used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
acornsnounUS /ˈeɪkɔːrnz/
plural of “acorn” — fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Multitudes of gray squirrels frisked among the branches and made the air noisy with their chattering.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There ought to be bear and turkeys around where there are so many acorns.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "There ought to be bear and turkeys around where there are so many acorns.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I'll bet this is a great game country," Charley remarked, as they stopped to water their ponies at the edge of a clear-running brook.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I'll bet this is a great game country," Charley remarked, as they stopped to water their ponies at the edge of a clear-running brook.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There ought to be bear and turkeys around where there are so many acorns.
have
From this reading "There ought to be bear and turkeys around where there are so many acorns.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading "I'll bet this is a great game country," Charley remarked, as they stopped to water their ponies at the edge of a clear-running brook.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Multitudes of gray squirrels frisked among the branches and made the air noisy with their chattering.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading "I'll bet this is a great game country," Charley remarked, as they stopped to water their ponies at the edge of a clear-running brook.
Charley
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From this reading "I'll bet this is a great game country," Charley remarked, as they stopped to water their ponies at the edge of a clear-running brook.
chatteringnounUS /ˈtʃætərɪŋ/
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading Multitudes of gray squirrels frisked among the branches and made the air noisy with their chattering.
clear-running
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From this reading "I'll bet this is a great game country," Charley remarked, as they stopped to water their ponies at the edge of a clear-running brook.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading "I'll bet this is a great game country," Charley remarked, as they stopped to water their ponies at the edge of a clear-running brook.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading THE OLD FORT.
friskedverbUS /frɪskt/
past form of “frisk” — play boisterously
From this reading Multitudes of gray squirrels frisked among the branches and made the air noisy with their chattering.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "I'll bet this is a great game country," Charley remarked, as they stopped to water their ponies at the edge of a clear-running brook.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Multitudes of gray squirrels frisked among the branches and made the air noisy with their chattering.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll bet this is a great game country," Charley remarked, as they stopped to water their ponies at the edge of a clear-running brook.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
Indiantown
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From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'll bet this is a great game country," Charley remarked, as they stopped to water their ponies at the edge of a clear-running brook.
the act of departing
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
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 NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Multitudes of gray squirrels frisked among the branches and made the air noisy with their chattering.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "There ought to be bear and turkeys around where there are so many acorns.
MultitudesnounUS /ˈmʌltətjuːdz/
plural of “multitude” — a large indefinite number
From this reading Multitudes of gray squirrels frisked among the branches and made the air noisy with their chattering.
noisyadjectiveUS /ˈnɔɪzi/
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
From this reading Multitudes of gray squirrels frisked among the branches and made the air noisy with their chattering.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
oaksnounUS /oʊks/
plural of “oak” — the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Multitudes of gray squirrels frisked among the branches and made the air noisy with their chattering.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE OLD FORT.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "There ought to be bear and turkeys around where there are so many acorns.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
poniesnounUS /ˈpoʊniz/
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading "I'll bet this is a great game country," Charley remarked, as they stopped to water their ponies at the edge of a clear-running brook.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "I'll bet this is a great game country," Charley remarked, as they stopped to water their ponies at the edge of a clear-running brook.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "There ought to be bear and turkeys around where there are so many acorns.
squirrelsnounUS /ˈskwɜːrəlz/
plural of “squirrel” — a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading Multitudes of gray squirrels frisked among the branches and made the air noisy with their chattering.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading "I'll bet this is a great game country," Charley remarked, as they stopped to water their ponies at the edge of a clear-running brook.
strewed
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From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD FORT.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Multitudes of gray squirrels frisked among the branches and made the air noisy with their chattering.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There ought to be bear and turkeys around where there are so many acorns.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'll bet this is a great game country," Charley remarked, as they stopped to water their ponies at the edge of a clear-running brook.
thicklyadverbUS /ˈθɪkli/
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I'll bet this is a great game country," Charley remarked, as they stopped to water their ponies at the edge of a clear-running brook.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'll bet this is a great game country," Charley remarked, as they stopped to water their ponies at the edge of a clear-running brook.
toweringadjectiveUS /ˈtaʊərɪŋ/
of imposing height; especially standing out above others
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
turkeysnounUS /ˈtɜːrkiz/
plural of “turkey” — large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading "There ought to be bear and turkeys around where there are so many acorns.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
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 "I'll bet this is a great game country," Charley remarked, as they stopped to water their ponies at the edge of a clear-running brook.
in or at the place that
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
in the company of; together with
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading NOT long after leaving Indiantown the boys passed into a higher country, where the road wound in and out among great towering live oaks, under which the ground was thickly strewed with acorns.
