Chapter I

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

From this reading The girls, aged respectively twelve and nine, were seated, one on a rustic stile, the other on the grass at her feet; a background of splendid forest trees threw their slight and childish figures into strong relief.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading The girls, aged respectively twelve and nine, were seated, one on a rustic stile, the other on the grass at her feet; a background of splendid forest trees threw their slight and childish figures into strong relief.

(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 She, too, was all in green, and she came on and on, and----" "Hush, Rachel!" exclaimed Kitty; "here comes Aunt Grizel."

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

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The girls, aged respectively twelve and nine, were seated, one on a rustic stile, the other on the grass at her feet; a background of splendid forest trees threw their slight and childish figures into strong relief.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading She, too, was all in green, and she came on and on, and----" "Hush, Rachel!" exclaimed Kitty; "here comes Aunt Grizel."

a person's social heritage: previous experience or training

From this reading The girls, aged respectively twelve and nine, were seated, one on a rustic stile, the other on the grass at her feet; a background of splendid forest trees threw their slight and childish figures into strong relief.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading The sun was sending slanting rays through the trees, and some of these rays fell on Kitty's bright hair and lit up Rachel's dark little gypsy face.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Rachel's hat was tossed on the ground and Kitty's parasol lay unopened by her side.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading She, too, was all in green, and she came on and on, and----" "Hush, Rachel!" exclaimed Kitty; "here comes Aunt Grizel."

indicating a lack of maturity

From this reading The girls, aged respectively twelve and nine, were seated, one on a rustic stile, the other on the grass at her feet; a background of splendid forest trees threw their slight and childish figures into strong relief.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading She, too, was all in green, and she came on and on, and----" "Hush, Rachel!" exclaimed Kitty; "here comes Aunt Grizel."

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading The sun was sending slanting rays through the trees, and some of these rays fell on Kitty's bright hair and lit up Rachel's dark little gypsy face.

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading She, too, was all in green, and she came on and on, and----" "Hush, Rachel!" exclaimed Kitty; "here comes Aunt Grizel."

plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The sun was sending slanting rays through the trees, and some of these rays fell on Kitty's bright hair and lit up Rachel's dark little gypsy face.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading The girls, aged respectively twelve and nine, were seated, one on a rustic stile, the other on the grass at her feet; a background of splendid forest trees threw their slight and childish figures into strong relief.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading The sun was sending slanting rays through the trees, and some of these rays fell on Kitty's bright hair and lit up Rachel's dark little gypsy face.

plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading The girls, aged respectively twelve and nine, were seated, one on a rustic stile, the other on the grass at her feet; a background of splendid forest trees threw their slight and childish figures into strong relief.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading The girls, aged respectively twelve and nine, were seated, one on a rustic stile, the other on the grass at her feet; a background of splendid forest trees threw their slight and childish figures into strong relief.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading The girls, aged respectively twelve and nine, were seated, one on a rustic stile, the other on the grass at her feet; a background of splendid forest trees threw their slight and childish figures into strong relief.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading She, too, was all in green, and she came on and on, and----" "Hush, Rachel!" exclaimed Kitty; "here comes Aunt Grizel."

superlative of “green” — of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

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

From this reading She, too, was all in green, and she came on and on, and----" "Hush, Rachel!" exclaimed Kitty; "here comes Aunt Grizel."

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading Rachel's hat was tossed on the ground and Kitty's parasol lay unopened by her side.

a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

From this reading The sun was sending slanting rays through the trees, and some of these rays fell on Kitty's bright hair and lit up Rachel's dark little gypsy face.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading The sun was sending slanting rays through the trees, and some of these rays fell on Kitty's bright hair and lit up Rachel's dark little gypsy face.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading Rachel's hat was tossed on the ground and Kitty's parasol lay unopened by her side.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

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

From this reading She, too, was all in green, and she came on and on, and----" "Hush, Rachel!" exclaimed Kitty; "here comes Aunt Grizel."

become quiet or still; fall silent

From this reading She, too, was all in green, and she came on and on, and----" "Hush, Rachel!" exclaimed Kitty; "here comes Aunt Grizel."

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

From this reading She, too, was all in green, and she came on and on, and----" "Hush, Rachel!" exclaimed Kitty; "here comes Aunt Grizel."

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

and nothing more

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

the combined stakes of the betters

From this reading She, too, was all in green, and she came on and on, and----" "Hush, Rachel!" exclaimed Kitty; "here comes Aunt Grizel."

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

From this reading Rachel's hat was tossed on the ground and Kitty's parasol lay unopened by her side.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Rachel's hat was tossed on the ground and Kitty's parasol lay unopened by her side.

provided with artificial light

From this reading The sun was sending slanting rays through the trees, and some of these rays fell on Kitty's bright hair and lit up Rachel's dark little gypsy face.

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

From this reading The sun was sending slanting rays through the trees, and some of these rays fell on Kitty's bright hair and lit up Rachel's dark little gypsy face.

come together

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading The girls, aged respectively twelve and nine, were seated, one on a rustic stile, the other on the grass at her feet; a background of splendid forest trees threw their slight and childish figures into strong relief.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She, too, was all in green, and she came on and on, and----" "Hush, Rachel!" exclaimed Kitty; "here comes Aunt Grizel."

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The girls, aged respectively twelve and nine, were seated, one on a rustic stile, the other on the grass at her feet; a background of splendid forest trees threw their slight and childish figures into strong relief.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The girls, aged respectively twelve and nine, were seated, one on a rustic stile, the other on the grass at her feet; a background of splendid forest trees threw their slight and childish figures into strong relief.

a handheld collapsible source of shade

From this reading Rachel's hat was tossed on the ground and Kitty's parasol lay unopened by her side.

(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

possessive form of “rachel” — (Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin

From this reading Rachel's hat was tossed on the ground and Kitty's parasol lay unopened by her side.

the event of something being raised upward

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)

From this reading The sun was sending slanting rays through the trees, and some of these rays fell on Kitty's bright hair and lit up Rachel's dark little gypsy face.

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading The girls, aged respectively twelve and nine, were seated, one on a rustic stile, the other on the grass at her feet; a background of splendid forest trees threw their slight and childish figures into strong relief.

in the order given

From this reading The girls, aged respectively twelve and nine, were seated, one on a rustic stile, the other on the grass at her feet; a background of splendid forest trees threw their slight and childish figures into strong relief.

characteristic of rural life

From this reading The girls, aged respectively twelve and nine, were seated, one on a rustic stile, the other on the grass at her feet; a background of splendid forest trees threw their slight and childish figures into strong relief.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

cut with a saw

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading The girls, aged respectively twelve and nine, were seated, one on a rustic stile, the other on the grass at her feet; a background of splendid forest trees threw their slight and childish figures into strong relief.

the act of causing something to go (especially messages)

From this reading The sun was sending slanting rays through the trees, and some of these rays fell on Kitty's bright hair and lit up Rachel's dark little gypsy face.

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She, too, was all in green, and she came on and on, and----" "Hush, Rachel!" exclaimed Kitty; "here comes Aunt Grizel."

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

From this reading Rachel's hat was tossed on the ground and Kitty's parasol lay unopened by her side.

having an oblique or slanted direction

From this reading The sun was sending slanting rays through the trees, and some of these rays fell on Kitty's bright hair and lit up Rachel's dark little gypsy face.

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading The girls, aged respectively twelve and nine, were seated, one on a rustic stile, the other on the grass at her feet; a background of splendid forest trees threw their slight and childish figures into strong relief.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The sun was sending slanting rays through the trees, and some of these rays fell on Kitty's bright hair and lit up Rachel's dark little gypsy face.

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading The girls, aged respectively twelve and nine, were seated, one on a rustic stile, the other on the grass at her feet; a background of splendid forest trees threw their slight and childish figures into strong relief.

an upright that is a member in a door or window frame

From this reading The girls, aged respectively twelve and nine, were seated, one on a rustic stile, the other on the grass at her feet; a background of splendid forest trees threw their slight and childish figures into strong relief.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading The girls, aged respectively twelve and nine, were seated, one on a rustic stile, the other on the grass at her feet; a background of splendid forest trees threw their slight and childish figures into strong relief.

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

From this reading The sun was sending slanting rays through the trees, and some of these rays fell on Kitty's bright hair and lit up Rachel's dark little gypsy face.

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

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The girls, aged respectively twelve and nine, were seated, one on a rustic stile, the other on the grass at her feet; a background of splendid forest trees threw their slight and childish figures into strong relief.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading The sun was sending slanting rays through the trees, and some of these rays fell on Kitty's bright hair and lit up Rachel's dark little gypsy face.

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

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

superlative of “thick” — not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading The girls, aged respectively twelve and nine, were seated, one on a rustic stile, the other on the grass at her feet; a background of splendid forest trees threw their slight and childish figures into strong relief.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The sun was sending slanting rays through the trees, and some of these rays fell on Kitty's bright hair and lit up Rachel's dark little gypsy face.

-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

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

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading She, too, was all in green, and she came on and on, and----" "Hush, Rachel!" exclaimed Kitty; "here comes Aunt Grizel."

past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion

From this reading Rachel's hat was tossed on the ground and Kitty's parasol lay unopened by her side.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading The girls, aged respectively twelve and nine, were seated, one on a rustic stile, the other on the grass at her feet; a background of splendid forest trees threw their slight and childish figures into strong relief.

not yet opened or unsealed

From this reading Rachel's hat was tossed on the ground and Kitty's parasol lay unopened by her side.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

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

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The girls, aged respectively twelve and nine, were seated, one on a rustic stile, the other on the grass at her feet; a background of splendid forest trees threw their slight and childish figures into strong relief.

at the time that

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.

in or at the place that

From this reading "And then," said Rachel, throwing up her hands and raising her eyebrows--"and then, when they got into the heart of the forest itself, just where the shade was greenest and the trees thickest, they saw the lady coming to meet them.