Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

(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 THE BUSH-BEATING In all the bleak country "the wood" represented mystery, glamour.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.

the residue that remains when something is burned

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

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From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

offering little or no hope

From this reading THE BUSH-BEATING In all the bleak country "the wood" represented mystery, glamour.

plural of “boss” — a person who exercises control over workers

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

plural of “boulder” — a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE BUSH-BEATING In all the bleak country "the wood" represented mystery, glamour.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading THE BUSH-BEATING In all the bleak country "the wood" represented mystery, glamour.

plural of “creation” — the human act of creating

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

(plural) the deepest and most remote part

From this reading A stream gurgled through its depths, increasing the illusion of a watery element.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

a person who is older than you are

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

an abstract part of something

From this reading A stream gurgled through its depths, increasing the illusion of a watery element.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

plural of “fold” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

relating to or covered with or resembling freckles

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.

plural of “fur” — the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

any creature of exceptional size

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.

alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)

From this reading THE BUSH-BEATING In all the bleak country "the wood" represented mystery, glamour.

a state of partial or total darkness

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

a small growth of trees without underbrush

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A stream gurgled through its depths, increasing the illusion of a watery element.

a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

an erroneous mental representation

From this reading A stream gurgled through its depths, increasing the illusion of a watery element.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE BUSH-BEATING In all the bleak country "the wood" represented mystery, glamour.

becoming greater or larger

From this reading A stream gurgled through its depths, increasing the illusion of a watery element.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

engage in

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading THE BUSH-BEATING In all the bleak country "the wood" represented mystery, glamour.

A terrifying or distressing dream.

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.

past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

represented accurately or precisely

From this reading THE BUSH-BEATING In all the bleak country "the wood" represented mystery, glamour.

abounding in rocks or stones

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.

a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

unhealthy looking

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.

characterized by good substantial quality

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.

the season of growth

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading A stream gurgled through its depths, increasing the illusion of a watery element.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

a mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers)

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE BUSH-BEATING In all the bleak country "the wood" represented mystery, glamour.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading A stream gurgled through its depths, increasing the illusion of a watery element.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

green foliage

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.

filled with water

From this reading A stream gurgled through its depths, increasing the illusion of a watery element.

any shape that is triangular in cross section

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

during the time that

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading Oak, beech and ash, hawthorn, sycamore and elder, went to make the solid bosses of verdure that filled the valley, while at one end a grove of furs stood up blackly, winter and summer.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It made a dark wedge between two folds of moorland, its tree-tops level with the piled boulders on the northern side, like a deeply green tarn lapping the edge of some rocky shore.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading THE BUSH-BEATING In all the bleak country "the wood" represented mystery, glamour.

moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion

From this reading Giant laurels, twisted and writhing creations of a nightmare, spread their snake-like branches beneath the rocky wall at one side of the wood, and in spring they shook their pale, sickly tassels in a gloom that was as green, as freckled with shallows of light, as underseas.