ambernounUS /ˈæmbər/
a deep yellow color
From this reading To reach it they have to climb through the waving woods, where the beeches and sycamores emulously cast down their crimson and amber leaves to strew the path before their feet.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading From among the scant brown mountain-grass, the limestone crops frequent, in peaks, and slabs, and riven rock-fragments.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The common stretches, long and stony, at the top of the hill that backs Glan-yr-Afon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The common stretches, long and stony, at the top of the hill that backs Glan-yr-Afon.
backsnounUS /bæks/
plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading The common stretches, long and stony, at the top of the hill that backs Glan-yr-Afon.
beeches
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From this reading To reach it they have to climb through the waving woods, where the beeches and sycamores emulously cast down their crimson and amber leaves to strew the path before their feet.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading To reach it they have to climb through the waving woods, where the beeches and sycamores emulously cast down their crimson and amber leaves to strew the path before their feet.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading From among the scant brown mountain-grass, the limestone crops frequent, in peaks, and slabs, and riven rock-fragments.
put or send forth
From this reading To reach it they have to climb through the waving woods, where the beeches and sycamores emulously cast down their crimson and amber leaves to strew the path before their feet.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading To reach it they have to climb through the waving woods, where the beeches and sycamores emulously cast down their crimson and amber leaves to strew the path before their feet.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading The common stretches, long and stony, at the top of the hill that backs Glan-yr-Afon.
a small house with a single story
From this reading To reach it, they have to pass the woodman's stone cottage, his pigstye, and his little yap-yapping rude dog.
crimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading To reach it they have to climb through the waving woods, where the beeches and sycamores emulously cast down their crimson and amber leaves to strew the path before their feet.
cropsnounUS /krɑːps/
plural of “crop” — the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading From among the scant brown mountain-grass, the limestone crops frequent, in peaks, and slabs, and riven rock-fragments.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading To reach it, they have to pass the woodman's stone cottage, his pigstye, and his little yap-yapping rude dog.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading To reach it they have to climb through the waving woods, where the beeches and sycamores emulously cast down their crimson and amber leaves to strew the path before their feet.
downwardsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnwərdz/
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
From this reading From the common you may look upwards or downwards--northwards, to the valley-head; southwards, to the sea.
emulouslyadverb
in a competitively imitative manner
From this reading To reach it they have to climb through the waving woods, where the beeches and sycamores emulously cast down their crimson and amber leaves to strew the path before their feet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading To reach it they have to climb through the waving woods, where the beeches and sycamores emulously cast down their crimson and amber leaves to strew the path before their feet.
frequentverbUS /ˈfriːkwənt/
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
From this reading From among the scant brown mountain-grass, the limestone crops frequent, in peaks, and slabs, and riven rock-fragments.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the common you may look upwards or downwards--northwards, to the valley-head; southwards, to the sea.
Glan-yr-Afon
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From this reading The common stretches, long and stony, at the top of the hill that backs Glan-yr-Afon.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To reach it they have to climb through the waving woods, where the beeches and sycamores emulously cast down their crimson and amber leaves to strew the path before their feet.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The common stretches, long and stony, at the top of the hill that backs Glan-yr-Afon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To reach it, they have to pass the woodman's stone cottage, his pigstye, and his little yap-yapping rude dog.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From among the scant brown mountain-grass, the limestone crops frequent, in peaks, and slabs, and riven rock-fragments.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To reach it they have to climb through the waving woods, where the beeches and sycamores emulously cast down their crimson and amber leaves to strew the path before their feet.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading To reach it they have to climb through the waving woods, where the beeches and sycamores emulously cast down their crimson and amber leaves to strew the path before their feet.
limestonenounUS /ˈlaɪmstoʊn/
a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
From this reading From among the scant brown mountain-grass, the limestone crops frequent, in peaks, and slabs, and riven rock-fragments.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading To reach it, they have to pass the woodman's stone cottage, his pigstye, and his little yap-yapping rude dog.
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 common stretches, long and stony, at the top of the hill that backs Glan-yr-Afon.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading From the common you may look upwards or downwards--northwards, to the valley-head; southwards, to the sea.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading From the common you may look upwards or downwards--northwards, to the valley-head; southwards, to the sea.
mountain-grass
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From this reading From among the scant brown mountain-grass, the limestone crops frequent, in peaks, and slabs, and riven rock-fragments.
northwardsadverb
in a northern direction
From this reading From the common you may look upwards or downwards--northwards, to the valley-head; southwards, to the sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The common stretches, long and stony, at the top of the hill that backs Glan-yr-Afon.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading From the common you may look upwards or downwards--northwards, to the valley-head; southwards, to the sea.
go across or through
From this reading To reach it, they have to pass the woodman's stone cottage, his pigstye, and his little yap-yapping rude dog.
a course of conduct
From this reading To reach it they have to climb through the waving woods, where the beeches and sycamores emulously cast down their crimson and amber leaves to strew the path before their feet.
peaksnounUS /piːks/
plural of “peak” — the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading From among the scant brown mountain-grass, the limestone crops frequent, in peaks, and slabs, and riven rock-fragments.
pigstye
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From this reading To reach it, they have to pass the woodman's stone cottage, his pigstye, and his little yap-yapping rude dog.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading To reach it they have to climb through the waving woods, where the beeches and sycamores emulously cast down their crimson and amber leaves to strew the path before their feet.
rivenverbUS /ˈrɪvən/
inflected form of “rive” — tear or be torn violently
From this reading From among the scant brown mountain-grass, the limestone crops frequent, in peaks, and slabs, and riven rock-fragments.
rock-fragments
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From this reading From among the scant brown mountain-grass, the limestone crops frequent, in peaks, and slabs, and riven rock-fragments.
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading To reach it, they have to pass the woodman's stone cottage, his pigstye, and his little yap-yapping rude dog.
scantadjectiveUS /skænt/
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading From among the scant brown mountain-grass, the limestone crops frequent, in peaks, and slabs, and riven rock-fragments.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading From the common you may look upwards or downwards--northwards, to the valley-head; southwards, to the sea.
slabsnounUS /slæbz/
plural of “slab” — block consisting of a thick piece of something
From this reading From among the scant brown mountain-grass, the limestone crops frequent, in peaks, and slabs, and riven rock-fragments.
southwardsadverb
toward the south
From this reading From the common you may look upwards or downwards--northwards, to the valley-head; southwards, to the sea.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading To reach it, they have to pass the woodman's stone cottage, his pigstye, and his little yap-yapping rude dog.
stonyadjectiveUS /ˈstoʊni/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading The common stretches, long and stony, at the top of the hill that backs Glan-yr-Afon.
stretchesnounUS /ˈstretʃəz/
plural of “stretch” — a large and unbroken expanse or distance
From this reading The common stretches, long and stony, at the top of the hill that backs Glan-yr-Afon.
strewverbUS /struː/
spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
From this reading To reach it they have to climb through the waving woods, where the beeches and sycamores emulously cast down their crimson and amber leaves to strew the path before their feet.
sycamores
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From this reading To reach it they have to climb through the waving woods, where the beeches and sycamores emulously cast down their crimson and amber leaves to strew the path before their feet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The common stretches, long and stony, at the top of the hill that backs Glan-yr-Afon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The common stretches, long and stony, at the top of the hill that backs Glan-yr-Afon.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To reach it they have to climb through the waving woods, where the beeches and sycamores emulously cast down their crimson and amber leaves to strew the path before their feet.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To reach it they have to climb through the waving woods, where the beeches and sycamores emulously cast down their crimson and amber leaves to strew the path before their feet.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading To reach it they have to climb through the waving woods, where the beeches and sycamores emulously cast down their crimson and amber leaves to strew the path before their feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To reach it they have to climb through the waving woods, where the beeches and sycamores emulously cast down their crimson and amber leaves to strew the path before their feet.
the upper part of anything
From this reading The common stretches, long and stony, at the top of the hill that backs Glan-yr-Afon.
upwardsadverbUS /ˈʌpwərdz/
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
From this reading From the common you may look upwards or downwards--northwards, to the valley-head; southwards, to the sea.
valley-head
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From this reading From the common you may look upwards or downwards--northwards, to the valley-head; southwards, to the sea.
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading To reach it they have to climb through the waving woods, where the beeches and sycamores emulously cast down their crimson and amber leaves to strew the path before their feet.
in or at the place that
From this reading To reach it they have to climb through the waving woods, where the beeches and sycamores emulously cast down their crimson and amber leaves to strew the path before their feet.
woodman's
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From this reading To reach it, they have to pass the woodman's stone cottage, his pigstye, and his little yap-yapping rude dog.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading To reach it they have to climb through the waving woods, where the beeches and sycamores emulously cast down their crimson and amber leaves to strew the path before their feet.
yap-yapping
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From this reading To reach it, they have to pass the woodman's stone cottage, his pigstye, and his little yap-yapping rude dog.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading From the common you may look upwards or downwards--northwards, to the valley-head; southwards, to the sea.
