Chapter V

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

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

(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 It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

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

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

an architectural product or work

From this reading To the left it decreased in width, and ascended rapidly between steep banks to the spring-head of the rivulet, a clear, cold well, covered by a canopy of Gothic architecture rudely chiselled in red sandstone.

(chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

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

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

past form of “ascend” — travel up

From this reading To the left it decreased in width, and ascended rapidly between steep banks to the spring-head of the rivulet, a clear, cold well, covered by a canopy of Gothic architecture rudely chiselled in red sandstone.

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

From this reading To the left it decreased in width, and ascended rapidly between steep banks to the spring-head of the rivulet, a clear, cold well, covered by a canopy of Gothic architecture rudely chiselled in red sandstone.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

the lower side of anything

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

unrestrained by convention or propriety

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

a small brook

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

a partially opened flower

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.

From this reading To the left it decreased in width, and ascended rapidly between steep banks to the spring-head of the rivulet, a clear, cold well, covered by a canopy of Gothic architecture rudely chiselled in red sandstone.

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From this reading To the left it decreased in width, and ascended rapidly between steep banks to the spring-head of the rivulet, a clear, cold well, covered by a canopy of Gothic architecture rudely chiselled in red sandstone.

rid of obstructions

From this reading To the left it decreased in width, and ascended rapidly between steep banks to the spring-head of the rivulet, a clear, cold well, covered by a canopy of Gothic architecture rudely chiselled in red sandstone.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading To the left it decreased in width, and ascended rapidly between steep banks to the spring-head of the rivulet, a clear, cold well, covered by a canopy of Gothic architecture rudely chiselled in red sandstone.

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

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

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From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

an open river valley (in a hilly area)

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

made less in size or amount or degree

From this reading To the left it decreased in width, and ascended rapidly between steep banks to the spring-head of the rivulet, a clear, cold well, covered by a canopy of Gothic architecture rudely chiselled in red sandstone.

past form of “degenerate” — grow worse

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

a small wooded hollow

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

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From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

having a pattern of dots

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

without doubt; certainly

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

conceived of or imagined or hoped for

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

at any time

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

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From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

plural of “gaul” — a person of French descent

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German

From this reading To the left it decreased in width, and ascended rapidly between steep banks to the spring-head of the rivulet, a clear, cold well, covered by a canopy of Gothic architecture rudely chiselled in red sandstone.

in a gradual manner

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

a small growth of trees without underbrush

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

of a light brown or yellowish brown color

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

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

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

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

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

a thin triangular flap of a heart valve

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading To the left it decreased in width, and ascended rapidly between steep banks to the spring-head of the rivulet, a clear, cold well, covered by a canopy of Gothic architecture rudely chiselled in red sandstone.

plural of “legion” — archaic terms for army

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

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

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

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From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

able to be sailed on or through safely

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

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From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

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From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

above and across; more than

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

past form of “overshadow” — be greater in significance than

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

of or relating to a pastor

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

plural of “pebble” — a small smooth rounded rock

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

a distinctive odor that is pleasant

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

consisting of fine particles

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

with speed

From this reading To the left it decreased in width, and ascended rapidly between steep banks to the spring-head of the rivulet, a clear, cold well, covered by a canopy of Gothic architecture rudely chiselled in red sandstone.

a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading To the left it decreased in width, and ascended rapidly between steep banks to the spring-head of the rivulet, a clear, cold well, covered by a canopy of Gothic architecture rudely chiselled in red sandstone.

precisely, exactly

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

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

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

a small stream

From this reading To the left it decreased in width, and ascended rapidly between steep banks to the spring-head of the rivulet, a clear, cold well, covered by a canopy of Gothic architecture rudely chiselled in red sandstone.

relating to or characteristic of people of Rome

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

in an impolite manner

From this reading To the left it decreased in width, and ascended rapidly between steep banks to the spring-head of the rivulet, a clear, cold well, covered by a canopy of Gothic architecture rudely chiselled in red sandstone.

a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)

From this reading To the left it decreased in width, and ascended rapidly between steep banks to the spring-head of the rivulet, a clear, cold well, covered by a canopy of Gothic architecture rudely chiselled in red sandstone.

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

having an oblique or slanted direction

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

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

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

the season of growth

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

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From this reading To the left it decreased in width, and ascended rapidly between steep banks to the spring-head of the rivulet, a clear, cold well, covered by a canopy of Gothic architecture rudely chiselled in red sandstone.

having a sharp inclination

From this reading To the left it decreased in width, and ascended rapidly between steep banks to the spring-head of the rivulet, a clear, cold well, covered by a canopy of Gothic architecture rudely chiselled in red sandstone.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

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From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

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From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

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

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

plural of “thicket” — a dense growth of bushes

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

in the direction of

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

(of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

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

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

green foliage

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

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From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

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

From this reading The early sun was shining on as beautiful a morning of the merry month of May as ever lover dreamed or poet sang, over a gentle pastoral scene in the sunny land of France.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

(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 To the left it decreased in width, and ascended rapidly between steep banks to the spring-head of the rivulet, a clear, cold well, covered by a canopy of Gothic architecture rudely chiselled in red sandstone.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

a Caucasian

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

past form of “widen” — become broader or wider or more extensive

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

the extent of something from side to side

From this reading To the left it decreased in width, and ascended rapidly between steep banks to the spring-head of the rivulet, a clear, cold well, covered by a canopy of Gothic architecture rudely chiselled in red sandstone.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Above this the gorge of the ravine--for into such the dell here degenerated--was thickly overshadowed by a grove of old tufted oak-trees, which might well have rung to the brazen trumpets of the Roman legions, and echoed the wild war-whoops of the barbarous Gauls in the days of the first Cæsar.

any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.

marked by repeated turns and bends

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was a little winding dale between soft, sloping hills, covered with the tenderest spring verdure, and dotted with small brakes and thickets of hawthorn and sweet-brier; the former all powdered over, as if by a snowstorm, with their sweet, white blossoms, and the others exhaling their aromatic perfume from every dew-spangled bud and leaflet.

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading To the right hand the narrow dale widened gradually as it took its way--worn, doubtless, in past days by the waters of the noisy brooklet which flowed along its bottom over a bed of many-colored pebbles, among thickets of willow, alder, and hazel--toward a broad and beautiful valley, through which flowed the majestic volume of a great, navigable river.