used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a girl’s voice, clear and sharp with distress.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
anew
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a girl’s voice, clear and sharp with distress.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
beggared
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From this reading “Like beggared princes of the wood, In silver rags the birches stood.”
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
birches
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From this reading “Like beggared princes of the wood, In silver rags the birches stood.”
blanchedadjective
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
rid of obstructions
From this reading It was a girl’s voice, clear and sharp with distress.
crouchedverbUS /kraʊtʃt/
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The cry echoed over Loon Pond, and rang through the woods which surrounded its dimpled waters.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
dimpledverbUS /ˈdɪmpəld/
past form of “dimple” — mark with, or as if with, dimples
From this reading The cry echoed over Loon Pond, and rang through the woods which surrounded its dimpled waters.
psychological suffering
From this reading It was a girl’s voice, clear and sharp with distress.
echoedverbUS /ˈekoʊd/
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading The cry echoed over Loon Pond, and rang through the woods which surrounded its dimpled waters.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
flat-bottomedadjective
having a flat bottom
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
a young female
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading It was a girl’s voice, clear and sharp with distress.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Help!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Like beggared princes of the wood, In silver rags the birches stood.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a girl’s voice, clear and sharp with distress.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The cry echoed over Loon Pond, and rang through the woods which surrounded its dimpled waters.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Like beggared princes of the wood, In silver rags the birches stood.”
LoonnounUS /luːn/
a worthless lazy fellow
From this reading The cry echoed over Loon Pond, and rang through the woods which surrounded its dimpled waters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Like beggared princes of the wood, In silver rags the birches stood.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The cry echoed over Loon Pond, and rang through the woods which surrounded its dimpled waters.
by chance
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
piercingadjectiveUS /ˈpɪrsɪŋ/
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
PondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading The cry echoed over Loon Pond, and rang through the woods which surrounded its dimpled waters.
princesnounUS /ˈprɪnsəz/
plural of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “Like beggared princes of the wood, In silver rags the birches stood.”
ragsnounUS /ræɡz/
plural of “rag” — a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading “Like beggared princes of the wood, In silver rags the birches stood.”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The cry echoed over Loon Pond, and rang through the woods which surrounded its dimpled waters.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading It was a girl’s voice, clear and sharp with distress.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading “Like beggared princes of the wood, In silver rags the birches stood.”
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “Like beggared princes of the wood, In silver rags the birches stood.”
confined on all sides
From this reading The cry echoed over Loon Pond, and rang through the woods which surrounded its dimpled waters.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Like beggared princes of the wood, In silver rags the birches stood.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The cry echoed over Loon Pond, and rang through the woods which surrounded its dimpled waters.
communicated in words
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading It was a girl’s voice, clear and sharp with distress.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a girl’s voice, clear and sharp with distress.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading The cry echoed over Loon Pond, and rang through the woods which surrounded its dimpled waters.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The cry echoed over Loon Pond, and rang through the woods which surrounded its dimpled waters.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a girl’s voice, clear and sharp with distress.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “Like beggared princes of the wood, In silver rags the birches stood.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The cry echoed over Loon Pond, and rang through the woods which surrounded its dimpled waters.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
a late time of life
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading In a small, flat-bottomed boat, about fifty yards from the shore, crouched a young girl of perhaps sixteen years, her face blanched with terror as she gazed into the depths beneath and uttered again and again that piercing cry:
