19th
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From this reading IN THE WOOD PARLOUR On the 19th of October the sky overhead was clear as sapphire, but all round the circle of the horizon the mists of autumn blurred the landscape.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Of the Cruives, with the heather thick and purple upon them, not a trace.
(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 IN THE WOOD PARLOUR On the 19th of October the sky overhead was clear as sapphire, but all round the circle of the horizon the mists of autumn blurred the landscape.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of the Cruives, with the heather thick and purple upon them, not a trace.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN THE WOOD PARLOUR On the 19th of October the sky overhead was clear as sapphire, but all round the circle of the horizon the mists of autumn blurred the landscape.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading IN THE WOOD PARLOUR On the 19th of October the sky overhead was clear as sapphire, but all round the circle of the horizon the mists of autumn blurred the landscape.
blurredadjectiveUS /blɜːrd/
indistinct or hazy in outline
From this reading IN THE WOOD PARLOUR On the 19th of October the sky overhead was clear as sapphire, but all round the circle of the horizon the mists of autumn blurred the landscape.
terminate
From this reading Gone the graceful swirl of the Cooran Hill, which curls over like a wave just feathering to break.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading IN THE WOOD PARLOUR On the 19th of October the sky overhead was clear as sapphire, but all round the circle of the horizon the mists of autumn blurred the landscape.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading IN THE WOOD PARLOUR On the 19th of October the sky overhead was clear as sapphire, but all round the circle of the horizon the mists of autumn blurred the landscape.
rid of obstructions
From this reading IN THE WOOD PARLOUR On the 19th of October the sky overhead was clear as sapphire, but all round the circle of the horizon the mists of autumn blurred the landscape.
Cooran
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From this reading Gone the graceful swirl of the Cooran Hill, which curls over like a wave just feathering to break.
Cruives
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From this reading Of the Cruives, with the heather thick and purple upon them, not a trace.
curlsnounUS /kɜːrlz/
plural of “curl” — a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
From this reading Gone the graceful swirl of the Cooran Hill, which curls over like a wave just feathering to break.
featheringnounUS /ˈfeðərɪŋ/
turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
From this reading Gone the graceful swirl of the Cooran Hill, which curls over like a wave just feathering to break.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Gone were the Kips, with their waving lines.
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading Gone the graceful swirl of the Cooran Hill, which curls over like a wave just feathering to break.
heathernounUS /ˈheðər/
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading Of the Cruives, with the heather thick and purple upon them, not a trace.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Gone the graceful swirl of the Cooran Hill, which curls over like a wave just feathering to break.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The hills stood no more in their places.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading IN THE WOOD PARLOUR On the 19th of October the sky overhead was clear as sapphire, but all round the circle of the horizon the mists of autumn blurred the landscape.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE WOOD PARLOUR On the 19th of October the sky overhead was clear as sapphire, but all round the circle of the horizon the mists of autumn blurred the landscape.
and nothing more
From this reading Gone the graceful swirl of the Cooran Hill, which curls over like a wave just feathering to break.
Kips
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From this reading Gone were the Kips, with their waving lines.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading IN THE WOOD PARLOUR On the 19th of October the sky overhead was clear as sapphire, but all round the circle of the horizon the mists of autumn blurred the landscape.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Gone the graceful swirl of the Cooran Hill, which curls over like a wave just feathering to break.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Gone were the Kips, with their waving lines.
mistsnounUS /mɪsts/
plural of “mist” — a thin fog with condensation near the ground
From this reading IN THE WOOD PARLOUR On the 19th of October the sky overhead was clear as sapphire, but all round the circle of the horizon the mists of autumn blurred the landscape.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The hills stood no more in their places.
not any; not one
From this reading The hills stood no more in their places.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of the Cruives, with the heather thick and purple upon them, not a trace.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading IN THE WOOD PARLOUR On the 19th of October the sky overhead was clear as sapphire, but all round the circle of the horizon the mists of autumn blurred the landscape.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE WOOD PARLOUR On the 19th of October the sky overhead was clear as sapphire, but all round the circle of the horizon the mists of autumn blurred the landscape.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN THE WOOD PARLOUR On the 19th of October the sky overhead was clear as sapphire, but all round the circle of the horizon the mists of autumn blurred the landscape.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Gone the graceful swirl of the Cooran Hill, which curls over like a wave just feathering to break.
overheadadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhed/
above your head; in the sky
From this reading IN THE WOOD PARLOUR On the 19th of October the sky overhead was clear as sapphire, but all round the circle of the horizon the mists of autumn blurred the landscape.
PARLOURnounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading IN THE WOOD PARLOUR On the 19th of October the sky overhead was clear as sapphire, but all round the circle of the horizon the mists of autumn blurred the landscape.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The hills stood no more in their places.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading Of the Cruives, with the heather thick and purple upon them, not a trace.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading IN THE WOOD PARLOUR On the 19th of October the sky overhead was clear as sapphire, but all round the circle of the horizon the mists of autumn blurred the landscape.
sapphireadjectiveUS /ˈsæfaɪər/
of something having the color of a blue sapphire
From this reading IN THE WOOD PARLOUR On the 19th of October the sky overhead was clear as sapphire, but all round the circle of the horizon the mists of autumn blurred the landscape.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading IN THE WOOD PARLOUR On the 19th of October the sky overhead was clear as sapphire, but all round the circle of the horizon the mists of autumn blurred the landscape.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The hills stood no more in their places.
swirlverbUS /swɜːrl/
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading Gone the graceful swirl of the Cooran Hill, which curls over like a wave just feathering to break.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE WOOD PARLOUR On the 19th of October the sky overhead was clear as sapphire, but all round the circle of the horizon the mists of autumn blurred the landscape.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The hills stood no more in their places.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Of the Cruives, with the heather thick and purple upon them, not a trace.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Of the Cruives, with the heather thick and purple upon them, not a trace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gone the graceful swirl of the Cooran Hill, which curls over like a wave just feathering to break.
a just detectable amount
From this reading Of the Cruives, with the heather thick and purple upon them, not a trace.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Of the Cruives, with the heather thick and purple upon them, not a trace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE WOOD PARLOUR On the 19th of October the sky overhead was clear as sapphire, but all round the circle of the horizon the mists of autumn blurred the landscape.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Gone the graceful swirl of the Cooran Hill, which curls over like a wave just feathering to break.
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading Gone were the Kips, with their waving lines.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Gone were the Kips, with their waving lines.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Gone the graceful swirl of the Cooran Hill, which curls over like a wave just feathering to break.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gone were the Kips, with their waving lines.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading IN THE WOOD PARLOUR On the 19th of October the sky overhead was clear as sapphire, but all round the circle of the horizon the mists of autumn blurred the landscape.
