Chapter II · Chapter 2

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Grace sat on a lichened boulder with the sunlight upon her, gazing down across the levels of Lancashire.

(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 I was just twenty years old, and she seemed the incarnation of all that was fresh and good in early womanhood.

Having no one else present.

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

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From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

offering little or no hope

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin

From this reading Grace sat on a lichened boulder with the sunlight upon her, gazing down across the levels of Lancashire.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

of or relating to Canada or its people

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

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From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

a female human offspring

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

dominance or power through legal authority

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading I was just twenty years old, and she seemed the incarnation of all that was fresh and good in early womanhood.

having lost freshness or brilliance of color

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

plural of “fir” — nonresinous wood of a fir tree

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading I was just twenty years old, and she seemed the incarnation of all that was fresh and good in early womanhood.

-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading Grace sat on a lichened boulder with the sunlight upon her, gazing down across the levels of Lancashire.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading I was just twenty years old, and she seemed the incarnation of all that was fresh and good in early womanhood.

very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

death of a person

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Grace sat on a lichened boulder with the sunlight upon her, gazing down across the levels of Lancashire.

the side or slope of a hill

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I was just twenty years old, and she seemed the incarnation of all that was fresh and good in early womanhood.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

a new personification of a familiar idea

From this reading I was just twenty years old, and she seemed the incarnation of all that was fresh and good in early womanhood.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

and nothing more

From this reading I was just twenty years old, and she seemed the incarnation of all that was fresh and good in early womanhood.

a historical area of northwestern England on the Irish Sea; noted for textiles

From this reading Grace sat on a lichened boulder with the sunlight upon her, gazing down across the levels of Lancashire.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

plural of “level” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading Grace sat on a lichened boulder with the sunlight upon her, gazing down across the levels of Lancashire.

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From this reading Grace sat on a lichened boulder with the sunlight upon her, gazing down across the levels of Lancashire.

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 THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

secure in or as if in a berth or dock

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

be obedient to

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading I was just twenty years old, and she seemed the incarnation of all that was fresh and good in early womanhood.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

and nothing more

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

any competition

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Grace sat on a lichened boulder with the sunlight upon her, gazing down across the levels of Lancashire.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I was just twenty years old, and she seemed the incarnation of all that was fresh and good in early womanhood.

plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

with low volume

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

a state of social isolation

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

lacking brightness or color; dull

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

-ing form of “sow” — place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

not in physical motion

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

plural of “streak” — an unbroken series of events

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

the rays of the sun

From this reading Grace sat on a lichened boulder with the sunlight upon her, gazing down across the levels of Lancashire.

past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I was just twenty years old, and she seemed the incarnation of all that was fresh and good in early womanhood.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading I was just twenty years old, and she seemed the incarnation of all that was fresh and good in early womanhood.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Grace sat on a lichened boulder with the sunlight upon her, gazing down across the levels of Lancashire.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

at the time that

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

in or at the place that

From this reading There was a hollow in the hillside where a few pale-stemmed birches and somber firs formed, as it were, a rampart between the poor, climbing meadows and the waste of gorse and fern, and we two beneath them seemed utterly alone in the moorland solitude.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

marked by repeated turns and bends

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE FIRST SOWING It was late in autumn, and the heather had faded into dingy brown, though long streaks of golden fern crept winding down, when Grace Carrington first talked with me of the Canadian Dominion on the bleak slopes of Starcross Moor.

the state of being an adult woman

From this reading I was just twenty years old, and she seemed the incarnation of all that was fresh and good in early womanhood.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Still, it was not only her beauty that attracted me, though she was the well-dowered daughter of a race which has long been famous for fair women, but a certain grave dignity that made her softly spoken wishes seem commands that it would be a pleasure to obey.

a late time of life

From this reading I was just twenty years old, and she seemed the incarnation of all that was fresh and good in early womanhood.