used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
AdriftadjectiveUS /əˈdrɪft/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading The “Dido” Goes Adrift.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Turning sharply to the right, the road presently emerged from the woods and came upon a very different picture from that which it had left behind.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading With the sighing of the firs there mixed a deeper sound, the voice of the wild tides of the changing Tantramar, unseen and far below.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Turning sharply to the right, the road presently emerged from the woods and came upon a very different picture from that which it had left behind.
Carter'snounUS /ˈkɑːrtərz/
possessive form of “carter” — Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
changingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading With the sighing of the firs there mixed a deeper sound, the voice of the wild tides of the changing Tantramar, unseen and far below.
climbingnounUS /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
a small house with a single story
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading With the sighing of the firs there mixed a deeper sound, the voice of the wild tides of the changing Tantramar, unseen and far below.
DidonounUS /ˈdaɪdoʊ/
(Roman mythology) a princess of Tyre who was the founder and queen of Carthage; Virgil tells of her suicide when she was abandoned by Aeneas
From this reading The “Dido” Goes Adrift.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Turning sharply to the right, the road presently emerged from the woods and came upon a very different picture from that which it had left behind.
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading Turning sharply to the right, the road presently emerged from the woods and came upon a very different picture from that which it had left behind.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It traversed the face of a long, wide, steep slope of upland, set here and there with a gray or white cottage, here and there a little grove.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading With the sighing of the firs there mixed a deeper sound, the voice of the wild tides of the changing Tantramar, unseen and far below.
firnounUS /fɜːr/
nonresinous wood of a fir tree
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
firsnounUS /fɜːrz/
plural of “fir” — nonresinous wood of a fir tree
From this reading With the sighing of the firs there mixed a deeper sound, the voice of the wild tides of the changing Tantramar, unseen and far below.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
FrostyadjectiveUS /ˈfrɔːsti/
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading The “Dido” Goes Adrift.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading It traversed the face of a long, wide, steep slope of upland, set here and there with a gray or white cottage, here and there a little grove.
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading It traversed the face of a long, wide, steep slope of upland, set here and there with a gray or white cottage, here and there a little grove.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Turning sharply to the right, the road presently emerged from the woods and came upon a very different picture from that which it had left behind.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It traversed the face of a long, wide, steep slope of upland, set here and there with a gray or white cottage, here and there a little grove.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Turning sharply to the right, the road presently emerged from the woods and came upon a very different picture from that which it had left behind.
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 Turning sharply to the right, the road presently emerged from the woods and came upon a very different picture from that which it had left behind.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It traversed the face of a long, wide, steep slope of upland, set here and there with a gray or white cottage, here and there a little grove.
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 It traversed the face of a long, wide, steep slope of upland, set here and there with a gray or white cottage, here and there a little grove.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading With the sighing of the firs there mixed a deeper sound, the voice of the wild tides of the changing Tantramar, unseen and far below.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It traversed the face of a long, wide, steep slope of upland, set here and there with a gray or white cottage, here and there a little grove.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Turning sharply to the right, the road presently emerged from the woods and came upon a very different picture from that which it had left behind.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
in the near future
From this reading Turning sharply to the right, the road presently emerged from the woods and came upon a very different picture from that which it had left behind.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Turning sharply to the right, the road presently emerged from the woods and came upon a very different picture from that which it had left behind.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It traversed the face of a long, wide, steep slope of upland, set here and there with a gray or white cottage, here and there a little grove.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading Turning sharply to the right, the road presently emerged from the woods and came upon a very different picture from that which it had left behind.
sighingverbUS /ˈsaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading With the sighing of the firs there mixed a deeper sound, the voice of the wild tides of the changing Tantramar, unseen and far below.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading It traversed the face of a long, wide, steep slope of upland, set here and there with a gray or white cottage, here and there a little grove.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading With the sighing of the firs there mixed a deeper sound, the voice of the wild tides of the changing Tantramar, unseen and far below.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading It traversed the face of a long, wide, steep slope of upland, set here and there with a gray or white cottage, here and there a little grove.
Tantramar
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the sighing of the firs there mixed a deeper sound, the voice of the wild tides of the changing Tantramar, unseen and far below.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Turning sharply to the right, the road presently emerged from the woods and came upon a very different picture from that which it had left behind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The “Dido” Goes Adrift.
in or at that place or location
From this reading With the sighing of the firs there mixed a deeper sound, the voice of the wild tides of the changing Tantramar, unseen and far below.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
tidesnounUS /taɪdz/
plural of “tide” — the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading With the sighing of the firs there mixed a deeper sound, the voice of the wild tides of the changing Tantramar, unseen and far below.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
traversedverbUS /ˈtrævərst/
past form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over
From this reading It traversed the face of a long, wide, steep slope of upland, set here and there with a gray or white cottage, here and there a little grove.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Turning sharply to the right, the road presently emerged from the woods and came upon a very different picture from that which it had left behind.
unseenadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːn/
not seen or perceived
From this reading With the sighing of the firs there mixed a deeper sound, the voice of the wild tides of the changing Tantramar, unseen and far below.
uplandadjectiveUS /ˈʌplənd/
used of high or hilly country
From this reading It traversed the face of a long, wide, steep slope of upland, set here and there with a gray or white cottage, here and there a little grove.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Turning sharply to the right, the road presently emerged from the woods and came upon a very different picture from that which it had left behind.
precisely as stated
From this reading Turning sharply to the right, the road presently emerged from the woods and came upon a very different picture from that which it had left behind.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading With the sighing of the firs there mixed a deeper sound, the voice of the wild tides of the changing Tantramar, unseen and far below.
Westcock
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Turning sharply to the right, the road presently emerged from the woods and came upon a very different picture from that which it had left behind.
a Caucasian
From this reading It traversed the face of a long, wide, steep slope of upland, set here and there with a gray or white cottage, here and there a little grove.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It traversed the face of a long, wide, steep slope of upland, set here and there with a gray or white cottage, here and there a little grove.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading With the sighing of the firs there mixed a deeper sound, the voice of the wild tides of the changing Tantramar, unseen and far below.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the sighing of the firs there mixed a deeper sound, the voice of the wild tides of the changing Tantramar, unseen and far below.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading THE road from Frosty Hollow to Westcock, after climbing the hill by the red creek and passing Mrs. Carter’s yellow cottage, ran through a piece of dark and ancient fir woods.
