used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The water makes a soft tinkling over the ford.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The water only takes you to about the knee, even if you are pretty little.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It is always one of the nicest places in the world.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The grasses and bluebells wave, and the wind goes _sough_ through the big solid walls of pine on either side.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The water only takes you to about the knee, even if you are pretty little.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The grasses and bluebells wave, and the wind goes _sough_ through the big solid walls of pine on either side.
bluebellsnounUS /ˈbluːbelz/
plural of “bluebell” — sometimes placed in genus Scilla
From this reading The grasses and bluebells wave, and the wind goes _sough_ through the big solid walls of pine on either side.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Yes, it is first-rate to play there with your oldest things on, especially on a warm day about this time of the year.
one or the other of two
From this reading The grasses and bluebells wave, and the wind goes _sough_ through the big solid walls of pine on either side.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Yes, it is first-rate to play there with your oldest things on, especially on a warm day about this time of the year.
divisible by two
From this reading The water only takes you to about the knee, even if you are pretty little.
first-rateadjectiveUS /ˌfɜːrˈstreɪt/
of the highest quality
From this reading Yes, it is first-rate to play there with your oldest things on, especially on a warm day about this time of the year.
fordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading The water makes a soft tinkling over the ford.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading The grasses and bluebells wave, and the wind goes _sough_ through the big solid walls of pine on either side.
grassesnounUS /ˈɡræsəz/
plural of “grass” — narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
From this reading The grasses and bluebells wave, and the wind goes _sough_ through the big solid walls of pine on either side.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The water only takes you to about the knee, even if you are pretty little.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is always one of the nicest places in the world.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is always one of the nicest places in the world.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is always one of the nicest places in the world.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading The water only takes you to about the knee, even if you are pretty little.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The water only takes you to about the knee, even if you are pretty little.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading The water makes a soft tinkling over the ford.
nicestadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪsɪst/
superlative of “nice” — pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading It is always one of the nicest places in the world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is always one of the nicest places in the world.
oldestadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldəst/
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Yes, it is first-rate to play there with your oldest things on, especially on a warm day about this time of the year.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The grasses and bluebells wave, and the wind goes _sough_ through the big solid walls of pine on either side.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is always one of the nicest places in the world.
and nothing more
From this reading The water only takes you to about the knee, even if you are pretty little.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The water makes a soft tinkling over the ford.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading The grasses and bluebells wave, and the wind goes _sough_ through the big solid walls of pine on either side.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It is always one of the nicest places in the world.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Yes, it is first-rate to play there with your oldest things on, especially on a warm day about this time of the year.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The water only takes you to about the knee, even if you are pretty little.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The grasses and bluebells wave, and the wind goes _sough_ through the big solid walls of pine on either side.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The water makes a soft tinkling over the ford.
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading The grasses and bluebells wave, and the wind goes _sough_ through the big solid walls of pine on either side.
soughverbUS /saʊf/
make a murmuring sound
From this reading The grasses and bluebells wave, and the wind goes _sough_ through the big solid walls of pine on either side.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading The water only takes you to about the knee, even if you are pretty little.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The water only takes you to about the knee, even if you are pretty little.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yes, it is first-rate to play there with your oldest things on, especially on a warm day about this time of the year.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Yes, it is first-rate to play there with your oldest things on, especially on a warm day about this time of the year.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yes, it is first-rate to play there with your oldest things on, especially on a warm day about this time of the year.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The grasses and bluebells wave, and the wind goes _sough_ through the big solid walls of pine on either side.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Yes, it is first-rate to play there with your oldest things on, especially on a warm day about this time of the year.
tinklingadjectiveUS /ˈtɪŋkəlɪŋ/
like the short high ringing sound of a small bell
From this reading The water makes a soft tinkling over the ford.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The water only takes you to about the knee, even if you are pretty little.
plural of “wall” — 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 The grasses and bluebells wave, and the wind goes _sough_ through the big solid walls of pine on either side.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Yes, it is first-rate to play there with your oldest things on, especially on a warm day about this time of the year.
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 The water only takes you to about the knee, even if you are pretty little.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The grasses and bluebells wave, and the wind goes _sough_ through the big solid walls of pine on either side.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The grasses and bluebells wave, and the wind goes _sough_ through the big solid walls of pine on either side.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yes, it is first-rate to play there with your oldest things on, especially on a warm day about this time of the year.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It is always one of the nicest places in the world.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Yes, it is first-rate to play there with your oldest things on, especially on a warm day about this time of the year.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, it is first-rate to play there with your oldest things on, especially on a warm day about this time of the year.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The water only takes you to about the knee, even if you are pretty little.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yes, it is first-rate to play there with your oldest things on, especially on a warm day about this time of the year.
