used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a clear beautiful afternoon toward the end of May.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was a clear beautiful afternoon toward the end of May.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading And as the train puffing up the grade wound along the Connecticut River, Roger sat looking out of the window.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as the train puffing up the grade wound along the Connecticut River, Roger sat looking out of the window.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The river narrowed, the hills reared high, and in the sloping meadows gray ribs and shoulders of granite appeared.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as the train puffing up the grade wound along the Connecticut River, Roger sat looking out of the window.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Slowly the day wore away.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It was a clear beautiful afternoon toward the end of May.
rid of obstructions
From this reading It was a clear beautiful afternoon toward the end of May.
ConnecticutnounUS /kəˈnetəkət/
a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading And as the train puffing up the grade wound along the Connecticut River, Roger sat looking out of the window.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Slowly the day wore away.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It was a clear beautiful afternoon toward the end of May.
gradenounUS /ɡreɪd/
a body of students who are taught together
From this reading And as the train puffing up the grade wound along the Connecticut River, Roger sat looking out of the window.
granitenounUS /ˈɡrænət/
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading The river narrowed, the hills reared high, and in the sloping meadows gray ribs and shoulders of granite appeared.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The river narrowed, the hills reared high, and in the sloping meadows gray ribs and shoulders of granite appeared.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The river narrowed, the hills reared high, and in the sloping meadows gray ribs and shoulders of granite appeared.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The orchards were pink and white on the hills.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The river narrowed, the hills reared high, and in the sloping meadows gray ribs and shoulders of granite appeared.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a clear beautiful afternoon toward the end of May.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading And as the train puffing up the grade wound along the Connecticut River, Roger sat looking out of the window.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was a clear beautiful afternoon toward the end of May.
meadowsnounUS /ˈmedoʊz/
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading The river narrowed, the hills reared high, and in the sloping meadows gray ribs and shoulders of granite appeared.
narrowedadjectiveUS /ˈneroʊd/
reduced in size as by squeezing together
From this reading The river narrowed, the hills reared high, and in the sloping meadows gray ribs and shoulders of granite appeared.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a clear beautiful afternoon toward the end of May.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The orchards were pink and white on the hills.
orchardsnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərdz/
plural of “orchard” — garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading The orchards were pink and white on the hills.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And as the train puffing up the grade wound along the Connecticut River, Roger sat looking out of the window.
a light shade of red
From this reading The orchards were pink and white on the hills.
puffingnounUS /ˈpʌfɪŋ/
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
From this reading And as the train puffing up the grade wound along the Connecticut River, Roger sat looking out of the window.
rearedverbUS /rɪrd/
past form of “rear” — stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
From this reading The river narrowed, the hills reared high, and in the sloping meadows gray ribs and shoulders of granite appeared.
ribsnounUS /rɪbz/
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading The river narrowed, the hills reared high, and in the sloping meadows gray ribs and shoulders of granite appeared.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading And as the train puffing up the grade wound along the Connecticut River, Roger sat looking out of the window.
Roger
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From this reading And as the train puffing up the grade wound along the Connecticut River, Roger sat looking out of the window.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading And as the train puffing up the grade wound along the Connecticut River, Roger sat looking out of the window.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading The river narrowed, the hills reared high, and in the sloping meadows gray ribs and shoulders of granite appeared.
slopingadjectiveUS /ˈsloʊpɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading The river narrowed, the hills reared high, and in the sloping meadows gray ribs and shoulders of granite appeared.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Slowly the day wore away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a clear beautiful afternoon toward the end of May.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading It was a clear beautiful afternoon toward the end of May.
create by training and teaching
From this reading And as the train puffing up the grade wound along the Connecticut River, Roger sat looking out of the window.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And as the train puffing up the grade wound along the Connecticut River, Roger sat looking out of the window.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a clear beautiful afternoon toward the end of May.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The orchards were pink and white on the hills.
a Caucasian
From this reading The orchards were pink and white on the hills.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading And as the train puffing up the grade wound along the Connecticut River, Roger sat looking out of the window.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Slowly the day wore away.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading And as the train puffing up the grade wound along the Connecticut River, Roger sat looking out of the window.
