used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Oh, dear!" cried Davy, speaking aloud in his distress, "I do wish people and things wouldn't change about so!
anew
From this reading It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading "Oh, dear!" cried Davy, speaking aloud in his distress, "I do wish people and things wouldn't change about so!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, dear!" cried Davy, speaking aloud in his distress, "I do wish people and things wouldn't change about so!
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
on or to one side
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
beautifullyadverbUS /ˈbjuːtəfli/
in a beautiful manner
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
blottingverbUS /ˈblɑːtɪŋ/
inflected form of “blot” — dry (ink) with blotting paper
From this reading It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
carpetnounUS /ˈkɑːrpət/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "Oh, dear!" cried Davy, speaking aloud in his distress, "I do wish people and things wouldn't change about so!
contentedlyadverbUS /kənˈtentədli/
with equanimity
From this reading It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, dear!" cried Davy, speaking aloud in his distress, "I do wish people and things wouldn't change about so!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
DavynounUS /ˈdeɪvi/
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading "Oh, dear!" cried Davy, speaking aloud in his distress, "I do wish people and things wouldn't change about so!
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh, dear!" cried Davy, speaking aloud in his distress, "I do wish people and things wouldn't change about so!
without deviation
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
psychological suffering
From this reading "Oh, dear!" cried Davy, speaking aloud in his distress, "I do wish people and things wouldn't change about so!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, dear!" cried Davy, speaking aloud in his distress, "I do wish people and things wouldn't change about so!
doesn't
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From this reading It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
don't
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From this reading It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
else
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From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
at any time
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE MOVING FOREST.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, dear!" cried Davy, speaking aloud in his distress, "I do wish people and things wouldn't change about so!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, dear!" cried Davy, speaking aloud in his distress, "I do wish people and things wouldn't change about so!
I'm
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From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, dear!" cried Davy, speaking aloud in his distress, "I do wish people and things wouldn't change about so!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
and nothing more
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
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 It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
in motion
From this reading THE MOVING FOREST.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, dear!" cried Davy, speaking aloud in his distress, "I do wish people and things wouldn't change about so!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
overgrownadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊn/
covered with growing plants
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
a course of conduct
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Oh, dear!" cried Davy, speaking aloud in his distress, "I do wish people and things wouldn't change about so!
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
in the near future
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
with low volume
From this reading It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
with speed
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
without speaking
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, dear!" cried Davy, speaking aloud in his distress, "I do wish people and things wouldn't change about so!
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
in or at or to some place
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
in the near future
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "Oh, dear!" cried Davy, speaking aloud in his distress, "I do wish people and things wouldn't change about so!
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
not in physical motion
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOVING FOREST.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Oh, dear!" cried Davy, speaking aloud in his distress, "I do wish people and things wouldn't change about so!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
turfnounUS /tɜːrf/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
unrollingverbUS /ˌʌnˈroʊlɪŋ/
-ing form of “unroll” — reverse the winding or twisting of
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
precisely as stated
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading It made him a little uneasy, at first, to find that the trees behind him came together again, quietly blotting out the path; but then he thought, "It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't want to go back;" and so he walked along very contentedly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Oh, dear!" cried Davy, speaking aloud in his distress, "I do wish people and things wouldn't change about so!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Presently the trees and bushes directly before him moved silently apart and showed a broad path beautifully overgrown with soft turf; and as he stepped forward upon it the trees and bushes beyond moved silently aside in their turn, and the path grew before him, as he walked along, like a green carpet slowly unrolling itself through the wood.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Just so soon as ever I get to a place it goes away, and I'm somewhere else!"--and the little boy's heart began to beat rapidly as he looked about him; for the wood was very dark and solemn and still.
wouldn't
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From this reading "Oh, dear!" cried Davy, speaking aloud in his distress, "I do wish people and things wouldn't change about so!
