used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ARYENIS’S PEOPLE We emerged into a thick wood of hill oak and birch, all in russet glory of autumn foliage.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
(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 ARYENIS’S PEOPLE We emerged into a thick wood of hill oak and birch, all in russet glory of autumn foliage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ARYENIS’S PEOPLE We emerged into a thick wood of hill oak and birch, all in russet glory of autumn foliage.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Stay,” she said; “see if any one is there.”
Aryenis
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From this reading For twenty minutes we threaded our way through the trees till we came to the fringe of the wood, and were just going to push through the undergrowth into the open beyond when Aryenis stopped us.
ARYENIS'S
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From this reading ARYENIS’S PEOPLE We emerged into a thick wood of hill oak and birch, all in russet glory of autumn foliage.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading ARYENIS’S PEOPLE We emerged into a thick wood of hill oak and birch, all in russet glory of autumn foliage.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading For twenty minutes we threaded our way through the trees till we came to the fringe of the wood, and were just going to push through the undergrowth into the open beyond when Aryenis stopped us.
birchnounUS /bɜːrtʃ/
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
From this reading ARYENIS’S PEOPLE We emerged into a thick wood of hill oak and birch, all in russet glory of autumn foliage.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For twenty minutes we threaded our way through the trees till we came to the fringe of the wood, and were just going to push through the undergrowth into the open beyond when Aryenis stopped us.
carpetnounUS /ˈkɑːrpət/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
cautiouslyadverbUS /ˈkɔːʃəsli/
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading She peeped through the screen of leafage, and then pushed her way cautiously through.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading ARYENIS’S PEOPLE We emerged into a thick wood of hill oak and birch, all in russet glory of autumn foliage.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
foliagenounUS /ˈfoʊlɪdʒ/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading ARYENIS’S PEOPLE We emerged into a thick wood of hill oak and birch, all in russet glory of autumn foliage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For twenty minutes we threaded our way through the trees till we came to the fringe of the wood, and were just going to push through the undergrowth into the open beyond when Aryenis stopped us.
fringenounUS /frɪndʒ/
the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading For twenty minutes we threaded our way through the trees till we came to the fringe of the wood, and were just going to push through the undergrowth into the open beyond when Aryenis stopped us.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
glarenounUS /ɡler/
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
a state of high honor
From this reading ARYENIS’S PEOPLE We emerged into a thick wood of hill oak and birch, all in russet glory of autumn foliage.
the act of departing
From this reading For twenty minutes we threaded our way through the trees till we came to the fringe of the wood, and were just going to push through the undergrowth into the open beyond when Aryenis stopped us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She peeped through the screen of leafage, and then pushed her way cautiously through.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading ARYENIS’S PEOPLE We emerged into a thick wood of hill oak and birch, all in russet glory of autumn foliage.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
ice-coldadjective
as cold as ice
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Stay,” she said; “see if any one is there.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ARYENIS’S PEOPLE We emerged into a thick wood of hill oak and birch, all in russet glory of autumn foliage.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ARYENIS’S PEOPLE We emerged into a thick wood of hill oak and birch, all in russet glory of autumn foliage.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Stay,” she said; “see if any one is there.”
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
and nothing more
From this reading For twenty minutes we threaded our way through the trees till we came to the fringe of the wood, and were just going to push through the undergrowth into the open beyond when Aryenis stopped us.
leafagenoun
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading She peeped through the screen of leafage, and then pushed her way cautiously through.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
marchingnounUS /ˈmɑːrtʃɪŋ/
the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading For twenty minutes we threaded our way through the trees till we came to the fringe of the wood, and were just going to push through the undergrowth into the open beyond when Aryenis stopped us.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading ARYENIS’S PEOPLE We emerged into a thick wood of hill oak and birch, all in russet glory of autumn foliage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ARYENIS’S PEOPLE We emerged into a thick wood of hill oak and birch, all in russet glory of autumn foliage.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
on one occasion
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Stay,” she said; “see if any one is there.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading For twenty minutes we threaded our way through the trees till we came to the fringe of the wood, and were just going to push through the undergrowth into the open beyond when Aryenis stopped us.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
peepedverbUS /piːpt/
past form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading She peeped through the screen of leafage, and then pushed her way cautiously through.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading ARYENIS’S PEOPLE We emerged into a thick wood of hill oak and birch, all in russet glory of autumn foliage.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
pushverbUS /pʊʃ/
move with force
From this reading For twenty minutes we threaded our way through the trees till we came to the fringe of the wood, and were just going to push through the undergrowth into the open beyond when Aryenis stopped us.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading She peeped through the screen of leafage, and then pushed her way cautiously through.
rawadjectiveUS /rɑː/
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
russetnounUS /ˈrʌsɪt/
a reddish brown homespun fabric
From this reading ARYENIS’S PEOPLE We emerged into a thick wood of hill oak and birch, all in russet glory of autumn foliage.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Stay,” she said; “see if any one is there.”
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
scentedadjectiveUS /ˈsentɪd/
having the sense of smell
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
screennounUS /skriːn/
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading She peeped through the screen of leafage, and then pushed her way cautiously through.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Stay,” she said; “see if any one is there.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Stay,” she said; “see if any one is there.”
starredadjectiveUS /stɑːrd/
marked with an asterisk
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Stay,” she said; “see if any one is there.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading For twenty minutes we threaded our way through the trees till we came to the fringe of the wood, and were just going to push through the undergrowth into the open beyond when Aryenis stopped us.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She peeped through the screen of leafage, and then pushed her way cautiously through.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Stay,” she said; “see if any one is there.”
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 ARYENIS’S PEOPLE We emerged into a thick wood of hill oak and birch, all in russet glory of autumn foliage.
threadedadjectiveUS /ˈθredɪd/
(of bolts or screws) having screw threads
From this reading For twenty minutes we threaded our way through the trees till we came to the fringe of the wood, and were just going to push through the undergrowth into the open beyond when Aryenis stopped us.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
up to a particular time
From this reading For twenty minutes we threaded our way through the trees till we came to the fringe of the wood, and were just going to push through the undergrowth into the open beyond when Aryenis stopped us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
traversedverbUS /ˈtrævərst/
past form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
treadverbUS /tred/
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
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 For twenty minutes we threaded our way through the trees till we came to the fringe of the wood, and were just going to push through the undergrowth into the open beyond when Aryenis stopped us.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading For twenty minutes we threaded our way through the trees till we came to the fringe of the wood, and were just going to push through the undergrowth into the open beyond when Aryenis stopped us.
undergrowthnounUS /ˈʌndərɡroʊθ/
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading For twenty minutes we threaded our way through the trees till we came to the fringe of the wood, and were just going to push through the undergrowth into the open beyond when Aryenis stopped us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For twenty minutes we threaded our way through the trees till we came to the fringe of the wood, and were just going to push through the undergrowth into the open beyond when Aryenis stopped us.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading For twenty minutes we threaded our way through the trees till we came to the fringe of the wood, and were just going to push through the undergrowth into the open beyond when Aryenis stopped us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ARYENIS’S PEOPLE We emerged into a thick wood of hill oak and birch, all in russet glory of autumn foliage.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For twenty minutes we threaded our way through the trees till we came to the fringe of the wood, and were just going to push through the undergrowth into the open beyond when Aryenis stopped us.
at the time that
From this reading For twenty minutes we threaded our way through the trees till we came to the fringe of the wood, and were just going to push through the undergrowth into the open beyond when Aryenis stopped us.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And oh! the joy, after our months of marching through the dead waste places of the earth, to tread once more on a thick carpet of fallen leaves starred with wild flowers, and to breathe the scented air that played on our faces, rough and raw from the hot glare, driving sand, and ice-cold nights of the desert we had traversed.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading ARYENIS’S PEOPLE We emerged into a thick wood of hill oak and birch, all in russet glory of autumn foliage.
