used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The white road turned from the church, flowed by a regiment of peaked cottages, and found the open again.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above the fence rose a steep, wooded slope.
anew
From this reading The white road turned from the church, flowed by a regiment of peaked cottages, and found the open again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the other side their road touched an embankment of yellow clay, crowned by a wire fence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The white road turned from the church, flowed by a regiment of peaked cottages, and found the open again.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Meadow and grain field sank in a silent wave to a broad valley and rose to slumbering hilltops where dark trees stood sentry.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The white road turned from the church, flowed by a regiment of peaked cottages, and found the open again.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The white road turned from the church, flowed by a regiment of peaked cottages, and found the open again.
claynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading On the other side their road touched an embankment of yellow clay, crowned by a wire fence.
cottagesnounUS /ˈkɑːtɪdʒɪz/
plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story
From this reading The white road turned from the church, flowed by a regiment of peaked cottages, and found the open again.
crownedadjectiveUS /kraʊnd/
having an (artificial) crown on a tooth
From this reading On the other side their road touched an embankment of yellow clay, crowned by a wire fence.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Meadow and grain field sank in a silent wave to a broad valley and rose to slumbering hilltops where dark trees stood sentry.
embankmentnounUS /emˈbæŋkmənt/
a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
From this reading On the other side their road touched an embankment of yellow clay, crowned by a wire fence.
enclose with a fence
From this reading On the other side their road touched an embankment of yellow clay, crowned by a wire fence.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Meadow and grain field sank in a silent wave to a broad valley and rose to slumbering hilltops where dark trees stood sentry.
flowedverbUS /floʊd/
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading The white road turned from the church, flowed by a regiment of peaked cottages, and found the open again.
set up or found
From this reading The white road turned from the church, flowed by a regiment of peaked cottages, and found the open again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The white road turned from the church, flowed by a regiment of peaked cottages, and found the open again.
grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading Meadow and grain field sank in a silent wave to a broad valley and rose to slumbering hilltops where dark trees stood sentry.
hilltopsnounUS /ˈhɪltɑːps/
plural of “hilltop” — the peak of a hill
From this reading Meadow and grain field sank in a silent wave to a broad valley and rose to slumbering hilltops where dark trees stood sentry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meadow and grain field sank in a silent wave to a broad valley and rose to slumbering hilltops where dark trees stood sentry.
MeadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading Meadow and grain field sank in a silent wave to a broad valley and rose to slumbering hilltops where dark trees stood sentry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The white road turned from the church, flowed by a regiment of peaked cottages, and found the open again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the other side their road touched an embankment of yellow clay, crowned by a wire fence.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The white road turned from the church, flowed by a regiment of peaked cottages, and found the open again.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading On the other side their road touched an embankment of yellow clay, crowned by a wire fence.
peakedadjectiveUS /piːkt/
somewhat ill or prone to illness
From this reading The white road turned from the church, flowed by a regiment of peaked cottages, and found the open again.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading The white road turned from the church, flowed by a regiment of peaked cottages, and found the open again.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The white road turned from the church, flowed by a regiment of peaked cottages, and found the open again.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Meadow and grain field sank in a silent wave to a broad valley and rose to slumbering hilltops where dark trees stood sentry.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Meadow and grain field sank in a silent wave to a broad valley and rose to slumbering hilltops where dark trees stood sentry.
sentrynounUS /ˈsentri/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Meadow and grain field sank in a silent wave to a broad valley and rose to slumbering hilltops where dark trees stood sentry.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On the other side their road touched an embankment of yellow clay, crowned by a wire fence.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Meadow and grain field sank in a silent wave to a broad valley and rose to slumbering hilltops where dark trees stood sentry.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Above the fence rose a steep, wooded slope.
slumberingverbUS /ˈslʌmbərɪŋ/
-ing form of “slumber” — be asleep
From this reading Meadow and grain field sank in a silent wave to a broad valley and rose to slumbering hilltops where dark trees stood sentry.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading Above the fence rose a steep, wooded slope.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Meadow and grain field sank in a silent wave to a broad valley and rose to slumbering hilltops where dark trees stood sentry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The white road turned from the church, flowed by a regiment of peaked cottages, and found the open again.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On the other side their road touched an embankment of yellow clay, crowned by a wire fence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Meadow and grain field sank in a silent wave to a broad valley and rose to slumbering hilltops where dark trees stood sentry.
having come into contact
From this reading On the other side their road touched an embankment of yellow clay, crowned by a wire fence.
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 Meadow and grain field sank in a silent wave to a broad valley and rose to slumbering hilltops where dark trees stood sentry.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The white road turned from the church, flowed by a regiment of peaked cottages, and found the open again.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Meadow and grain field sank in a silent wave to a broad valley and rose to slumbering hilltops where dark trees stood sentry.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Meadow and grain field sank in a silent wave to a broad valley and rose to slumbering hilltops where dark trees stood sentry.
in or at the place that
From this reading Meadow and grain field sank in a silent wave to a broad valley and rose to slumbering hilltops where dark trees stood sentry.
a Caucasian
From this reading The white road turned from the church, flowed by a regiment of peaked cottages, and found the open again.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading On the other side their road touched an embankment of yellow clay, crowned by a wire fence.
woodedadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdɪd/
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading Above the fence rose a steep, wooded slope.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading On the other side their road touched an embankment of yellow clay, crowned by a wire fence.
