used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And they had come out, now, on what Francis called a clearing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
beltnounUS /belt/
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
berriesnounUS /ˈberiz/
plural of “berry” — any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
bloodrootnoun
perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
cabinsnounUS /ˈkæbənz/
plural of “cabin” — small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And they had come out, now, on what Francis called a clearing.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
city-bredadjective
being or having the customs or manners or dress of a city person
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
clearingnounUS /ˈklɪrɪŋ/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading And they had come out, now, on what Francis called a clearing.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And they had come out, now, on what Francis called a clearing.
conventionaladjectiveUS /kənˈvenʃənəl/
following accepted customs and proprieties
From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
denseadjectiveUS /dens/
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
divisible by two
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
to or in any or all places
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "The larger one is where my men stay," he explained.
opinion or judgment
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
floweredadjectiveUS /ˈflaʊərd/
resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
Francis
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From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
destroyed or killed
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The larger one is where my men stay," he explained.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The larger one is where my men stay," he explained.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading "The larger one is where my men stay," he explained.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
Marjorie's
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From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
the force of workers available
From this reading "The larger one is where my men stay," he explained.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "The larger one is where my men stay," he explained.
negligibleadjectiveUS /ˈneɡlədʒəbəl/
so small as to be meaningless; insignificant
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And they had come out, now, on what Francis called a clearing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And they had come out, now, on what Francis called a clearing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
and nothing more
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And they had come out, now, on what Francis called a clearing.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
with speed
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
saplingsnounUS /ˈsæplɪŋz/
plural of “sapling” — young tree
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "The larger one is where my men stay," he explained.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
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 It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
thicklyadverbUS /ˈθɪkli/
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
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 was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
underbrushnounUS /ˈʌndərbrʌʃ/
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
understatementnounUS /ˈʌndərsteɪtmənt/
a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
in or at the place that
From this reading "The larger one is where my men stay," he explained.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
woodlandnounUS /ˈwʊdlænd/
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
