used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Its top rose bushy above the stones.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
breachverbUS /briːtʃ/
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
bushyadjectiveUS /ˈbʊʃi/
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading Its top rose bushy above the stones.
craglike
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From this reading The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face.
dalenounUS /deɪl/
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face.
Glenfernie
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From this reading The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
hand's-breadth
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From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
hill'snounUS /hɪlz/
possessive form of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
IvynounUS /ˈaɪvi/
Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
moorverbUS /mʊr/
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
on one occasion
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
overgrew
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From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
raggedadjectiveUS /ˈræɡəd/
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
rootsnounUS /ruːts/
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
cut with a saw
From this reading Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
school-room
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From this reading The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
steepestadjectiveUS /ˈstiːpəst/
superlative of “steep” — having a sharp inclination
From this reading The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Its top rose bushy above the stones.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
confined on all sides
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Its top rose bushy above the stones.
turfnounUS /tɜːrf/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
