used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when the sheep moved off, and the west was full of the sunset.
(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 "Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all and his own life for each."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all and his own life for each."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
broadeningnounUS /ˈbrɔːdənɪŋ/
the act of making something wider
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
bronzenounUS /brɑːnz/
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
cactus-ringed
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From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
damnounUS /dæm/
a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all and his own life for each."
the act of departing
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
remove the dust from
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all and his own life for each."
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
flowedverbUS /floʊd/
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading "Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all and his own life for each."
foldnounUS /foʊld/
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all and his own life for each."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
Fra
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From this reading _Fra Lippo Lippi_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when the sheep moved off, and the west was full of the sunset.
Half-way
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From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
hazenounUS /heɪz/
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all and his own life for each."
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
huenounUS /hjuː/
the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
idiotnounUS /ˈɪdiːət/
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when the sheep moved off, and the west was full of the sunset.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when the sheep moved off, and the west was full of the sunset.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when the sheep moved off, and the west was full of the sunset.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all and his own life for each."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
LippinounUS /ˈlɪpi/
Italian painter and son of Fra Filippo Lippi (1457-1504)
From this reading _Fra Lippo Lippi_.
Lippo
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From this reading _Fra Lippo Lippi_.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
mellownessnoun
a feeling of good humor and sympathy through maturity or intoxication or a relaxed state
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when the sheep moved off, and the west was full of the sunset.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all and his own life for each."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when the sheep moved off, and the west was full of the sunset.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when the sheep moved off, and the west was full of the sunset.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all and his own life for each."
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
pasturesnounUS /ˈpæstʃərz/
plural of “pasture” — a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
a course of conduct
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
peachnounUS /piːtʃ/
cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading "Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all and his own life for each."
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when the sheep moved off, and the west was full of the sunset.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
southwardsadverb
toward the south
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
sparseadjectiveUS /spɑːrs/
not dense
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when the sheep moved off, and the west was full of the sunset.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all and his own life for each."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
in the direction of
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
trickleverbUS /ˈtrɪkəl/
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Flower o’ the peach, Death for us all and his own life for each."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when the sheep moved off, and the west was full of the sunset.
look attentively
From this reading Half-way along the path between the house and the dam, Paul turned to watch their departure, dwelling with parted lips on the picture they made as they drifted forth to join themselves with earth and sky in a single mellowness of hue.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when the sheep moved off, and the west was full of the sunset.
at the time that
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when the sheep moved off, and the west was full of the sunset.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They flowed out from the cactus-ringed fold like a broadening trickle of milk, with their mild idiot faces set southwards towards the sparse pastures beyond the horizon, and the dust from their feet hung over them in a haze of soft bronze.
