adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the east and south the stars were receding before the coming day; in the west a few still glimmered, caught among the bosky hills of the canada del Raimundo, where night seemed to linger.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In the east and south the stars were receding before the coming day; in the west a few still glimmered, caught among the bosky hills of the canada del Raimundo, where night seemed to linger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
awakeningnounUS /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/
the act of waking
From this reading The long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
awkwardlyadverbUS /ˈɔːkwərdli/
in an awkward manner
From this reading Thither some obscure, low-flying birds were slowly winging; thither a gray coyote, overtaken by the morning, was awkwardly limping.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In the east and south the stars were receding before the coming day; in the west a few still glimmered, caught among the bosky hills of the canada del Raimundo, where night seemed to linger.
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading The long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
birdsnounUS /bɜːrdz/
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Thither some obscure, low-flying birds were slowly winging; thither a gray coyote, overtaken by the morning, was awkwardly limping.
boskyadjective
covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets
From this reading In the east and south the stars were receding before the coming day; in the west a few still glimmered, caught among the bosky hills of the canada del Raimundo, where night seemed to linger.
breakingnounUS /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/
the act of breaking something
From this reading Morning was breaking on the high road to San Jose.
broadeningnounUS /ˈbrɔːdənɪŋ/
the act of making something wider
From this reading The long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thither some obscure, low-flying birds were slowly winging; thither a gray coyote, overtaken by the morning, was awkwardly limping.
canadanounUS /ˈkænədə/
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading In the east and south the stars were receding before the coming day; in the west a few still glimmered, caught among the bosky hills of the canada del Raimundo, where night seemed to linger.
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading In the east and south the stars were receding before the coming day; in the west a few still glimmered, caught among the bosky hills of the canada del Raimundo, where night seemed to linger.
climbverbUS /klaɪm/
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading And thither a tramping wayfarer turned, plowing through the dust of the highway still unslaked by the dewless night, to climb the fence and likewise seek the distant cover.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading In the east and south the stars were receding before the coming day; in the west a few still glimmered, caught among the bosky hills of the canada del Raimundo, where night seemed to linger.
coververbUS /ˈkʌvər/
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading And thither a tramping wayfarer turned, plowing through the dust of the highway still unslaked by the dewless night, to climb the fence and likewise seek the distant cover.
coyotenounUS /kaɪˈoʊti/
small wolf native to western North America
From this reading Thither some obscure, low-flying birds were slowly winging; thither a gray coyote, overtaken by the morning, was awkwardly limping.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading In the east and south the stars were receding before the coming day; in the west a few still glimmered, caught among the bosky hills of the canada del Raimundo, where night seemed to linger.
del
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From this reading In the east and south the stars were receding before the coming day; in the west a few still glimmered, caught among the bosky hills of the canada del Raimundo, where night seemed to linger.
dewless
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From this reading And thither a tramping wayfarer turned, plowing through the dust of the highway still unslaked by the dewless night, to climb the fence and likewise seek the distant cover.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading And thither a tramping wayfarer turned, plowing through the dust of the highway still unslaked by the dewless night, to climb the fence and likewise seek the distant cover.
dustverbUS /dʌst/
remove the dust from
From this reading And thither a tramping wayfarer turned, plowing through the dust of the highway still unslaked by the dewless night, to climb the fence and likewise seek the distant cover.
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading The long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
eastnounUS /iːst/
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading In the east and south the stars were receding before the coming day; in the west a few still glimmered, caught among the bosky hills of the canada del Raimundo, where night seemed to linger.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
extendverbUS /ɪkˈstend/
extend in scope or range or area
From this reading The long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
fenceverbUS /fens/
enclose with a fence
From this reading And thither a tramping wayfarer turned, plowing through the dust of the highway still unslaked by the dewless night, to climb the fence and likewise seek the distant cover.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In the east and south the stars were receding before the coming day; in the west a few still glimmered, caught among the bosky hills of the canada del Raimundo, where night seemed to linger.
fieldsnounUS /fiːldz/
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading The long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
glimmered
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From this reading In the east and south the stars were receding before the coming day; in the west a few still glimmered, caught among the bosky hills of the canada del Raimundo, where night seemed to linger.
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Thither some obscure, low-flying birds were slowly winging; thither a gray coyote, overtaken by the morning, was awkwardly limping.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(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 long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Morning was breaking on the high road to San Jose.
highwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading And thither a tramping wayfarer turned, plowing through the dust of the highway still unslaked by the dewless night, to climb the fence and likewise seek the distant cover.
hillsnounUS /hɪlz/
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading In the east and south the stars were receding before the coming day; in the west a few still glimmered, caught among the bosky hills of the canada del Raimundo, where night seemed to linger.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
Jose
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From this reading Morning was breaking on the high road to San Jose.
levelnounUS /ˈlevəl/
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading The long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
likewiseadverbUS /ˈlaɪkwaɪz/
in like or similar manner
From this reading And thither a tramping wayfarer turned, plowing through the dust of the highway still unslaked by the dewless night, to climb the fence and likewise seek the distant cover.
limpingnounUS /ˈlɪmpɪŋ/
disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
From this reading Thither some obscure, low-flying birds were slowly winging; thither a gray coyote, overtaken by the morning, was awkwardly limping.
linesnounUS /laɪnz/
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
lingerverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡər/
remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading In the east and south the stars were receding before the coming day; in the west a few still glimmered, caught among the bosky hills of the canada del Raimundo, where night seemed to linger.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
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 long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
low-flying
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From this reading Thither some obscure, low-flying birds were slowly winging; thither a gray coyote, overtaken by the morning, was awkwardly limping.
MorningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Morning was breaking on the high road to San Jose.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading In the east and south the stars were receding before the coming day; in the west a few still glimmered, caught among the bosky hills of the canada del Raimundo, where night seemed to linger.
oatsnounUS /oʊts/
plural of “oat” — annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: “oats”)
From this reading The long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
obscureverbUS /əbsˈkjʊr/
make less visible or unclear
From this reading Thither some obscure, low-flying birds were slowly winging; thither a gray coyote, overtaken by the morning, was awkwardly limping.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Morning was breaking on the high road to San Jose.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
overtakenverbUS /ˈoʊvərteɪkən/
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading Thither some obscure, low-flying birds were slowly winging; thither a gray coyote, overtaken by the morning, was awkwardly limping.
plowingnounUS /ˈplaʊɪŋ/
tilling the land with a plow
From this reading And thither a tramping wayfarer turned, plowing through the dust of the highway still unslaked by the dewless night, to climb the fence and likewise seek the distant cover.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
Raimundo
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From this reading In the east and south the stars were receding before the coming day; in the west a few still glimmered, caught among the bosky hills of the canada del Raimundo, where night seemed to linger.
recedingnounUS /rɪˈsiːdɪŋ/
a slow or gradual disappearance
From this reading In the east and south the stars were receding before the coming day; in the west a few still glimmered, caught among the bosky hills of the canada del Raimundo, where night seemed to linger.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Morning was breaking on the high road to San Jose.
San
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From this reading Morning was breaking on the high road to San Jose.
seekverbUS /siːk/
try to get or reach
From this reading And thither a tramping wayfarer turned, plowing through the dust of the highway still unslaked by the dewless night, to climb the fence and likewise seek the distant cover.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading In the east and south the stars were receding before the coming day; in the west a few still glimmered, caught among the bosky hills of the canada del Raimundo, where night seemed to linger.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Thither some obscure, low-flying birds were slowly winging; thither a gray coyote, overtaken by the morning, was awkwardly limping.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Thither some obscure, low-flying birds were slowly winging; thither a gray coyote, overtaken by the morning, was awkwardly limping.
southnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading In the east and south the stars were receding before the coming day; in the west a few still glimmered, caught among the bosky hills of the canada del Raimundo, where night seemed to linger.
starsnounUS /stɑːrz/
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading In the east and south the stars were receding before the coming day; in the west a few still glimmered, caught among the bosky hills of the canada del Raimundo, where night seemed to linger.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading In the east and south the stars were receding before the coming day; in the west a few still glimmered, caught among the bosky hills of the canada del Raimundo, where night seemed to linger.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading The long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Morning was breaking on the high road to San Jose.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
ThitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Thither some obscure, low-flying birds were slowly winging; thither a gray coyote, overtaken by the morning, was awkwardly limping.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And thither a tramping wayfarer turned, plowing through the dust of the highway still unslaked by the dewless night, to climb the fence and likewise seek the distant cover.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Morning was breaking on the high road to San Jose.
tracknounUS /træk/
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading The long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
trampingverbUS /ˈtræmpɪŋ/
-ing form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
From this reading And thither a tramping wayfarer turned, plowing through the dust of the highway still unslaked by the dewless night, to climb the fence and likewise seek the distant cover.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading And thither a tramping wayfarer turned, plowing through the dust of the highway still unslaked by the dewless night, to climb the fence and likewise seek the distant cover.
unslaked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And thither a tramping wayfarer turned, plowing through the dust of the highway still unslaked by the dewless night, to climb the fence and likewise seek the distant cover.
vanishingnounUS /ˈvænɪʃɪŋ/
a sudden or mysterious disappearance
From this reading The long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Morning was breaking on the high road to San Jose.
wayfarernoun
a pedestrian who walks from place to place
From this reading And thither a tramping wayfarer turned, plowing through the dust of the highway still unslaked by the dewless night, to climb the fence and likewise seek the distant cover.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
westnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading In the east and south the stars were receding before the coming day; in the west a few still glimmered, caught among the bosky hills of the canada del Raimundo, where night seemed to linger.
wheatnounUS /wiːt/
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading The long lines of dusty, level track were beginning to extend their vanishing point in the growing light; on either side the awakening fields of wheat and oats were stretching out and broadening to the sky.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In the east and south the stars were receding before the coming day; in the west a few still glimmered, caught among the bosky hills of the canada del Raimundo, where night seemed to linger.
wingingverbUS /ˈwɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “wing” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Thither some obscure, low-flying birds were slowly winging; thither a gray coyote, overtaken by the morning, was awkwardly limping.
