used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Blue Prism For perhaps thirty miles we drove the great machine through the brilliant forest, southward down a broad valley.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Beyond the grove was a little patch of green clearing with the great purple trees closing in all about it.
(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 Beyond the grove was a little patch of green clearing with the great purple trees closing in all about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a peaceful spot, weirdly beautiful, and it seemed secure enough.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last we stopped in a little grove of tall flowering trees, close by the cool crystal stream.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It was a peaceful spot, weirdly beautiful, and it seemed secure enough.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The unceasing wind was not so hot beneath the great trees, and they shielded us from the burning, crimson glare of the sky.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond the grove was a little patch of green clearing with the great purple trees closing in all about it.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The Blue Prism For perhaps thirty miles we drove the great machine through the brilliant forest, southward down a broad valley.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading The Blue Prism For perhaps thirty miles we drove the great machine through the brilliant forest, southward down a broad valley.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The Blue Prism For perhaps thirty miles we drove the great machine through the brilliant forest, southward down a broad valley.
the act of burning something
From this reading The unceasing wind was not so hot beneath the great trees, and they shielded us from the burning, crimson glare of the sky.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At last we stopped in a little grove of tall flowering trees, close by the cool crystal stream.
clearingnounUS /ˈklɪrɪŋ/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading Beyond the grove was a little patch of green clearing with the great purple trees closing in all about it.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading At last we stopped in a little grove of tall flowering trees, close by the cool crystal stream.
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading Beyond the grove was a little patch of green clearing with the great purple trees closing in all about it.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading At last we stopped in a little grove of tall flowering trees, close by the cool crystal stream.
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 unceasing wind was not so hot beneath the great trees, and they shielded us from the burning, crimson glare of the sky.
crystalnounUS /ˈkrɪstəl/
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading At last we stopped in a little grove of tall flowering trees, close by the cool crystal stream.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The Blue Prism For perhaps thirty miles we drove the great machine through the brilliant forest, southward down a broad valley.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading The Blue Prism For perhaps thirty miles we drove the great machine through the brilliant forest, southward down a broad valley.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It was a peaceful spot, weirdly beautiful, and it seemed secure enough.
floweringnounUS /ˈflaʊərɪŋ/
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
From this reading At last we stopped in a little grove of tall flowering trees, close by the cool crystal stream.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Blue Prism For perhaps thirty miles we drove the great machine through the brilliant forest, southward down a broad valley.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The Blue Prism For perhaps thirty miles we drove the great machine through the brilliant forest, southward down a broad valley.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The unceasing wind was not so hot beneath the great trees, and they shielded us from the burning, crimson glare of the sky.
glarenounUS /ɡler/
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading The unceasing wind was not so hot beneath the great trees, and they shielded us from the burning, crimson glare of the sky.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Blue Prism For perhaps thirty miles we drove the great machine through the brilliant forest, southward down a broad valley.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Beyond the grove was a little patch of green clearing with the great purple trees closing in all about it.
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading At last we stopped in a little grove of tall flowering trees, close by the cool crystal stream.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The unceasing wind was not so hot beneath the great trees, and they shielded us from the burning, crimson glare of the sky.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last we stopped in a little grove of tall flowering trees, close by the cool crystal stream.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Beyond the grove was a little patch of green clearing with the great purple trees closing in all about it.
immediately past
From this reading At last we stopped in a little grove of tall flowering trees, close by the cool crystal stream.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At last we stopped in a little grove of tall flowering trees, close by the cool crystal stream.
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading The Blue Prism For perhaps thirty miles we drove the great machine through the brilliant forest, southward down a broad valley.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The Blue Prism For perhaps thirty miles we drove the great machine through the brilliant forest, southward down a broad valley.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The unceasing wind was not so hot beneath the great trees, and they shielded us from the burning, crimson glare of the sky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last we stopped in a little grove of tall flowering trees, close by the cool crystal stream.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading Beyond the grove was a little patch of green clearing with the great purple trees closing in all about it.
peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading It was a peaceful spot, weirdly beautiful, and it seemed secure enough.
by chance
From this reading The Blue Prism For perhaps thirty miles we drove the great machine through the brilliant forest, southward down a broad valley.
PrismnounUS /ˈprɪzəm/
a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
From this reading The Blue Prism For perhaps thirty miles we drove the great machine through the brilliant forest, southward down a broad valley.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading Beyond the grove was a little patch of green clearing with the great purple trees closing in all about it.
get by special effort
From this reading It was a peaceful spot, weirdly beautiful, and it seemed secure enough.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It was a peaceful spot, weirdly beautiful, and it seemed secure enough.
shieldedadjectiveUS /ˈʃiːldɪd/
(used especially of machinery) protected by a shield to prevent injury
From this reading The unceasing wind was not so hot beneath the great trees, and they shielded us from the burning, crimson glare of the sky.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The unceasing wind was not so hot beneath the great trees, and they shielded us from the burning, crimson glare of the sky.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The unceasing wind was not so hot beneath the great trees, and they shielded us from the burning, crimson glare of the sky.
southwardadverbUS /ˈsaʊθwərd/
toward the south
From this reading The Blue Prism For perhaps thirty miles we drove the great machine through the brilliant forest, southward down a broad valley.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was a peaceful spot, weirdly beautiful, and it seemed secure enough.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading At last we stopped in a little grove of tall flowering trees, close by the cool crystal stream.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading At last we stopped in a little grove of tall flowering trees, close by the cool crystal stream.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading At last we stopped in a little grove of tall flowering trees, close by the cool crystal stream.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Blue Prism For perhaps thirty miles we drove the great machine through the brilliant forest, southward down a broad valley.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The unceasing wind was not so hot beneath the great trees, and they shielded us from the burning, crimson glare of the sky.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading The Blue Prism For perhaps thirty miles we drove the great machine through the brilliant forest, southward down a broad valley.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The Blue Prism For perhaps thirty miles we drove the great machine through the brilliant forest, southward down a broad valley.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading At last we stopped in a little grove of tall flowering trees, close by the cool crystal stream.
unceasingadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːsɪŋ/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading The unceasing wind was not so hot beneath the great trees, and they shielded us from the burning, crimson glare of the sky.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The unceasing wind was not so hot beneath the great trees, and they shielded us from the burning, crimson glare of the sky.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The Blue Prism For perhaps thirty miles we drove the great machine through the brilliant forest, southward down a broad valley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beyond the grove was a little patch of green clearing with the great purple trees closing in all about it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Blue Prism For perhaps thirty miles we drove the great machine through the brilliant forest, southward down a broad valley.
weirdlyadverbUS /ˈwɪrdli/
in a weird manner
From this reading It was a peaceful spot, weirdly beautiful, and it seemed secure enough.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The unceasing wind was not so hot beneath the great trees, and they shielded us from the burning, crimson glare of the sky.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beyond the grove was a little patch of green clearing with the great purple trees closing in all about it.
