used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
(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 The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading In front rose another curve covered with thick woods.
from appearances alone
From this reading Behind the house God's Little Mountain sloped softly up and away apparently to its possessor.
askewadjectiveUS /əsˈkjuː/
turned or twisted toward one side
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Away to the left, just over a rise, the hill was gashed by the grey steeps of the quarries.
batchnounUS /bætʃ/
all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
From this reading To the right was the batch, down which a road--in winter a water-course--led into the valley.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind the house God's Little Mountain sloped softly up and away apparently to its possessor.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
chapelnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading In front rose another curve covered with thick woods.
curvenounUS /kɜːrv/
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading In front rose another curve covered with thick woods.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading To the right was the batch, down which a road--in winter a water-course--led into the valley.
erectverbUS /ɪˈrekt/
construct, build, or erect
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
flower-garden
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading In front rose another curve covered with thick woods.
gashedverbUS /ɡæʃt/
past form of “gash” — cut open
From this reading Away to the left, just over a rise, the hill was gashed by the grey steeps of the quarries.
God'snounUS /ɡɑːdz/
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
graveyardnounUS /ˈɡreɪvjɑːrd/
a tract of land used for burials
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Away to the left, just over a rise, the hill was gashed by the grey steeps of the quarries.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To the right was the batch, down which a road--in winter a water-course--led into the valley.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Behind the house God's Little Mountain sloped softly up and away apparently to its possessor.
and nothing more
From this reading Away to the left, just over a rise, the hill was gashed by the grey steeps of the quarries.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading To the right was the batch, down which a road--in winter a water-course--led into the valley.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Away to the left, just over a rise, the hill was gashed by the grey steeps of the quarries.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
minister'snounUS /ˈmɪnɪstərz/
possessive form of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Away to the left, just over a rise, the hill was gashed by the grey steeps of the quarries.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
possessornounUS /pəˈzesər/
a person who owns something
From this reading Behind the house God's Little Mountain sloped softly up and away apparently to its possessor.
quarriesnounUS /ˈkwɔːriz/
plural of “quarry” — a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading Away to the left, just over a rise, the hill was gashed by the grey steeps of the quarries.
precisely, exactly
From this reading To the right was the batch, down which a road--in winter a water-course--led into the valley.
move upward
From this reading Away to the left, just over a rise, the hill was gashed by the grey steeps of the quarries.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading To the right was the batch, down which a road--in winter a water-course--led into the valley.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading In front rose another curve covered with thick woods.
slopedadjective
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading Behind the house God's Little Mountain sloped softly up and away apparently to its possessor.
with low volume
From this reading Behind the house God's Little Mountain sloped softly up and away apparently to its possessor.
steeps
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Away to the left, just over a rise, the hill was gashed by the grey steeps of the quarries.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
confined on all sides
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
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 In front rose another curve covered with thick woods.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Away to the left, just over a rise, the hill was gashed by the grey steeps of the quarries.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Behind the house God's Little Mountain sloped softly up and away apparently to its possessor.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading To the right was the batch, down which a road--in winter a water-course--led into the valley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Away to the left, just over a rise, the hill was gashed by the grey steeps of the quarries.
water-course
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the right was the batch, down which a road--in winter a water-course--led into the valley.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
in or at the place that
From this reading The chapel and minister's house at God's Little Mountain were all in one--a long, low building of grey stone surrounded by the graveyard, where stones, flat, erect, and askew, took the place of a flower-garden.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To the right was the batch, down which a road--in winter a water-course--led into the valley.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading To the right was the batch, down which a road--in winter a water-course--led into the valley.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In front rose another curve covered with thick woods.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading In front rose another curve covered with thick woods.
