used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a few minutes we were past the creek and bowling merrily on our way.
(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 Then we sought our humble couches, where we slept the sleep of just people who had been driving over the prairie all day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a few minutes we were past the creek and bowling merrily on our way.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We boiled some slices of our jumping deer and ate them in the open around a cheery camp-fire.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We had a beautiful camping ground that night--a fairylike little slope of white poplars with a blue lake at its foot.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading We boiled some slices of our jumping deer and ate them in the open around a cheery camp-fire.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading We had a beautiful camping ground that night--a fairylike little slope of white poplars with a blue lake at its foot.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then we sought our humble couches, where we slept the sleep of just people who had been driving over the prairie all day.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading We had a beautiful camping ground that night--a fairylike little slope of white poplars with a blue lake at its foot.
boiledadjectiveUS /bɔɪld/
cooked in hot water
From this reading We boiled some slices of our jumping deer and ate them in the open around a cheery camp-fire.
bowlingnounUS /ˈboʊlɪŋ/
a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
From this reading In a few minutes we were past the creek and bowling merrily on our way.
camp-fire
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From this reading We boiled some slices of our jumping deer and ate them in the open around a cheery camp-fire.
campingnounUS /ˈkæmpɪŋ/
the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
From this reading We had a beautiful camping ground that night--a fairylike little slope of white poplars with a blue lake at its foot.
cheeryadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪri/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading We boiled some slices of our jumping deer and ate them in the open around a cheery camp-fire.
couchesnounUS /ˈkaʊtʃɪz/
plural of “couch” — an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Then we sought our humble couches, where we slept the sleep of just people who had been driving over the prairie all day.
creeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading In a few minutes we were past the creek and bowling merrily on our way.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Then we sought our humble couches, where we slept the sleep of just people who had been driving over the prairie all day.
deernounUS /dɪr/
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading We boiled some slices of our jumping deer and ate them in the open around a cheery camp-fire.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When the sun went down a milk-white mist hung over the prairie, with a young moon kissing it.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading Then we sought our humble couches, where we slept the sleep of just people who had been driving over the prairie all day.
fairylike
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From this reading We had a beautiful camping ground that night--a fairylike little slope of white poplars with a blue lake at its foot.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In a few minutes we were past the creek and bowling merrily on our way.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading We had a beautiful camping ground that night--a fairylike little slope of white poplars with a blue lake at its foot.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading We had a beautiful camping ground that night--a fairylike little slope of white poplars with a blue lake at its foot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had a beautiful camping ground that night--a fairylike little slope of white poplars with a blue lake at its foot.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading Then we sought our humble couches, where we slept the sleep of just people who had been driving over the prairie all day.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading When the sun went down a milk-white mist hung over the prairie, with a young moon kissing it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few minutes we were past the creek and bowling merrily on our way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the sun went down a milk-white mist hung over the prairie, with a young moon kissing it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading We had a beautiful camping ground that night--a fairylike little slope of white poplars with a blue lake at its foot.
jumpingnounUS /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading We boiled some slices of our jumping deer and ate them in the open around a cheery camp-fire.
and nothing more
From this reading Then we sought our humble couches, where we slept the sleep of just people who had been driving over the prairie all day.
kissingnounUS /ˈkɪsɪŋ/
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading When the sun went down a milk-white mist hung over the prairie, with a young moon kissing it.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading We had a beautiful camping ground that night--a fairylike little slope of white poplars with a blue lake at its foot.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We had a beautiful camping ground that night--a fairylike little slope of white poplars with a blue lake at its foot.
merrilyadverbUS /ˈmerəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading In a few minutes we were past the creek and bowling merrily on our way.
milk-whiteadjective
of a white the color of fresh milk
From this reading When the sun went down a milk-white mist hung over the prairie, with a young moon kissing it.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading In a few minutes we were past the creek and bowling merrily on our way.
become covered with mist
From this reading When the sun went down a milk-white mist hung over the prairie, with a young moon kissing it.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading When the sun went down a milk-white mist hung over the prairie, with a young moon kissing it.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading We had a beautiful camping ground that night--a fairylike little slope of white poplars with a blue lake at its foot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We had a beautiful camping ground that night--a fairylike little slope of white poplars with a blue lake at its foot.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In a few minutes we were past the creek and bowling merrily on our way.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading We boiled some slices of our jumping deer and ate them in the open around a cheery camp-fire.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In a few minutes we were past the creek and bowling merrily on our way.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When the sun went down a milk-white mist hung over the prairie, with a young moon kissing it.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading In a few minutes we were past the creek and bowling merrily on our way.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Then we sought our humble couches, where we slept the sleep of just people who had been driving over the prairie all day.
poplars
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From this reading We had a beautiful camping ground that night--a fairylike little slope of white poplars with a blue lake at its foot.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading When the sun went down a milk-white mist hung over the prairie, with a young moon kissing it.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Then we sought our humble couches, where we slept the sleep of just people who had been driving over the prairie all day.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Then we sought our humble couches, where we slept the sleep of just people who had been driving over the prairie all day.
slicesnounUS /ˈslaɪsəz/
plural of “slice” — a share of something
From this reading We boiled some slices of our jumping deer and ate them in the open around a cheery camp-fire.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading We had a beautiful camping ground that night--a fairylike little slope of white poplars with a blue lake at its foot.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We boiled some slices of our jumping deer and ate them in the open around a cheery camp-fire.
that is looked for
From this reading Then we sought our humble couches, where we slept the sleep of just people who had been driving over the prairie all day.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading When the sun went down a milk-white mist hung over the prairie, with a young moon kissing it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We had a beautiful camping ground that night--a fairylike little slope of white poplars with a blue lake at its foot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a few minutes we were past the creek and bowling merrily on our way.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We boiled some slices of our jumping deer and ate them in the open around a cheery camp-fire.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then we sought our humble couches, where we slept the sleep of just people who had been driving over the prairie all day.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In a few minutes we were past the creek and bowling merrily on our way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In a few minutes we were past the creek and bowling merrily on our way.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When the sun went down a milk-white mist hung over the prairie, with a young moon kissing it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In a few minutes we were past the creek and bowling merrily on our way.
at the time that
From this reading When the sun went down a milk-white mist hung over the prairie, with a young moon kissing it.
in or at the place that
From this reading Then we sought our humble couches, where we slept the sleep of just people who had been driving over the prairie all day.
a Caucasian
From this reading We had a beautiful camping ground that night--a fairylike little slope of white poplars with a blue lake at its foot.
which person or people
From this reading Then we sought our humble couches, where we slept the sleep of just people who had been driving over the prairie all day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We had a beautiful camping ground that night--a fairylike little slope of white poplars with a blue lake at its foot.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading When the sun went down a milk-white mist hung over the prairie, with a young moon kissing it.
