used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The river line, with its row of live oaks festooned with Spanish moss, was a scant half mile away now, and the going underfoot was solid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The river line, with its row of live oaks festooned with Spanish moss, was a scant half mile away now, and the going underfoot was solid.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The river line, with its row of live oaks festooned with Spanish moss, was a scant half mile away now, and the going underfoot was solid.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Back in the glory days of the old South, these magnificent trees had been set out by some long-since-departed rice planter.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Back in the glory days of the old South, these magnificent trees had been set out by some long-since-departed rice planter.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Now their branches interlaced.
lacking funds
From this reading Bulldog broke into a steady run.
BulldogverbUS /ˈbʊldɔːɡ/
attack viciously and ferociously
From this reading Bulldog broke into a steady run.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Back in the glory days of the old South, these magnificent trees had been set out by some long-since-departed rice planter.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Back in the glory days of the old South, these magnificent trees had been set out by some long-since-departed rice planter.
festoonedverbUS /ˌfeˈstuːnd/
past form of “festoon” — decorate with strings of flowers
From this reading The river line, with its row of live oaks festooned with Spanish moss, was a scant half mile away now, and the going underfoot was solid.
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 he had reached the first of the live oaks.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In a few minutes he had reached the first of the live oaks.
a state of high honor
From this reading Back in the glory days of the old South, these magnificent trees had been set out by some long-since-departed rice planter.
the act of departing
From this reading The river line, with its row of live oaks festooned with Spanish moss, was a scant half mile away now, and the going underfoot was solid.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a few minutes he had reached the first of the live oaks.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The river line, with its row of live oaks festooned with Spanish moss, was a scant half mile away now, and the going underfoot was solid.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a few minutes he had reached the first of the live oaks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few minutes he had reached the first of the live oaks.
interlacedadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈleɪst/
having a pattern of fretwork or latticework
From this reading Now their branches interlaced.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Bulldog broke into a steady run.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The river line, with its row of live oaks festooned with Spanish moss, was a scant half mile away now, and the going underfoot was solid.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The river line, with its row of live oaks festooned with Spanish moss, was a scant half mile away now, and the going underfoot was solid.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The river line, with its row of live oaks festooned with Spanish moss, was a scant half mile away now, and the going underfoot was solid.
long-since-departed
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From this reading Back in the glory days of the old South, these magnificent trees had been set out by some long-since-departed rice planter.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading Back in the glory days of the old South, these magnificent trees had been set out by some long-since-departed rice planter.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The river line, with its row of live oaks festooned with Spanish moss, was a scant half mile away now, and the going underfoot was solid.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading In a few minutes he had reached the first of the live oaks.
mossnounUS /mɔːs/
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading The river line, with its row of live oaks festooned with Spanish moss, was a scant half mile away now, and the going underfoot was solid.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The river line, with its row of live oaks festooned with Spanish moss, was a scant half mile away now, and the going underfoot was solid.
oaksnounUS /oʊks/
plural of “oak” — the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading The river line, with its row of live oaks festooned with Spanish moss, was a scant half mile away now, and the going underfoot was solid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The river line, with its row of live oaks festooned with Spanish moss, was a scant half mile away now, and the going underfoot was solid.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Back in the glory days of the old South, these magnificent trees had been set out by some long-since-departed rice planter.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Back in the glory days of the old South, these magnificent trees had been set out by some long-since-departed rice planter.
planternounUS /ˈplæntər/
the owner or manager of a plantation
From this reading Back in the glory days of the old South, these magnificent trees had been set out by some long-since-departed rice planter.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading In a few minutes he had reached the first of the live oaks.
ricenounUS /raɪs/
grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
From this reading Back in the glory days of the old South, these magnificent trees had been set out by some long-since-departed rice planter.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The river line, with its row of live oaks festooned with Spanish moss, was a scant half mile away now, and the going underfoot was solid.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading The river line, with its row of live oaks festooned with Spanish moss, was a scant half mile away now, and the going underfoot was solid.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Bulldog broke into a steady run.
scantadjectiveUS /skænt/
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading The river line, with its row of live oaks festooned with Spanish moss, was a scant half mile away now, and the going underfoot was solid.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Back in the glory days of the old South, these magnificent trees had been set out by some long-since-departed rice planter.
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading The river line, with its row of live oaks festooned with Spanish moss, was a scant half mile away now, and the going underfoot was solid.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Back in the glory days of the old South, these magnificent trees had been set out by some long-since-departed rice planter.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Back in the glory days of the old South, these magnificent trees had been set out by some long-since-departed rice planter.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading The river line, with its row of live oaks festooned with Spanish moss, was a scant half mile away now, and the going underfoot was solid.
make steady
From this reading Bulldog broke into a steady run.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The river line, with its row of live oaks festooned with Spanish moss, was a scant half mile away now, and the going underfoot was solid.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now their branches interlaced.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Back in the glory days of the old South, these magnificent trees had been set out by some long-since-departed rice planter.
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 Back in the glory days of the old South, these magnificent trees had been set out by some long-since-departed rice planter.
underfootadverbUS /ˌʌndərˈfʊt/
under the feet
From this reading The river line, with its row of live oaks festooned with Spanish moss, was a scant half mile away now, and the going underfoot was solid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The river line, with its row of live oaks festooned with Spanish moss, was a scant half mile away now, and the going underfoot was solid.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The river line, with its row of live oaks festooned with Spanish moss, was a scant half mile away now, and the going underfoot was solid.
