used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE REST STONE A few days after the great upstir, Maia Lisa was out at the usual time walking with Little-Maid along the road.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE REST STONE A few days after the great upstir, Maia Lisa was out at the usual time walking with Little-Maid along the road.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading The bird must have been more sociable than usual that day, for Little-Maid did not join her again at the haunted wall, nor afterwards either.
anew
From this reading The bird must have been more sociable than usual that day, for Little-Maid did not join her again at the haunted wall, nor afterwards either.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She had not quite heart enough yet to tease the owl though, so she left Little-Maid at the big birch tree and went on alone up the Rest Stone hill.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE REST STONE A few days after the great upstir, Maia Lisa was out at the usual time walking with Little-Maid along the road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
anemones
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From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE REST STONE A few days after the great upstir, Maia Lisa was out at the usual time walking with Little-Maid along the road.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The bird must have been more sociable than usual that day, for Little-Maid did not join her again at the haunted wall, nor afterwards either.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had not quite heart enough yet to tease the owl though, so she left Little-Maid at the big birch tree and went on alone up the Rest Stone hill.
birchnounUS /bɜːrtʃ/
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
From this reading She had not quite heart enough yet to tease the owl though, so she left Little-Maid at the big birch tree and went on alone up the Rest Stone hill.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The bird must have been more sociable than usual that day, for Little-Maid did not join her again at the haunted wall, nor afterwards either.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When Maia Lisa had come far enough to see the Rest Stone she suddenly stopped, for there sat a man, not in the narrow hollowed-out seat, but right on the top of the stone itself.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When Maia Lisa had come far enough to see the Rest Stone she suddenly stopped, for there sat a man, not in the narrow hollowed-out seat, but right on the top of the stone itself.
copsenoun
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
damnounUS /dæm/
a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The bird must have been more sociable than usual that day, for Little-Maid did not join her again at the haunted wall, nor afterwards either.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE REST STONE A few days after the great upstir, Maia Lisa was out at the usual time walking with Little-Maid along the road.
depressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈprest/
lower than previously
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The bird must have been more sociable than usual that day, for Little-Maid did not join her again at the haunted wall, nor afterwards either.
digverbUS /dɪɡ/
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
draggingadjectiveUS /ˈdræɡɪŋ/
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
echoverbUS /ˈekoʊ/
to say again or imitate
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
one or the other of two
From this reading The bird must have been more sociable than usual that day, for Little-Maid did not join her again at the haunted wall, nor afterwards either.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading She had not quite heart enough yet to tease the owl though, so she left Little-Maid at the big birch tree and went on alone up the Rest Stone hill.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading When Maia Lisa had come far enough to see the Rest Stone she suddenly stopped, for there sat a man, not in the narrow hollowed-out seat, but right on the top of the stone itself.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading THE REST STONE A few days after the great upstir, Maia Lisa was out at the usual time walking with Little-Maid along the road.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
assemble or get together
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE REST STONE A few days after the great upstir, Maia Lisa was out at the usual time walking with Little-Maid along the road.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not quite heart enough yet to tease the owl though, so she left Little-Maid at the big birch tree and went on alone up the Rest Stone hill.
hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading The bird must have been more sociable than usual that day, for Little-Maid did not join her again at the haunted wall, nor afterwards either.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The bird must have been more sociable than usual that day, for Little-Maid did not join her again at the haunted wall, nor afterwards either.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She had not quite heart enough yet to tease the owl though, so she left Little-Maid at the big birch tree and went on alone up the Rest Stone hill.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The bird must have been more sociable than usual that day, for Little-Maid did not join her again at the haunted wall, nor afterwards either.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading She had not quite heart enough yet to tease the owl though, so she left Little-Maid at the big birch tree and went on alone up the Rest Stone hill.
hollowed-out
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From this reading When Maia Lisa had come far enough to see the Rest Stone she suddenly stopped, for there sat a man, not in the narrow hollowed-out seat, but right on the top of the stone itself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Maia Lisa had come far enough to see the Rest Stone she suddenly stopped, for there sat a man, not in the narrow hollowed-out seat, but right on the top of the stone itself.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading The bird must have been more sociable than usual that day, for Little-Maid did not join her again at the haunted wall, nor afterwards either.
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 She had not quite heart enough yet to tease the owl though, so she left Little-Maid at the big birch tree and went on alone up the Rest Stone hill.
Lisa
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From this reading THE REST STONE A few days after the great upstir, Maia Lisa was out at the usual time walking with Little-Maid along the road.
Little-Maid
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From this reading THE REST STONE A few days after the great upstir, Maia Lisa was out at the usual time walking with Little-Maid along the road.
MaianounUS /ˈmaɪə/
type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
From this reading THE REST STONE A few days after the great upstir, Maia Lisa was out at the usual time walking with Little-Maid along the road.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When Maia Lisa had come far enough to see the Rest Stone she suddenly stopped, for there sat a man, not in the narrow hollowed-out seat, but right on the top of the stone itself.
micanounUS /ˈmaɪkə/
any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The bird must have been more sociable than usual that day, for Little-Maid did not join her again at the haunted wall, nor afterwards either.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The bird must have been more sociable than usual that day, for Little-Maid did not join her again at the haunted wall, nor afterwards either.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading When Maia Lisa had come far enough to see the Rest Stone she suddenly stopped, for there sat a man, not in the narrow hollowed-out seat, but right on the top of the stone itself.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The bird must have been more sociable than usual that day, for Little-Maid did not join her again at the haunted wall, nor afterwards either.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had not quite heart enough yet to tease the owl though, so she left Little-Maid at the big birch tree and went on alone up the Rest Stone hill.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
and nothing more
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE REST STONE A few days after the great upstir, Maia Lisa was out at the usual time walking with Little-Maid along the road.
owlnounUS /aʊl/
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading She had not quite heart enough yet to tease the owl though, so she left Little-Maid at the big birch tree and went on alone up the Rest Stone hill.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She had not quite heart enough yet to tease the owl though, so she left Little-Maid at the big birch tree and went on alone up the Rest Stone hill.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading THE REST STONE A few days after the great upstir, Maia Lisa was out at the usual time walking with Little-Maid along the road.
precisely, exactly
From this reading When Maia Lisa had come far enough to see the Rest Stone she suddenly stopped, for there sat a man, not in the narrow hollowed-out seat, but right on the top of the stone itself.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THE REST STONE A few days after the great upstir, Maia Lisa was out at the usual time walking with Little-Maid along the road.
sand-pit
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From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading When Maia Lisa had come far enough to see the Rest Stone she suddenly stopped, for there sat a man, not in the narrow hollowed-out seat, but right on the top of the stone itself.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading When Maia Lisa had come far enough to see the Rest Stone she suddenly stopped, for there sat a man, not in the narrow hollowed-out seat, but right on the top of the stone itself.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When Maia Lisa had come far enough to see the Rest Stone she suddenly stopped, for there sat a man, not in the narrow hollowed-out seat, but right on the top of the stone itself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had not quite heart enough yet to tease the owl though, so she left Little-Maid at the big birch tree and went on alone up the Rest Stone hill.
sociableadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊʃəbəl/
inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
From this reading The bird must have been more sociable than usual that day, for Little-Maid did not join her again at the haunted wall, nor afterwards either.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE REST STONE A few days after the great upstir, Maia Lisa was out at the usual time walking with Little-Maid along the road.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading When Maia Lisa had come far enough to see the Rest Stone she suddenly stopped, for there sat a man, not in the narrow hollowed-out seat, but right on the top of the stone itself.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading When Maia Lisa had come far enough to see the Rest Stone she suddenly stopped, for there sat a man, not in the narrow hollowed-out seat, but right on the top of the stone itself.
teaseverbUS /tiːz/
annoy persistently
From this reading She had not quite heart enough yet to tease the owl though, so she left Little-Maid at the big birch tree and went on alone up the Rest Stone hill.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The bird must have been more sociable than usual that day, for Little-Maid did not join her again at the haunted wall, nor afterwards either.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The bird must have been more sociable than usual that day, for Little-Maid did not join her again at the haunted wall, nor afterwards either.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REST STONE A few days after the great upstir, Maia Lisa was out at the usual time walking with Little-Maid along the road.
in or at that place or location
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She had not quite heart enough yet to tease the owl though, so she left Little-Maid at the big birch tree and went on alone up the Rest Stone hill.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE REST STONE A few days after the great upstir, Maia Lisa was out at the usual time walking with Little-Maid along the road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
the upper part of anything
From this reading When Maia Lisa had come far enough to see the Rest Stone she suddenly stopped, for there sat a man, not in the narrow hollowed-out seat, but right on the top of the stone itself.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading She had not quite heart enough yet to tease the owl though, so she left Little-Maid at the big birch tree and went on alone up the Rest Stone hill.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
upstir
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From this reading THE REST STONE A few days after the great upstir, Maia Lisa was out at the usual time walking with Little-Maid along the road.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading THE REST STONE A few days after the great upstir, Maia Lisa was out at the usual time walking with Little-Maid along the road.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading THE REST STONE A few days after the great upstir, Maia Lisa was out at the usual time walking with Little-Maid along the road.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The bird must have been more sociable than usual that day, for Little-Maid did not join her again at the haunted wall, nor afterwards either.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE REST STONE A few days after the great upstir, Maia Lisa was out at the usual time walking with Little-Maid along the road.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She had not quite heart enough yet to tease the owl though, so she left Little-Maid at the big birch tree and went on alone up the Rest Stone hill.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This evening she was not walking along with dragging footsteps, depressed in mind and weak in body, for instead of only one there were two to call out to echo, two to dig for mica in the sand-pit, two to dam up the brook, and two to gather anemones in the copse.
at the time that
From this reading When Maia Lisa had come far enough to see the Rest Stone she suddenly stopped, for there sat a man, not in the narrow hollowed-out seat, but right on the top of the stone itself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE REST STONE A few days after the great upstir, Maia Lisa was out at the usual time walking with Little-Maid along the road.
but in spite of that
From this reading She had not quite heart enough yet to tease the owl though, so she left Little-Maid at the big birch tree and went on alone up the Rest Stone hill.
