used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the five Northumbrian counties you will scarcely find so bleak, ugly, and yet, in a savage way, so picturesque a moor as Dardale Moss.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the five Northumbrian counties you will scarcely find so bleak, ugly, and yet, in a savage way, so picturesque a moor as Dardale Moss.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What we may term its shores are wooded wildly with birch, hazel, and dwarf-oak.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the five Northumbrian counties you will scarcely find so bleak, ugly, and yet, in a savage way, so picturesque a moor as Dardale Moss.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Habitations are thinly scattered in this barren territory, and a full mile away from the meanest was the stone cottage of Mother Carke.
barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Habitations are thinly scattered in this barren territory, and a full mile away from the meanest was the stone cottage of Mother Carke.
for the reason that
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
birchnounUS /bɜːrtʃ/
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
From this reading What we may term its shores are wooded wildly with birch, hazel, and dwarf-oak.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The moor itself spreads north, south, east, and west, a great undulating sea of black peat and heath.
bleakadjectiveUS /bliːk/
offering little or no hope
From this reading In the five Northumbrian counties you will scarcely find so bleak, ugly, and yet, in a savage way, so picturesque a moor as Dardale Moss.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
Carke
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From this reading Habitations are thinly scattered in this barren territory, and a full mile away from the meanest was the stone cottage of Mother Carke.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Habitations are thinly scattered in this barren territory, and a full mile away from the meanest was the stone cottage of Mother Carke.
countiesnounUS /ˈkaʊntiz/
plural of “county” — (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading In the five Northumbrian counties you will scarcely find so bleak, ugly, and yet, in a savage way, so picturesque a moor as Dardale Moss.
Dardale
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From this reading In the five Northumbrian counties you will scarcely find so bleak, ugly, and yet, in a savage way, so picturesque a moor as Dardale Moss.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
dwarf-oak
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From this reading What we may term its shores are wooded wildly with birch, hazel, and dwarf-oak.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading The moor itself spreads north, south, east, and west, a great undulating sea of black peat and heath.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading In the five Northumbrian counties you will scarcely find so bleak, ugly, and yet, in a savage way, so picturesque a moor as Dardale Moss.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading In the five Northumbrian counties you will scarcely find so bleak, ugly, and yet, in a savage way, so picturesque a moor as Dardale Moss.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Habitations are thinly scattered in this barren territory, and a full mile away from the meanest was the stone cottage of Mother Carke.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Habitations are thinly scattered in this barren territory, and a full mile away from the meanest was the stone cottage of Mother Carke.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The moor itself spreads north, south, east, and west, a great undulating sea of black peat and heath.
Habitations
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From this reading Habitations are thinly scattered in this barren territory, and a full mile away from the meanest was the stone cottage of Mother Carke.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
hazeladjectiveUS /ˈheɪzəl/
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading What we may term its shores are wooded wildly with birch, hazel, and dwarf-oak.
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading The moor itself spreads north, south, east, and west, a great undulating sea of black peat and heath.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the five Northumbrian counties you will scarcely find so bleak, ugly, and yet, in a savage way, so picturesque a moor as Dardale Moss.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading What we may term its shores are wooded wildly with birch, hazel, and dwarf-oak.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The moor itself spreads north, south, east, and west, a great undulating sea of black peat and heath.
knollnounUS /noʊl/
a small natural hill
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading What we may term its shores are wooded wildly with birch, hazel, and dwarf-oak.
meanestadjectiveUS /ˈmiːnəst/
superlative of “mean” — approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
From this reading Habitations are thinly scattered in this barren territory, and a full mile away from the meanest was the stone cottage of Mother Carke.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Habitations are thinly scattered in this barren territory, and a full mile away from the meanest was the stone cottage of Mother Carke.
moorverbUS /mʊr/
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading In the five Northumbrian counties you will scarcely find so bleak, ugly, and yet, in a savage way, so picturesque a moor as Dardale Moss.
MossnounUS /mɔːs/
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading In the five Northumbrian counties you will scarcely find so bleak, ugly, and yet, in a savage way, so picturesque a moor as Dardale Moss.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Habitations are thinly scattered in this barren territory, and a full mile away from the meanest was the stone cottage of Mother Carke.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
not any; not one
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The moor itself spreads north, south, east, and west, a great undulating sea of black peat and heath.
Northumbrian
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From this reading In the five Northumbrian counties you will scarcely find so bleak, ugly, and yet, in a savage way, so picturesque a moor as Dardale Moss.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The moor itself spreads north, south, east, and west, a great undulating sea of black peat and heath.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
peatnounUS /piːt/
partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried
From this reading The moor itself spreads north, south, east, and west, a great undulating sea of black peat and heath.
picturesqueadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərəsk/
suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
From this reading In the five Northumbrian counties you will scarcely find so bleak, ugly, and yet, in a savage way, so picturesque a moor as Dardale Moss.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
promontorynoun
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
rockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
Identical; not different.
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading In the five Northumbrian counties you will scarcely find so bleak, ugly, and yet, in a savage way, so picturesque a moor as Dardale Moss.
only a very short time before
From this reading In the five Northumbrian counties you will scarcely find so bleak, ugly, and yet, in a savage way, so picturesque a moor as Dardale Moss.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading Habitations are thinly scattered in this barren territory, and a full mile away from the meanest was the stone cottage of Mother Carke.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The moor itself spreads north, south, east, and west, a great undulating sea of black peat and heath.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading What we may term its shores are wooded wildly with birch, hazel, and dwarf-oak.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the five Northumbrian counties you will scarcely find so bleak, ugly, and yet, in a savage way, so picturesque a moor as Dardale Moss.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The moor itself spreads north, south, east, and west, a great undulating sea of black peat and heath.
spreadsnounUS /spredz/
plural of “spread” — process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading The moor itself spreads north, south, east, and west, a great undulating sea of black peat and heath.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Habitations are thinly scattered in this barren territory, and a full mile away from the meanest was the stone cottage of Mother Carke.
surroundverbUS /sərˈaʊnd/
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading What we may term its shores are wooded wildly with birch, hazel, and dwarf-oak.
territorynounUS /ˈterɪtɔːri/
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Habitations are thinly scattered in this barren territory, and a full mile away from the meanest was the stone cottage of Mother Carke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the five Northumbrian counties you will scarcely find so bleak, ugly, and yet, in a savage way, so picturesque a moor as Dardale Moss.
in or at that place or location
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
thinlyadverbUS /ˈθɪnli/
without force or sincere effort
From this reading Habitations are thinly scattered in this barren territory, and a full mile away from the meanest was the stone cottage of Mother Carke.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Habitations are thinly scattered in this barren territory, and a full mile away from the meanest was the stone cottage of Mother Carke.
toweringadjectiveUS /ˈtaʊərɪŋ/
of imposing height; especially standing out above others
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
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 No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading In the five Northumbrian counties you will scarcely find so bleak, ugly, and yet, in a savage way, so picturesque a moor as Dardale Moss.
undulatingverbUS /ˈʌndʒəleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “undulate” — stir up (water) so as to form ripples
From this reading The moor itself spreads north, south, east, and west, a great undulating sea of black peat and heath.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Habitations are thinly scattered in this barren territory, and a full mile away from the meanest was the stone cottage of Mother Carke.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In the five Northumbrian counties you will scarcely find so bleak, ugly, and yet, in a savage way, so picturesque a moor as Dardale Moss.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What we may term its shores are wooded wildly with birch, hazel, and dwarf-oak.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The moor itself spreads north, south, east, and west, a great undulating sea of black peat and heath.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What we may term its shores are wooded wildly with birch, hazel, and dwarf-oak.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading No towering mountains surround it, but here and there you have a rocky knoll rising among the trees, and many a wooded promontory of the same pretty, because utterly wild, forest, running out into its dark level.
wildlyadverbUS /ˈwaɪldli/
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading What we may term its shores are wooded wildly with birch, hazel, and dwarf-oak.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In the five Northumbrian counties you will scarcely find so bleak, ugly, and yet, in a savage way, so picturesque a moor as Dardale Moss.
in the company of; together with
From this reading What we may term its shores are wooded wildly with birch, hazel, and dwarf-oak.
woodedadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdɪd/
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading What we may term its shores are wooded wildly with birch, hazel, and dwarf-oak.
but in spite of that
From this reading In the five Northumbrian counties you will scarcely find so bleak, ugly, and yet, in a savage way, so picturesque a moor as Dardale Moss.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In the five Northumbrian counties you will scarcely find so bleak, ugly, and yet, in a savage way, so picturesque a moor as Dardale Moss.
