used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No hermit e’er so welcome crost A child’s lone path in woodland lost.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a sound of tinkling water, and leaning forward, Hal saw that a tiny thread of water dropped between the ferns and the stones.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Hal had wandered farther than his wont, rather hoping to be out of call if Simon arrived to give him a lesson in chivalrous sports.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hal had wandered farther than his wont, rather hoping to be out of call if Simon arrived to give him a lesson in chivalrous sports.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was a sound of tinkling water, and leaning forward, Hal saw that a tiny thread of water dropped between the ferns and the stones.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Hal had wandered farther than his wont, rather hoping to be out of call if Simon arrived to give him a lesson in chivalrous sports.
child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading No hermit e’er so welcome crost A child’s lone path in woodland lost.
chivalrousadjective
being attentive to women like an ideal knight
From this reading Hal had wandered farther than his wont, rather hoping to be out of call if Simon arrived to give him a lesson in chivalrous sports.
crost
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From this reading No hermit e’er so welcome crost A child’s lone path in woodland lost.
Derwent
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From this reading He found himself on the slope of one of the gorges down which smaller streams rushed in wet weather to join the Derwent.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He found himself on the slope of one of the gorges down which smaller streams rushed in wet weather to join the Derwent.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading There was a sound of tinkling water, and leaning forward, Hal saw that a tiny thread of water dropped between the ferns and the stones.
e'eradverb
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading No hermit e’er so welcome crost A child’s lone path in woodland lost.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading Hal had wandered farther than his wont, rather hoping to be out of call if Simon arrived to give him a lesson in chivalrous sports.
fernsnounUS /fɜːrnz/
plural of “fern” — any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
From this reading There was a sound of tinkling water, and leaning forward, Hal saw that a tiny thread of water dropped between the ferns and the stones.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading There was a sound of tinkling water, and leaning forward, Hal saw that a tiny thread of water dropped between the ferns and the stones.
set up or found
From this reading He found himself on the slope of one of the gorges down which smaller streams rushed in wet weather to join the Derwent.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Hal had wandered farther than his wont, rather hoping to be out of call if Simon arrived to give him a lesson in chivalrous sports.
gorgesnounUS /ˈɡɔːrdʒəz/
plural of “gorge” — a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)
From this reading He found himself on the slope of one of the gorges down which smaller streams rushed in wet weather to join the Derwent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hal had wandered farther than his wont, rather hoping to be out of call if Simon arrived to give him a lesson in chivalrous sports.
Hal
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From this reading Hal had wandered farther than his wont, rather hoping to be out of call if Simon arrived to give him a lesson in chivalrous sports.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found himself on the slope of one of the gorges down which smaller streams rushed in wet weather to join the Derwent.
hermitnounUS /ˈhɜːrmət/
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading No hermit e’er so welcome crost A child’s lone path in woodland lost.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hal had wandered farther than his wont, rather hoping to be out of call if Simon arrived to give him a lesson in chivalrous sports.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He found himself on the slope of one of the gorges down which smaller streams rushed in wet weather to join the Derwent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hal had wandered farther than his wont, rather hoping to be out of call if Simon arrived to give him a lesson in chivalrous sports.
hopingverbUS /ˈhoʊpɪŋ/
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading Hal had wandered farther than his wont, rather hoping to be out of call if Simon arrived to give him a lesson in chivalrous sports.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Hal had wandered farther than his wont, rather hoping to be out of call if Simon arrived to give him a lesson in chivalrous sports.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No hermit e’er so welcome crost A child’s lone path in woodland lost.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading He found himself on the slope of one of the gorges down which smaller streams rushed in wet weather to join the Derwent.
KEBLEnoun
English clergyman who (with John Henry Newman and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement (1792-1866)
From this reading --KEBLE.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading There was a sound of tinkling water, and leaning forward, Hal saw that a tiny thread of water dropped between the ferns and the stones.
a unit of instruction
From this reading Hal had wandered farther than his wont, rather hoping to be out of call if Simon arrived to give him a lesson in chivalrous sports.
loneadjectiveUS /loʊn/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading No hermit e’er so welcome crost A child’s lone path in woodland lost.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading No hermit e’er so welcome crost A child’s lone path in woodland lost.
not any; not one
From this reading No hermit e’er so welcome crost A child’s lone path in woodland lost.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hal had wandered farther than his wont, rather hoping to be out of call if Simon arrived to give him a lesson in chivalrous sports.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He found himself on the slope of one of the gorges down which smaller streams rushed in wet weather to join the Derwent.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He found himself on the slope of one of the gorges down which smaller streams rushed in wet weather to join the Derwent.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Hal had wandered farther than his wont, rather hoping to be out of call if Simon arrived to give him a lesson in chivalrous sports.
a course of conduct
From this reading No hermit e’er so welcome crost A child’s lone path in woodland lost.
on the contrary
From this reading Hal had wandered farther than his wont, rather hoping to be out of call if Simon arrived to give him a lesson in chivalrous sports.
done under pressure
From this reading He found himself on the slope of one of the gorges down which smaller streams rushed in wet weather to join the Derwent.
cut with a saw
From this reading There was a sound of tinkling water, and leaning forward, Hal saw that a tiny thread of water dropped between the ferns and the stones.
SimonnounUS /ˈsaɪmən/
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading Hal had wandered farther than his wont, rather hoping to be out of call if Simon arrived to give him a lesson in chivalrous sports.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading He found himself on the slope of one of the gorges down which smaller streams rushed in wet weather to join the Derwent.
smalleradjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːlər/
small or little relative to something else
From this reading He found himself on the slope of one of the gorges down which smaller streams rushed in wet weather to join the Derwent.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No hermit e’er so welcome crost A child’s lone path in woodland lost.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading There was a sound of tinkling water, and leaning forward, Hal saw that a tiny thread of water dropped between the ferns and the stones.
sportsnounUS /spɔːrts/
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading Hal had wandered farther than his wont, rather hoping to be out of call if Simon arrived to give him a lesson in chivalrous sports.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading There was a sound of tinkling water, and leaning forward, Hal saw that a tiny thread of water dropped between the ferns and the stones.
streamsnounUS /striːmz/
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading He found himself on the slope of one of the gorges down which smaller streams rushed in wet weather to join the Derwent.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Hal had wandered farther than his wont, rather hoping to be out of call if Simon arrived to give him a lesson in chivalrous sports.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a sound of tinkling water, and leaning forward, Hal saw that a tiny thread of water dropped between the ferns and the stones.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He found himself on the slope of one of the gorges down which smaller streams rushed in wet weather to join the Derwent.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a sound of tinkling water, and leaning forward, Hal saw that a tiny thread of water dropped between the ferns and the stones.
threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading There was a sound of tinkling water, and leaning forward, Hal saw that a tiny thread of water dropped between the ferns and the stones.
tinklingadjectiveUS /ˈtɪŋkəlɪŋ/
like the short high ringing sound of a small bell
From this reading There was a sound of tinkling water, and leaning forward, Hal saw that a tiny thread of water dropped between the ferns and the stones.
very small
From this reading There was a sound of tinkling water, and leaning forward, Hal saw that a tiny thread of water dropped between the ferns and the stones.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hal had wandered farther than his wont, rather hoping to be out of call if Simon arrived to give him a lesson in chivalrous sports.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading Hal had wandered farther than his wont, rather hoping to be out of call if Simon arrived to give him a lesson in chivalrous sports.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a sound of tinkling water, and leaning forward, Hal saw that a tiny thread of water dropped between the ferns and the stones.
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 There was a sound of tinkling water, and leaning forward, Hal saw that a tiny thread of water dropped between the ferns and the stones.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading He found himself on the slope of one of the gorges down which smaller streams rushed in wet weather to join the Derwent.
accept gladly
From this reading No hermit e’er so welcome crost A child’s lone path in woodland lost.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading He found himself on the slope of one of the gorges down which smaller streams rushed in wet weather to join the Derwent.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He found himself on the slope of one of the gorges down which smaller streams rushed in wet weather to join the Derwent.
wontnounUS /woʊnt/
an established custom
From this reading Hal had wandered farther than his wont, rather hoping to be out of call if Simon arrived to give him a lesson in chivalrous sports.
woodlandnounUS /ˈwʊdlænd/
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading No hermit e’er so welcome crost A child’s lone path in woodland lost.
