used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
(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 “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The little poem she had just recited was so perfectly descriptive of the scene surrounding the Camp Fire party at this moment that it was almost as if it had been created for the place and the occasion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
applausenounUS /əˈplɔːz/
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading When the verse ceased and Peggy had turned around, there was a little burst of applause.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The little poem she had just recited was so perfectly descriptive of the scene surrounding the Camp Fire party at this moment that it was almost as if it had been created for the place and the occasion.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The little poem she had just recited was so perfectly descriptive of the scene surrounding the Camp Fire party at this moment that it was almost as if it had been created for the place and the occasion.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading On it there was a growth of scrub pine; way below the deep, subdued roar of the Colorado River and beyond the blue, snow-topped hills.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading They had come part of the way down one of the easier trails leading to the Grand Canyon and had reached a broad, flat rock like a table-land.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading When the verse ceased and Peggy had turned around, there was a little burst of applause.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The little poem she had just recited was so perfectly descriptive of the scene surrounding the Camp Fire party at this moment that it was almost as if it had been created for the place and the occasion.
canyonnounUS /ˈkænjən/
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading When the verse ceased and Peggy had turned around, there was a little burst of applause.
ColoradonounUS /ˌkɑːlərˈɑːdoʊ/
a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
From this reading On it there was a growth of scrub pine; way below the deep, subdued roar of the Colorado River and beyond the blue, snow-topped hills.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They had come part of the way down one of the easier trails leading to the Grand Canyon and had reached a broad, flat rock like a table-land.
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading The little poem she had just recited was so perfectly descriptive of the scene surrounding the Camp Fire party at this moment that it was almost as if it had been created for the place and the occasion.
creepsnounUS /kriːps/
a disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency; characterized by anemia and softening of the bones and a slow stiff gait
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading On it there was a growth of scrub pine; way below the deep, subdued roar of the Colorado River and beyond the blue, snow-topped hills.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
descriptiveadjectiveUS /dɪˈskrɪptɪv/
serving to describe or inform or characterized by description
From this reading The little poem she had just recited was so perfectly descriptive of the scene surrounding the Camp Fire party at this moment that it was almost as if it had been created for the place and the occasion.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading They had come part of the way down one of the easier trails leading to the Grand Canyon and had reached a broad, flat rock like a table-land.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The little poem she had just recited was so perfectly descriptive of the scene surrounding the Camp Fire party at this moment that it was almost as if it had been created for the place and the occasion.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading They had come part of the way down one of the easier trails leading to the Grand Canyon and had reached a broad, flat rock like a table-land.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The little poem she had just recited was so perfectly descriptive of the scene surrounding the Camp Fire party at this moment that it was almost as if it had been created for the place and the occasion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading They had come part of the way down one of the easier trails leading to the Grand Canyon and had reached a broad, flat rock like a table-land.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(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 On it there was a growth of scrub pine; way below the deep, subdued roar of the Colorado River and beyond the blue, snow-topped hills.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the verse ceased and Peggy had turned around, there was a little burst of applause.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading On it there was a growth of scrub pine; way below the deep, subdued roar of the Colorado River and beyond the blue, snow-topped hills.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The little poem she had just recited was so perfectly descriptive of the scene surrounding the Camp Fire party at this moment that it was almost as if it had been created for the place and the occasion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The little poem she had just recited was so perfectly descriptive of the scene surrounding the Camp Fire party at this moment that it was almost as if it had been created for the place and the occasion.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
and nothing more
From this reading The little poem she had just recited was so perfectly descriptive of the scene surrounding the Camp Fire party at this moment that it was almost as if it had been created for the place and the occasion.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading They had come part of the way down one of the easier trails leading to the Grand Canyon and had reached a broad, flat rock like a table-land.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They had come part of the way down one of the easier trails leading to the Grand Canyon and had reached a broad, flat rock like a table-land.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When the verse ceased and Peggy had turned around, there was a little burst of applause.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
a particular point in time
From this reading The little poem she had just recited was so perfectly descriptive of the scene surrounding the Camp Fire party at this moment that it was almost as if it had been created for the place and the occasion.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading The little poem she had just recited was so perfectly descriptive of the scene surrounding the Camp Fire party at this moment that it was almost as if it had been created for the place and the occasion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On it there was a growth of scrub pine; way below the deep, subdued roar of the Colorado River and beyond the blue, snow-topped hills.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They had come part of the way down one of the easier trails leading to the Grand Canyon and had reached a broad, flat rock like a table-land.
overheadadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhed/
above your head; in the sky
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading They had come part of the way down one of the easier trails leading to the Grand Canyon and had reached a broad, flat rock like a table-land.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The little poem she had just recited was so perfectly descriptive of the scene surrounding the Camp Fire party at this moment that it was almost as if it had been created for the place and the occasion.
Peggy
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From this reading When the verse ceased and Peggy had turned around, there was a little burst of applause.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The little poem she had just recited was so perfectly descriptive of the scene surrounding the Camp Fire party at this moment that it was almost as if it had been created for the place and the occasion.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading On it there was a growth of scrub pine; way below the deep, subdued roar of the Colorado River and beyond the blue, snow-topped hills.
pinesnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The little poem she had just recited was so perfectly descriptive of the scene surrounding the Camp Fire party at this moment that it was almost as if it had been created for the place and the occasion.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading The little poem she had just recited was so perfectly descriptive of the scene surrounding the Camp Fire party at this moment that it was almost as if it had been created for the place and the occasion.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading They had come part of the way down one of the easier trails leading to the Grand Canyon and had reached a broad, flat rock like a table-land.
recitedverbUS /rəˈsaɪtɪd/
past form of “recite” — recite in elocution
From this reading The little poem she had just recited was so perfectly descriptive of the scene surrounding the Camp Fire party at this moment that it was almost as if it had been created for the place and the occasion.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading On it there was a growth of scrub pine; way below the deep, subdued roar of the Colorado River and beyond the blue, snow-topped hills.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading On it there was a growth of scrub pine; way below the deep, subdued roar of the Colorado River and beyond the blue, snow-topped hills.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading They had come part of the way down one of the easier trails leading to the Grand Canyon and had reached a broad, flat rock like a table-land.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The little poem she had just recited was so perfectly descriptive of the scene surrounding the Camp Fire party at this moment that it was almost as if it had been created for the place and the occasion.
scrubverbUS /skrʌb/
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading On it there was a growth of scrub pine; way below the deep, subdued roar of the Colorado River and beyond the blue, snow-topped hills.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little poem she had just recited was so perfectly descriptive of the scene surrounding the Camp Fire party at this moment that it was almost as if it had been created for the place and the occasion.
snow-line
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From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
snow-topped
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From this reading On it there was a growth of scrub pine; way below the deep, subdued roar of the Colorado River and beyond the blue, snow-topped hills.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The little poem she had just recited was so perfectly descriptive of the scene surrounding the Camp Fire party at this moment that it was almost as if it had been created for the place and the occasion.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
startlesnounUS /ˈstɑːrtəlz/
plural of “startle” — a sudden involuntary movement
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
subduedadjectiveUS /səbˈduːd/
in a softened tone
From this reading On it there was a growth of scrub pine; way below the deep, subdued roar of the Colorado River and beyond the blue, snow-topped hills.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
surroundingadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋ/
closely encircling
From this reading The little poem she had just recited was so perfectly descriptive of the scene surrounding the Camp Fire party at this moment that it was almost as if it had been created for the place and the occasion.
table-land
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From this reading They had come part of the way down one of the easier trails leading to the Grand Canyon and had reached a broad, flat rock like a table-land.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had come part of the way down one of the easier trails leading to the Grand Canyon and had reached a broad, flat rock like a table-land.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The little poem she had just recited was so perfectly descriptive of the scene surrounding the Camp Fire party at this moment that it was almost as if it had been created for the place and the occasion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had come part of the way down one of the easier trails leading to the Grand Canyon and had reached a broad, flat rock like a table-land.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
trailsnounUS /treɪlz/
plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading They had come part of the way down one of the easier trails leading to the Grand Canyon and had reached a broad, flat rock like a table-land.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading When the verse ceased and Peggy had turned around, there was a little burst of applause.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
literature in metrical form
From this reading When the verse ceased and Peggy had turned around, there was a little burst of applause.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the verse ceased and Peggy had turned around, there was a little burst of applause.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They had come part of the way down one of the easier trails leading to the Grand Canyon and had reached a broad, flat rock like a table-land.
at the time that
From this reading When the verse ceased and Peggy had turned around, there was a little burst of applause.
a Caucasian
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “There is a song in the canyon below me, And a song in the pines overhead,— As the sun creeps down from the snow-line And startles the deer from its bed; With mountains of green all around me, And mountains of white up above, And mountains of blue in the distance, I follow the trail that I love.”
