used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Man, a human being, the first that came here.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
anew
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
(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 long, long road over the moors and up into the forest--who trod it into being first of all?
Almenning
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus was made the road through the great Almenning--the common tracts without an owner; no-man's-land.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Thus was made the road through the great Almenning--the common tracts without an owner; no-man's-land.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long, long road over the moors and up into the forest--who trod it into being first of all?
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was no path before he came.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The long, long road over the moors and up into the forest--who trod it into being first of all?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Man, a human being, the first that came here.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Thus was made the road through the great Almenning--the common tracts without an owner; no-man's-land.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The long, long road over the moors and up into the forest--who trod it into being first of all?
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The long, long road over the moors and up into the forest--who trod it into being first of all?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Thus was made the road through the great Almenning--the common tracts without an owner; no-man's-land.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no path before he came.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Man, a human being, the first that came here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Man, a human being, the first that came here.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The long, long road over the moors and up into the forest--who trod it into being first of all?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The long, long road over the moors and up into the forest--who trod it into being first of all?
LappnounUS /læp/
a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
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 long, long road over the moors and up into the forest--who trod it into being first of all?
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Thus was made the road through the great Almenning--the common tracts without an owner; no-man's-land.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Man, a human being, the first that came here.
marshnounUS /mɑːrʃ/
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
moorlandnounUS /ˈmʊrlænd/
open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
moorsnounUS /mʊrz/
plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
From this reading The long, long road over the moors and up into the forest--who trod it into being first of all?
not any; not one
From this reading There was no path before he came.
no-man's-land
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus was made the road through the great Almenning--the common tracts without an owner; no-man's-land.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The long, long road over the moors and up into the forest--who trod it into being first of all?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The long, long road over the moors and up into the forest--who trod it into being first of all?
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading Thus was made the road through the great Almenning--the common tracts without an owner; no-man's-land.
a course of conduct
From this reading There was no path before he came.
reindeernounUS /ˈreɪndɪr/
Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The long, long road over the moors and up into the forest--who trod it into being first of all?
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Man, a human being, the first that came here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The long, long road over the moors and up into the forest--who trod it into being first of all?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no path before he came.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Thus was made the road through the great Almenning--the common tracts without an owner; no-man's-land.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus was made the road through the great Almenning--the common tracts without an owner; no-man's-land.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
tracksnounUS /træks/
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
tractsnounUS /trækts/
plural of “tract” — an extended area of land
From this reading Thus was made the road through the great Almenning--the common tracts without an owner; no-man's-land.
trodverbUS /trɑːd/
inflected form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading The long, long road over the moors and up into the forest--who trod it into being first of all?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The long, long road over the moors and up into the forest--who trod it into being first of all?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no path before he came.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer.
which person or people
From this reading The long, long road over the moors and up into the forest--who trod it into being first of all?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Thus was made the road through the great Almenning--the common tracts without an owner; no-man's-land.
