used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But I managed to keep hold of it all right, and after about fifteen minutes I came to a little stone house with the windows all boarded up and the door standing a little open.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But I managed to keep hold of it all right, and after about fifteen minutes I came to a little stone house with the windows all boarded up and the door standing a little open.
(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 Pretty soon the woods grew very thick and it wasn’t so easy to follow the trail, because it was all overgrown with bushes.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading So I started along that path.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I decided it must be a short cut to the village.
for the reason that
From this reading Pretty soon the woods grew very thick and it wasn’t so easy to follow the trail, because it was all overgrown with bushes.
boardedverbUS /ˈbɔːrdəd/
past form of “board” — get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading But I managed to keep hold of it all right, and after about fifteen minutes I came to a little stone house with the windows all boarded up and the door standing a little open.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Pretty soon the woods grew very thick and it wasn’t so easy to follow the trail, because it was all overgrown with bushes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I managed to keep hold of it all right, and after about fifteen minutes I came to a little stone house with the windows all boarded up and the door standing a little open.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But I managed to keep hold of it all right, and after about fifteen minutes I came to a little stone house with the windows all boarded up and the door standing a little open.
curvedadjectiveUS /kɜːrvd/
having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading I decided it must be a short cut to the village.
recognizable; marked
From this reading I decided it must be a short cut to the village.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading But I managed to keep hold of it all right, and after about fifteen minutes I came to a little stone house with the windows all boarded up and the door standing a little open.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Pretty soon the woods grew very thick and it wasn’t so easy to follow the trail, because it was all overgrown with bushes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading But I managed to keep hold of it all right, and after about fifteen minutes I came to a little stone house with the windows all boarded up and the door standing a little open.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Pretty soon the woods grew very thick and it wasn’t so easy to follow the trail, because it was all overgrown with bushes.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Pretty soon the woods grew very thick and it wasn’t so easy to follow the trail, because it was all overgrown with bushes.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading But I managed to keep hold of it all right, and after about fifteen minutes I came to a little stone house with the windows all boarded up and the door standing a little open.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading But I managed to keep hold of it all right, and after about fifteen minutes I came to a little stone house with the windows all boarded up and the door standing a little open.
how
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From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
and nothing more
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading But I managed to keep hold of it all right, and after about fifteen minutes I came to a little stone house with the windows all boarded up and the door standing a little open.
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 I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But I managed to keep hold of it all right, and after about fifteen minutes I came to a little stone house with the windows all boarded up and the door standing a little open.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading But I managed to keep hold of it all right, and after about fifteen minutes I came to a little stone house with the windows all boarded up and the door standing a little open.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading But I managed to keep hold of it all right, and after about fifteen minutes I came to a little stone house with the windows all boarded up and the door standing a little open.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I decided it must be a short cut to the village.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
being perceived or observed
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading But I managed to keep hold of it all right, and after about fifteen minutes I came to a little stone house with the windows all boarded up and the door standing a little open.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
overgrownadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊn/
covered with growing plants
From this reading Pretty soon the woods grew very thick and it wasn’t so easy to follow the trail, because it was all overgrown with bushes.
a course of conduct
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Pretty soon the woods grew very thick and it wasn’t so easy to follow the trail, because it was all overgrown with bushes.
precisely, exactly
From this reading But I managed to keep hold of it all right, and after about fifteen minutes I came to a little stone house with the windows all boarded up and the door standing a little open.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
cut with a saw
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading I decided it must be a short cut to the village.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I started along that path.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
in the near future
From this reading Pretty soon the woods grew very thick and it wasn’t so easy to follow the trail, because it was all overgrown with bushes.
having a supporting base
From this reading But I managed to keep hold of it all right, and after about fifteen minutes I came to a little stone house with the windows all boarded up and the door standing a little open.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading So I started along that path.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading But I managed to keep hold of it all right, and after about fifteen minutes I came to a little stone house with the windows all boarded up and the door standing a little open.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
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 Pretty soon the woods grew very thick and it wasn’t so easy to follow the trail, because it was all overgrown with bushes.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
TRACKSnounUS /træks/
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Pretty soon the woods grew very thick and it wasn’t so easy to follow the trail, because it was all overgrown with bushes.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But I managed to keep hold of it all right, and after about fifteen minutes I came to a little stone house with the windows all boarded up and the door standing a little open.
precisely as stated
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading I decided it must be a short cut to the village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pretty soon the woods grew very thick and it wasn’t so easy to follow the trail, because it was all overgrown with bushes.
wasn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pretty soon the woods grew very thick and it wasn’t so easy to follow the trail, because it was all overgrown with bushes.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
at the time that
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading But I managed to keep hold of it all right, and after about fifteen minutes I came to a little stone house with the windows all boarded up and the door standing a little open.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pretty soon the woods grew very thick and it wasn’t so easy to follow the trail, because it was all overgrown with bushes.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS I went back through the woods and when I got to the road I noticed how it curved, and just then I saw a very narrow path on the opposite side of the road that led into the woods.
