used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was hummocked and tussocked with coarse grass--here and there a spread of heather, growing, like all southern heather, almost arboreally.
(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 It was hummocked and tussocked with coarse grass--here and there a spread of heather, growing, like all southern heather, almost arboreally.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was hummocked and tussocked with coarse grass--here and there a spread of heather, growing, like all southern heather, almost arboreally.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The last Thursday in October was the date, just when the woods were crumpling into brown, and fogs blurred the wavy sunsets.
arboreally
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From this reading It was hummocked and tussocked with coarse grass--here and there a spread of heather, growing, like all southern heather, almost arboreally.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Boarzell Fair had been held every year on Boarzell Moor for as long as the oldest in Peasmarsh could remember.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Boarzell Fair had been held every year on Boarzell Moor for as long as the oldest in Peasmarsh could remember.
blurredadjectiveUS /blɜːrd/
indistinct or hazy in outline
From this reading The last Thursday in October was the date, just when the woods were crumpling into brown, and fogs blurred the wavy sunsets.
Boarzell
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From this reading Boarzell Fair had been held every year on Boarzell Moor for as long as the oldest in Peasmarsh could remember.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The last Thursday in October was the date, just when the woods were crumpling into brown, and fogs blurred the wavy sunsets.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Heaving suddenly swart out of the green water-meadows by Socknersh, it piled itself towards the sunrise, dipping to Leasan House.
coarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading It was hummocked and tussocked with coarse grass--here and there a spread of heather, growing, like all southern heather, almost arboreally.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Boarzell Fair had been held every year on Boarzell Moor for as long as the oldest in Peasmarsh could remember.
crumpling
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From this reading The last Thursday in October was the date, just when the woods were crumpling into brown, and fogs blurred the wavy sunsets.
the specified day of the month
From this reading The last Thursday in October was the date, just when the woods were crumpling into brown, and fogs blurred the wavy sunsets.
dippingverbUS /ˈdɪpɪŋ/
inflected form of “dip” — immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
From this reading Heaving suddenly swart out of the green water-meadows by Socknersh, it piled itself towards the sunrise, dipping to Leasan House.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading The Moor was on the eastern edge of the parish, five miles from Rye.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The Moor was on the eastern edge of the parish, five miles from Rye.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Boarzell Fair had been held every year on Boarzell Moor for as long as the oldest in Peasmarsh could remember.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Boarzell Fair had been held every year on Boarzell Moor for as long as the oldest in Peasmarsh could remember.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The Moor was on the eastern edge of the parish, five miles from Rye.
fogsnounUS /fɔːɡz/
plural of “fog” — droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading The last Thursday in October was the date, just when the woods were crumpling into brown, and fogs blurred the wavy sunsets.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Boarzell Fair had been held every year on Boarzell Moor for as long as the oldest in Peasmarsh could remember.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Moor was on the eastern edge of the parish, five miles from Rye.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading It was hummocked and tussocked with coarse grass--here and there a spread of heather, growing, like all southern heather, almost arboreally.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Heaving suddenly swart out of the green water-meadows by Socknersh, it piled itself towards the sunrise, dipping to Leasan House.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading It was hummocked and tussocked with coarse grass--here and there a spread of heather, growing, like all southern heather, almost arboreally.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Boarzell Fair had been held every year on Boarzell Moor for as long as the oldest in Peasmarsh could remember.
heathernounUS /ˈheðər/
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading It was hummocked and tussocked with coarse grass--here and there a spread of heather, growing, like all southern heather, almost arboreally.
HeavingnounUS /ˈhiːvɪŋ/
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
From this reading Heaving suddenly swart out of the green water-meadows by Socknersh, it piled itself towards the sunrise, dipping to Leasan House.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Boarzell Fair had been held every year on Boarzell Moor for as long as the oldest in Peasmarsh could remember.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It was hummocked and tussocked with coarse grass--here and there a spread of heather, growing, like all southern heather, almost arboreally.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Heaving suddenly swart out of the green water-meadows by Socknersh, it piled itself towards the sunrise, dipping to Leasan House.
hummocked
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From this reading It was hummocked and tussocked with coarse grass--here and there a spread of heather, growing, like all southern heather, almost arboreally.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Boarzell Fair had been held every year on Boarzell Moor for as long as the oldest in Peasmarsh could remember.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The last Thursday in October was the date, just when the woods were crumpling into brown, and fogs blurred the wavy sunsets.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Heaving suddenly swart out of the green water-meadows by Socknersh, it piled itself towards the sunrise, dipping to Leasan House.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Heaving suddenly swart out of the green water-meadows by Socknersh, it piled itself towards the sunrise, dipping to Leasan House.
and nothing more
From this reading The last Thursday in October was the date, just when the woods were crumpling into brown, and fogs blurred the wavy sunsets.
immediately past
From this reading The last Thursday in October was the date, just when the woods were crumpling into brown, and fogs blurred the wavy sunsets.
Leasan
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From this reading Heaving suddenly swart out of the green water-meadows by Socknersh, it piled itself towards the sunrise, dipping to Leasan House.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was hummocked and tussocked with coarse grass--here and there a spread of heather, growing, like all southern heather, almost arboreally.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Boarzell Fair had been held every year on Boarzell Moor for as long as the oldest in Peasmarsh could remember.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The Moor was on the eastern edge of the parish, five miles from Rye.
MoorverbUS /mʊr/
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading Boarzell Fair had been held every year on Boarzell Moor for as long as the oldest in Peasmarsh could remember.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading The last Thursday in October was the date, just when the woods were crumpling into brown, and fogs blurred the wavy sunsets.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Moor was on the eastern edge of the parish, five miles from Rye.
oldestadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldəst/
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Boarzell Fair had been held every year on Boarzell Moor for as long as the oldest in Peasmarsh could remember.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Boarzell Fair had been held every year on Boarzell Moor for as long as the oldest in Peasmarsh could remember.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Heaving suddenly swart out of the green water-meadows by Socknersh, it piled itself towards the sunrise, dipping to Leasan House.
parishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/
a local church community
From this reading The Moor was on the eastern edge of the parish, five miles from Rye.
Peasmarsh
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From this reading Boarzell Fair had been held every year on Boarzell Moor for as long as the oldest in Peasmarsh could remember.
piledverbUS /paɪld/
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading Heaving suddenly swart out of the green water-meadows by Socknersh, it piled itself towards the sunrise, dipping to Leasan House.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Boarzell Fair had been held every year on Boarzell Moor for as long as the oldest in Peasmarsh could remember.
RyenounUS /raɪ/
the seed of the cereal grass
From this reading The Moor was on the eastern edge of the parish, five miles from Rye.
Socknersh
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From this reading Heaving suddenly swart out of the green water-meadows by Socknersh, it piled itself towards the sunrise, dipping to Leasan House.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It was hummocked and tussocked with coarse grass--here and there a spread of heather, growing, like all southern heather, almost arboreally.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading It was hummocked and tussocked with coarse grass--here and there a spread of heather, growing, like all southern heather, almost arboreally.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Heaving suddenly swart out of the green water-meadows by Socknersh, it piled itself towards the sunrise, dipping to Leasan House.
sunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading Heaving suddenly swart out of the green water-meadows by Socknersh, it piled itself towards the sunrise, dipping to Leasan House.
sunsetsnounUS /ˈsʌnsets/
plural of “sunset” — the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading The last Thursday in October was the date, just when the woods were crumpling into brown, and fogs blurred the wavy sunsets.
swartadjectiveUS /swɔːrt/
naturally having skin of a dark color
From this reading Heaving suddenly swart out of the green water-meadows by Socknersh, it piled itself towards the sunrise, dipping to Leasan House.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Boarzell Fair had been held every year on Boarzell Moor for as long as the oldest in Peasmarsh could remember.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was hummocked and tussocked with coarse grass--here and there a spread of heather, growing, like all southern heather, almost arboreally.
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading The last Thursday in October was the date, just when the woods were crumpling into brown, and fogs blurred the wavy sunsets.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Heaving suddenly swart out of the green water-meadows by Socknersh, it piled itself towards the sunrise, dipping to Leasan House.
in the direction of
From this reading Heaving suddenly swart out of the green water-meadows by Socknersh, it piled itself towards the sunrise, dipping to Leasan House.
tussocked
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From this reading It was hummocked and tussocked with coarse grass--here and there a spread of heather, growing, like all southern heather, almost arboreally.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The last Thursday in October was the date, just when the woods were crumpling into brown, and fogs blurred the wavy sunsets.
water-meadows
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From this reading Heaving suddenly swart out of the green water-meadows by Socknersh, it piled itself towards the sunrise, dipping to Leasan House.
wavyadjectiveUS /ˈweɪvi/
(of hair) having waves
From this reading The last Thursday in October was the date, just when the woods were crumpling into brown, and fogs blurred the wavy sunsets.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The last Thursday in October was the date, just when the woods were crumpling into brown, and fogs blurred the wavy sunsets.
at the time that
From this reading The last Thursday in October was the date, just when the woods were crumpling into brown, and fogs blurred the wavy sunsets.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was hummocked and tussocked with coarse grass--here and there a spread of heather, growing, like all southern heather, almost arboreally.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The last Thursday in October was the date, just when the woods were crumpling into brown, and fogs blurred the wavy sunsets.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Boarzell Fair had been held every year on Boarzell Moor for as long as the oldest in Peasmarsh could remember.
