adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By and by, an old friend of mine, a miner, came down from one of the decayed mining camps of Tuolumne, California, and I went back with him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By and by, an old friend of mine, a miner, came down from one of the decayed mining camps of Tuolumne, California, and I went back with him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By and by, an old friend of mine, a miner, came down from one of the decayed mining camps of Tuolumne, California, and I went back with him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The grassy slopes were as green and smooth and desolate of life as if they had never been disturbed.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading By and by, an old friend of mine, a miner, came down from one of the decayed mining camps of Tuolumne, California, and I went back with him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By and by, an old friend of mine, a miner, came down from one of the decayed mining camps of Tuolumne, California, and I went back with him.
cabinnounUS /ˈkæbən/
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading We lived in a small cabin on a verdant hillside, and there were not five other cabins in view over the wide expanse of hill and forest.
cabinsnounUS /ˈkæbənz/
plural of “cabin” — small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading We lived in a small cabin on a verdant hillside, and there were not five other cabins in view over the wide expanse of hill and forest.
CalifornianounUS /ˌkæləˈfɔːrnjə/
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading By and by, an old friend of mine, a miner, came down from one of the decayed mining camps of Tuolumne, California, and I went back with him.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading By and by, an old friend of mine, a miner, came down from one of the decayed mining camps of Tuolumne, California, and I went back with him.
campsnounUS /kæmps/
plural of “camp” — temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading By and by, an old friend of mine, a miner, came down from one of the decayed mining camps of Tuolumne, California, and I went back with him.
centrenounUS /ˈsentər/
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
decaynounUS /dɪˈkeɪ/
the process of gradually becoming inferior
From this reading When the mines gave out the town fell into decay, and in a few years wholly disappeared—streets, dwellings, shops, everything—and left no sign.
decayedadjectiveUS /dəˈkeɪd/
damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
From this reading By and by, an old friend of mine, a miner, came down from one of the decayed mining camps of Tuolumne, California, and I went back with him.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading The grassy slopes were as green and smooth and desolate of life as if they had never been disturbed.
disappearedverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd/
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading When the mines gave out the town fell into decay, and in a few years wholly disappeared—streets, dwellings, shops, everything—and left no sign.
disturbedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɜːrbd/
having the place or position changed
From this reading The grassy slopes were as green and smooth and desolate of life as if they had never been disturbed.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading By and by, an old friend of mine, a miner, came down from one of the decayed mining camps of Tuolumne, California, and I went back with him.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
dwellingsnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋz/
plural of “dwelling” — housing that someone is living in
From this reading When the mines gave out the town fell into decay, and in a few years wholly disappeared—streets, dwellings, shops, everything—and left no sign.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading When the mines gave out the town fell into decay, and in a few years wholly disappeared—streets, dwellings, shops, everything—and left no sign.
expansenounUS /ɪkˈspæns/
a wide scope
From this reading We lived in a small cabin on a verdant hillside, and there were not five other cabins in view over the wide expanse of hill and forest.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading When the mines gave out the town fell into decay, and in a few years wholly disappeared—streets, dwellings, shops, everything—and left no sign.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading When the mines gave out the town fell into decay, and in a few years wholly disappeared—streets, dwellings, shops, everything—and left no sign.
fifteennounUS /fɪfˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading We lived in a small cabin on a verdant hillside, and there were not five other cabins in view over the wide expanse of hill and forest.
flourishingadjectiveUS /ˈflɜːrɪʃɪŋ/
very lively and profitable
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
flushnounUS /flʌʃ/
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading We lived in a small cabin on a verdant hillside, and there were not five other cabins in view over the wide expanse of hill and forest.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading By and by, an old friend of mine, a miner, came down from one of the decayed mining camps of Tuolumne, California, and I went back with him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By and by, an old friend of mine, a miner, came down from one of the decayed mining camps of Tuolumne, California, and I went back with him.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading When the mines gave out the town fell into decay, and in a few years wholly disappeared—streets, dwellings, shops, everything—and left no sign.
grassyadjectiveUS /ˈɡræsi/
abounding in grass
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The grassy slopes were as green and smooth and desolate of life as if they had never been disturbed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading We lived in a small cabin on a verdant hillside, and there were not five other cabins in view over the wide expanse of hill and forest.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading We lived in a small cabin on a verdant hillside, and there were not five other cabins in view over the wide expanse of hill and forest.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By and by, an old friend of mine, a miner, came down from one of the decayed mining camps of Tuolumne, California, and I went back with him.
hivenounUS /haɪv/
a teeming multitude
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By and by, an old friend of mine, a miner, came down from one of the decayed mining camps of Tuolumne, California, and I went back with him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The grassy slopes were as green and smooth and desolate of life as if they had never been disturbed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We lived in a small cabin on a verdant hillside, and there were not five other cabins in view over the wide expanse of hill and forest.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the mines gave out the town fell into decay, and in a few years wholly disappeared—streets, dwellings, shops, everything—and left no sign.
leftnounUS /left/
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 When the mines gave out the town fell into decay, and in a few years wholly disappeared—streets, dwellings, shops, everything—and left no sign.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The grassy slopes were as green and smooth and desolate of life as if they had never been disturbed.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading We lived in a small cabin on a verdant hillside, and there were not five other cabins in view over the wide expanse of hill and forest.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading By and by, an old friend of mine, a miner, came down from one of the decayed mining camps of Tuolumne, California, and I went back with him.
minernounUS /ˈmaɪnər/
laborer who works in a mine
From this reading By and by, an old friend of mine, a miner, came down from one of the decayed mining camps of Tuolumne, California, and I went back with him.
minesnounUS /maɪnz/
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading When the mines gave out the town fell into decay, and in a few years wholly disappeared—streets, dwellings, shops, everything—and left no sign.
miningnounUS /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading By and by, an old friend of mine, a miner, came down from one of the decayed mining camps of Tuolumne, California, and I went back with him.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The grassy slopes were as green and smooth and desolate of life as if they had never been disturbed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When the mines gave out the town fell into decay, and in a few years wholly disappeared—streets, dwellings, shops, everything—and left no sign.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We lived in a small cabin on a verdant hillside, and there were not five other cabins in view over the wide expanse of hill and forest.
occupiedadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪd/
held or filled or in use
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By and by, an old friend of mine, a miner, came down from one of the decayed mining camps of Tuolumne, California, and I went back with him.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading By and by, an old friend of mine, a miner, came down from one of the decayed mining camps of Tuolumne, California, and I went back with him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We lived in a small cabin on a verdant hillside, and there were not five other cabins in view over the wide expanse of hill and forest.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By and by, an old friend of mine, a miner, came down from one of the decayed mining camps of Tuolumne, California, and I went back with him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We lived in a small cabin on a verdant hillside, and there were not five other cabins in view over the wide expanse of hill and forest.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When the mines gave out the town fell into decay, and in a few years wholly disappeared—streets, dwellings, shops, everything—and left no sign.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We lived in a small cabin on a verdant hillside, and there were not five other cabins in view over the wide expanse of hill and forest.
populationnounUS /ˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃən/
the people who inhabit a territory or state
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
shopsnounUS /ʃɑːps/
plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading When the mines gave out the town fell into decay, and in a few years wholly disappeared—streets, dwellings, shops, everything—and left no sign.
signnounUS /saɪn/
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading When the mines gave out the town fell into decay, and in a few years wholly disappeared—streets, dwellings, shops, everything—and left no sign.
slopesnounUS /sloʊps/
plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation
From this reading The grassy slopes were as green and smooth and desolate of life as if they had never been disturbed.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We lived in a small cabin on a verdant hillside, and there were not five other cabins in view over the wide expanse of hill and forest.
smoothadjectiveUS /smuːð/
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading The grassy slopes were as green and smooth and desolate of life as if they had never been disturbed.
solitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/
a state of social isolation
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
streetsnounUS /striːts/
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading When the mines gave out the town fell into decay, and in a few years wholly disappeared—streets, dwellings, shops, everything—and left no sign.
teemingadjectiveUS /ˈtiːmɪŋ/
abundantly filled with especially living things
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By and by, an old friend of mine, a miner, came down from one of the decayed mining camps of Tuolumne, California, and I went back with him.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading We lived in a small cabin on a verdant hillside, and there were not five other cabins in view over the wide expanse of hill and forest.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The grassy slopes were as green and smooth and desolate of life as if they had never been disturbed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading When the mines gave out the town fell into decay, and in a few years wholly disappeared—streets, dwellings, shops, everything—and left no sign.
Tuolumne
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From this reading By and by, an old friend of mine, a miner, came down from one of the decayed mining camps of Tuolumne, California, and I went back with him.
twelvenounUS /twelv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
verdantadjectiveUS /ˈvɜːrdənt/
characterized by abundance of verdure
From this reading We lived in a small cabin on a verdant hillside, and there were not five other cabins in view over the wide expanse of hill and forest.
viewnounUS /vjuː/
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading We lived in a small cabin on a verdant hillside, and there were not five other cabins in view over the wide expanse of hill and forest.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We lived in a small cabin on a verdant hillside, and there were not five other cabins in view over the wide expanse of hill and forest.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading By and by, an old friend of mine, a miner, came down from one of the decayed mining camps of Tuolumne, California, and I went back with him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We lived in a small cabin on a verdant hillside, and there were not five other cabins in view over the wide expanse of hill and forest.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the mines gave out the town fell into decay, and in a few years wholly disappeared—streets, dwellings, shops, everything—and left no sign.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
whollyadverbUS /ˈhoʊli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading When the mines gave out the town fell into decay, and in a few years wholly disappeared—streets, dwellings, shops, everything—and left no sign.
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading We lived in a small cabin on a verdant hillside, and there were not five other cabins in view over the wide expanse of hill and forest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading By and by, an old friend of mine, a miner, came down from one of the decayed mining camps of Tuolumne, California, and I went back with him.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet a flourishing city of two or three thousand population had occupied this grassy dead solitude during the flush times of twelve or fifteen years before, and where our cabin stood had once been the heart of the teeming hive, the centre of the city.
