used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a screen of trees and undergrowth between the edge and the Ohio, the tops of the trees some fifteen feet above the level of the field.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There was a screen of trees and undergrowth between the edge and the Ohio, the tops of the trees some fifteen feet above the level of the field.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading * * * * * The field lay practically east and west, and the western edge went right to the edge of the river.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I was turning for the take-off Les, with Bailey beside him, gave his ship the guns.
BaileynounUS /ˈbeɪli/
United States singer (1918-1990)
From this reading As I was turning for the take-off Les, with Bailey beside him, gave his ship the guns.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading The growth was on the banks of the river, which sloped down from the field to the water.
next to; at the side of
From this reading As I was turning for the take-off Les, with Bailey beside him, gave his ship the guns.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was a screen of trees and undergrowth between the edge and the Ohio, the tops of the trees some fifteen feet above the level of the field.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The growth was on the banks of the river, which sloped down from the field to the water.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading * * * * * The field lay practically east and west, and the western edge went right to the edge of the river.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading * * * * * The field lay practically east and west, and the western edge went right to the edge of the river.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading There was a screen of trees and undergrowth between the edge and the Ohio, the tops of the trees some fifteen feet above the level of the field.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading * * * * * The field lay practically east and west, and the western edge went right to the edge of the river.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading There was a screen of trees and undergrowth between the edge and the Ohio, the tops of the trees some fifteen feet above the level of the field.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As I was turning for the take-off Les, with Bailey beside him, gave his ship the guns.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wind was from the west.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading As I was turning for the take-off Les, with Bailey beside him, gave his ship the guns.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading The growth was on the banks of the river, which sloped down from the field to the water.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading As I was turning for the take-off Les, with Bailey beside him, gave his ship the guns.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As I was turning for the take-off Les, with Bailey beside him, gave his ship the guns.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As I was turning for the take-off Les, with Bailey beside him, gave his ship the guns.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I was turning for the take-off Les, with Bailey beside him, gave his ship the guns.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading * * * * * The field lay practically east and west, and the western edge went right to the edge of the river.
LesnounUS /les/
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading As I was turning for the take-off Les, with Bailey beside him, gave his ship the guns.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading There was a screen of trees and undergrowth between the edge and the Ohio, the tops of the trees some fifteen feet above the level of the field.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * * * * * The field lay practically east and west, and the western edge went right to the edge of the river.
OhionounUS /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading There was a screen of trees and undergrowth between the edge and the Ohio, the tops of the trees some fifteen feet above the level of the field.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The growth was on the banks of the river, which sloped down from the field to the water.
practicallyadverbUS /ˈpræktɪkli/
almost; nearly
From this reading * * * * * The field lay practically east and west, and the western edge went right to the edge of the river.
precisely, exactly
From this reading * * * * * The field lay practically east and west, and the western edge went right to the edge of the river.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading * * * * * The field lay practically east and west, and the western edge went right to the edge of the river.
screennounUS /skriːn/
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading There was a screen of trees and undergrowth between the edge and the Ohio, the tops of the trees some fifteen feet above the level of the field.
transport commercially
From this reading As I was turning for the take-off Les, with Bailey beside him, gave his ship the guns.
slopedadjective
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading The growth was on the banks of the river, which sloped down from the field to the water.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was a screen of trees and undergrowth between the edge and the Ohio, the tops of the trees some fifteen feet above the level of the field.
take-off
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From this reading As I was turning for the take-off Les, with Bailey beside him, gave his ship the guns.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * The field lay practically east and west, and the western edge went right to the edge of the river.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a screen of trees and undergrowth between the edge and the Ohio, the tops of the trees some fifteen feet above the level of the field.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * The field lay practically east and west, and the western edge went right to the edge of the river.
topsadjectiveUS /tɑːps/
of the highest quality
From this reading There was a screen of trees and undergrowth between the edge and the Ohio, the tops of the trees some fifteen feet above the level of the field.
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 There was a screen of trees and undergrowth between the edge and the Ohio, the tops of the trees some fifteen feet above the level of the field.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading As I was turning for the take-off Les, with Bailey beside him, gave his ship the guns.
undergrowthnounUS /ˈʌndərɡroʊθ/
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading There was a screen of trees and undergrowth between the edge and the Ohio, the tops of the trees some fifteen feet above the level of the field.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind was from the west.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The growth was on the banks of the river, which sloped down from the field to the water.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading * * * * * The field lay practically east and west, and the western edge went right to the edge of the river.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading * * * * * The field lay practically east and west, and the western edge went right to the edge of the river.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading * * * * * The field lay practically east and west, and the western edge went right to the edge of the river.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The growth was on the banks of the river, which sloped down from the field to the water.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind was from the west.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As I was turning for the take-off Les, with Bailey beside him, gave his ship the guns.
