used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Horton House, where Duska Filson made her home with her aunt and uncle, was a half-mile from the cabin in which the two painters were lodged.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Horton House, where Duska Filson made her home with her aunt and uncle, was a half-mile from the cabin in which the two painters were lodged.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Before the men had been long at their summer place, the path had become as well worn as neighborly paths should be.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Horton House, where Duska Filson made her home with her aunt and uncle, was a half-mile from the cabin in which the two painters were lodged.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Before the men had been long at their summer place, the path had become as well worn as neighborly paths should be.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Before the men had been long at their summer place, the path had become as well worn as neighborly paths should be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Before the men had been long at their summer place, the path had become as well worn as neighborly paths should be.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the men had been long at their summer place, the path had become as well worn as neighborly paths should be.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
blackberrynounUS /ˈblækberi/
large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading To the gracious household at Horton House, they were "the boys."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That was the distance reckoned via driveway and turnpike, but a path, linking the houses, reduced it to a quarter of a mile.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Horton House, where Duska Filson made her home with her aunt and uncle, was a half-mile from the cabin in which the two painters were lodged.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading That was the distance reckoned via driveway and turnpike, but a path, linking the houses, reduced it to a quarter of a mile.
drivewaynounUS /ˈdraɪvweɪ/
a road leading up to a private house
From this reading That was the distance reckoned via driveway and turnpike, but a path, linking the houses, reduced it to a quarter of a mile.
dubbedverbUS /dʌbd/
inflected form of “dub” — give a nickname to
From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
Duska
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From this reading Horton House, where Duska Filson made her home with her aunt and uncle, was a half-mile from the cabin in which the two painters were lodged.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
enclose with a fence
From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
Filson
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From this reading Horton House, where Duska Filson made her home with her aunt and uncle, was a half-mile from the cabin in which the two painters were lodged.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Horton House, where Duska Filson made her home with her aunt and uncle, was a half-mile from the cabin in which the two painters were lodged.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading To the gracious household at Horton House, they were "the boys."
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before the men had been long at their summer place, the path had become as well worn as neighborly paths should be.
half-mile
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From this reading Horton House, where Duska Filson made her home with her aunt and uncle, was a half-mile from the cabin in which the two painters were lodged.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Horton House, where Duska Filson made her home with her aunt and uncle, was a half-mile from the cabin in which the two painters were lodged.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Horton House, where Duska Filson made her home with her aunt and uncle, was a half-mile from the cabin in which the two painters were lodged.
Horton
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From this reading Horton House, where Duska Filson made her home with her aunt and uncle, was a half-mile from the cabin in which the two painters were lodged.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Horton House, where Duska Filson made her home with her aunt and uncle, was a half-mile from the cabin in which the two painters were lodged.
a social unit living together
From this reading To the gracious household at Horton House, they were "the boys."
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading That was the distance reckoned via driveway and turnpike, but a path, linking the houses, reduced it to a quarter of a mile.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Horton House, where Duska Filson made her home with her aunt and uncle, was a half-mile from the cabin in which the two painters were lodged.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That was the distance reckoned via driveway and turnpike, but a path, linking the houses, reduced it to a quarter of a mile.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
linkingverbUS /ˈlɪŋkɪŋ/
-ing form of “link” — make a logical or causal connection
From this reading That was the distance reckoned via driveway and turnpike, but a path, linking the houses, reduced it to a quarter of a mile.
lodgedverbUS /lɑːdʒd/
past form of “lodge” — be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading Horton House, where Duska Filson made her home with her aunt and uncle, was a half-mile from the cabin in which the two painters were lodged.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Before the men had been long at their summer place, the path had become as well worn as neighborly paths should be.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Horton House, where Duska Filson made her home with her aunt and uncle, was a half-mile from the cabin in which the two painters were lodged.
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
the force of workers available
From this reading Before the men had been long at their summer place, the path had become as well worn as neighborly paths should be.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading That was the distance reckoned via driveway and turnpike, but a path, linking the houses, reduced it to a quarter of a mile.
neighborlyadjectiveUS /ˈneɪbərli/
exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor
From this reading Before the men had been long at their summer place, the path had become as well worn as neighborly paths should be.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was the distance reckoned via driveway and turnpike, but a path, linking the houses, reduced it to a quarter of a mile.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
paintersnounUS /ˈpeɪntərz/
plural of “painter” — an artist who paints
From this reading Horton House, where Duska Filson made her home with her aunt and uncle, was a half-mile from the cabin in which the two painters were lodged.
a course of conduct
From this reading That was the distance reckoned via driveway and turnpike, but a path, linking the houses, reduced it to a quarter of a mile.
pathsnounUS /pæðz/
plural of “path” — a course of conduct
From this reading Before the men had been long at their summer place, the path had become as well worn as neighborly paths should be.
paw-paw
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From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
perchedverbUS /pɜːrtʃt/
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
picketnounUS /ˈpɪkɪt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Before the men had been long at their summer place, the path had become as well worn as neighborly paths should be.
one of four equal parts
From this reading That was the distance reckoned via driveway and turnpike, but a path, linking the houses, reduced it to a quarter of a mile.
reckonedverbUS /ˈrekənd/
past form of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading That was the distance reckoned via driveway and turnpike, but a path, linking the houses, reduced it to a quarter of a mile.
reducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading That was the distance reckoned via driveway and turnpike, but a path, linking the houses, reduced it to a quarter of a mile.
rose-cumbered
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From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Before the men had been long at their summer place, the path had become as well worn as neighborly paths should be.
SteelenounUS /stiːl/
English writer (1672-1729)
From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Before the men had been long at their summer place, the path had become as well worn as neighborly paths should be.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the distance reckoned via driveway and turnpike, but a path, linking the houses, reduced it to a quarter of a mile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Horton House, where Duska Filson made her home with her aunt and uncle, was a half-mile from the cabin in which the two painters were lodged.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Before the men had been long at their summer place, the path had become as well worn as neighborly paths should be.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To the gracious household at Horton House, they were "the boys."
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading This "air line," as Steele dubbed it, led from the hill where the cabin perched, through a blackberry thicket and paw-paw grove, across a meadow, and then entered, by a picket gate and rose-cumbered fence, the old-fashioned garden of the "big house."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was the distance reckoned via driveway and turnpike, but a path, linking the houses, reduced it to a quarter of a mile.
turnpikenounUS /ˈtɜːrnpaɪk/
(from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
From this reading That was the distance reckoned via driveway and turnpike, but a path, linking the houses, reduced it to a quarter of a mile.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Horton House, where Duska Filson made her home with her aunt and uncle, was a half-mile from the cabin in which the two painters were lodged.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Horton House, where Duska Filson made her home with her aunt and uncle, was a half-mile from the cabin in which the two painters were lodged.
viaprepositionUS /ˈvaɪə/
by way of; passing through
From this reading That was the distance reckoned via driveway and turnpike, but a path, linking the houses, reduced it to a quarter of a mile.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Horton House, where Duska Filson made her home with her aunt and uncle, was a half-mile from the cabin in which the two painters were lodged.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Before the men had been long at their summer place, the path had become as well worn as neighborly paths should be.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Horton House, where Duska Filson made her home with her aunt and uncle, was a half-mile from the cabin in which the two painters were lodged.
in or at the place that
From this reading Horton House, where Duska Filson made her home with her aunt and uncle, was a half-mile from the cabin in which the two painters were lodged.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Horton House, where Duska Filson made her home with her aunt and uncle, was a half-mile from the cabin in which the two painters were lodged.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Horton House, where Duska Filson made her home with her aunt and uncle, was a half-mile from the cabin in which the two painters were lodged.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Before the men had been long at their summer place, the path had become as well worn as neighborly paths should be.
