Chapter IX · Chapter 9

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

(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 I'd sing them all to sleep every night, and wake them up in the morning with a kiss, and never, never let anyone catch them!"

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE BABES IN THE WOODS Arm in arm Sahwah and Veronica wandered on through the woods farther and farther away from the Oakwood side.

any person at all

From this reading I'd sing them all to sleep every night, and wake them up in the morning with a kiss, and never, never let anyone catch them!"

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading THE BABES IN THE WOODS Arm in arm Sahwah and Veronica wandered on through the woods farther and farther away from the Oakwood side.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading THE BABES IN THE WOODS Arm in arm Sahwah and Veronica wandered on through the woods farther and farther away from the Oakwood side.

plural of “babe” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading THE BABES IN THE WOODS Arm in arm Sahwah and Veronica wandered on through the woods farther and farther away from the Oakwood side.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading They crossed the brow of the hill and descended to the valley on the other side.

plural of “cataract” — an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

placed crosswise

From this reading They crossed the brow of the hill and descended to the valley on the other side.

past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading They crossed the brow of the hill and descended to the valley on the other side.

immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading I'd sing them all to sleep every night, and wake them up in the morning with a kiss, and never, never let anyone catch them!"

more distant in especially space or time

From this reading THE BABES IN THE WOODS Arm in arm Sahwah and Veronica wandered on through the woods farther and farther away from the Oakwood side.

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

set up or found

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE BABES IN THE WOODS Arm in arm Sahwah and Veronica wandered on through the woods farther and farther away from the Oakwood side.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading They crossed the brow of the hill and descended to the valley on the other side.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE BABES IN THE WOODS Arm in arm Sahwah and Veronica wandered on through the woods farther and farther away from the Oakwood side.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

From this reading I'd sing them all to sleep every night, and wake them up in the morning with a kiss, and never, never let anyone catch them!"

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

in a yearning manner

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading I'd sing them all to sleep every night, and wake them up in the morning with a kiss, and never, never let anyone catch them!"

overgrown with moss

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I'd sing them all to sleep every night, and wake them up in the morning with a kiss, and never, never let anyone catch them!"

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading I'd sing them all to sleep every night, and wake them up in the morning with a kiss, and never, never let anyone catch them!"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE BABES IN THE WOODS Arm in arm Sahwah and Veronica wandered on through the woods farther and farther away from the Oakwood side.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They crossed the brow of the hill and descended to the valley on the other side.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

many times at short intervals

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE BABES IN THE WOODS Arm in arm Sahwah and Veronica wandered on through the woods farther and farther away from the Oakwood side.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading They crossed the brow of the hill and descended to the valley on the other side.

above and across; more than

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

plural of “ripple” — a small wave on the surface of a liquid

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE BABES IN THE WOODS Arm in arm Sahwah and Veronica wandered on through the woods farther and farther away from the Oakwood side.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading THE BABES IN THE WOODS Arm in arm Sahwah and Veronica wandered on through the woods farther and farther away from the Oakwood side.

resembling or reminiscent of silver

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

deliver by singing

From this reading I'd sing them all to sleep every night, and wake them up in the morning with a kiss, and never, never let anyone catch them!"

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading I'd sing them all to sleep every night, and wake them up in the morning with a kiss, and never, never let anyone catch them!"

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

the rays of the sun

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

the act of swimming

From this reading "I'd love to be a brook," said Sahwah longingly, "and go splashing and singing along over the smooth stones, and jump down off the high rocks, and catch the sunlight in my ripples, and have lovely silvery fishes swimming around in me.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE BABES IN THE WOODS Arm in arm Sahwah and Veronica wandered on through the woods farther and farther away from the Oakwood side.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I'd sing them all to sleep every night, and wake them up in the morning with a kiss, and never, never let anyone catch them!"

in or at that place or location

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They crossed the brow of the hill and descended to the valley on the other side.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading THE BABES IN THE WOODS Arm in arm Sahwah and Veronica wandered on through the woods farther and farther away from the Oakwood side.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading They crossed the brow of the hill and descended to the valley on the other side.

past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I'd sing them all to sleep every night, and wake them up in the morning with a kiss, and never, never let anyone catch them!"

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading They crossed the brow of the hill and descended to the valley on the other side.

any plant of the genus Veronica

From this reading THE BABES IN THE WOODS Arm in arm Sahwah and Veronica wandered on through the woods farther and farther away from the Oakwood side.

be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading I'd sing them all to sleep every night, and wake them up in the morning with a kiss, and never, never let anyone catch them!"

past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading THE BABES IN THE WOODS Arm in arm Sahwah and Veronica wandered on through the woods farther and farther away from the Oakwood side.

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 There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

in the company of; together with

From this reading There they found a merry little stream which tumbled along with frequent cataracts over mossy rocks, and followed its course, often stopping to dip their hands in the bright water and let the drops flow through their fingers.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading THE BABES IN THE WOODS Arm in arm Sahwah and Veronica wandered on through the woods farther and farther away from the Oakwood side.