used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
accumulationnounUS /əˌkjuːmjəˈleɪʃən/
an increase by natural growth or addition
From this reading Sometimes the ground was quite bare and slippery with the accumulation of pine spires that had fallen there; again, they came to immense growths of fern; and yet again to the young growth of the forest trees, springing in wild luxuriance, all tangled and matted together.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
anew
From this reading Sometimes the ground was quite bare and slippery with the accumulation of pine spires that had fallen there; again, they came to immense growths of fern; and yet again to the young growth of the forest trees, springing in wild luxuriance, all tangled and matted together.
(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 Sometimes the ground was quite bare and slippery with the accumulation of pine spires that had fallen there; again, they came to immense growths of fern; and yet again to the young growth of the forest trees, springing in wild luxuriance, all tangled and matted together.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading None of these trees were very large, and they did not see any of those forest giants which had met their view in other places.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
completely unclothed
From this reading Sometimes the ground was quite bare and slippery with the accumulation of pine spires that had fallen there; again, they came to immense growths of fern; and yet again to the young growth of the forest trees, springing in wild luxuriance, all tangled and matted together.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
birchnounUS /bɜːrtʃ/
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
From this reading The woods consisted chiefly of pine trees, with birch and maple intermixed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Sometimes the ground was quite bare and slippery with the accumulation of pine spires that had fallen there; again, they came to immense growths of fern; and yet again to the young growth of the forest trees, springing in wild luxuriance, all tangled and matted together.
chieflyadverbUS /ˈtʃiːfli/
for the most part
From this reading The woods consisted chiefly of pine trees, with birch and maple intermixed.
consistedverbUS /kənˈsɪstəd/
past form of “consist” — originate
From this reading The woods consisted chiefly of pine trees, with birch and maple intermixed.
denseadjectiveUS /dens/
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading In some places the underbrush was very dense, but in other places there was scarcely any.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading None of these trees were very large, and they did not see any of those forest giants which had met their view in other places.
discernibleadjectiveUS /dɪˈsɜːrnəbəl/
perceptible by the senses or intellect
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Sometimes the ground was quite bare and slippery with the accumulation of pine spires that had fallen there; again, they came to immense growths of fern; and yet again to the young growth of the forest trees, springing in wild luxuriance, all tangled and matted together.
fernnounUS /fɜːrn/
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 Sometimes the ground was quite bare and slippery with the accumulation of pine spires that had fallen there; again, they came to immense growths of fern; and yet again to the young growth of the forest trees, springing in wild luxuriance, all tangled and matted together.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading None of these trees were very large, and they did not see any of those forest giants which had met their view in other places.
giantsnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənts/
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading None of these trees were very large, and they did not see any of those forest giants which had met their view in other places.
in a gradual manner
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Sometimes the ground was quite bare and slippery with the accumulation of pine spires that had fallen there; again, they came to immense growths of fern; and yet again to the young growth of the forest trees, springing in wild luxuriance, all tangled and matted together.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Sometimes the ground was quite bare and slippery with the accumulation of pine spires that had fallen there; again, they came to immense growths of fern; and yet again to the young growth of the forest trees, springing in wild luxuriance, all tangled and matted together.
growthsnounUS /ɡroʊθs/
plural of “growth” — (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Sometimes the ground was quite bare and slippery with the accumulation of pine spires that had fallen there; again, they came to immense growths of fern; and yet again to the young growth of the forest trees, springing in wild luxuriance, all tangled and matted together.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading None of these trees were very large, and they did not see any of those forest giants which had met their view in other places.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Sometimes the ground was quite bare and slippery with the accumulation of pine spires that had fallen there; again, they came to immense growths of fern; and yet again to the young growth of the forest trees, springing in wild luxuriance, all tangled and matted together.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading None of these trees were very large, and they did not see any of those forest giants which had met their view in other places.
intermixedverbUS /ˌɪntərˈmɪkst/
past form of “intermix” — combine into one
From this reading The woods consisted chiefly of pine trees, with birch and maple intermixed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading None of these trees were very large, and they did not see any of those forest giants which had met their view in other places.
luxuriancenoun
the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses
From this reading Sometimes the ground was quite bare and slippery with the accumulation of pine spires that had fallen there; again, they came to immense growths of fern; and yet again to the young growth of the forest trees, springing in wild luxuriance, all tangled and matted together.
maplenounUS /ˈmeɪpəl/
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 woods consisted chiefly of pine trees, with birch and maple intermixed.
mattedadjective
tangled in a dense mass
From this reading Sometimes the ground was quite bare and slippery with the accumulation of pine spires that had fallen there; again, they came to immense growths of fern; and yet again to the young growth of the forest trees, springing in wild luxuriance, all tangled and matted together.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading None of these trees were very large, and they did not see any of those forest giants which had met their view in other places.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
not one, and not any
From this reading None of these trees were very large, and they did not see any of those forest giants which had met their view in other places.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading None of these trees were very large, and they did not see any of those forest giants which had met their view in other places.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The woods consisted chiefly of pine trees, with birch and maple intermixed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading None of these trees were very large, and they did not see any of those forest giants which had met their view in other places.
a course of conduct
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading The woods consisted chiefly of pine trees, with birch and maple intermixed.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading None of these trees were very large, and they did not see any of those forest giants which had met their view in other places.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Sometimes the ground was quite bare and slippery with the accumulation of pine spires that had fallen there; again, they came to immense growths of fern; and yet again to the young growth of the forest trees, springing in wild luxuriance, all tangled and matted together.
only a very short time before
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading None of these trees were very large, and they did not see any of those forest giants which had met their view in other places.
slipperyadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpəri/
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading Sometimes the ground was quite bare and slippery with the accumulation of pine spires that had fallen there; again, they came to immense growths of fern; and yet again to the young growth of the forest trees, springing in wild luxuriance, all tangled and matted together.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In some places the underbrush was very dense, but in other places there was scarcely any.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes the ground was quite bare and slippery with the accumulation of pine spires that had fallen there; again, they came to immense growths of fern; and yet again to the young growth of the forest trees, springing in wild luxuriance, all tangled and matted together.
spiresnounUS /spaɪrz/
plural of “spire” — a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
From this reading Sometimes the ground was quite bare and slippery with the accumulation of pine spires that had fallen there; again, they came to immense growths of fern; and yet again to the young growth of the forest trees, springing in wild luxuriance, all tangled and matted together.
springingverbUS /ˈsprɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Sometimes the ground was quite bare and slippery with the accumulation of pine spires that had fallen there; again, they came to immense growths of fern; and yet again to the young growth of the forest trees, springing in wild luxuriance, all tangled and matted together.
tangledadjectiveUS /ˈtæŋɡəld/
in a confused mass
From this reading Sometimes the ground was quite bare and slippery with the accumulation of pine spires that had fallen there; again, they came to immense growths of fern; and yet again to the young growth of the forest trees, springing in wild luxuriance, all tangled and matted together.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading None of these trees were very large, and they did not see any of those forest giants which had met their view in other places.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In some places the underbrush was very dense, but in other places there was scarcely any.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading None of these trees were very large, and they did not see any of those forest giants which had met their view in other places.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading None of these trees were very large, and they did not see any of those forest giants which had met their view in other places.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Sometimes the ground was quite bare and slippery with the accumulation of pine spires that had fallen there; again, they came to immense growths of fern; and yet again to the young growth of the forest trees, springing in wild luxuriance, all tangled and matted together.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
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 The woods consisted chiefly of pine trees, with birch and maple intermixed.
underbrushnounUS /ˈʌndərbrʌʃ/
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading In some places the underbrush was very dense, but in other places there was scarcely any.
precisely as stated
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading None of these trees were very large, and they did not see any of those forest giants which had met their view in other places.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The path was at first very well beaten; but after about a mile or so, it gradually faded away, and the track that they followed after this was so faint as to be scarcely discernible.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading None of these trees were very large, and they did not see any of those forest giants which had met their view in other places.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading None of these trees were very large, and they did not see any of those forest giants which had met their view in other places.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Sometimes the ground was quite bare and slippery with the accumulation of pine spires that had fallen there; again, they came to immense growths of fern; and yet again to the young growth of the forest trees, springing in wild luxuriance, all tangled and matted together.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The woods consisted chiefly of pine trees, with birch and maple intermixed.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The woods consisted chiefly of pine trees, with birch and maple intermixed.
but in spite of that
From this reading Sometimes the ground was quite bare and slippery with the accumulation of pine spires that had fallen there; again, they came to immense growths of fern; and yet again to the young growth of the forest trees, springing in wild luxuriance, all tangled and matted together.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Sometimes the ground was quite bare and slippery with the accumulation of pine spires that had fallen there; again, they came to immense growths of fern; and yet again to the young growth of the forest trees, springing in wild luxuriance, all tangled and matted together.
