Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading They held their open mouths insultedly in the air as the motor passed.

(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 GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

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

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

a Danish author remembered for his fairy stories (1805-1875)

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

constructed with or in the form of an arch or arches

From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading They held their open mouths insultedly in the air as the motor passed.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

past form of “bolt” — move or jump suddenly

From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.

the lower side of anything

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading On every little hill stood a castle made of brown chocolate, very small, but complete with turrets.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading On every little hill stood a castle made of brown chocolate, very small, but complete with turrets.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.

plural of “cart” — a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal

From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading On every little hill stood a castle made of brown chocolate, very small, but complete with turrets.

a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot

From this reading On every little hill stood a castle made of brown chocolate, very small, but complete with turrets.

having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading On every little hill stood a castle made of brown chocolate, very small, but complete with turrets.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading On every little hill stood a castle made of brown chocolate, very small, but complete with turrets.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.

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

From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.

in a gay manner

From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.

plural of “goose” — web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.

land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life

From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.

plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading They held their open mouths insultedly in the air as the motor passed.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading On every little hill stood a castle made of brown chocolate, very small, but complete with turrets.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

past form of “hiss” — make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval

From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

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

From this reading They held their open mouths insultedly in the air as the motor passed.

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From this reading They held their open mouths insultedly in the air as the motor passed.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

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

From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.

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

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading On every little hill stood a castle made of brown chocolate, very small, but complete with turrets.

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.

machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

From this reading They held their open mouths insultedly in the air as the motor passed.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

plural of “mouth” — the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading They held their open mouths insultedly in the air as the motor passed.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.

plural of “neck” — the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

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

From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading They held their open mouths insultedly in the air as the motor passed.

above and across; more than

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

coated with paint

From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading They held their open mouths insultedly in the air as the motor passed.

past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into

From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.

having a point

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.

plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

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

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

with one side forward or to the front

From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.

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

From this reading On every little hill stood a castle made of brown chocolate, very small, but complete with turrets.

plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.

plural of “stomach” — an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The narrow road became like marble, and the car hissed like a glass ball rolled on a stone step.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading On every little hill stood a castle made of brown chocolate, very small, but complete with turrets.

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

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

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They held their open mouths insultedly in the air as the motor passed.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

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

From this reading They held their open mouths insultedly in the air as the motor passed.

plural of “tract” — an extended area of land

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

plural of “turret” — a small tower extending above a building

From this reading On every little hill stood a castle made of brown chocolate, very small, but complete with turrets.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

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

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

precisely as stated

From this reading On every little hill stood a castle made of brown chocolate, very small, but complete with turrets.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

a Caucasian

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

in the company of; together with

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading GERMANY Over the side of the next mountain all Hans Andersen was stretched before them--tracts of _little_ country, little wooden houses with pointed roofs, little hills covered with squares of different coloured woods, and a blue river at the bottom of the valley, white with geese upon its banks.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Young horses with fat stomachs and arched necks bolted sideways off the road in fear, followed by gaily painted lattice-work carts, and plunged far into the grassland at the side.