used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
(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 Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.
aspiringly
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From this reading It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
BARTLETTnounUS /ˈbɑːrtlɪt/
United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
From this reading MOTHER BARTLETT.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
cornfieldnounUS /ˈkɔːrnfiːld/
a field planted with corn
From this reading It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
enclosurenounUS /enˈkloʊʒər/
a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
apart from; not including
From this reading Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.
fencedverbUS /fenst/
past form of “fence” — enclose with a fence
From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.
hill-side
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From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
meadowsnounUS /ˈmedoʊz/
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading MOTHER BARTLETT.
not any; not one
From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.
others
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From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
pasturing
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From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
ranksnounUS /ræŋks/
plural of “rank” — a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
slopedadjective
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
the upper part of anything
From this reading It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
unpaintedadjectiveUS /ənˈpeɪntɪd/
not having makeup on
From this reading The little house, unpainted like many others, had no fenced enclosure on this side.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
in or at the place that
From this reading Farm fields and meadows were all around, except where this one hill rose up behind the house.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading A wide field stretched away from the back door, lying partly upon a hill-side; and several cattle were pasturing in it.
woodedadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdɪd/
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading It was wooded at the top; below, the ranks of a cornfield sloped aspiringly up its base.
