used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It led her to a tumble-down fence, surrounding a spacious, deep-turfed lawn, with native forest trees--oak, elm, and chestnut--growing where nature had set them.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading After she slipped unobserved from the railway coach, she followed the familiar footpath in its leisurely windings across meadow and up-hill.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After she slipped unobserved from the railway coach, she followed the familiar footpath in its leisurely windings across meadow and up-hill.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Was she as forlorn and miserable in reality as her friends fancied?
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Meanwhile, where was Anne?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Was she as forlorn and miserable in reality as her friends fancied?
chestnutadjectiveUS /ˈtʃesnʌt/
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading It led her to a tumble-down fence, surrounding a spacious, deep-turfed lawn, with native forest trees--oak, elm, and chestnut--growing where nature had set them.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading After she slipped unobserved from the railway coach, she followed the familiar footpath in its leisurely windings across meadow and up-hill.
deep-turfed
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From this reading It led her to a tumble-down fence, surrounding a spacious, deep-turfed lawn, with native forest trees--oak, elm, and chestnut--growing where nature had set them.
elmnounUS /elm/
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading It led her to a tumble-down fence, surrounding a spacious, deep-turfed lawn, with native forest trees--oak, elm, and chestnut--growing where nature had set them.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading After she slipped unobserved from the railway coach, she followed the familiar footpath in its leisurely windings across meadow and up-hill.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading Was she as forlorn and miserable in reality as her friends fancied?
enclose with a fence
From this reading It led her to a tumble-down fence, surrounding a spacious, deep-turfed lawn, with native forest trees--oak, elm, and chestnut--growing where nature had set them.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading After she slipped unobserved from the railway coach, she followed the familiar footpath in its leisurely windings across meadow and up-hill.
footpathnounUS /ˈfʊtpæθ/
a trodden path
From this reading After she slipped unobserved from the railway coach, she followed the familiar footpath in its leisurely windings across meadow and up-hill.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading It led her to a tumble-down fence, surrounding a spacious, deep-turfed lawn, with native forest trees--oak, elm, and chestnut--growing where nature had set them.
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading Was she as forlorn and miserable in reality as her friends fancied?
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Was she as forlorn and miserable in reality as her friends fancied?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After she slipped unobserved from the railway coach, she followed the familiar footpath in its leisurely windings across meadow and up-hill.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading It led her to a tumble-down fence, surrounding a spacious, deep-turfed lawn, with native forest trees--oak, elm, and chestnut--growing where nature had set them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It led her to a tumble-down fence, surrounding a spacious, deep-turfed lawn, with native forest trees--oak, elm, and chestnut--growing where nature had set them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Was she as forlorn and miserable in reality as her friends fancied?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Was she as forlorn and miserable in reality as her friends fancied?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It led her to a tumble-down fence, surrounding a spacious, deep-turfed lawn, with native forest trees--oak, elm, and chestnut--growing where nature had set them.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading After she slipped unobserved from the railway coach, she followed the familiar footpath in its leisurely windings across meadow and up-hill.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading It led her to a tumble-down fence, surrounding a spacious, deep-turfed lawn, with native forest trees--oak, elm, and chestnut--growing where nature had set them.
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 It led her to a tumble-down fence, surrounding a spacious, deep-turfed lawn, with native forest trees--oak, elm, and chestnut--growing where nature had set them.
leisurelyadverbUS /ˈliːzərli/
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading After she slipped unobserved from the railway coach, she followed the familiar footpath in its leisurely windings across meadow and up-hill.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us see.
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading After she slipped unobserved from the railway coach, she followed the familiar footpath in its leisurely windings across meadow and up-hill.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile, where was Anne?
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Was she as forlorn and miserable in reality as her friends fancied?
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading It led her to a tumble-down fence, surrounding a spacious, deep-turfed lawn, with native forest trees--oak, elm, and chestnut--growing where nature had set them.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading It led her to a tumble-down fence, surrounding a spacious, deep-turfed lawn, with native forest trees--oak, elm, and chestnut--growing where nature had set them.
oaknounUS /oʊk/
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading It led her to a tumble-down fence, surrounding a spacious, deep-turfed lawn, with native forest trees--oak, elm, and chestnut--growing where nature had set them.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading After she slipped unobserved from the railway coach, she followed the familiar footpath in its leisurely windings across meadow and up-hill.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading Was she as forlorn and miserable in reality as her friends fancied?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Let us see.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It led her to a tumble-down fence, surrounding a spacious, deep-turfed lawn, with native forest trees--oak, elm, and chestnut--growing where nature had set them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was she as forlorn and miserable in reality as her friends fancied?
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading After she slipped unobserved from the railway coach, she followed the familiar footpath in its leisurely windings across meadow and up-hill.
spaciousadjectiveUS /ˈspeɪʃəs/
very large in expanse or scope
From this reading It led her to a tumble-down fence, surrounding a spacious, deep-turfed lawn, with native forest trees--oak, elm, and chestnut--growing where nature had set them.
surroundingadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋ/
closely encircling
From this reading It led her to a tumble-down fence, surrounding a spacious, deep-turfed lawn, with native forest trees--oak, elm, and chestnut--growing where nature had set them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After she slipped unobserved from the railway coach, she followed the familiar footpath in its leisurely windings across meadow and up-hill.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It led her to a tumble-down fence, surrounding a spacious, deep-turfed lawn, with native forest trees--oak, elm, and chestnut--growing where nature had set them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It led her to a tumble-down fence, surrounding a spacious, deep-turfed lawn, with native forest trees--oak, elm, and chestnut--growing where nature had set them.
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 It led her to a tumble-down fence, surrounding a spacious, deep-turfed lawn, with native forest trees--oak, elm, and chestnut--growing where nature had set them.
tumble-downadjective
in deplorable condition
From this reading It led her to a tumble-down fence, surrounding a spacious, deep-turfed lawn, with native forest trees--oak, elm, and chestnut--growing where nature had set them.
unobservedadjective
not seen or observed
From this reading After she slipped unobserved from the railway coach, she followed the familiar footpath in its leisurely windings across meadow and up-hill.
up-hill
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From this reading After she slipped unobserved from the railway coach, she followed the familiar footpath in its leisurely windings across meadow and up-hill.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us see.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile, where was Anne?
in or at the place that
From this reading Meanwhile, where was Anne?
windings
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From this reading After she slipped unobserved from the railway coach, she followed the familiar footpath in its leisurely windings across meadow and up-hill.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It led her to a tumble-down fence, surrounding a spacious, deep-turfed lawn, with native forest trees--oak, elm, and chestnut--growing where nature had set them.
