used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading However, let us mount now and be off, for the night promises to be dark, and I should like to get into a part of the forest I know better than this while we have a little twilight to guide us."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Why, Mr Deane, you shouted loud enough to wake up Robin Hood and his merry men from their graves!" said his guide, as he came up.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Why, Mr Deane, you shouted loud enough to wake up Robin Hood and his merry men from their graves!" said his guide, as he came up.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It's to be hoped no strangers were passing whom we should not like to meet!
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading A ride through a forest in the dusk is a difficult matter, and dangerous withal, from the outstretched boughs overhead, and slippery roots, and holes beneath.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading However, let us mount now and be off, for the night promises to be dark, and I should like to get into a part of the forest I know better than this while we have a little twilight to guide us."
boughsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading A ride through a forest in the dusk is a difficult matter, and dangerous withal, from the outstretched boughs overhead, and slippery roots, and holes beneath.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Why, Mr Deane, you shouted loud enough to wake up Robin Hood and his merry men from their graves!" said his guide, as he came up.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading A ride through a forest in the dusk is a difficult matter, and dangerous withal, from the outstretched boughs overhead, and slippery roots, and holes beneath.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading However, let us mount now and be off, for the night promises to be dark, and I should like to get into a part of the forest I know better than this while we have a little twilight to guide us."
Deane
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From this reading "Why, Mr Deane, you shouted loud enough to wake up Robin Hood and his merry men from their graves!" said his guide, as he came up.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading A ride through a forest in the dusk is a difficult matter, and dangerous withal, from the outstretched boughs overhead, and slippery roots, and holes beneath.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading A ride through a forest in the dusk is a difficult matter, and dangerous withal, from the outstretched boughs overhead, and slippery roots, and holes beneath.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Why, Mr Deane, you shouted loud enough to wake up Robin Hood and his merry men from their graves!" said his guide, as he came up.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading However, let us mount now and be off, for the night promises to be dark, and I should like to get into a part of the forest I know better than this while we have a little twilight to guide us."
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading However, let us mount now and be off, for the night promises to be dark, and I should like to get into a part of the forest I know better than this while we have a little twilight to guide us."
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading You forgot the side of the wood where you left me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Why, Mr Deane, you shouted loud enough to wake up Robin Hood and his merry men from their graves!" said his guide, as he came up.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading However, let us mount now and be off, for the night promises to be dark, and I should like to get into a part of the forest I know better than this while we have a little twilight to guide us."
gravesnounUS /ɡreɪvz/
English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
From this reading "Why, Mr Deane, you shouted loud enough to wake up Robin Hood and his merry men from their graves!" said his guide, as he came up.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading "Why, Mr Deane, you shouted loud enough to wake up Robin Hood and his merry men from their graves!" said his guide, as he came up.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading However, let us mount now and be off, for the night promises to be dark, and I should like to get into a part of the forest I know better than this while we have a little twilight to guide us."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, Mr Deane, you shouted loud enough to wake up Robin Hood and his merry men from their graves!" said his guide, as he came up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Why, Mr Deane, you shouted loud enough to wake up Robin Hood and his merry men from their graves!" said his guide, as he came up.
holesnounUS /hoʊlz/
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading A ride through a forest in the dusk is a difficult matter, and dangerous withal, from the outstretched boughs overhead, and slippery roots, and holes beneath.
HoodnounUS /hʊd/
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading "Why, Mr Deane, you shouted loud enough to wake up Robin Hood and his merry men from their graves!" said his guide, as he came up.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading "It's to be hoped no strangers were passing whom we should not like to meet!
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, let us mount now and be off, for the night promises to be dark, and I should like to get into a part of the forest I know better than this while we have a little twilight to guide us."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading However, let us mount now and be off, for the night promises to be dark, and I should like to get into a part of the forest I know better than this while we have a little twilight to guide us."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A ride through a forest in the dusk is a difficult matter, and dangerous withal, from the outstretched boughs overhead, and slippery roots, and holes beneath.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading However, let us mount now and be off, for the night promises to be dark, and I should like to get into a part of the forest I know better than this while we have a little twilight to guide us."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A ride through a forest in the dusk is a difficult matter, and dangerous withal, from the outstretched boughs overhead, and slippery roots, and holes beneath.
It's
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From this reading "It's to be hoped no strangers were passing whom we should not like to meet!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading However, let us mount now and be off, for the night promises to be dark, and I should like to get into a part of the forest I know better than this while we have a little twilight to guide us."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading You forgot the side of the wood where you left me.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading However, let us mount now and be off, for the night promises to be dark, and I should like to get into a part of the forest I know better than this while we have a little twilight to guide us."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It's to be hoped no strangers were passing whom we should not like to meet!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading However, let us mount now and be off, for the night promises to be dark, and I should like to get into a part of the forest I know better than this while we have a little twilight to guide us."
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading "Why, Mr Deane, you shouted loud enough to wake up Robin Hood and his merry men from their graves!" said his guide, as he came up.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading A ride through a forest in the dusk is a difficult matter, and dangerous withal, from the outstretched boughs overhead, and slippery roots, and holes beneath.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You forgot the side of the wood where you left me.
come together
From this reading "It's to be hoped no strangers were passing whom we should not like to meet!
the force of workers available
From this reading "Why, Mr Deane, you shouted loud enough to wake up Robin Hood and his merry men from their graves!" said his guide, as he came up.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "Why, Mr Deane, you shouted loud enough to wake up Robin Hood and his merry men from their graves!" said his guide, as he came up.
attach to a support
From this reading However, let us mount now and be off, for the night promises to be dark, and I should like to get into a part of the forest I know better than this while we have a little twilight to guide us."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Why, Mr Deane, you shouted loud enough to wake up Robin Hood and his merry men from their graves!" said his guide, as he came up.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading However, let us mount now and be off, for the night promises to be dark, and I should like to get into a part of the forest I know better than this while we have a little twilight to guide us."
not any; not one
From this reading "It's to be hoped no strangers were passing whom we should not like to meet!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It's to be hoped no strangers were passing whom we should not like to meet!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading However, let us mount now and be off, for the night promises to be dark, and I should like to get into a part of the forest I know better than this while we have a little twilight to guide us."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You forgot the side of the wood where you left me.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading However, let us mount now and be off, for the night promises to be dark, and I should like to get into a part of the forest I know better than this while we have a little twilight to guide us."
outstretchedadjectiveUS /aʊtˈstretʃt/
fully extended especially in length
From this reading A ride through a forest in the dusk is a difficult matter, and dangerous withal, from the outstretched boughs overhead, and slippery roots, and holes beneath.
overheadadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhed/
above your head; in the sky
From this reading A ride through a forest in the dusk is a difficult matter, and dangerous withal, from the outstretched boughs overhead, and slippery roots, and holes beneath.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading However, let us mount now and be off, for the night promises to be dark, and I should like to get into a part of the forest I know better than this while we have a little twilight to guide us."
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading "It's to be hoped no strangers were passing whom we should not like to meet!
promisesnounUS /ˈprɑːməsəz/
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading However, let us mount now and be off, for the night promises to be dark, and I should like to get into a part of the forest I know better than this while we have a little twilight to guide us."
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading A ride through a forest in the dusk is a difficult matter, and dangerous withal, from the outstretched boughs overhead, and slippery roots, and holes beneath.
RobinnounUS /ˈrɑːbən/
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading "Why, Mr Deane, you shouted loud enough to wake up Robin Hood and his merry men from their graves!" said his guide, as he came up.
rootsnounUS /ruːts/
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading A ride through a forest in the dusk is a difficult matter, and dangerous withal, from the outstretched boughs overhead, and slippery roots, and holes beneath.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Why, Mr Deane, you shouted loud enough to wake up Robin Hood and his merry men from their graves!" said his guide, as he came up.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "It's to be hoped no strangers were passing whom we should not like to meet!
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Why, Mr Deane, you shouted loud enough to wake up Robin Hood and his merry men from their graves!" said his guide, as he came up.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading You forgot the side of the wood where you left me.
slipperyadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpəri/
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading A ride through a forest in the dusk is a difficult matter, and dangerous withal, from the outstretched boughs overhead, and slippery roots, and holes beneath.
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading "It's to be hoped no strangers were passing whom we should not like to meet!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading However, let us mount now and be off, for the night promises to be dark, and I should like to get into a part of the forest I know better than this while we have a little twilight to guide us."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You forgot the side of the wood where you left me.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Why, Mr Deane, you shouted loud enough to wake up Robin Hood and his merry men from their graves!" said his guide, as he came up.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading However, let us mount now and be off, for the night promises to be dark, and I should like to get into a part of the forest I know better than this while we have a little twilight to guide us."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A ride through a forest in the dusk is a difficult matter, and dangerous withal, from the outstretched boughs overhead, and slippery roots, and holes beneath.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why, Mr Deane, you shouted loud enough to wake up Robin Hood and his merry men from their graves!" said his guide, as he came up.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading However, let us mount now and be off, for the night promises to be dark, and I should like to get into a part of the forest I know better than this while we have a little twilight to guide us."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Why, Mr Deane, you shouted loud enough to wake up Robin Hood and his merry men from their graves!" said his guide, as he came up.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However, let us mount now and be off, for the night promises to be dark, and I should like to get into a part of the forest I know better than this while we have a little twilight to guide us."
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "Why, Mr Deane, you shouted loud enough to wake up Robin Hood and his merry men from their graves!" said his guide, as he came up.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It's to be hoped no strangers were passing whom we should not like to meet!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It's to be hoped no strangers were passing whom we should not like to meet!
in or at the place that
From this reading You forgot the side of the wood where you left me.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading However, let us mount now and be off, for the night promises to be dark, and I should like to get into a part of the forest I know better than this while we have a little twilight to guide us."
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It's to be hoped no strangers were passing whom we should not like to meet!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Mr Deane, you shouted loud enough to wake up Robin Hood and his merry men from their graves!" said his guide, as he came up.
withaladverb
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading A ride through a forest in the dusk is a difficult matter, and dangerous withal, from the outstretched boughs overhead, and slippery roots, and holes beneath.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading You forgot the side of the wood where you left me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, Mr Deane, you shouted loud enough to wake up Robin Hood and his merry men from their graves!" said his guide, as he came up.
