used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We have not heard a song in all the woods.”
(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 We have not heard a song in all the woods.”
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the Birds of the Yosemite Travelers in the Sierra forests usually complain of the want of life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And no wonder!
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading They go in large parties with mules and horses; they make a great noise; they are dressed in outlandish unnatural colors; every animal shuns them.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “The trees,” they say, “are fine, but the empty stillness is deadly; there are no animals to be seen, no birds.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The trees,” they say, “are fine, but the empty stillness is deadly; there are no animals to be seen, no birds.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The trees,” they say, “are fine, but the empty stillness is deadly; there are no animals to be seen, no birds.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Among the Birds of the Yosemite Travelers in the Sierra forests usually complain of the want of life.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “The trees,” they say, “are fine, but the empty stillness is deadly; there are no animals to be seen, no birds.
colorsnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading They go in large parties with mules and horses; they make a great noise; they are dressed in outlandish unnatural colors; every animal shuns them.
complainverbUS /kəmˈpleɪn/
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading Among the Birds of the Yosemite Travelers in the Sierra forests usually complain of the want of life.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading “The trees,” they say, “are fine, but the empty stillness is deadly; there are no animals to be seen, no birds.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading They go in large parties with mules and horses; they make a great noise; they are dressed in outlandish unnatural colors; every animal shuns them.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “The trees,” they say, “are fine, but the empty stillness is deadly; there are no animals to be seen, no birds.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They go in large parties with mules and horses; they make a great noise; they are dressed in outlandish unnatural colors; every animal shuns them.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “The trees,” they say, “are fine, but the empty stillness is deadly; there are no animals to be seen, no birds.
forestsnounUS /ˈfɔːrəsts/
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Among the Birds of the Yosemite Travelers in the Sierra forests usually complain of the want of life.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They go in large parties with mules and horses; they make a great noise; they are dressed in outlandish unnatural colors; every animal shuns them.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They go in large parties with mules and horses; they make a great noise; they are dressed in outlandish unnatural colors; every animal shuns them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have not heard a song in all the woods.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading We have not heard a song in all the woods.”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading They go in large parties with mules and horses; they make a great noise; they are dressed in outlandish unnatural colors; every animal shuns them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Among the Birds of the Yosemite Travelers in the Sierra forests usually complain of the want of life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The trees,” they say, “are fine, but the empty stillness is deadly; there are no animals to be seen, no birds.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They go in large parties with mules and horses; they make a great noise; they are dressed in outlandish unnatural colors; every animal shuns them.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Among the Birds of the Yosemite Travelers in the Sierra forests usually complain of the want of life.
engage in
From this reading They go in large parties with mules and horses; they make a great noise; they are dressed in outlandish unnatural colors; every animal shuns them.
mulesnounUS /mjuːlz/
plural of “mule” — hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading They go in large parties with mules and horses; they make a great noise; they are dressed in outlandish unnatural colors; every animal shuns them.
not any; not one
From this reading “The trees,” they say, “are fine, but the empty stillness is deadly; there are no animals to be seen, no birds.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading They go in large parties with mules and horses; they make a great noise; they are dressed in outlandish unnatural colors; every animal shuns them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We have not heard a song in all the woods.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Among the Birds of the Yosemite Travelers in the Sierra forests usually complain of the want of life.
outlandishadjectiveUS /aʊtˈlændɪʃ/
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading They go in large parties with mules and horses; they make a great noise; they are dressed in outlandish unnatural colors; every animal shuns them.
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading They go in large parties with mules and horses; they make a great noise; they are dressed in outlandish unnatural colors; every animal shuns them.
express in words
From this reading “The trees,” they say, “are fine, but the empty stillness is deadly; there are no animals to be seen, no birds.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “The trees,” they say, “are fine, but the empty stillness is deadly; there are no animals to be seen, no birds.
shunsverbUS /ʃʌnz/
third-person singular of “shun” — avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
From this reading They go in large parties with mules and horses; they make a great noise; they are dressed in outlandish unnatural colors; every animal shuns them.
SierranounUS /siˈerə/
a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
From this reading Among the Birds of the Yosemite Travelers in the Sierra forests usually complain of the want of life.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading We have not heard a song in all the woods.”
stillnessnounUS /ˈstɪlnəs/
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading “The trees,” they say, “are fine, but the empty stillness is deadly; there are no animals to be seen, no birds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Among the Birds of the Yosemite Travelers in the Sierra forests usually complain of the want of life.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They go in large parties with mules and horses; they make a great noise; they are dressed in outlandish unnatural colors; every animal shuns them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “The trees,” they say, “are fine, but the empty stillness is deadly; there are no animals to be seen, no birds.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The trees,” they say, “are fine, but the empty stillness is deadly; there are no animals to be seen, no birds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The trees,” they say, “are fine, but the empty stillness is deadly; there are no animals to be seen, no birds.
TravelersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location
From this reading Among the Birds of the Yosemite Travelers in the Sierra forests usually complain of the want of life.
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 “The trees,” they say, “are fine, but the empty stillness is deadly; there are no animals to be seen, no birds.
unnaturaladjectiveUS /ənˈnætʃərəl/
not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
From this reading They go in large parties with mules and horses; they make a great noise; they are dressed in outlandish unnatural colors; every animal shuns them.
under normal conditions
From this reading Among the Birds of the Yosemite Travelers in the Sierra forests usually complain of the want of life.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Among the Birds of the Yosemite Travelers in the Sierra forests usually complain of the want of life.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have not heard a song in all the woods.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading They go in large parties with mules and horses; they make a great noise; they are dressed in outlandish unnatural colors; every animal shuns them.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading And no wonder!
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading We have not heard a song in all the woods.”
YosemitenounUS /joʊˈsemɪti/
a series of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park in California; is reduced to a trickle for part of each year
From this reading Among the Birds of the Yosemite Travelers in the Sierra forests usually complain of the want of life.
