used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ISLE RUGEN They had travelled for six hours through high arched pines, their fallen needles making a carpet green and springy underfoot.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Anon the broom and the gorse began to flourish sparsely above wide sand-hills, heaved this way and that like the waves of a mountainous sea.
aldernounUS /ˈɔːldər/
wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
From this reading Alternating with these came marshy tracts where alder and white birch gleamed from the banks of shallow runnels and the margins of black peaty lakes.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The party was approaching that no-man's-land which stretches for upwards of a hundred miles along the southern shores of the Baltic.
AlternatingadjectiveUS /ˈɔːltərneɪtɪŋ/
(of a current) reversing direction
From this reading Alternating with these came marshy tracts where alder and white birch gleamed from the banks of shallow runnels and the margins of black peaty lakes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ISLE RUGEN They had travelled for six hours through high arched pines, their fallen needles making a carpet green and springy underfoot.
AnonadverbUS /ˌæˈnɔːn/
at another time
From this reading Anon the broom and the gorse began to flourish sparsely above wide sand-hills, heaved this way and that like the waves of a mountainous sea.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading The party was approaching that no-man's-land which stretches for upwards of a hundred miles along the southern shores of the Baltic.
archedadjectiveUS /ɑːrtʃt/
constructed with or in the form of an arch or arches
From this reading ISLE RUGEN They had travelled for six hours through high arched pines, their fallen needles making a carpet green and springy underfoot.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then succeeded oaks, stricken a little at top with the frosts of years.
BalticnounUS /ˈbɔːltɪk/
a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy
From this reading The party was approaching that no-man's-land which stretches for upwards of a hundred miles along the southern shores of the Baltic.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading Alternating with these came marshy tracts where alder and white birch gleamed from the banks of shallow runnels and the margins of black peaty lakes.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Anon the broom and the gorse began to flourish sparsely above wide sand-hills, heaved this way and that like the waves of a mountainous sea.
birchnounUS /bɜːrtʃ/
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
From this reading Alternating with these came marshy tracts where alder and white birch gleamed from the banks of shallow runnels and the margins of black peaty lakes.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Alternating with these came marshy tracts where alder and white birch gleamed from the banks of shallow runnels and the margins of black peaty lakes.
broomnounUS /bruːm/
a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
From this reading Anon the broom and the gorse began to flourish sparsely above wide sand-hills, heaved this way and that like the waves of a mountainous sea.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Alternating with these came marshy tracts where alder and white birch gleamed from the banks of shallow runnels and the margins of black peaty lakes.
carpetnounUS /ˈkɑːrpət/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading ISLE RUGEN They had travelled for six hours through high arched pines, their fallen needles making a carpet green and springy underfoot.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading ISLE RUGEN They had travelled for six hours through high arched pines, their fallen needles making a carpet green and springy underfoot.
flourishverbUS /ˈflɜːrɪʃ/
grow vigorously
From this reading Anon the broom and the gorse began to flourish sparsely above wide sand-hills, heaved this way and that like the waves of a mountainous sea.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ISLE RUGEN They had travelled for six hours through high arched pines, their fallen needles making a carpet green and springy underfoot.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Alternating with these came marshy tracts where alder and white birch gleamed from the banks of shallow runnels and the margins of black peaty lakes.
frostsnounUS /frɔːsts/
plural of “frost” — ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading Then succeeded oaks, stricken a little at top with the frosts of years.
gleamedverbUS /ɡliːmd/
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Alternating with these came marshy tracts where alder and white birch gleamed from the banks of shallow runnels and the margins of black peaty lakes.
gorsenoun
very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
From this reading Anon the broom and the gorse began to flourish sparsely above wide sand-hills, heaved this way and that like the waves of a mountainous sea.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading ISLE RUGEN They had travelled for six hours through high arched pines, their fallen needles making a carpet green and springy underfoot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ISLE RUGEN They had travelled for six hours through high arched pines, their fallen needles making a carpet green and springy underfoot.
heavedverbUS /hiːvd/
past form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading Anon the broom and the gorse began to flourish sparsely above wide sand-hills, heaved this way and that like the waves of a mountainous sea.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading ISLE RUGEN They had travelled for six hours through high arched pines, their fallen needles making a carpet green and springy underfoot.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading ISLE RUGEN They had travelled for six hours through high arched pines, their fallen needles making a carpet green and springy underfoot.
ten 10s
From this reading The party was approaching that no-man's-land which stretches for upwards of a hundred miles along the southern shores of the Baltic.
ISLEnounUS /aɪl/
a small island
From this reading ISLE RUGEN They had travelled for six hours through high arched pines, their fallen needles making a carpet green and springy underfoot.
lakesnounUS /leɪks/
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Alternating with these came marshy tracts where alder and white birch gleamed from the banks of shallow runnels and the margins of black peaty lakes.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Anon the broom and the gorse began to flourish sparsely above wide sand-hills, heaved this way and that like the waves of a mountainous sea.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then succeeded oaks, stricken a little at top with the frosts of years.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading ISLE RUGEN They had travelled for six hours through high arched pines, their fallen needles making a carpet green and springy underfoot.
marginsnounUS /ˈmɑːrdʒənz/
plural of “margin” — the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
From this reading Alternating with these came marshy tracts where alder and white birch gleamed from the banks of shallow runnels and the margins of black peaty lakes.
marshyadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrʃi/
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading Alternating with these came marshy tracts where alder and white birch gleamed from the banks of shallow runnels and the margins of black peaty lakes.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The party was approaching that no-man's-land which stretches for upwards of a hundred miles along the southern shores of the Baltic.
mountainousadjectiveUS /ˈmaʊntənəs/
having hills and crags
From this reading Anon the broom and the gorse began to flourish sparsely above wide sand-hills, heaved this way and that like the waves of a mountainous sea.
needlesnounUS /ˈniːdəlz/
plural of “needle” — the leaf of a conifer
From this reading ISLE RUGEN They had travelled for six hours through high arched pines, their fallen needles making a carpet green and springy underfoot.
no-man's-land
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From this reading The party was approaching that no-man's-land which stretches for upwards of a hundred miles along the southern shores of the Baltic.
oaksnounUS /oʊks/
plural of “oak” — the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading Then succeeded oaks, stricken a little at top with the frosts of years.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then succeeded oaks, stricken a little at top with the frosts of years.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The party was approaching that no-man's-land which stretches for upwards of a hundred miles along the southern shores of the Baltic.
peatyadjective
of or pertaining to or of the nature of peat
From this reading Alternating with these came marshy tracts where alder and white birch gleamed from the banks of shallow runnels and the margins of black peaty lakes.
pinesnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading ISLE RUGEN They had travelled for six hours through high arched pines, their fallen needles making a carpet green and springy underfoot.
RUGEN
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From this reading ISLE RUGEN They had travelled for six hours through high arched pines, their fallen needles making a carpet green and springy underfoot.
runnelsnounUS /ˈrʌnəlz/
plural of “runnel” — a small stream
From this reading Alternating with these came marshy tracts where alder and white birch gleamed from the banks of shallow runnels and the margins of black peaty lakes.
sand-hills
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From this reading Anon the broom and the gorse began to flourish sparsely above wide sand-hills, heaved this way and that like the waves of a mountainous sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Anon the broom and the gorse began to flourish sparsely above wide sand-hills, heaved this way and that like the waves of a mountainous sea.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading Alternating with these came marshy tracts where alder and white birch gleamed from the banks of shallow runnels and the margins of black peaty lakes.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The party was approaching that no-man's-land which stretches for upwards of a hundred miles along the southern shores of the Baltic.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading ISLE RUGEN They had travelled for six hours through high arched pines, their fallen needles making a carpet green and springy underfoot.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The party was approaching that no-man's-land which stretches for upwards of a hundred miles along the southern shores of the Baltic.
sparselyadverbUS /ˈspɑːrsli/
in a sparse way
From this reading Anon the broom and the gorse began to flourish sparsely above wide sand-hills, heaved this way and that like the waves of a mountainous sea.
springyadjective
elastic; rebounds readily
From this reading ISLE RUGEN They had travelled for six hours through high arched pines, their fallen needles making a carpet green and springy underfoot.
stretchesnounUS /ˈstretʃəz/
plural of “stretch” — a large and unbroken expanse or distance
From this reading The party was approaching that no-man's-land which stretches for upwards of a hundred miles along the southern shores of the Baltic.
strickenadjectiveUS /ˈstrɪkən/
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading Then succeeded oaks, stricken a little at top with the frosts of years.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading Then succeeded oaks, stricken a little at top with the frosts of years.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Anon the broom and the gorse began to flourish sparsely above wide sand-hills, heaved this way and that like the waves of a mountainous sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then succeeded oaks, stricken a little at top with the frosts of years.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading ISLE RUGEN They had travelled for six hours through high arched pines, their fallen needles making a carpet green and springy underfoot.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then succeeded oaks, stricken a little at top with the frosts of years.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Alternating with these came marshy tracts where alder and white birch gleamed from the banks of shallow runnels and the margins of black peaty lakes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ISLE RUGEN They had travelled for six hours through high arched pines, their fallen needles making a carpet green and springy underfoot.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Anon the broom and the gorse began to flourish sparsely above wide sand-hills, heaved this way and that like the waves of a mountainous sea.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading ISLE RUGEN They had travelled for six hours through high arched pines, their fallen needles making a carpet green and springy underfoot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anon the broom and the gorse began to flourish sparsely above wide sand-hills, heaved this way and that like the waves of a mountainous sea.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Then succeeded oaks, stricken a little at top with the frosts of years.
tractsnounUS /trækts/
plural of “tract” — an extended area of land
From this reading Alternating with these came marshy tracts where alder and white birch gleamed from the banks of shallow runnels and the margins of black peaty lakes.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading ISLE RUGEN They had travelled for six hours through high arched pines, their fallen needles making a carpet green and springy underfoot.
underfootadverbUS /ˌʌndərˈfʊt/
under the feet
From this reading ISLE RUGEN They had travelled for six hours through high arched pines, their fallen needles making a carpet green and springy underfoot.
upwardsadverbUS /ˈʌpwərdz/
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
From this reading The party was approaching that no-man's-land which stretches for upwards of a hundred miles along the southern shores of the Baltic.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The party was approaching that no-man's-land which stretches for upwards of a hundred miles along the southern shores of the Baltic.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Anon the broom and the gorse began to flourish sparsely above wide sand-hills, heaved this way and that like the waves of a mountainous sea.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Anon the broom and the gorse began to flourish sparsely above wide sand-hills, heaved this way and that like the waves of a mountainous sea.
in or at the place that
From this reading Alternating with these came marshy tracts where alder and white birch gleamed from the banks of shallow runnels and the margins of black peaty lakes.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The party was approaching that no-man's-land which stretches for upwards of a hundred miles along the southern shores of the Baltic.
a Caucasian
From this reading Alternating with these came marshy tracts where alder and white birch gleamed from the banks of shallow runnels and the margins of black peaty lakes.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Anon the broom and the gorse began to flourish sparsely above wide sand-hills, heaved this way and that like the waves of a mountainous sea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then succeeded oaks, stricken a little at top with the frosts of years.
a late time of life
From this reading Then succeeded oaks, stricken a little at top with the frosts of years.
