used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Field after field, they stretch, lands level as water, only raised above the river by a fringe of turf and a belt of silt and sand.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Field after field, they stretch, lands level as water, only raised above the river by a fringe of turf and a belt of silt and sand.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Field after field, they stretch, lands level as water, only raised above the river by a fringe of turf and a belt of silt and sand.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Earth and water are of one form and of one colour, for, beyond the brown belt, the widening river lies like a brown furrowed field, with a clayey gleam on the crests of its furrows.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Field after field, they stretch, lands level as water, only raised above the river by a fringe of turf and a belt of silt and sand.
beltnounUS /belt/
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading Field after field, they stretch, lands level as water, only raised above the river by a fringe of turf and a belt of silt and sand.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Earth and water are of one form and of one colour, for, beyond the brown belt, the widening river lies like a brown furrowed field, with a clayey gleam on the crests of its furrows.
blocksnounUS /blɑːks/
plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Field after field, they stretch, lands level as water, only raised above the river by a fringe of turf and a belt of silt and sand.
chimneysnounUS /ˈtʃɪmniz/
plural of “chimney” — a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
clayeyadjectiveUS /ˈkleɪi/
resembling or containing clay
From this reading Earth and water are of one form and of one colour, for, beyond the brown belt, the widening river lies like a brown furrowed field, with a clayey gleam on the crests of its furrows.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading When the grey days come, water and earth and sky are one, and the river rolls sluggishly, as if shores and sky oppressed it, as if it took its motion from the dragging clouds.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading Earth and water are of one form and of one colour, for, beyond the brown belt, the widening river lies like a brown furrowed field, with a clayey gleam on the crests of its furrows.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When the grey days come, water and earth and sky are one, and the river rolls sluggishly, as if shores and sky oppressed it, as if it took its motion from the dragging clouds.
crestsnounUS /krests/
plural of “crest” — the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
From this reading Earth and water are of one form and of one colour, for, beyond the brown belt, the widening river lies like a brown furrowed field, with a clayey gleam on the crests of its furrows.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading When the grey days come, water and earth and sky are one, and the river rolls sluggishly, as if shores and sky oppressed it, as if it took its motion from the dragging clouds.
docksnounUS /dɑːks/
plural of “dock” — an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
draggingadjectiveUS /ˈdræɡɪŋ/
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading When the grey days come, water and earth and sky are one, and the river rolls sluggishly, as if shores and sky oppressed it, as if it took its motion from the dragging clouds.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Earth and water are of one form and of one colour, for, beyond the brown belt, the widening river lies like a brown furrowed field, with a clayey gleam on the crests of its furrows.
EastwardadjectiveUS /ˈiːstwərd/
moving toward the east
From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
being one more than ten
From this reading Eleven miles from Scale a thin line of red roofs runs for a field's length up the shore, marking the neck of the estuary.
estuarynounUS /ˈestʃuːeri/
the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
From this reading Eleven miles from Scale a thin line of red roofs runs for a field's length up the shore, marking the neck of the estuary.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Field after field, they stretch, lands level as water, only raised above the river by a fringe of turf and a belt of silt and sand.
field'snounUS /fiːldz/
possessive form of “field” — a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Eleven miles from Scale a thin line of red roofs runs for a field's length up the shore, marking the neck of the estuary.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Earth and water are of one form and of one colour, for, beyond the brown belt, the widening river lies like a brown furrowed field, with a clayey gleam on the crests of its furrows.
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Earth and water are of one form and of one colour, for, beyond the brown belt, the widening river lies like a brown furrowed field, with a clayey gleam on the crests of its furrows.
fringenounUS /frɪndʒ/
the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading Field after field, they stretch, lands level as water, only raised above the river by a fringe of turf and a belt of silt and sand.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the grey days come, water and earth and sky are one, and the river rolls sluggishly, as if shores and sky oppressed it, as if it took its motion from the dragging clouds.
furrowedadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːroʊd/
having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface
From this reading Earth and water are of one form and of one colour, for, beyond the brown belt, the widening river lies like a brown furrowed field, with a clayey gleam on the crests of its furrows.
furrows
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From this reading Earth and water are of one form and of one colour, for, beyond the brown belt, the widening river lies like a brown furrowed field, with a clayey gleam on the crests of its furrows.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Earth and water are of one form and of one colour, for, beyond the brown belt, the widening river lies like a brown furrowed field, with a clayey gleam on the crests of its furrows.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading When the grey days come, water and earth and sky are one, and the river rolls sluggishly, as if shores and sky oppressed it, as if it took its motion from the dragging clouds.
Holderness
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From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
HumbernounUS /ˈhʌmbər/
an estuary in central northeastern England formed by the Ouse River and the Trent River
From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When the grey days come, water and earth and sky are one, and the river rolls sluggishly, as if shores and sky oppressed it, as if it took its motion from the dragging clouds.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the grey days come, water and earth and sky are one, and the river rolls sluggishly, as if shores and sky oppressed it, as if it took its motion from the dragging clouds.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Earth and water are of one form and of one colour, for, beyond the brown belt, the widening river lies like a brown furrowed field, with a clayey gleam on the crests of its furrows.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Eleven miles from Scale a thin line of red roofs runs for a field's length up the shore, marking the neck of the estuary.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Field after field, they stretch, lands level as water, only raised above the river by a fringe of turf and a belt of silt and sand.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Earth and water are of one form and of one colour, for, beyond the brown belt, the widening river lies like a brown furrowed field, with a clayey gleam on the crests of its furrows.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Earth and water are of one form and of one colour, for, beyond the brown belt, the widening river lies like a brown furrowed field, with a clayey gleam on the crests of its furrows.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Eleven miles from Scale a thin line of red roofs runs for a field's length up the shore, marking the neck of the estuary.
markingnounUS /ˈmɑːrkɪŋ/
a distinguishing symbol
From this reading Eleven miles from Scale a thin line of red roofs runs for a field's length up the shore, marking the neck of the estuary.
mastsnounUS /mæsts/
plural of “mast” — a vertical spar for supporting sails
From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Eleven miles from Scale a thin line of red roofs runs for a field's length up the shore, marking the neck of the estuary.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading When the grey days come, water and earth and sky are one, and the river rolls sluggishly, as if shores and sky oppressed it, as if it took its motion from the dragging clouds.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Eleven miles from Scale a thin line of red roofs runs for a field's length up the shore, marking the neck of the estuary.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Earth and water are of one form and of one colour, for, beyond the brown belt, the widening river lies like a brown furrowed field, with a clayey gleam on the crests of its furrows.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Earth and water are of one form and of one colour, for, beyond the brown belt, the widening river lies like a brown furrowed field, with a clayey gleam on the crests of its furrows.
and nothing more
From this reading Field after field, they stretch, lands level as water, only raised above the river by a fringe of turf and a belt of silt and sand.
oppressedadjectiveUS /əˈprest/
burdened psychologically or mentally
From this reading When the grey days come, water and earth and sky are one, and the river rolls sluggishly, as if shores and sky oppressed it, as if it took its motion from the dragging clouds.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
pine-forest
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From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Field after field, they stretch, lands level as water, only raised above the river by a fringe of turf and a belt of silt and sand.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Eleven miles from Scale a thin line of red roofs runs for a field's length up the shore, marking the neck of the estuary.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Field after field, they stretch, lands level as water, only raised above the river by a fringe of turf and a belt of silt and sand.
rollsnounUS /roʊlz/
plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis
From this reading When the grey days come, water and earth and sky are one, and the river rolls sluggishly, as if shores and sky oppressed it, as if it took its motion from the dragging clouds.
roofsnounUS /ruːfs/
plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading Eleven miles from Scale a thin line of red roofs runs for a field's length up the shore, marking the neck of the estuary.
runsnounUS /rʌnz/
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading Eleven miles from Scale a thin line of red roofs runs for a field's length up the shore, marking the neck of the estuary.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Field after field, they stretch, lands level as water, only raised above the river by a fringe of turf and a belt of silt and sand.
ScalenounUS /skeɪl/
an ordered reference standard
From this reading Eleven miles from Scale a thin line of red roofs runs for a field's length up the shore, marking the neck of the estuary.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Eleven miles from Scale a thin line of red roofs runs for a field's length up the shore, marking the neck of the estuary.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading When the grey days come, water and earth and sky are one, and the river rolls sluggishly, as if shores and sky oppressed it, as if it took its motion from the dragging clouds.
siltnounUS /sɪlt/
mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
From this reading Field after field, they stretch, lands level as water, only raised above the river by a fringe of turf and a belt of silt and sand.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading When the grey days come, water and earth and sky are one, and the river rolls sluggishly, as if shores and sky oppressed it, as if it took its motion from the dragging clouds.
sluggishlyadverbUS /ˈslʌɡɪʃli/
in a sluggish manner
From this reading When the grey days come, water and earth and sky are one, and the river rolls sluggishly, as if shores and sky oppressed it, as if it took its motion from the dragging clouds.
make square
From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading Field after field, they stretch, lands level as water, only raised above the river by a fringe of turf and a belt of silt and sand.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Field after field, they stretch, lands level as water, only raised above the river by a fringe of turf and a belt of silt and sand.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading When the grey days come, water and earth and sky are one, and the river rolls sluggishly, as if shores and sky oppressed it, as if it took its motion from the dragging clouds.
turfnounUS /tɜːrf/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading Field after field, they stretch, lands level as water, only raised above the river by a fringe of turf and a belt of silt and sand.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Eleven miles from Scale a thin line of red roofs runs for a field's length up the shore, marking the neck of the estuary.
warehousesnounUS /ˈwerhaʊzɪz/
plural of “warehouse” — a storehouse for goods and merchandise
From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Field after field, they stretch, lands level as water, only raised above the river by a fringe of turf and a belt of silt and sand.
wharves
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From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
at the time that
From this reading When the grey days come, water and earth and sky are one, and the river rolls sluggishly, as if shores and sky oppressed it, as if it took its motion from the dragging clouds.
wideningnounUS /ˈwaɪdənɪŋ/
an increase in width
From this reading Earth and water are of one form and of one colour, for, beyond the brown belt, the widening river lies like a brown furrowed field, with a clayey gleam on the crests of its furrows.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Eastward along the Humber, past the brown wharves and the great square blocks of the warehouses, past the tall chimneys and the docks with their thin pine-forest of masts, there lie the forlorn flat lands of Holderness.
