used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The peeled trunks lay white as bones on the surface of the moor, and a fresh and stimulating odour was exhaled from them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
anew
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The peeled trunks lay white as bones on the surface of the moor, and a fresh and stimulating odour was exhaled from them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
barknounUS /bɑːrk/
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading The bark was piled up in stacks at intervals.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading The peeled trunks lay white as bones on the surface of the moor, and a fresh and stimulating odour was exhaled from them.
Brimpts
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From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
Dart-meet
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From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The heather was still dead.
exhaledverbUS /eksˈheɪld/
past form of “exhale” — expel air
From this reading The peeled trunks lay white as bones on the surface of the moor, and a fresh and stimulating odour was exhaled from them.
felledverbUS /feld/
past form of “fell” — cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
floweringnounUS /ˈflaʊərɪŋ/
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
From this reading The whortleberry was flowering in the spring sun.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The peeled trunks lay white as bones on the surface of the moor, and a fresh and stimulating odour was exhaled from them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The peeled trunks lay white as bones on the surface of the moor, and a fresh and stimulating odour was exhaled from them.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
heathernounUS /ˈheðər/
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading The heather was still dead.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The bark was piled up in stacks at intervals.
intervalsnounUS /ˈɪntərvəlz/
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading The bark was piled up in stacks at intervals.
JannounUS /dʒæn/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
Kate
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From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The peeled trunks lay white as bones on the surface of the moor, and a fresh and stimulating odour was exhaled from them.
logsnounUS /lɔːɡz/
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
merrilyadverbUS /ˈmerəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
moorverbUS /mʊr/
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading The peeled trunks lay white as bones on the surface of the moor, and a fresh and stimulating odour was exhaled from them.
odournounUS /ˈoʊdər/
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading The peeled trunks lay white as bones on the surface of the moor, and a fresh and stimulating odour was exhaled from them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The peeled trunks lay white as bones on the surface of the moor, and a fresh and stimulating odour was exhaled from them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The peeled trunks lay white as bones on the surface of the moor, and a fresh and stimulating odour was exhaled from them.
peeledadjectiveUS /piːld/
(used informally) completely unclothed
From this reading The peeled trunks lay white as bones on the surface of the moor, and a fresh and stimulating odour was exhaled from them.
piledverbUS /paɪld/
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading The bark was piled up in stacks at intervals.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
skippingverbUS /ˈskɪpɪŋ/
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
the season of growth
From this reading The whortleberry was flowering in the spring sun.
stacksnounUS /stæks/
a large number or amount
From this reading The bark was piled up in stacks at intervals.
not in physical motion
From this reading The heather was still dead.
stimulatingadjectiveUS /ˈstɪmjəleɪtɪŋ/
rousing or quickening activity or the senses
From this reading The peeled trunks lay white as bones on the surface of the moor, and a fresh and stimulating odour was exhaled from them.
stoopingadjectiveUS /ˈstuːpɪŋ/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The whortleberry was flowering in the spring sun.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading The peeled trunks lay white as bones on the surface of the moor, and a fresh and stimulating odour was exhaled from them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The peeled trunks lay white as bones on the surface of the moor, and a fresh and stimulating odour was exhaled from them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
timbernounUS /ˈtɪmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading The peeled trunks lay white as bones on the surface of the moor, and a fresh and stimulating odour was exhaled from them.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
at the time that
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
a Caucasian
From this reading The peeled trunks lay white as bones on the surface of the moor, and a fresh and stimulating odour was exhaled from them.
whortleberrynoun
erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries
From this reading The whortleberry was flowering in the spring sun.
withaladverb
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading Kate was among the felled timber at Brimpts, skipping about the logs, stooping, then rising again, and withal singing merrily, when Jan and Rose, having put up the horse at Dart-meet, came up the valley to join her.
