used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BERTHA MEETS MANHATTAN It was a green land in which she woke.
(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 How did they all live?
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading These thickly peopled farm-lands, the almost contiguous villages, the constant passing of trains roused in her a surprise and wonder which left her silent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
appalledadjectiveUS /əˈpɔːld/
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading Such weight of human life, such swarming populations, appalled her.
BERTHA
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From this reading BERTHA MEETS MANHATTAN It was a green land in which she woke.
unvarying in nature
From this reading These thickly peopled farm-lands, the almost contiguous villages, the constant passing of trains roused in her a surprise and wonder which left her silent.
contiguousadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪɡjuːəs/
very close or connected in space or time
From this reading These thickly peopled farm-lands, the almost contiguous villages, the constant passing of trains roused in her a surprise and wonder which left her silent.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How did they all live?
farm-lands
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From this reading These thickly peopled farm-lands, the almost contiguous villages, the constant passing of trains roused in her a surprise and wonder which left her silent.
featheryadjectiveUS /ˈfeðəri/
resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
floodsnounUS /flʌdz/
plural of “flood” — the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
foliagenounUS /ˈfoʊlɪdʒ/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
frondsnounUS /frɑːndz/
plural of “frond” — compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
a young female
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading BERTHA MEETS MANHATTAN It was a green land in which she woke.
(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 leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading These thickly peopled farm-lands, the almost contiguous villages, the constant passing of trains roused in her a surprise and wonder which left her silent.
How
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From this reading How did they all live?
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Such weight of human life, such swarming populations, appalled her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BERTHA MEETS MANHATTAN It was a green land in which she woke.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BERTHA MEETS MANHATTAN It was a green land in which she woke.
and nothing more
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading BERTHA MEETS MANHATTAN It was a green land in which she woke.
lawnsnounUS /lɔːnz/
plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
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 These thickly peopled farm-lands, the almost contiguous villages, the constant passing of trains roused in her a surprise and wonder which left her silent.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Such weight of human life, such swarming populations, appalled her.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading How did they all live?
MANHATTANnounUS /mænˈhætən/
one of the five boroughs of New York City
From this reading BERTHA MEETS MANHATTAN It was a green land in which she woke.
MEETSnounUS /miːts/
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading BERTHA MEETS MANHATTAN It was a green land in which she woke.
mountain-born
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From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading These thickly peopled farm-lands, the almost contiguous villages, the constant passing of trains roused in her a surprise and wonder which left her silent.
pasturesnounUS /ˈpæstʃərz/
plural of “pasture” — a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
peopledadjectiveUS /ˈpiːpəld/
furnished with people
From this reading These thickly peopled farm-lands, the almost contiguous villages, the constant passing of trains roused in her a surprise and wonder which left her silent.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
populationsnounUS /ˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃənz/
plural of “population” — the people who inhabit a territory or state
From this reading Such weight of human life, such swarming populations, appalled her.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading These thickly peopled farm-lands, the almost contiguous villages, the constant passing of trains roused in her a surprise and wonder which left her silent.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BERTHA MEETS MANHATTAN It was a green land in which she woke.
shornadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrn/
having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading These thickly peopled farm-lands, the almost contiguous villages, the constant passing of trains roused in her a surprise and wonder which left her silent.
slopesnounUS /sloʊps/
plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such weight of human life, such swarming populations, appalled her.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading These thickly peopled farm-lands, the almost contiguous villages, the constant passing of trains roused in her a surprise and wonder which left her silent.
swarmingverbUS /ˈswɔːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “swarm” — be teeming, be abuzz
From this reading Such weight of human life, such swarming populations, appalled her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These thickly peopled farm-lands, the almost contiguous villages, the constant passing of trains roused in her a surprise and wonder which left her silent.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How did they all live?
thicklyadverbUS /ˈθɪkli/
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading These thickly peopled farm-lands, the almost contiguous villages, the constant passing of trains roused in her a surprise and wonder which left her silent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
trainsnounUS /treɪnz/
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading These thickly peopled farm-lands, the almost contiguous villages, the constant passing of trains roused in her a surprise and wonder which left her silent.
villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading These thickly peopled farm-lands, the almost contiguous villages, the constant passing of trains roused in her a surprise and wonder which left her silent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BERTHA MEETS MANHATTAN It was a green land in which she woke.
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading Such weight of human life, such swarming populations, appalled her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
wheatnounUS /wiːt/
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading The leaves were just putting forth their feathery fronds of foliage, and the shorn lawns, the waving floods of growing wheat, and the smooth slopes of pastures presented pleasant pictures to the mountain-born girl.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading BERTHA MEETS MANHATTAN It was a green land in which she woke.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading BERTHA MEETS MANHATTAN It was a green land in which she woke.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading These thickly peopled farm-lands, the almost contiguous villages, the constant passing of trains roused in her a surprise and wonder which left her silent.
