aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading THE DEATH OF PHAETHON The horses darted forward to their long race, and their first few leaps brought them above the highest mountains.
(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 All nature seemed to awake.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The deer already had left their shelters and gone up on the heights.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DEATH OF PHAETHON The horses darted forward to their long race, and their first few leaps brought them above the highest mountains.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading All nature seemed to awake.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the eyes of the youth the whole extent of land and sea lay outstretched.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The quiet woods resounded with the songs of the birds, which seemed to greet the rising sun.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading THE DEATH OF PHAETHON The horses darted forward to their long race, and their first few leaps brought them above the highest mountains.
dartedverbUS /ˈdɑːrtɪd/
past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading THE DEATH OF PHAETHON The horses darted forward to their long race, and their first few leaps brought them above the highest mountains.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE DEATH OF PHAETHON The horses darted forward to their long race, and their first few leaps brought them above the highest mountains.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading The deer already had left their shelters and gone up on the heights.
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading Before the eyes of the youth the whole extent of land and sea lay outstretched.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Before the eyes of the youth the whole extent of land and sea lay outstretched.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading THE DEATH OF PHAETHON The horses darted forward to their long race, and their first few leaps brought them above the highest mountains.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE DEATH OF PHAETHON The horses darted forward to their long race, and their first few leaps brought them above the highest mountains.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading THE DEATH OF PHAETHON The horses darted forward to their long race, and their first few leaps brought them above the highest mountains.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The deer already had left their shelters and gone up on the heights.
greetverbUS /ɡriːt/
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading The quiet woods resounded with the songs of the birds, which seemed to greet the rising sun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The deer already had left their shelters and gone up on the heights.
heightsnounUS /haɪts/
a high place
From this reading The deer already had left their shelters and gone up on the heights.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading THE DEATH OF PHAETHON The horses darted forward to their long race, and their first few leaps brought them above the highest mountains.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading THE DEATH OF PHAETHON The horses darted forward to their long race, and their first few leaps brought them above the highest mountains.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Before the eyes of the youth the whole extent of land and sea lay outstretched.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Before the eyes of the youth the whole extent of land and sea lay outstretched.
leapsnounUS /liːps/
plural of “leap” — a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading THE DEATH OF PHAETHON The horses darted forward to their long race, and their first few leaps brought them above the highest mountains.
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 The deer already had left their shelters and gone up on the heights.
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 DEATH OF PHAETHON The horses darted forward to their long race, and their first few leaps brought them above the highest mountains.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading THE DEATH OF PHAETHON The horses darted forward to their long race, and their first few leaps brought them above the highest mountains.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading All nature seemed to awake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DEATH OF PHAETHON The horses darted forward to their long race, and their first few leaps brought them above the highest mountains.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The deer already had left their shelters and gone up on the heights.
outstretchedadjectiveUS /aʊtˈstretʃt/
fully extended especially in length
From this reading Before the eyes of the youth the whole extent of land and sea lay outstretched.
PHAETHONnoun
(Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth
From this reading THE DEATH OF PHAETHON The horses darted forward to their long race, and their first few leaps brought them above the highest mountains.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The quiet woods resounded with the songs of the birds, which seemed to greet the rising sun.
any competition
From this reading THE DEATH OF PHAETHON The horses darted forward to their long race, and their first few leaps brought them above the highest mountains.
resounded
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From this reading The quiet woods resounded with the songs of the birds, which seemed to greet the rising sun.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading The quiet woods resounded with the songs of the birds, which seemed to greet the rising sun.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Before the eyes of the youth the whole extent of land and sea lay outstretched.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading All nature seemed to awake.
sheltersnounUS /ˈʃeltərz/
plural of “shelter” — a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading The deer already had left their shelters and gone up on the heights.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading The quiet woods resounded with the songs of the birds, which seemed to greet the rising sun.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The quiet woods resounded with the songs of the birds, which seemed to greet the rising sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEATH OF PHAETHON The horses darted forward to their long race, and their first few leaps brought them above the highest mountains.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE DEATH OF PHAETHON The horses darted forward to their long race, and their first few leaps brought them above the highest mountains.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE DEATH OF PHAETHON The horses darted forward to their long race, and their first few leaps brought them above the highest mountains.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DEATH OF PHAETHON The horses darted forward to their long race, and their first few leaps brought them above the highest mountains.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The deer already had left their shelters and gone up on the heights.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The quiet woods resounded with the songs of the birds, which seemed to greet the rising sun.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Before the eyes of the youth the whole extent of land and sea lay outstretched.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The quiet woods resounded with the songs of the birds, which seemed to greet the rising sun.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The quiet woods resounded with the songs of the birds, which seemed to greet the rising sun.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Before the eyes of the youth the whole extent of land and sea lay outstretched.
