aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading She was lying head to head with me on the thick moss which clothed one part of the river bank above Breistolen near the Sogne Fiord.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading We were staying at Breistolen, but there was no moss there, nor in all the Sogne district, I often thought, so deep and soft, and of so dazzling an orange and white and crimson as that particular patch.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We were staying at Breistolen, but there was no moss there, nor in all the Sogne district, I often thought, so deep and soft, and of so dazzling an orange and white and crimson as that particular patch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she did.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We were staying at Breistolen, but there was no moss there, nor in all the Sogne district, I often thought, so deep and soft, and of so dazzling an orange and white and crimson as that particular patch.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We were staying at Breistolen, but there was no moss there, nor in all the Sogne district, I often thought, so deep and soft, and of so dazzling an orange and white and crimson as that particular patch.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading She was lying head to head with me on the thick moss which clothed one part of the river bank above Breistolen near the Sogne Fiord.
(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 HER STORY "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
Breistolen
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From this reading She was lying head to head with me on the thick moss which clothed one part of the river bank above Breistolen near the Sogne Fiord.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading HER STORY "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We were staying at Breistolen, but there was no moss there, nor in all the Sogne district, I often thought, so deep and soft, and of so dazzling an orange and white and crimson as that particular patch.
Clare
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From this reading HER STORY "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
clothedadjectiveUS /kloʊðd/
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading She was lying head to head with me on the thick moss which clothed one part of the river bank above Breistolen near the Sogne Fiord.
clothing in general
From this reading HER STORY "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
crimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading We were staying at Breistolen, but there was no moss there, nor in all the Sogne district, I often thought, so deep and soft, and of so dazzling an orange and white and crimson as that particular patch.
dazzlingadjectiveUS /ˈdæzəlɪŋ/
amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning
From this reading We were staying at Breistolen, but there was no moss there, nor in all the Sogne district, I often thought, so deep and soft, and of so dazzling an orange and white and crimson as that particular patch.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading We were staying at Breistolen, but there was no moss there, nor in all the Sogne district, I often thought, so deep and soft, and of so dazzling an orange and white and crimson as that particular patch.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And she did.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading We were staying at Breistolen, but there was no moss there, nor in all the Sogne district, I often thought, so deep and soft, and of so dazzling an orange and white and crimson as that particular patch.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading You look the oddest figure."
Fiordnoun
a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway
From this reading She was lying head to head with me on the thick moss which clothed one part of the river bank above Breistolen near the Sogne Fiord.
frocknounUS /frɑːk/
a long, loose outer garment
From this reading HER STORY "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HER STORY "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She was lying head to head with me on the thick moss which clothed one part of the river bank above Breistolen near the Sogne Fiord.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HER STORY "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HER STORY "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading HER STORY "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were staying at Breistolen, but there was no moss there, nor in all the Sogne district, I often thought, so deep and soft, and of so dazzling an orange and white and crimson as that particular patch.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HER STORY "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading You look the oddest figure."
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading She was lying head to head with me on the thick moss which clothed one part of the river bank above Breistolen near the Sogne Fiord.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was lying head to head with me on the thick moss which clothed one part of the river bank above Breistolen near the Sogne Fiord.
mossnounUS /mɔːs/
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading She was lying head to head with me on the thick moss which clothed one part of the river bank above Breistolen near the Sogne Fiord.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading She was lying head to head with me on the thick moss which clothed one part of the river bank above Breistolen near the Sogne Fiord.
not any; not one
From this reading We were staying at Breistolen, but there was no moss there, nor in all the Sogne district, I often thought, so deep and soft, and of so dazzling an orange and white and crimson as that particular patch.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading We were staying at Breistolen, but there was no moss there, nor in all the Sogne district, I often thought, so deep and soft, and of so dazzling an orange and white and crimson as that particular patch.
oddestadjectiveUS /ˈɑːdəst/
superlative of “odd” — not divisible by two
From this reading You look the oddest figure."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was lying head to head with me on the thick moss which clothed one part of the river bank above Breistolen near the Sogne Fiord.
many times at short intervals
From this reading We were staying at Breistolen, but there was no moss there, nor in all the Sogne district, I often thought, so deep and soft, and of so dazzling an orange and white and crimson as that particular patch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was lying head to head with me on the thick moss which clothed one part of the river bank above Breistolen near the Sogne Fiord.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HER STORY "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
and nothing more
From this reading HER STORY "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
orangenounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒ/
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading We were staying at Breistolen, but there was no moss there, nor in all the Sogne district, I often thought, so deep and soft, and of so dazzling an orange and white and crimson as that particular patch.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading She was lying head to head with me on the thick moss which clothed one part of the river bank above Breistolen near the Sogne Fiord.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading We were staying at Breistolen, but there was no moss there, nor in all the Sogne district, I often thought, so deep and soft, and of so dazzling an orange and white and crimson as that particular patch.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading We were staying at Breistolen, but there was no moss there, nor in all the Sogne district, I often thought, so deep and soft, and of so dazzling an orange and white and crimson as that particular patch.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading She was lying head to head with me on the thick moss which clothed one part of the river bank above Breistolen near the Sogne Fiord.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading HER STORY "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she did.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We were staying at Breistolen, but there was no moss there, nor in all the Sogne district, I often thought, so deep and soft, and of so dazzling an orange and white and crimson as that particular patch.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading We were staying at Breistolen, but there was no moss there, nor in all the Sogne district, I often thought, so deep and soft, and of so dazzling an orange and white and crimson as that particular patch.
Sogne
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From this reading She was lying head to head with me on the thick moss which clothed one part of the river bank above Breistolen near the Sogne Fiord.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading HER STORY "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
stayingverbUS /ˈsteɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading We were staying at Breistolen, but there was no moss there, nor in all the Sogne district, I often thought, so deep and soft, and of so dazzling an orange and white and crimson as that particular patch.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading HER STORY "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HER STORY "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You look the oddest figure."
in or at that place or location
From this reading We were staying at Breistolen, but there was no moss there, nor in all the Sogne district, I often thought, so deep and soft, and of so dazzling an orange and white and crimson as that particular patch.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading She was lying head to head with me on the thick moss which clothed one part of the river bank above Breistolen near the Sogne Fiord.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading We were staying at Breistolen, but there was no moss there, nor in all the Sogne district, I often thought, so deep and soft, and of so dazzling an orange and white and crimson as that particular patch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was lying head to head with me on the thick moss which clothed one part of the river bank above Breistolen near the Sogne Fiord.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was lying head to head with me on the thick moss which clothed one part of the river bank above Breistolen near the Sogne Fiord.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading HER STORY "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HER STORY "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was lying head to head with me on the thick moss which clothed one part of the river bank above Breistolen near the Sogne Fiord.
a Caucasian
From this reading We were staying at Breistolen, but there was no moss there, nor in all the Sogne district, I often thought, so deep and soft, and of so dazzling an orange and white and crimson as that particular patch.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading HER STORY "Clare," I said, "I wish that we had brought some better clothes, if it were only one frock.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was lying head to head with me on the thick moss which clothed one part of the river bank above Breistolen near the Sogne Fiord.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You look the oddest figure."
