Chapter XII

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

From this reading That ride with Mr. Jefferson, and the day I spent at Monticello, have still a pleasant flavor in retrospect.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Part of our way lay through the forest, and one could hear the oozing sap, mounting upward into the yet leafless branches interlaced above us.

later than; following

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

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

From this reading That ride with Mr. Jefferson, and the day I spent at Monticello, have still a pleasant flavor in retrospect.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading That ride with Mr. Jefferson, and the day I spent at Monticello, have still a pleasant flavor in retrospect.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

produce or yield flowers

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading Part of our way lay through the forest, and one could hear the oozing sap, mounting upward into the yet leafless branches interlaced above us.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

plural of “bud” — a partially opened flower

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

past form of “bulge” — swell or protrude outwards

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading Mr. Jefferson's urbanity matched his delightful conversation, and my pleasure in his condescension and his intellectual charm gave him evident satisfaction.

having well-proportioned limbs

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior

From this reading Mr. Jefferson's urbanity matched his delightful conversation, and my pleasure in his condescension and his intellectual charm gave him evident satisfaction.

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

From this reading Mr. Jefferson's urbanity matched his delightful conversation, and my pleasure in his condescension and his intellectual charm gave him evident satisfaction.

a variable color averaging a deep pink

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Part of our way lay through the forest, and one could hear the oozing sap, mounting upward into the yet leafless branches interlaced above us.

used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading That ride with Mr. Jefferson, and the day I spent at Monticello, have still a pleasant flavor in retrospect.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading Mr. Jefferson's urbanity matched his delightful conversation, and my pleasure in his condescension and his intellectual charm gave him evident satisfaction.

emanating from God

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading Mr. Jefferson's urbanity matched his delightful conversation, and my pleasure in his condescension and his intellectual charm gave him evident satisfaction.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

From this reading That ride with Mr. Jefferson, and the day I spent at Monticello, have still a pleasant flavor in retrospect.

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading Part of our way lay through the forest, and one could hear the oozing sap, mounting upward into the yet leafless branches interlaced above us.

the outside boundary or surface of something

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Mr. Jefferson's urbanity matched his delightful conversation, and my pleasure in his condescension and his intellectual charm gave him evident satisfaction.

highly enthusiastic

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

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

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading That ride with Mr. Jefferson, and the day I spent at Monticello, have still a pleasant flavor in retrospect.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading Part of our way lay through the forest, and one could hear the oozing sap, mounting upward into the yet leafless branches interlaced above us.

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

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Mr. Jefferson's urbanity matched his delightful conversation, and my pleasure in his condescension and his intellectual charm gave him evident satisfaction.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Mr. Jefferson's urbanity matched his delightful conversation, and my pleasure in his condescension and his intellectual charm gave him evident satisfaction.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading That ride with Mr. Jefferson, and the day I spent at Monticello, have still a pleasant flavor in retrospect.

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

From this reading That ride with Mr. Jefferson, and the day I spent at Monticello, have still a pleasant flavor in retrospect.

inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind

From this reading Mr. Jefferson's urbanity matched his delightful conversation, and my pleasure in his condescension and his intellectual charm gave him evident satisfaction.

having a pattern of fretwork or latticework

From this reading Part of our way lay through the forest, and one could hear the oozing sap, mounting upward into the yet leafless branches interlaced above us.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Part of our way lay through the forest, and one could hear the oozing sap, mounting upward into the yet leafless branches interlaced above us.

Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)

From this reading That ride with Mr. Jefferson, and the day I spent at Monticello, have still a pleasant flavor in retrospect.

possessive form of “jefferson” — 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)

From this reading Mr. Jefferson's urbanity matched his delightful conversation, and my pleasure in his condescension and his intellectual charm gave him evident satisfaction.

any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Part of our way lay through the forest, and one could hear the oozing sap, mounting upward into the yet leafless branches interlaced above us.

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

having no leaves

From this reading Part of our way lay through the forest, and one could hear the oozing sap, mounting upward into the yet leafless branches interlaced above us.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

plural of “maple” — wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

provided with a worthy adversary or competitor

From this reading Mr. Jefferson's urbanity matched his delightful conversation, and my pleasure in his condescension and his intellectual charm gave him evident satisfaction.

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

From this reading That ride with Mr. Jefferson, and the day I spent at Monticello, have still a pleasant flavor in retrospect.

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

From this reading Part of our way lay through the forest, and one could hear the oozing sap, mounting upward into the yet leafless branches interlaced above us.

a form of address for a man

From this reading That ride with Mr. Jefferson, and the day I spent at Monticello, have still a pleasant flavor in retrospect.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Mr. Jefferson's urbanity matched his delightful conversation, and my pleasure in his condescension and his intellectual charm gave him evident satisfaction.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Part of our way lay through the forest, and one could hear the oozing sap, mounting upward into the yet leafless branches interlaced above us.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Part of our way lay through the forest, and one could hear the oozing sap, mounting upward into the yet leafless branches interlaced above us.

the process of seeping

From this reading Part of our way lay through the forest, and one could hear the oozing sap, mounting upward into the yet leafless branches interlaced above us.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Part of our way lay through the forest, and one could hear the oozing sap, mounting upward into the yet leafless branches interlaced above us.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Part of our way lay through the forest, and one could hear the oozing sap, mounting upward into the yet leafless branches interlaced above us.

of a light shade of red

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading That ride with Mr. Jefferson, and the day I spent at Monticello, have still a pleasant flavor in retrospect.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading Mr. Jefferson's urbanity matched his delightful conversation, and my pleasure in his condescension and his intellectual charm gave him evident satisfaction.

make a promise or commitment

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

the act of applying force in order to move something away

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

past form of “reawaken” — awaken once again

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

contemplation of things past

From this reading That ride with Mr. Jefferson, and the day I spent at Monticello, have still a pleasant flavor in retrospect.

possessing material wealth

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading That ride with Mr. Jefferson, and the day I spent at Monticello, have still a pleasant flavor in retrospect.

the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

deplete

From this reading Part of our way lay through the forest, and one could hear the oozing sap, mounting upward into the yet leafless branches interlaced above us.

the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

From this reading Mr. Jefferson's urbanity matched his delightful conversation, and my pleasure in his condescension and his intellectual charm gave him evident satisfaction.

plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading That ride with Mr. Jefferson, and the day I spent at Monticello, have still a pleasant flavor in retrospect.

not in physical motion

From this reading That ride with Mr. Jefferson, and the day I spent at Monticello, have still a pleasant flavor in retrospect.

a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

that is on a string

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

the rays of the sun

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That ride with Mr. Jefferson, and the day I spent at Monticello, have still a pleasant flavor in retrospect.

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

From this reading That ride with Mr. Jefferson, and the day I spent at Monticello, have still a pleasant flavor in retrospect.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Part of our way lay through the forest, and one could hear the oozing sap, mounting upward into the yet leafless branches interlaced above us.

very small

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

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

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

directed up

From this reading Part of our way lay through the forest, and one could hear the oozing sap, mounting upward into the yet leafless branches interlaced above us.

polished courtesy; elegance of manner

From this reading Mr. Jefferson's urbanity matched his delightful conversation, and my pleasure in his condescension and his intellectual charm gave him evident satisfaction.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Part of our way lay through the forest, and one could hear the oozing sap, mounting upward into the yet leafless branches interlaced above us.

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

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Part of our way lay through the forest, and one could hear the oozing sap, mounting upward into the yet leafless branches interlaced above us.

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

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

in or at the place that

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

during the time that

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

a Caucasian

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

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

From this reading The rich loam under our horses' feet was cracked open here and there, making tiny winrows of the rotted leaves, where reawakened roots of fern or flower were pushing upward with divine instinct for life and sunshine.

in the company of; together with

From this reading That ride with Mr. Jefferson, and the day I spent at Monticello, have still a pleasant flavor in retrospect.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading The graceful, clean-limbed maples had strung themselves with strand after strand of glowing coral leaf buds, and the white trunked cotton woods were hung thickly with a soft pinkish brown fringe, while each branch of the laurel, the dogwood and the ivy shrubs bulged with close folded gray green buds--big with promise of leaf and blossom.

but in spite of that

From this reading Part of our way lay through the forest, and one could hear the oozing sap, mounting upward into the yet leafless branches interlaced above us.