used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The stream wound to the north and to the south, while just across it—and so very near the bank that one wondered the buildings did not tumble into the water—lay a city.
(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 So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Some day I may relate the happenings that fell to our lot between the heart of the woods and the great river’s edge,” continued Diggeldy Dan.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But I fancy you are just now most impatient to learn exactly what came to pass when Gray Ears and I reached our long journey’s end.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “The day was most done when, forcing his way through a thicket, Gray Ears emerged on a grass-covered ridge that reclined with its head in the woods and its feet at the brim of a river.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading The stream wound to the north and to the south, while just across it—and so very near the bank that one wondered the buildings did not tumble into the water—lay a city.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Some day I may relate the happenings that fell to our lot between the heart of the woods and the great river’s edge,” continued Diggeldy Dan.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
brimnounUS /brɪm/
the top edge of a vessel or other container
From this reading “The day was most done when, forcing his way through a thicket, Gray Ears emerged on a grass-covered ridge that reclined with its head in the woods and its feet at the brim of a river.
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The stream wound to the north and to the south, while just across it—and so very near the bank that one wondered the buildings did not tumble into the water—lay a city.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I fancy you are just now most impatient to learn exactly what came to pass when Gray Ears and I reached our long journey’s end.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “But I fancy you are just now most impatient to learn exactly what came to pass when Gray Ears and I reached our long journey’s end.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The stream wound to the north and to the south, while just across it—and so very near the bank that one wondered the buildings did not tumble into the water—lay a city.
without stop or interruption
From this reading “Some day I may relate the happenings that fell to our lot between the heart of the woods and the great river’s edge,” continued Diggeldy Dan.
Dan
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From this reading “Some day I may relate the happenings that fell to our lot between the heart of the woods and the great river’s edge,” continued Diggeldy Dan.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Some day I may relate the happenings that fell to our lot between the heart of the woods and the great river’s edge,” continued Diggeldy Dan.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The stream wound to the north and to the south, while just across it—and so very near the bank that one wondered the buildings did not tumble into the water—lay a city.
Diggeldy
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From this reading “Some day I may relate the happenings that fell to our lot between the heart of the woods and the great river’s edge,” continued Diggeldy Dan.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “The day was most done when, forcing his way through a thicket, Gray Ears emerged on a grass-covered ridge that reclined with its head in the woods and its feet at the brim of a river.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “But I fancy you are just now most impatient to learn exactly what came to pass when Gray Ears and I reached our long journey’s end.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading “Some day I may relate the happenings that fell to our lot between the heart of the woods and the great river’s edge,” continued Diggeldy Dan.
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading “The day was most done when, forcing his way through a thicket, Gray Ears emerged on a grass-covered ridge that reclined with its head in the woods and its feet at the brim of a river.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “But I fancy you are just now most impatient to learn exactly what came to pass when Gray Ears and I reached our long journey’s end.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “But I fancy you are just now most impatient to learn exactly what came to pass when Gray Ears and I reached our long journey’s end.
opinion or judgment
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “But I fancy you are just now most impatient to learn exactly what came to pass when Gray Ears and I reached our long journey’s end.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “The day was most done when, forcing his way through a thicket, Gray Ears emerged on a grass-covered ridge that reclined with its head in the woods and its feet at the brim of a river.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading “Some day I may relate the happenings that fell to our lot between the heart of the woods and the great river’s edge,” continued Diggeldy Dan.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
forcingverbUS /ˈfɔːrsɪŋ/
-ing form of “force” — to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
From this reading “The day was most done when, forcing his way through a thicket, Gray Ears emerged on a grass-covered ridge that reclined with its head in the woods and its feet at the brim of a river.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
a quick look
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
grass-coveredadjective
covered with grass
From this reading “The day was most done when, forcing his way through a thicket, Gray Ears emerged on a grass-covered ridge that reclined with its head in the woods and its feet at the brim of a river.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “But I fancy you are just now most impatient to learn exactly what came to pass when Gray Ears and I reached our long journey’s end.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Some day I may relate the happenings that fell to our lot between the heart of the woods and the great river’s edge,” continued Diggeldy Dan.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
happeningsnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋz/
plural of “happening” — an event that happens
From this reading “Some day I may relate the happenings that fell to our lot between the heart of the woods and the great river’s edge,” continued Diggeldy Dan.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “The day was most done when, forcing his way through a thicket, Gray Ears emerged on a grass-covered ridge that reclined with its head in the woods and its feet at the brim of a river.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “Some day I may relate the happenings that fell to our lot between the heart of the woods and the great river’s edge,” continued Diggeldy Dan.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “The day was most done when, forcing his way through a thicket, Gray Ears emerged on a grass-covered ridge that reclined with its head in the woods and its feet at the brim of a river.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Some day I may relate the happenings that fell to our lot between the heart of the woods and the great river’s edge,” continued Diggeldy Dan.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading “But I fancy you are just now most impatient to learn exactly what came to pass when Gray Ears and I reached our long journey’s end.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The day was most done when, forcing his way through a thicket, Gray Ears emerged on a grass-covered ridge that reclined with its head in the woods and its feet at the brim of a river.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The stream wound to the north and to the south, while just across it—and so very near the bank that one wondered the buildings did not tumble into the water—lay a city.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The stream wound to the north and to the south, while just across it—and so very near the bank that one wondered the buildings did not tumble into the water—lay a city.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “The day was most done when, forcing his way through a thicket, Gray Ears emerged on a grass-covered ridge that reclined with its head in the woods and its feet at the brim of a river.
journey's
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From this reading “But I fancy you are just now most impatient to learn exactly what came to pass when Gray Ears and I reached our long journey’s end.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
and nothing more
From this reading “But I fancy you are just now most impatient to learn exactly what came to pass when Gray Ears and I reached our long journey’s end.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The stream wound to the north and to the south, while just across it—and so very near the bank that one wondered the buildings did not tumble into the water—lay a city.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “But I fancy you are just now most impatient to learn exactly what came to pass when Gray Ears and I reached our long journey’s end.
the act of departing
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
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 “But I fancy you are just now most impatient to learn exactly what came to pass when Gray Ears and I reached our long journey’s end.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “Some day I may relate the happenings that fell to our lot between the heart of the woods and the great river’s edge,” continued Diggeldy Dan.
marvelousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Some day I may relate the happenings that fell to our lot between the heart of the woods and the great river’s edge,” continued Diggeldy Dan.
used to form the superlative
From this reading “But I fancy you are just now most impatient to learn exactly what came to pass when Gray Ears and I reached our long journey’s end.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The stream wound to the north and to the south, while just across it—and so very near the bank that one wondered the buildings did not tumble into the water—lay a city.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The stream wound to the north and to the south, while just across it—and so very near the bank that one wondered the buildings did not tumble into the water—lay a city.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The stream wound to the north and to the south, while just across it—and so very near the bank that one wondered the buildings did not tumble into the water—lay a city.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “But I fancy you are just now most impatient to learn exactly what came to pass when Gray Ears and I reached our long journey’s end.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Some day I may relate the happenings that fell to our lot between the heart of the woods and the great river’s edge,” continued Diggeldy Dan.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The stream wound to the north and to the south, while just across it—and so very near the bank that one wondered the buildings did not tumble into the water—lay a city.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Some day I may relate the happenings that fell to our lot between the heart of the woods and the great river’s edge,” continued Diggeldy Dan.
go across or through
From this reading “But I fancy you are just now most impatient to learn exactly what came to pass when Gray Ears and I reached our long journey’s end.
plumpadjectiveUS /plʌmp/
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “But I fancy you are just now most impatient to learn exactly what came to pass when Gray Ears and I reached our long journey’s end.
reclinedverbUS /rɪˈklaɪnd/
past form of “recline” — move the upper body backwards and down
From this reading “The day was most done when, forcing his way through a thicket, Gray Ears emerged on a grass-covered ridge that reclined with its head in the woods and its feet at the brim of a river.
relateverbUS /rɪˈleɪt/
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading “Some day I may relate the happenings that fell to our lot between the heart of the woods and the great river’s edge,” continued Diggeldy Dan.
ridgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading “The day was most done when, forcing his way through a thicket, Gray Ears emerged on a grass-covered ridge that reclined with its head in the woods and its feet at the brim of a river.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “The day was most done when, forcing his way through a thicket, Gray Ears emerged on a grass-covered ridge that reclined with its head in the woods and its feet at the brim of a river.
river'snounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
possessive form of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “Some day I may relate the happenings that fell to our lot between the heart of the woods and the great river’s edge,” continued Diggeldy Dan.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Some day I may relate the happenings that fell to our lot between the heart of the woods and the great river’s edge,” continued Diggeldy Dan.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The stream wound to the north and to the south, while just across it—and so very near the bank that one wondered the buildings did not tumble into the water—lay a city.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The stream wound to the north and to the south, while just across it—and so very near the bank that one wondered the buildings did not tumble into the water—lay a city.
express a supposition
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
tentsnounUS /tents/
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Some day I may relate the happenings that fell to our lot between the heart of the woods and the great river’s edge,” continued Diggeldy Dan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Some day I may relate the happenings that fell to our lot between the heart of the woods and the great river’s edge,” continued Diggeldy Dan.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading “The day was most done when, forcing his way through a thicket, Gray Ears emerged on a grass-covered ridge that reclined with its head in the woods and its feet at the brim of a river.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “The day was most done when, forcing his way through a thicket, Gray Ears emerged on a grass-covered ridge that reclined with its head in the woods and its feet at the brim of a river.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Some day I may relate the happenings that fell to our lot between the heart of the woods and the great river’s edge,” continued Diggeldy Dan.
tumbleverbUS /ˈtʌmbəl/
fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading The stream wound to the north and to the south, while just across it—and so very near the bank that one wondered the buildings did not tumble into the water—lay a city.
precisely as stated
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
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 stream wound to the north and to the south, while just across it—and so very near the bank that one wondered the buildings did not tumble into the water—lay a city.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “The day was most done when, forcing his way through a thicket, Gray Ears emerged on a grass-covered ridge that reclined with its head in the woods and its feet at the brim of a river.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “But I fancy you are just now most impatient to learn exactly what came to pass when Gray Ears and I reached our long journey’s end.
at the time that
From this reading “But I fancy you are just now most impatient to learn exactly what came to pass when Gray Ears and I reached our long journey’s end.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
in or at the place that
From this reading So, suppose we all shut our eyes very tight, give a marvelous jump and, thus leaving the point where breakfast was had, land plump on the spot from whence I got my first glimpse of the tents that were to be my new home.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The stream wound to the north and to the south, while just across it—and so very near the bank that one wondered the buildings did not tumble into the water—lay a city.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The day was most done when, forcing his way through a thicket, Gray Ears emerged on a grass-covered ridge that reclined with its head in the woods and its feet at the brim of a river.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading The stream wound to the north and to the south, while just across it—and so very near the bank that one wondered the buildings did not tumble into the water—lay a city.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “Some day I may relate the happenings that fell to our lot between the heart of the woods and the great river’s edge,” continued Diggeldy Dan.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading The stream wound to the north and to the south, while just across it—and so very near the bank that one wondered the buildings did not tumble into the water—lay a city.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But I fancy you are just now most impatient to learn exactly what came to pass when Gray Ears and I reached our long journey’s end.
