used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
(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 a spectacle calculated to make any one rub eyes, and wonder whether it was not all a dream.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading No wonder the boy was amazed and almost terrified.
amazedadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading No wonder the boy was amazed and almost terrified.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No wonder the boy was amazed and almost terrified.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It was a spectacle calculated to make any one rub eyes, and wonder whether it was not all a dream.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
barnsnounUS /bɑːrnz/
plural of “barn” — an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading But now it lay there a tremendous inland sea, water everywhere, with bunches of trees, or it might be farmhouses and barns, visible in various quarters.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But now it lay there a tremendous inland sea, water everywhere, with bunches of trees, or it might be farmhouses and barns, visible in various quarters.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
a youthful male person
From this reading No wonder the boy was amazed and almost terrified.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
bunchesnounUS /ˈbʌntʃəz/
plural of “bunch” — a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading But now it lay there a tremendous inland sea, water everywhere, with bunches of trees, or it might be farmhouses and barns, visible in various quarters.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now it lay there a tremendous inland sea, water everywhere, with bunches of trees, or it might be farmhouses and barns, visible in various quarters.
calculatedadjectiveUS /ˈkælkjəleɪtɪd/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading It was a spectacle calculated to make any one rub eyes, and wonder whether it was not all a dream.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
cropsnounUS /krɑːps/
plural of “crop” — the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading It was a spectacle calculated to make any one rub eyes, and wonder whether it was not all a dream.
at any time
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
to or in any or all places
From this reading But now it lay there a tremendous inland sea, water everywhere, with bunches of trees, or it might be farmhouses and barns, visible in various quarters.
opinion or judgment
From this reading It was a spectacle calculated to make any one rub eyes, and wonder whether it was not all a dream.
farmhousesnounUS /ˈfɑːrmhaʊsəz/
plural of “farmhouse” — house for a farmer and family
From this reading But now it lay there a tremendous inland sea, water everywhere, with bunches of trees, or it might be farmhouses and barns, visible in various quarters.
fertileadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːrtəl/
capable of reproducing
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
(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 All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
inlandadjectiveUS /ˈɪnlænd/
situated away from an area's coast or border
From this reading But now it lay there a tremendous inland sea, water everywhere, with bunches of trees, or it might be farmhouses and barns, visible in various quarters.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a spectacle calculated to make any one rub eyes, and wonder whether it was not all a dream.
LangenounUS /læŋ/
United States photographer remembered for her portraits of rural workers during the Depression (1895-1965)
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
LawrencenounUS /ˈlɔːrəns/
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
engage in
From this reading It was a spectacle calculated to make any one rub eyes, and wonder whether it was not all a dream.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
the cloak as a symbol of authority
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But now it lay there a tremendous inland sea, water everywhere, with bunches of trees, or it might be farmhouses and barns, visible in various quarters.
not any; not one
From this reading No wonder the boy was amazed and almost terrified.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a spectacle calculated to make any one rub eyes, and wonder whether it was not all a dream.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now it lay there a tremendous inland sea, water everywhere, with bunches of trees, or it might be farmhouses and barns, visible in various quarters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a spectacle calculated to make any one rub eyes, and wonder whether it was not all a dream.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
in the near future
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading But now it lay there a tremendous inland sea, water everywhere, with bunches of trees, or it might be farmhouses and barns, visible in various quarters.
rubverbUS /rʌb/
move over something with pressure
From this reading It was a spectacle calculated to make any one rub eyes, and wonder whether it was not all a dream.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading But now it lay there a tremendous inland sea, water everywhere, with bunches of trees, or it might be farmhouses and barns, visible in various quarters.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
sectionnounUS /ˈsekʃən/
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
spectaclenounUS /ˈspektəkəl/
something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
From this reading It was a spectacle calculated to make any one rub eyes, and wonder whether it was not all a dream.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading No wonder the boy was amazed and almost terrified.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But now it lay there a tremendous inland sea, water everywhere, with bunches of trees, or it might be farmhouses and barns, visible in various quarters.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
TipnounUS /tɪp/
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a spectacle calculated to make any one rub eyes, and wonder whether it was not all a dream.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading But now it lay there a tremendous inland sea, water everywhere, with bunches of trees, or it might be farmhouses and barns, visible in various quarters.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading But now it lay there a tremendous inland sea, water everywhere, with bunches of trees, or it might be farmhouses and barns, visible in various quarters.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading But now it lay there a tremendous inland sea, water everywhere, with bunches of trees, or it might be farmhouses and barns, visible in various quarters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No wonder the boy was amazed and almost terrified.
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 But now it lay there a tremendous inland sea, water everywhere, with bunches of trees, or it might be farmhouses and barns, visible in various quarters.
at the time that
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading It was a spectacle calculated to make any one rub eyes, and wonder whether it was not all a dream.
a Caucasian
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All his life Tip Lange, living in the town of Lawrence, had been accustomed to seeing that broad and fertile valley green with growing crops and grass and trees in the summer, or covered with a white mantle of snow when the season changed.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading No wonder the boy was amazed and almost terrified.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh! did you ever see such a sight as that?” cried Tip Lange, after they had presently turned into the section that lay back of Lawrence.
