used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The drive curved and a bank of shrubs on one side obstructed his view, but the Scar rose in front, with patches of heather glowing a rich crimson among the gray rocks.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had grave misgivings, but it was too late to indulge them, and he braced himself and looked about with keen curiosity.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading FESTING KEEPS HIS WORD Next afternoon Festing leaned his borrowed bicycle against the gate at Knott Scar and walked up the drive.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading FESTING KEEPS HIS WORD Next afternoon Festing leaned his borrowed bicycle against the gate at Knott Scar and walked up the drive.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The drive curved and a bank of shrubs on one side obstructed his view, but the Scar rose in front, with patches of heather glowing a rich crimson among the gray rocks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FESTING KEEPS HIS WORD Next afternoon Festing leaned his borrowed bicycle against the gate at Knott Scar and walked up the drive.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FESTING KEEPS HIS WORD Next afternoon Festing leaned his borrowed bicycle against the gate at Knott Scar and walked up the drive.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading The drive curved and a bank of shrubs on one side obstructed his view, but the Scar rose in front, with patches of heather glowing a rich crimson among the gray rocks.
beechnounUS /biːtʃ/
any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
From this reading Beneath these, a dark beech wood rolled down the hill.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Beneath these, a dark beech wood rolled down the hill.
bicyclenounUS /ˈbaɪsɪkəl/
a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
From this reading FESTING KEEPS HIS WORD Next afternoon Festing leaned his borrowed bicycle against the gate at Knott Scar and walked up the drive.
borrowedverbUS /ˈbɑːroʊd/
past form of “borrow” — get temporarily
From this reading FESTING KEEPS HIS WORD Next afternoon Festing leaned his borrowed bicycle against the gate at Knott Scar and walked up the drive.
bracedadjectiveUS /breɪst/
positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger
From this reading He had grave misgivings, but it was too late to indulge them, and he braced himself and looked about with keen curiosity.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had grave misgivings, but it was too late to indulge them, and he braced himself and looked about with keen curiosity.
crimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading The drive curved and a bank of shrubs on one side obstructed his view, but the Scar rose in front, with patches of heather glowing a rich crimson among the gray rocks.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading He had grave misgivings, but it was too late to indulge them, and he braced himself and looked about with keen curiosity.
curvedadjectiveUS /kɜːrvd/
having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
From this reading The drive curved and a bank of shrubs on one side obstructed his view, but the Scar rose in front, with patches of heather glowing a rich crimson among the gray rocks.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Beneath these, a dark beech wood rolled down the hill.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Beneath these, a dark beech wood rolled down the hill.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading FESTING KEEPS HIS WORD Next afternoon Festing leaned his borrowed bicycle against the gate at Knott Scar and walked up the drive.
FESTING
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From this reading FESTING KEEPS HIS WORD Next afternoon Festing leaned his borrowed bicycle against the gate at Knott Scar and walked up the drive.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The drive curved and a bank of shrubs on one side obstructed his view, but the Scar rose in front, with patches of heather glowing a rich crimson among the gray rocks.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading FESTING KEEPS HIS WORD Next afternoon Festing leaned his borrowed bicycle against the gate at Knott Scar and walked up the drive.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading The drive curved and a bank of shrubs on one side obstructed his view, but the Scar rose in front, with patches of heather glowing a rich crimson among the gray rocks.
death of a person
From this reading He had grave misgivings, but it was too late to indulge them, and he braced himself and looked about with keen curiosity.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The drive curved and a bank of shrubs on one side obstructed his view, but the Scar rose in front, with patches of heather glowing a rich crimson among the gray rocks.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading On the other side there was a lawn that looked like green velvet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had grave misgivings, but it was too late to indulge them, and he braced himself and looked about with keen curiosity.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had grave misgivings, but it was too late to indulge them, and he braced himself and looked about with keen curiosity.
heathernounUS /ˈheðər/
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading The drive curved and a bank of shrubs on one side obstructed his view, but the Scar rose in front, with patches of heather glowing a rich crimson among the gray rocks.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Beneath these, a dark beech wood rolled down the hill.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had grave misgivings, but it was too late to indulge them, and he braced himself and looked about with keen curiosity.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FESTING KEEPS HIS WORD Next afternoon Festing leaned his borrowed bicycle against the gate at Knott Scar and walked up the drive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The drive curved and a bank of shrubs on one side obstructed his view, but the Scar rose in front, with patches of heather glowing a rich crimson among the gray rocks.
indulgeverbUS /ˌɪnˈdʌldʒ/
give free rein to
From this reading He had grave misgivings, but it was too late to indulge them, and he braced himself and looked about with keen curiosity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had grave misgivings, but it was too late to indulge them, and he braced himself and looked about with keen curiosity.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading He had grave misgivings, but it was too late to indulge them, and he braced himself and looked about with keen curiosity.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading FESTING KEEPS HIS WORD Next afternoon Festing leaned his borrowed bicycle against the gate at Knott Scar and walked up the drive.
Knott
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From this reading FESTING KEEPS HIS WORD Next afternoon Festing leaned his borrowed bicycle against the gate at Knott Scar and walked up the drive.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading He had grave misgivings, but it was too late to indulge them, and he braced himself and looked about with keen curiosity.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading On the other side there was a lawn that looked like green velvet.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading FESTING KEEPS HIS WORD Next afternoon Festing leaned his borrowed bicycle against the gate at Knott Scar and walked up the drive.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading On the other side there was a lawn that looked like green velvet.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He had grave misgivings, but it was too late to indulge them, and he braced himself and looked about with keen curiosity.
misgivingsnounUS /mɪsˈɡɪvɪŋz/
plural of “misgiving” — uneasiness about the fitness of an action
From this reading He had grave misgivings, but it was too late to indulge them, and he braced himself and looked about with keen curiosity.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading FESTING KEEPS HIS WORD Next afternoon Festing leaned his borrowed bicycle against the gate at Knott Scar and walked up the drive.
obstructedadjectiveUS /əbˈstrʌktɪd/
shut off to passage or view or hindered from action
From this reading The drive curved and a bank of shrubs on one side obstructed his view, but the Scar rose in front, with patches of heather glowing a rich crimson among the gray rocks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The drive curved and a bank of shrubs on one side obstructed his view, but the Scar rose in front, with patches of heather glowing a rich crimson among the gray rocks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The drive curved and a bank of shrubs on one side obstructed his view, but the Scar rose in front, with patches of heather glowing a rich crimson among the gray rocks.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The drive curved and a bank of shrubs on one side obstructed his view, but the Scar rose in front, with patches of heather glowing a rich crimson among the gray rocks.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading On the other side there was a lawn that looked like green velvet.
patchesnounUS /ˈpætʃəz/
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading The drive curved and a bank of shrubs on one side obstructed his view, but the Scar rose in front, with patches of heather glowing a rich crimson among the gray rocks.
possessing material wealth
From this reading The drive curved and a bank of shrubs on one side obstructed his view, but the Scar rose in front, with patches of heather glowing a rich crimson among the gray rocks.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The drive curved and a bank of shrubs on one side obstructed his view, but the Scar rose in front, with patches of heather glowing a rich crimson among the gray rocks.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Beneath these, a dark beech wood rolled down the hill.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The drive curved and a bank of shrubs on one side obstructed his view, but the Scar rose in front, with patches of heather glowing a rich crimson among the gray rocks.
ScarnounUS /skɑːr/
a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
From this reading FESTING KEEPS HIS WORD Next afternoon Festing leaned his borrowed bicycle against the gate at Knott Scar and walked up the drive.
shrubsnounUS /ʃrʌbz/
plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The drive curved and a bank of shrubs on one side obstructed his view, but the Scar rose in front, with patches of heather glowing a rich crimson among the gray rocks.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The drive curved and a bank of shrubs on one side obstructed his view, but the Scar rose in front, with patches of heather glowing a rich crimson among the gray rocks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the other side there was a lawn that looked like green velvet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FESTING KEEPS HIS WORD Next afternoon Festing leaned his borrowed bicycle against the gate at Knott Scar and walked up the drive.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had grave misgivings, but it was too late to indulge them, and he braced himself and looked about with keen curiosity.
in or at that place or location
From this reading On the other side there was a lawn that looked like green velvet.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Beneath these, a dark beech wood rolled down the hill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had grave misgivings, but it was too late to indulge them, and he braced himself and looked about with keen curiosity.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He had grave misgivings, but it was too late to indulge them, and he braced himself and looked about with keen curiosity.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading FESTING KEEPS HIS WORD Next afternoon Festing leaned his borrowed bicycle against the gate at Knott Scar and walked up the drive.
velvetnounUS /ˈvelvət/
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading On the other side there was a lawn that looked like green velvet.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading The drive curved and a bank of shrubs on one side obstructed his view, but the Scar rose in front, with patches of heather glowing a rich crimson among the gray rocks.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading FESTING KEEPS HIS WORD Next afternoon Festing leaned his borrowed bicycle against the gate at Knott Scar and walked up the drive.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had grave misgivings, but it was too late to indulge them, and he braced himself and looked about with keen curiosity.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had grave misgivings, but it was too late to indulge them, and he braced himself and looked about with keen curiosity.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Beneath these, a dark beech wood rolled down the hill.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading FESTING KEEPS HIS WORD Next afternoon Festing leaned his borrowed bicycle against the gate at Knott Scar and walked up the drive.
