used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Meynell and his companion had taken a footpath winding gently down hill and in a northwest direction across one of the most beautiful parks in England.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Meynell and his companion had taken a footpath winding gently down hill and in a northwest direction across one of the most beautiful parks in England.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
anew
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meynell and his companion had taken a footpath winding gently down hill and in a northwest direction across one of the most beautiful parks in England.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
being joined in close association
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The two people walking through the ferny paths leading to the cottage of Forked Pond were not, however, paying much attention to the landscape round them.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Meynell and his companion had taken a footpath winding gently down hill and in a northwest direction across one of the most beautiful parks in England.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
brackennounUS /ˈbrækən/
fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
burnersnounUS /ˈbɜːrnərz/
plural of “burner” — an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
charcoalnounUS /ˈtʃɑːrkoʊl/
a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
ChaseverbUS /tʃeɪs/
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
colliersnounUS /ˈkɑːljərz/
plural of “collier” — someone who works in a coal mine
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
columnaradjective
having the form of a column
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Meynell and his companion had taken a footpath winding gently down hill and in a northwest direction across one of the most beautiful parks in England.
gotten under control
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
a small house with a single story
From this reading The two people walking through the ferny paths leading to the cottage of Forked Pond were not, however, paying much attention to the landscape round them.
decentadjectiveUS /ˈdiːsənt/
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
delicatelyadverbUS /ˈdeləkətli/
in a delicate manner
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
denseadjectiveUS /dens/
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
well in the past; former
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Meynell and his companion had taken a footpath winding gently down hill and in a northwest direction across one of the most beautiful parks in England.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Meynell and his companion had taken a footpath winding gently down hill and in a northwest direction across one of the most beautiful parks in England.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Meynell and his companion had taken a footpath winding gently down hill and in a northwest direction across one of the most beautiful parks in England.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
fencesnounUS /ˈfensəz/
plural of “fence” — a barrier that serves to enclose an area
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
fernyadjective
abounding in or covered with ferns
From this reading The two people walking through the ferny paths leading to the cottage of Forked Pond were not, however, paying much attention to the landscape round them.
firnounUS /fɜːr/
nonresinous wood of a fir tree
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
footpathnounUS /ˈfʊtpæθ/
a trodden path
From this reading Meynell and his companion had taken a footpath winding gently down hill and in a northwest direction across one of the most beautiful parks in England.
ForkedadjectiveUS /fɔːrkt/
resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
From this reading The two people walking through the ferny paths leading to the cottage of Forked Pond were not, however, paying much attention to the landscape round them.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
in a free manner
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
fringenounUS /frɪndʒ/
the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Meynell and his companion had taken a footpath winding gently down hill and in a northwest direction across one of the most beautiful parks in England.
GeorgiannounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdʒən/
a native or resident of the American state of Georgia
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
gladesnounUS /ɡleɪdz/
plural of “glade” — a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
glooms
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From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Meynell and his companion had taken a footpath winding gently down hill and in a northwest direction across one of the most beautiful parks in England.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
heathernounUS /ˈheðər/
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Meynell and his companion had taken a footpath winding gently down hill and in a northwest direction across one of the most beautiful parks in England.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Meynell and his companion had taken a footpath winding gently down hill and in a northwest direction across one of the most beautiful parks in England.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The two people walking through the ferny paths leading to the cottage of Forked Pond were not, however, paying much attention to the landscape round them.
impenetrableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpenətrəbəl/
not admitting of penetration or passage into or through
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meynell and his companion had taken a footpath winding gently down hill and in a northwest direction across one of the most beautiful parks in England.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
and nothing more
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading The two people walking through the ferny paths leading to the cottage of Forked Pond were not, however, paying much attention to the landscape round them.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading The two people walking through the ferny paths leading to the cottage of Forked Pond were not, however, paying much attention to the landscape round them.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
maintenancenounUS /ˈmeɪntənəns/
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
Maudeley
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From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
Meynell
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From this reading Meynell and his companion had taken a footpath winding gently down hill and in a northwest direction across one of the most beautiful parks in England.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Meynell and his companion had taken a footpath winding gently down hill and in a northwest direction across one of the most beautiful parks in England.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The two people walking through the ferny paths leading to the cottage of Forked Pond were not, however, paying much attention to the landscape round them.
neighbouringverbUS /ˈneɪbərɪŋ/
-ing form of “neighbour” — live or be located as a neighbor
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
northwestnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθwest/
the northwestern region of the United States
From this reading Meynell and his companion had taken a footpath winding gently down hill and in a northwest direction across one of the most beautiful parks in England.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meynell and his companion had taken a footpath winding gently down hill and in a northwest direction across one of the most beautiful parks in England.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Meynell and his companion had taken a footpath winding gently down hill and in a northwest direction across one of the most beautiful parks in England.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
parksnounUS /pɑːrks/
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading Meynell and his companion had taken a footpath winding gently down hill and in a northwest direction across one of the most beautiful parks in England.
pathsnounUS /pæðz/
plural of “path” — a course of conduct
From this reading The two people walking through the ferny paths leading to the cottage of Forked Pond were not, however, paying much attention to the landscape round them.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading The two people walking through the ferny paths leading to the cottage of Forked Pond were not, however, paying much attention to the landscape round them.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The two people walking through the ferny paths leading to the cottage of Forked Pond were not, however, paying much attention to the landscape round them.
pilenounUS /paɪl/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
poachedadjectiveUS /poʊtʃt/
cooked in hot water
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
PondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading The two people walking through the ferny paths leading to the cottage of Forked Pond were not, however, paying much attention to the landscape round them.
primevaladjectiveUS /praɪˈmiːvəl/
having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
primitiveadjectiveUS /ˈprɪmətɪv/
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
rebuildverbUS /riˈbɪld/
build again
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The two people walking through the ferny paths leading to the cottage of Forked Pond were not, however, paying much attention to the landscape round them.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
seemlyadjective
according with custom or propriety
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
slopesnounUS /sloʊps/
plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
to a sufficient degree
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
survivedverbUS /sərˈvaɪvd/
past form of “survive” — continue to live and avoid dying
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Meynell and his companion had taken a footpath winding gently down hill and in a northwest direction across one of the most beautiful parks in England.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meynell and his companion had taken a footpath winding gently down hill and in a northwest direction across one of the most beautiful parks in England.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
in or at that place or location
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
thicketsnounUS /ˈθɪkəts/
plural of “thicket” — a dense growth of bushes
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The two people walking through the ferny paths leading to the cottage of Forked Pond were not, however, paying much attention to the landscape round them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
tractsnounUS /trækts/
plural of “tract” — an extended area of land
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two people walking through the ferny paths leading to the cottage of Forked Pond were not, however, paying much attention to the landscape round them.
unspoiltadjective
not left to spoil
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading The two people walking through the ferny paths leading to the cottage of Forked Pond were not, however, paying much attention to the landscape round them.
wastesnounUS /weɪsts/
plural of “waste” — any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two people walking through the ferny paths leading to the cottage of Forked Pond were not, however, paying much attention to the landscape round them.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
in or at the place that
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading Meynell and his companion had taken a footpath winding gently down hill and in a northwest direction across one of the most beautiful parks in England.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maudeley House, behind them, a seemly Georgian pile, with a columnar front, had the good fortune to belong to a man not rich enough to live in or rebuild it, but sufficiently attached to it to spend upon its decent maintenance the money he got by letting it.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
woodlandnounUS /ˈwʊdlænd/
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading It lay on the fringe of the Chase and contained, within its slopes and glades, now tracts of primitive woodland whence the charcoal burners seemed to have but just departed; now purple wastes of heather, wild as the Chase itself; or again, dense thickets of bracken and fir, hiding primeval and impenetrable glooms.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading So the delicately faded beauty of the house had survived unspoilt; while there had never been any money to spend upon the park, where the woods and fences looked after themselves year by year, and colliers from the neighbouring villages poached freely.
