ruin old, That stood so low, in lonely glen.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "The chapel was a ruin old, That stood so low, in lonely glen.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading To reach the chapel, they would have to ride three miles up the shore and ford the river, and then pass over the opposite mountain.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The Haunted Chapel to which Mr. and Mrs. Berners were going was in a dark and lonely gorge on the other side of the mountain across Black River, but near its rise in the Black Torrent.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The Haunted Chapel to which Mr. and Mrs. Berners were going was in a dark and lonely gorge on the other side of the mountain across Black River, but near its rise in the Black Torrent.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The Haunted Chapel to which Mr. and Mrs. Berners were going was in a dark and lonely gorge on the other side of the mountain across Black River, but near its rise in the Black Torrent.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The Haunted Chapel to which Mr. and Mrs. Berners were going was in a dark and lonely gorge on the other side of the mountain across Black River, but near its rise in the Black Torrent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Haunted Chapel to which Mr. and Mrs. Berners were going was in a dark and lonely gorge on the other side of the mountain across Black River, but near its rise in the Black Torrent.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "The chapel was a ruin old, That stood so low, in lonely glen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Haunted Chapel to which Mr. and Mrs. Berners were going was in a dark and lonely gorge on the other side of the mountain across Black River, but near its rise in the Black Torrent.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading To reach the chapel, they would have to ride three miles up the shore and ford the river, and then pass over the opposite mountain.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Haunted Chapel to which Mr. and Mrs. Berners were going was in a dark and lonely gorge on the other side of the mountain across Black River, but near its rise in the Black Torrent.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading To reach the chapel, they would have to ride three miles up the shore and ford the river, and then pass over the opposite mountain.
go across or through
From this reading To reach the chapel, they would have to ride three miles up the shore and ford the river, and then pass over the opposite mountain.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading To reach the chapel, they would have to ride three miles up the shore and ford the river, and then pass over the opposite mountain.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading To reach the chapel, they would have to ride three miles up the shore and ford the river, and then pass over the opposite mountain.
move upward
From this reading The Haunted Chapel to which Mr. and Mrs. Berners were going was in a dark and lonely gorge on the other side of the mountain across Black River, but near its rise in the Black Torrent.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The Haunted Chapel to which Mr. and Mrs. Berners were going was in a dark and lonely gorge on the other side of the mountain across Black River, but near its rise in the Black Torrent.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading "The chapel was a ruin old, That stood so low, in lonely glen.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading To reach the chapel, they would have to ride three miles up the shore and ford the river, and then pass over the opposite mountain.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The Haunted Chapel to which Mr. and Mrs. Berners were going was in a dark and lonely gorge on the other side of the mountain across Black River, but near its rise in the Black Torrent.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "The chapel was a ruin old, That stood so low, in lonely glen.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading "The chapel was a ruin old, That stood so low, in lonely glen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The chapel was a ruin old, That stood so low, in lonely glen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HAUNTED CHAPEL.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading To reach the chapel, they would have to ride three miles up the shore and ford the river, and then pass over the opposite mountain.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To reach the chapel, they would have to ride three miles up the shore and ford the river, and then pass over the opposite mountain.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading To reach the chapel, they would have to ride three miles up the shore and ford the river, and then pass over the opposite mountain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Haunted Chapel to which Mr. and Mrs. Berners were going was in a dark and lonely gorge on the other side of the mountain across Black River, but near its rise in the Black Torrent.
TorrentnounUS /ˈtɔːrənt/
a heavy rain
From this reading The Haunted Chapel to which Mr. and Mrs. Berners were going was in a dark and lonely gorge on the other side of the mountain across Black River, but near its rise in the Black Torrent.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading To reach the chapel, they would have to ride three miles up the shore and ford the river, and then pass over the opposite mountain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The chapel was a ruin old, That stood so low, in lonely glen.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The gothic windows high and dark Were hung with ivy, brier, and yew."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Haunted Chapel to which Mr. and Mrs. Berners were going was in a dark and lonely gorge on the other side of the mountain across Black River, but near its rise in the Black Torrent.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The gothic windows high and dark Were hung with ivy, brier, and yew."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The gothic windows high and dark Were hung with ivy, brier, and yew."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To reach the chapel, they would have to ride three miles up the shore and ford the river, and then pass over the opposite mountain.
yewnounUS /juː/
wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows
From this reading The gothic windows high and dark Were hung with ivy, brier, and yew."
