used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This "mount" was little more than a foothill.
adjoiningverbUS /əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading It rose out of the adjoining mountain forests in a long and sweeping ascent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE KILLER One of the jolliest minutes in Lad's daily cross-country tramp with the Mistress and the Master was his dash up Mount Pisgah.
ascentnounUS /əˈsent/
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading It rose out of the adjoining mountain forests in a long and sweeping ascent.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was treeless, and covered with short grass and mullein; a slope where no crop but buckwheat could be expected to thrive.
buckwheatnounUS /ˈbʌkwiːt/
a member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour
From this reading It was treeless, and covered with short grass and mullein; a slope where no crop but buckwheat could be expected to thrive.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was treeless, and covered with short grass and mullein; a slope where no crop but buckwheat could be expected to thrive.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was treeless, and covered with short grass and mullein; a slope where no crop but buckwheat could be expected to thrive.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading It was treeless, and covered with short grass and mullein; a slope where no crop but buckwheat could be expected to thrive.
cropnounUS /krɑːp/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading It was treeless, and covered with short grass and mullein; a slope where no crop but buckwheat could be expected to thrive.
cross-countryadverbUS /ˈkrɔːskʌntri/
not following tracks or roads
From this reading THE KILLER One of the jolliest minutes in Lad's daily cross-country tramp with the Mistress and the Master was his dash up Mount Pisgah.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading THE KILLER One of the jolliest minutes in Lad's daily cross-country tramp with the Mistress and the Master was his dash up Mount Pisgah.
dashverbUS /dæʃ/
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading THE KILLER One of the jolliest minutes in Lad's daily cross-country tramp with the Mistress and the Master was his dash up Mount Pisgah.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading It was treeless, and covered with short grass and mullein; a slope where no crop but buckwheat could be expected to thrive.
foothillnounUS /ˈfʊthɪl/
a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain
From this reading This "mount" was little more than a foothill.
forestsnounUS /ˈfɔːrəsts/
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading It rose out of the adjoining mountain forests in a long and sweeping ascent.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Here, with no trees or undergrowth to impede him, Lad, from puppyhood, had ordained a racecourse of his own.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading It was treeless, and covered with short grass and mullein; a slope where no crop but buckwheat could be expected to thrive.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here, with no trees or undergrowth to impede him, Lad, from puppyhood, had ordained a racecourse of his own.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, with no trees or undergrowth to impede him, Lad, from puppyhood, had ordained a racecourse of his own.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here, with no trees or undergrowth to impede him, Lad, from puppyhood, had ordained a racecourse of his own.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE KILLER One of the jolliest minutes in Lad's daily cross-country tramp with the Mistress and the Master was his dash up Mount Pisgah.
impedeverbUS /ˌɪmˈpiːd/
be a hindrance or obstacle to
From this reading Here, with no trees or undergrowth to impede him, Lad, from puppyhood, had ordained a racecourse of his own.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE KILLER One of the jolliest minutes in Lad's daily cross-country tramp with the Mistress and the Master was his dash up Mount Pisgah.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was treeless, and covered with short grass and mullein; a slope where no crop but buckwheat could be expected to thrive.
jolliestadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːliəst/
superlative of “jolly” — full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading THE KILLER One of the jolliest minutes in Lad's daily cross-country tramp with the Mistress and the Master was his dash up Mount Pisgah.
KILLERnounUS /ˈkɪlər/
someone who causes the death of a person or animal
From this reading THE KILLER One of the jolliest minutes in Lad's daily cross-country tramp with the Mistress and the Master was his dash up Mount Pisgah.
a boy or man
From this reading Here, with no trees or undergrowth to impede him, Lad, from puppyhood, had ordained a racecourse of his own.
Lad's
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From this reading THE KILLER One of the jolliest minutes in Lad's daily cross-country tramp with the Mistress and the Master was his dash up Mount Pisgah.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This "mount" was little more than a foothill.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It rose out of the adjoining mountain forests in a long and sweeping ascent.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading THE KILLER One of the jolliest minutes in Lad's daily cross-country tramp with the Mistress and the Master was his dash up Mount Pisgah.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading THE KILLER One of the jolliest minutes in Lad's daily cross-country tramp with the Mistress and the Master was his dash up Mount Pisgah.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading THE KILLER One of the jolliest minutes in Lad's daily cross-country tramp with the Mistress and the Master was his dash up Mount Pisgah.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading This "mount" was little more than a foothill.
attach to a support
From this reading THE KILLER One of the jolliest minutes in Lad's daily cross-country tramp with the Mistress and the Master was his dash up Mount Pisgah.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading It rose out of the adjoining mountain forests in a long and sweeping ascent.
mulleinnoun
any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers
From this reading It was treeless, and covered with short grass and mullein; a slope where no crop but buckwheat could be expected to thrive.
not any; not one
From this reading It was treeless, and covered with short grass and mullein; a slope where no crop but buckwheat could be expected to thrive.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE KILLER One of the jolliest minutes in Lad's daily cross-country tramp with the Mistress and the Master was his dash up Mount Pisgah.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE KILLER One of the jolliest minutes in Lad's daily cross-country tramp with the Mistress and the Master was his dash up Mount Pisgah.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Here, with no trees or undergrowth to impede him, Lad, from puppyhood, had ordained a racecourse of his own.
ordainedadjectiveUS /ɔːrˈdeɪnd/
fixed or established especially by order or command
From this reading Here, with no trees or undergrowth to impede him, Lad, from puppyhood, had ordained a racecourse of his own.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It rose out of the adjoining mountain forests in a long and sweeping ascent.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Here, with no trees or undergrowth to impede him, Lad, from puppyhood, had ordained a racecourse of his own.
Pisgah
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From this reading THE KILLER One of the jolliest minutes in Lad's daily cross-country tramp with the Mistress and the Master was his dash up Mount Pisgah.
puppyhood
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From this reading Here, with no trees or undergrowth to impede him, Lad, from puppyhood, had ordained a racecourse of his own.
racecoursenoun
a course over which races are run
From this reading Here, with no trees or undergrowth to impede him, Lad, from puppyhood, had ordained a racecourse of his own.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading It rose out of the adjoining mountain forests in a long and sweeping ascent.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading It was treeless, and covered with short grass and mullein; a slope where no crop but buckwheat could be expected to thrive.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading It was treeless, and covered with short grass and mullein; a slope where no crop but buckwheat could be expected to thrive.
sweepingadjectiveUS /ˈswiːpɪŋ/
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading It rose out of the adjoining mountain forests in a long and sweeping ascent.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This "mount" was little more than a foothill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KILLER One of the jolliest minutes in Lad's daily cross-country tramp with the Mistress and the Master was his dash up Mount Pisgah.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This "mount" was little more than a foothill.
thriveverbUS /θraɪv/
grow vigorously
From this reading It was treeless, and covered with short grass and mullein; a slope where no crop but buckwheat could be expected to thrive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was treeless, and covered with short grass and mullein; a slope where no crop but buckwheat could be expected to thrive.
trampnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading THE KILLER One of the jolliest minutes in Lad's daily cross-country tramp with the Mistress and the Master was his dash up Mount Pisgah.
treelessadjectiveUS /ˈtriːləs/
not wooded
From this reading It was treeless, and covered with short grass and mullein; a slope where no crop but buckwheat could be expected to thrive.
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 Here, with no trees or undergrowth to impede him, Lad, from puppyhood, had ordained a racecourse of his own.
undergrowthnounUS /ˈʌndərɡroʊθ/
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading Here, with no trees or undergrowth to impede him, Lad, from puppyhood, had ordained a racecourse of his own.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE KILLER One of the jolliest minutes in Lad's daily cross-country tramp with the Mistress and the Master was his dash up Mount Pisgah.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE KILLER One of the jolliest minutes in Lad's daily cross-country tramp with the Mistress and the Master was his dash up Mount Pisgah.
in or at the place that
From this reading It was treeless, and covered with short grass and mullein; a slope where no crop but buckwheat could be expected to thrive.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE KILLER One of the jolliest minutes in Lad's daily cross-country tramp with the Mistress and the Master was his dash up Mount Pisgah.
