aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He liked the ancientness of the place; its dankness and darkness, and, above all, its silence--the silence of green decaying things.
(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 He liked the ancientness of the place; its dankness and darkness, and, above all, its silence--the silence of green decaying things.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was so silent that he could almost _hear_ himself thinking, and his thoughts seemed to make more noise even than his great padded feet.
ancientnessnoun
extreme oldness
From this reading He liked the ancientness of the place; its dankness and darkness, and, above all, its silence--the silence of green decaying things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He liked the ancientness of the place; its dankness and darkness, and, above all, its silence--the silence of green decaying things.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Old though the cedars were, Gomposh had the feeling of being even older.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading THE BULL MOOSE Gomposh's lair was in the black heart of the cedar swamp.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading THE BULL MOOSE Gomposh's lair was in the black heart of the cedar swamp.
cedarnounUS /ˈsiːdər/
any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading THE BULL MOOSE Gomposh's lair was in the black heart of the cedar swamp.
cedarsnounUS /ˈsiːdərz/
plural of “cedar” — any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading Old though the cedars were, Gomposh had the feeling of being even older.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was so silent that he could almost _hear_ himself thinking, and his thoughts seemed to make more noise even than his great padded feet.
danknessnoun
unpleasant wetness
From this reading He liked the ancientness of the place; its dankness and darkness, and, above all, its silence--the silence of green decaying things.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He liked the ancientness of the place; its dankness and darkness, and, above all, its silence--the silence of green decaying things.
decayingverbUS /dɪˈkeɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “decay” — lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
From this reading He liked the ancientness of the place; its dankness and darkness, and, above all, its silence--the silence of green decaying things.
droughtnounUS /draʊt/
a shortage of rainfall
From this reading Under the grey twisted trunks, the ground oozed with moisture, which fed the pits of black water that never went dry even in the summer drought.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Under the grey twisted trunks, the ground oozed with moisture, which fed the pits of black water that never went dry even in the summer drought.
divisible by two
From this reading Old though the cedars were, Gomposh had the feeling of being even older.
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading Under the grey twisted trunks, the ground oozed with moisture, which fed the pits of black water that never went dry even in the summer drought.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Old though the cedars were, Gomposh had the feeling of being even older.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading It was so silent that he could almost _hear_ himself thinking, and his thoughts seemed to make more noise even than his great padded feet.
Gomposh
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From this reading Old though the cedars were, Gomposh had the feeling of being even older.
Gomposh's
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From this reading THE BULL MOOSE Gomposh's lair was in the black heart of the cedar swamp.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was so silent that he could almost _hear_ himself thinking, and his thoughts seemed to make more noise even than his great padded feet.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading He liked the ancientness of the place; its dankness and darkness, and, above all, its silence--the silence of green decaying things.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Under the grey twisted trunks, the ground oozed with moisture, which fed the pits of black water that never went dry even in the summer drought.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Under the grey twisted trunks, the ground oozed with moisture, which fed the pits of black water that never went dry even in the summer drought.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Old though the cedars were, Gomposh had the feeling of being even older.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He liked the ancientness of the place; its dankness and darkness, and, above all, its silence--the silence of green decaying things.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading It was so silent that he could almost _hear_ himself thinking, and his thoughts seemed to make more noise even than his great padded feet.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE BULL MOOSE Gomposh's lair was in the black heart of the cedar swamp.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was so silent that he could almost _hear_ himself thinking, and his thoughts seemed to make more noise even than his great padded feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was so silent that he could almost _hear_ himself thinking, and his thoughts seemed to make more noise even than his great padded feet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BULL MOOSE Gomposh's lair was in the black heart of the cedar swamp.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was so silent that he could almost _hear_ himself thinking, and his thoughts seemed to make more noise even than his great padded feet.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He liked the ancientness of the place; its dankness and darkness, and, above all, its silence--the silence of green decaying things.
lairnounUS /ler/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading THE BULL MOOSE Gomposh's lair was in the black heart of the cedar swamp.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading He liked the ancientness of the place; its dankness and darkness, and, above all, its silence--the silence of green decaying things.
engage in
From this reading It was so silent that he could almost _hear_ himself thinking, and his thoughts seemed to make more noise even than his great padded feet.
moisturenounUS /ˈmɔɪstʃər/
wetness caused by water
From this reading Under the grey twisted trunks, the ground oozed with moisture, which fed the pits of black water that never went dry even in the summer drought.
MOOSEnounUS /muːs/
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading THE BULL MOOSE Gomposh's lair was in the black heart of the cedar swamp.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was so silent that he could almost _hear_ himself thinking, and his thoughts seemed to make more noise even than his great padded feet.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Under the grey twisted trunks, the ground oozed with moisture, which fed the pits of black water that never went dry even in the summer drought.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading It was so silent that he could almost _hear_ himself thinking, and his thoughts seemed to make more noise even than his great padded feet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BULL MOOSE Gomposh's lair was in the black heart of the cedar swamp.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old though the cedars were, Gomposh had the feeling of being even older.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Old though the cedars were, Gomposh had the feeling of being even older.
oozedverbUS /uːzd/
past form of “ooze” — pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
From this reading Under the grey twisted trunks, the ground oozed with moisture, which fed the pits of black water that never went dry even in the summer drought.
paddedadjectiveUS /ˈpædɪd/
softened by the addition of cushions or padding
From this reading It was so silent that he could almost _hear_ himself thinking, and his thoughts seemed to make more noise even than his great padded feet.
pitsnounUS /pɪts/
plural of “pit” — a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
From this reading Under the grey twisted trunks, the ground oozed with moisture, which fed the pits of black water that never went dry even in the summer drought.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He liked the ancientness of the place; its dankness and darkness, and, above all, its silence--the silence of green decaying things.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It was so silent that he could almost _hear_ himself thinking, and his thoughts seemed to make more noise even than his great padded feet.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He liked the ancientness of the place; its dankness and darkness, and, above all, its silence--the silence of green decaying things.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading It was so silent that he could almost _hear_ himself thinking, and his thoughts seemed to make more noise even than his great padded feet.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so silent that he could almost _hear_ himself thinking, and his thoughts seemed to make more noise even than his great padded feet.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Under the grey twisted trunks, the ground oozed with moisture, which fed the pits of black water that never went dry even in the summer drought.
swampverbUS /swɑːmp/
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading THE BULL MOOSE Gomposh's lair was in the black heart of the cedar swamp.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was so silent that he could almost _hear_ himself thinking, and his thoughts seemed to make more noise even than his great padded feet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was so silent that he could almost _hear_ himself thinking, and his thoughts seemed to make more noise even than his great padded feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BULL MOOSE Gomposh's lair was in the black heart of the cedar swamp.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He liked the ancientness of the place; its dankness and darkness, and, above all, its silence--the silence of green decaying things.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading It was so silent that he could almost _hear_ himself thinking, and his thoughts seemed to make more noise even than his great padded feet.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Old though the cedars were, Gomposh had the feeling of being even older.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was so silent that he could almost _hear_ himself thinking, and his thoughts seemed to make more noise even than his great padded feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was so silent that he could almost _hear_ himself thinking, and his thoughts seemed to make more noise even than his great padded feet.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading Under the grey twisted trunks, the ground oozed with moisture, which fed the pits of black water that never went dry even in the summer drought.
twistedadjectiveUS /ˈtwɪstɪd/
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading Under the grey twisted trunks, the ground oozed with moisture, which fed the pits of black water that never went dry even in the summer drought.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the grey twisted trunks, the ground oozed with moisture, which fed the pits of black water that never went dry even in the summer drought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BULL MOOSE Gomposh's lair was in the black heart of the cedar swamp.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Under the grey twisted trunks, the ground oozed with moisture, which fed the pits of black water that never went dry even in the summer drought.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Under the grey twisted trunks, the ground oozed with moisture, which fed the pits of black water that never went dry even in the summer drought.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Old though the cedars were, Gomposh had the feeling of being even older.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Under the grey twisted trunks, the ground oozed with moisture, which fed the pits of black water that never went dry even in the summer drought.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Under the grey twisted trunks, the ground oozed with moisture, which fed the pits of black water that never went dry even in the summer drought.
