used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
adventured
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From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
Baxter's
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From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
blastverbUS /blæst/
make a strident sound
From this reading Some time previously, in the spring of the same year, the walls of Doomington had fallen to their last stone upon the blast of the trumpets of spring.
the lower side of anything
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But here and there were thickets of trees where the lads lay embowered in green peace, conscious of thick grass only and the speech of leaves.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
chimneysnounUS /ˈtʃɪmniz/
plural of “chimney” — a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading It was true that chimneys still punctuated every horizon with smoky fingers.
cleanernounUS /ˈkliːnər/
a preparation used in cleaning something
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
intentionally conceived
From this reading But here and there were thickets of trees where the lads lay embowered in green peace, conscious of thick grass only and the speech of leaves.
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
Doomington
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From this reading Some time previously, in the spring of the same year, the walls of Doomington had fallen to their last stone upon the blast of the trumpets of spring.
embowered
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From this reading But here and there were thickets of trees where the lads lay embowered in green peace, conscious of thick grass only and the speech of leaves.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was true that chimneys still punctuated every horizon with smoky fingers.
factorynounUS /ˈfæktəri/
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Some time previously, in the spring of the same year, the walls of Doomington had fallen to their last stone upon the blast of the trumpets of spring.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading They had walked up-stream for several miles out to a place of fresh fields and young lambs skipping.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading It was true that chimneys still punctuated every horizon with smoky fingers.
flowedverbUS /floʊd/
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had walked up-stream for several miles out to a place of fresh fields and young lambs skipping.
set up or found
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading They had walked up-stream for several miles out to a place of fresh fields and young lambs skipping.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading But here and there were thickets of trees where the lads lay embowered in green peace, conscious of thick grass only and the speech of leaves.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading But here and there were thickets of trees where the lads lay embowered in green peace, conscious of thick grass only and the speech of leaves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some time previously, in the spring of the same year, the walls of Doomington had fallen to their last stone upon the blast of the trumpets of spring.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But here and there were thickets of trees where the lads lay embowered in green peace, conscious of thick grass only and the speech of leaves.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading It was true that chimneys still punctuated every horizon with smoky fingers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some time previously, in the spring of the same year, the walls of Doomington had fallen to their last stone upon the blast of the trumpets of spring.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was true that chimneys still punctuated every horizon with smoky fingers.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading But here and there were thickets of trees where the lads lay embowered in green peace, conscious of thick grass only and the speech of leaves.
lambsnounUS /læmz/
plural of “lamb” — young sheep
From this reading They had walked up-stream for several miles out to a place of fresh fields and young lambs skipping.
immediately past
From this reading Some time previously, in the spring of the same year, the walls of Doomington had fallen to their last stone upon the blast of the trumpets of spring.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But here and there were thickets of trees where the lads lay embowered in green peace, conscious of thick grass only and the speech of leaves.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading But here and there were thickets of trees where the lads lay embowered in green peace, conscious of thick grass only and the speech of leaves.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading They had walked up-stream for several miles out to a place of fresh fields and young lambs skipping.
Mitchen
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From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
moorverbUS /mʊr/
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some time previously, in the spring of the same year, the walls of Doomington had fallen to their last stone upon the blast of the trumpets of spring.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
and nothing more
From this reading But here and there were thickets of trees where the lads lay embowered in green peace, conscious of thick grass only and the speech of leaves.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They had walked up-stream for several miles out to a place of fresh fields and young lambs skipping.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading But here and there were thickets of trees where the lads lay embowered in green peace, conscious of thick grass only and the speech of leaves.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading They had walked up-stream for several miles out to a place of fresh fields and young lambs skipping.
previouslyadverbUS /ˈpriːviəsli/
at an earlier time or formerly
From this reading Some time previously, in the spring of the same year, the walls of Doomington had fallen to their last stone upon the blast of the trumpets of spring.
punctuatedverbUS /ˈpʌŋktʃuːeɪtɪd/
past form of “punctuate” — insert punctuation marks into
From this reading It was true that chimneys still punctuated every horizon with smoky fingers.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Some time previously, in the spring of the same year, the walls of Doomington had fallen to their last stone upon the blast of the trumpets of spring.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading They had walked up-stream for several miles out to a place of fresh fields and young lambs skipping.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
skippingverbUS /ˈskɪpɪŋ/
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading They had walked up-stream for several miles out to a place of fresh fields and young lambs skipping.
smokyadjectiveUS /ˈsmoʊki/
marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
From this reading It was true that chimneys still punctuated every horizon with smoky fingers.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some time previously, in the spring of the same year, the walls of Doomington had fallen to their last stone upon the blast of the trumpets of spring.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading But here and there were thickets of trees where the lads lay embowered in green peace, conscious of thick grass only and the speech of leaves.
the season of growth
From this reading Some time previously, in the spring of the same year, the walls of Doomington had fallen to their last stone upon the blast of the trumpets of spring.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was true that chimneys still punctuated every horizon with smoky fingers.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Some time previously, in the spring of the same year, the walls of Doomington had fallen to their last stone upon the blast of the trumpets of spring.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was true that chimneys still punctuated every horizon with smoky fingers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some time previously, in the spring of the same year, the walls of Doomington had fallen to their last stone upon the blast of the trumpets of spring.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some time previously, in the spring of the same year, the walls of Doomington had fallen to their last stone upon the blast of the trumpets of spring.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But here and there were thickets of trees where the lads lay embowered in green peace, conscious of thick grass only and the speech of leaves.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had walked up-stream for several miles out to a place of fresh fields and young lambs skipping.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading But here and there were thickets of trees where the lads lay embowered in green peace, conscious of thick grass only and the speech of leaves.
thicketsnounUS /ˈθɪkəts/
plural of “thicket” — a dense growth of bushes
From this reading But here and there were thickets of trees where the lads lay embowered in green peace, conscious of thick grass only and the speech of leaves.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Some time previously, in the spring of the same year, the walls of Doomington had fallen to their last stone upon the blast of the trumpets of spring.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some time previously, in the spring of the same year, the walls of Doomington had fallen to their last stone upon the blast of the trumpets of spring.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
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 But here and there were thickets of trees where the lads lay embowered in green peace, conscious of thick grass only and the speech of leaves.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It was true that chimneys still punctuated every horizon with smoky fingers.
trumpetsnounUS /ˈtrʌmpəts/
pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids
From this reading Some time previously, in the spring of the same year, the walls of Doomington had fallen to their last stone upon the blast of the trumpets of spring.
up-stream
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From this reading They had walked up-stream for several miles out to a place of fresh fields and young lambs skipping.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Some time previously, in the spring of the same year, the walls of Doomington had fallen to their last stone upon the blast of the trumpets of spring.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading They had walked up-stream for several miles out to a place of fresh fields and young lambs skipping.
plural of “wall” — 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 Some time previously, in the spring of the same year, the walls of Doomington had fallen to their last stone upon the blast of the trumpets of spring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was true that chimneys still punctuated every horizon with smoky fingers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But here and there were thickets of trees where the lads lay embowered in green peace, conscious of thick grass only and the speech of leaves.
in or at the place that
From this reading But here and there were thickets of trees where the lads lay embowered in green peace, conscious of thick grass only and the speech of leaves.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading Philip and Harry had adventured one afternoon beyond the moor called "Baxter's Hill" at the north of the town and found themselves by the side of a Mitchen distinctly cleaner than the river which flowed behind the wire factory at the bottom of Angel Street.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was true that chimneys still punctuated every horizon with smoky fingers.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Some time previously, in the spring of the same year, the walls of Doomington had fallen to their last stone upon the blast of the trumpets of spring.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading They had walked up-stream for several miles out to a place of fresh fields and young lambs skipping.
