used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The road first led through a plain, between rice fields flooded with water from a large ditch.
AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading AMONG THE KURDS THEY started early the next morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next it wound past vineyards with bunches of white and purple grapes, and fields of glistening wheat stubble.
baggyadjectiveUS /ˈbæɡi/
not fitting closely; hanging loosely
From this reading In the distance grazed large flocks of sheep, guarded by Kurdish shepherds, stern, wild-looking men, with baggy trousers and jackets of many colours, and large peaked felt hats.
completely unclothed
From this reading Then, passing up a long valley, they crossed uplands covered with thick rich grass, quite different from the bare hills so often seen.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The road first led through a plain, between rice fields flooded with water from a large ditch.
bunchesnounUS /ˈbʌntʃəz/
plural of “bunch” — a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Next it wound past vineyards with bunches of white and purple grapes, and fields of glistening wheat stubble.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the distance grazed large flocks of sheep, guarded by Kurdish shepherds, stern, wild-looking men, with baggy trousers and jackets of many colours, and large peaked felt hats.
coloursnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a distinguishing emblem
From this reading In the distance grazed large flocks of sheep, guarded by Kurdish shepherds, stern, wild-looking men, with baggy trousers and jackets of many colours, and large peaked felt hats.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Then, passing up a long valley, they crossed uplands covered with thick rich grass, quite different from the bare hills so often seen.
placed crosswise
From this reading Then, passing up a long valley, they crossed uplands covered with thick rich grass, quite different from the bare hills so often seen.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Then, passing up a long valley, they crossed uplands covered with thick rich grass, quite different from the bare hills so often seen.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading In the distance grazed large flocks of sheep, guarded by Kurdish shepherds, stern, wild-looking men, with baggy trousers and jackets of many colours, and large peaked felt hats.
ditchnounUS /dɪtʃ/
a long narrow excavation in the earth
From this reading The road first led through a plain, between rice fields flooded with water from a large ditch.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading AMONG THE KURDS THEY started early the next morning.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading In the distance grazed large flocks of sheep, guarded by Kurdish shepherds, stern, wild-looking men, with baggy trousers and jackets of many colours, and large peaked felt hats.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading The road first led through a plain, between rice fields flooded with water from a large ditch.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The road first led through a plain, between rice fields flooded with water from a large ditch.
flocksnounUS /flɑːks/
plural of “flock” — a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading In the distance grazed large flocks of sheep, guarded by Kurdish shepherds, stern, wild-looking men, with baggy trousers and jackets of many colours, and large peaked felt hats.
floodedadjectiveUS /ˈflʌdəd/
covered with water
From this reading The road first led through a plain, between rice fields flooded with water from a large ditch.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The road first led through a plain, between rice fields flooded with water from a large ditch.
glisteningadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪsənɪŋ/
reflecting light
From this reading Next it wound past vineyards with bunches of white and purple grapes, and fields of glistening wheat stubble.
grapesnounUS /ɡreɪps/
plural of “grape” — any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
From this reading Next it wound past vineyards with bunches of white and purple grapes, and fields of glistening wheat stubble.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Then, passing up a long valley, they crossed uplands covered with thick rich grass, quite different from the bare hills so often seen.
grazedadjectiveUS /ɡreɪzd/
scraped or touched lightly in passing
From this reading In the distance grazed large flocks of sheep, guarded by Kurdish shepherds, stern, wild-looking men, with baggy trousers and jackets of many colours, and large peaked felt hats.
guardedadjectiveUS /ˈɡɑːrdəd/
prudent
From this reading In the distance grazed large flocks of sheep, guarded by Kurdish shepherds, stern, wild-looking men, with baggy trousers and jackets of many colours, and large peaked felt hats.
hatsnounUS /hæts/
plural of “hat” — headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading In the distance grazed large flocks of sheep, guarded by Kurdish shepherds, stern, wild-looking men, with baggy trousers and jackets of many colours, and large peaked felt hats.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Then, passing up a long valley, they crossed uplands covered with thick rich grass, quite different from the bare hills so often seen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the distance grazed large flocks of sheep, guarded by Kurdish shepherds, stern, wild-looking men, with baggy trousers and jackets of many colours, and large peaked felt hats.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Next it wound past vineyards with bunches of white and purple grapes, and fields of glistening wheat stubble.
jacketsnounUS /ˈdʒækɪts/
plural of “jacket” — a short coat
From this reading In the distance grazed large flocks of sheep, guarded by Kurdish shepherds, stern, wild-looking men, with baggy trousers and jackets of many colours, and large peaked felt hats.
KurdishnounUS /ˈkɜːrdɪʃ/
an Iranian language spoken in Turkey and Iran and Iraq and Syria and Russia
From this reading In the distance grazed large flocks of sheep, guarded by Kurdish shepherds, stern, wild-looking men, with baggy trousers and jackets of many colours, and large peaked felt hats.
KURDSnounUS /kɜːrdz/
plural of “kurd” — a member of a largely pastoral Islamic people who live in Kurdistan; the largest ethnic group without their own state
From this reading AMONG THE KURDS THEY started early the next morning.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The road first led through a plain, between rice fields flooded with water from a large ditch.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The road first led through a plain, between rice fields flooded with water from a large ditch.
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 Then, passing up a long valley, they crossed uplands covered with thick rich grass, quite different from the bare hills so often seen.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading In the distance grazed large flocks of sheep, guarded by Kurdish shepherds, stern, wild-looking men, with baggy trousers and jackets of many colours, and large peaked felt hats.
the force of workers available
From this reading In the distance grazed large flocks of sheep, guarded by Kurdish shepherds, stern, wild-looking men, with baggy trousers and jackets of many colours, and large peaked felt hats.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading AMONG THE KURDS THEY started early the next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading AMONG THE KURDS THEY started early the next morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next it wound past vineyards with bunches of white and purple grapes, and fields of glistening wheat stubble.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Then, passing up a long valley, they crossed uplands covered with thick rich grass, quite different from the bare hills so often seen.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Then, passing up a long valley, they crossed uplands covered with thick rich grass, quite different from the bare hills so often seen.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Next it wound past vineyards with bunches of white and purple grapes, and fields of glistening wheat stubble.
peakedadjectiveUS /piːkt/
somewhat ill or prone to illness
From this reading In the distance grazed large flocks of sheep, guarded by Kurdish shepherds, stern, wild-looking men, with baggy trousers and jackets of many colours, and large peaked felt hats.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The road first led through a plain, between rice fields flooded with water from a large ditch.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading Next it wound past vineyards with bunches of white and purple grapes, and fields of glistening wheat stubble.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Then, passing up a long valley, they crossed uplands covered with thick rich grass, quite different from the bare hills so often seen.
ricenounUS /raɪs/
grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
From this reading The road first led through a plain, between rice fields flooded with water from a large ditch.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Then, passing up a long valley, they crossed uplands covered with thick rich grass, quite different from the bare hills so often seen.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The road first led through a plain, between rice fields flooded with water from a large ditch.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Then, passing up a long valley, they crossed uplands covered with thick rich grass, quite different from the bare hills so often seen.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading In the distance grazed large flocks of sheep, guarded by Kurdish shepherds, stern, wild-looking men, with baggy trousers and jackets of many colours, and large peaked felt hats.
shepherdsnounUS /ˈʃepərdz/
plural of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading In the distance grazed large flocks of sheep, guarded by Kurdish shepherds, stern, wild-looking men, with baggy trousers and jackets of many colours, and large peaked felt hats.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then, passing up a long valley, they crossed uplands covered with thick rich grass, quite different from the bare hills so often seen.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading AMONG THE KURDS THEY started early the next morning.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading In the distance grazed large flocks of sheep, guarded by Kurdish shepherds, stern, wild-looking men, with baggy trousers and jackets of many colours, and large peaked felt hats.
stubblenounUS /ˈstʌbəl/
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
From this reading Next it wound past vineyards with bunches of white and purple grapes, and fields of glistening wheat stubble.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AMONG THE KURDS THEY started early the next morning.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, passing up a long valley, they crossed uplands covered with thick rich grass, quite different from the bare hills so often seen.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AMONG THE KURDS THEY started early the next morning.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Then, passing up a long valley, they crossed uplands covered with thick rich grass, quite different from the bare hills so often seen.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The road first led through a plain, between rice fields flooded with water from a large ditch.
trousersnounUS /ˈtraʊzərz/
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
From this reading In the distance grazed large flocks of sheep, guarded by Kurdish shepherds, stern, wild-looking men, with baggy trousers and jackets of many colours, and large peaked felt hats.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then, passing up a long valley, they crossed uplands covered with thick rich grass, quite different from the bare hills so often seen.
uplandsnounUS /ˈʌpləndz/
plural of “upland” — elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
From this reading Then, passing up a long valley, they crossed uplands covered with thick rich grass, quite different from the bare hills so often seen.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Then, passing up a long valley, they crossed uplands covered with thick rich grass, quite different from the bare hills so often seen.
vineyardsnounUS /ˈvɪnjərdz/
plural of “vineyard” — a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced
From this reading Next it wound past vineyards with bunches of white and purple grapes, and fields of glistening wheat stubble.
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 road first led through a plain, between rice fields flooded with water from a large ditch.
wheatnounUS /wiːt/
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading Next it wound past vineyards with bunches of white and purple grapes, and fields of glistening wheat stubble.
a Caucasian
From this reading Next it wound past vineyards with bunches of white and purple grapes, and fields of glistening wheat stubble.
wild-looking
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From this reading In the distance grazed large flocks of sheep, guarded by Kurdish shepherds, stern, wild-looking men, with baggy trousers and jackets of many colours, and large peaked felt hats.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The road first led through a plain, between rice fields flooded with water from a large ditch.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading Next it wound past vineyards with bunches of white and purple grapes, and fields of glistening wheat stubble.
