used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading And here, so high up on the shoulder of the valley, she felt there was at least air to breathe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And here, so high up on the shoulder of the valley, she felt there was at least air to breathe.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
completely unclothed
From this reading The wide foliage of the maple tree, beneath which she sat, sheltered her bare head from the burning noonday sun.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The book on the ground beside her had only just been laid there; its pages, wide open, had been turned face downward upon the dry, grassless patch surrounding the tree trunk.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading THE MAN-HUNTERS The girl's handsome face was turned toward the valley below her.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The wide foliage of the maple tree, beneath which she sat, sheltered her bare head from the burning noonday sun.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The book on the ground beside her had only just been laid there; its pages, wide open, had been turned face downward upon the dry, grassless patch surrounding the tree trunk.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The book on the ground beside her had only just been laid there; its pages, wide open, had been turned face downward upon the dry, grassless patch surrounding the tree trunk.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading And here, so high up on the shoulder of the valley, she felt there was at least air to breathe.
the act of burning something
From this reading The wide foliage of the maple tree, beneath which she sat, sheltered her bare head from the burning noonday sun.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
downwardadjectiveUS /ˈdaʊnwərd/
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading The book on the ground beside her had only just been laid there; its pages, wide open, had been turned face downward upon the dry, grassless patch surrounding the tree trunk.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading The book on the ground beside her had only just been laid there; its pages, wide open, had been turned face downward upon the dry, grassless patch surrounding the tree trunk.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE MAN-HUNTERS The girl's handsome face was turned toward the valley below her.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading And here, so high up on the shoulder of the valley, she felt there was at least air to breathe.
foliagenounUS /ˈfoʊlɪdʒ/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The wide foliage of the maple tree, beneath which she sat, sheltered her bare head from the burning noonday sun.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wide foliage of the maple tree, beneath which she sat, sheltered her bare head from the burning noonday sun.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading THE MAN-HUNTERS The girl's handsome face was turned toward the valley below her.
grasslessadjective
lacking grass
From this reading The book on the ground beside her had only just been laid there; its pages, wide open, had been turned face downward upon the dry, grassless patch surrounding the tree trunk.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The book on the ground beside her had only just been laid there; its pages, wide open, had been turned face downward upon the dry, grassless patch surrounding the tree trunk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The book on the ground beside her had only just been laid there; its pages, wide open, had been turned face downward upon the dry, grassless patch surrounding the tree trunk.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading THE MAN-HUNTERS The girl's handsome face was turned toward the valley below her.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The wide foliage of the maple tree, beneath which she sat, sheltered her bare head from the burning noonday sun.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN-HUNTERS The girl's handsome face was turned toward the valley below her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And here, so high up on the shoulder of the valley, she felt there was at least air to breathe.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading And here, so high up on the shoulder of the valley, she felt there was at least air to breathe.
humornounUS /ˈhjuːmər/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
and nothing more
From this reading The book on the ground beside her had only just been laid there; its pages, wide open, had been turned face downward upon the dry, grassless patch surrounding the tree trunk.
set down according to a plan
From this reading The book on the ground beside her had only just been laid there; its pages, wide open, had been turned face downward upon the dry, grassless patch surrounding the tree trunk.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading And here, so high up on the shoulder of the valley, she felt there was at least air to breathe.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
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From this reading THE MAN-HUNTERS The girl's handsome face was turned toward the valley below her.
maplenounUS /ˈmeɪpəl/
wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading The wide foliage of the maple tree, beneath which she sat, sheltered her bare head from the burning noonday sun.
nestlingnounUS /ˈnestlɪŋ/
young bird not yet fledged
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
noondaynoun
the middle of the day
From this reading The wide foliage of the maple tree, beneath which she sat, sheltered her bare head from the burning noonday sun.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And here, so high up on the shoulder of the valley, she felt there was at least air to breathe.
and nothing more
From this reading The book on the ground beside her had only just been laid there; its pages, wide open, had been turned face downward upon the dry, grassless patch surrounding the tree trunk.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The book on the ground beside her had only just been laid there; its pages, wide open, had been turned face downward upon the dry, grassless patch surrounding the tree trunk.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading The book on the ground beside her had only just been laid there; its pages, wide open, had been turned face downward upon the dry, grassless patch surrounding the tree trunk.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading The book on the ground beside her had only just been laid there; its pages, wide open, had been turned face downward upon the dry, grassless patch surrounding the tree trunk.
regretfuladjectiveUS /rɪˈɡretfəl/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The wide foliage of the maple tree, beneath which she sat, sheltered her bare head from the burning noonday sun.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
shelteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃeltərd/
protected from danger or bad weather
From this reading The wide foliage of the maple tree, beneath which she sat, sheltered her bare head from the burning noonday sun.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading And here, so high up on the shoulder of the valley, she felt there was at least air to breathe.
silveryadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlvəri/
resembling or reminiscent of silver
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And here, so high up on the shoulder of the valley, she felt there was at least air to breathe.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The wide foliage of the maple tree, beneath which she sat, sheltered her bare head from the burning noonday sun.
surroundingadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋ/
closely encircling
From this reading The book on the ground beside her had only just been laid there; its pages, wide open, had been turned face downward upon the dry, grassless patch surrounding the tree trunk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN-HUNTERS The girl's handsome face was turned toward the valley below her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And here, so high up on the shoulder of the valley, she felt there was at least air to breathe.
threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And here, so high up on the shoulder of the valley, she felt there was at least air to breathe.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading THE MAN-HUNTERS The girl's handsome face was turned toward the valley below her.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The wide foliage of the maple tree, beneath which she sat, sheltered her bare head from the burning noonday sun.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading The book on the ground beside her had only just been laid there; its pages, wide open, had been turned face downward upon the dry, grassless patch surrounding the tree trunk.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading THE MAN-HUNTERS The girl's handsome face was turned toward the valley below her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And here, so high up on the shoulder of the valley, she felt there was at least air to breathe.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The book on the ground beside her had only just been laid there; its pages, wide open, had been turned face downward upon the dry, grassless patch surrounding the tree trunk.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading THE MAN-HUNTERS The girl's handsome face was turned toward the valley below her.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAN-HUNTERS The girl's handsome face was turned toward the valley below her.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
in or at the place that
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The wide foliage of the maple tree, beneath which she sat, sheltered her bare head from the burning noonday sun.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
woodlandsnounUS /ˈwʊdlændz/
plural of “woodland” — land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
but in spite of that
From this reading She was staring with eyes of dreaming, half regretful, yet not without a faint light of humor, at the nestling village in the lap of the woodlands, which crowded the heart of the valley, where the silvery thread of river wound its way.
