used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In that mild season every leaf had not fallen; up and down the river here the dull red of an oak met the eye, and there the faded gold of a willow.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading LIEUTENANT McNEIL The Williamsport ferry-boat came slowly across the Potomac, from the Maryland to the Virginia side.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In that mild season every leaf had not fallen; up and down the river here the dull red of an oak met the eye, and there the faded gold of a willow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The clear, deep water lay faintly blue beneath the winter sky, and the woods came so close that long branches of sycamore swept the flood.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The clear, deep water lay faintly blue beneath the winter sky, and the woods came so close that long branches of sycamore swept the flood.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The clear, deep water lay faintly blue beneath the winter sky, and the woods came so close that long branches of sycamore swept the flood.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading The clear, deep water lay faintly blue beneath the winter sky, and the woods came so close that long branches of sycamore swept the flood.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The flatboat, a brown shadow beneath a creaking wire and pulley, came slowly to the southern side of the stream.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading LIEUTENANT McNEIL The Williamsport ferry-boat came slowly across the Potomac, from the Maryland to the Virginia side.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading The craft, squat to the water and railed on either side, was in the charge of an old negro.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The clear, deep water lay faintly blue beneath the winter sky, and the woods came so close that long branches of sycamore swept the flood.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The clear, deep water lay faintly blue beneath the winter sky, and the woods came so close that long branches of sycamore swept the flood.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading The craft, squat to the water and railed on either side, was in the charge of an old negro.
creakingnounUS /ˈkriːkɪŋ/
a squeaking sound
From this reading The flatboat, a brown shadow beneath a creaking wire and pulley, came slowly to the southern side of the stream.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The clear, deep water lay faintly blue beneath the winter sky, and the woods came so close that long branches of sycamore swept the flood.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading In that mild season every leaf had not fallen; up and down the river here the dull red of an oak met the eye, and there the faded gold of a willow.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading In that mild season every leaf had not fallen; up and down the river here the dull red of an oak met the eye, and there the faded gold of a willow.
one or the other of two
From this reading The craft, squat to the water and railed on either side, was in the charge of an old negro.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In that mild season every leaf had not fallen; up and down the river here the dull red of an oak met the eye, and there the faded gold of a willow.
the organ of sight
From this reading In that mild season every leaf had not fallen; up and down the river here the dull red of an oak met the eye, and there the faded gold of a willow.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading In that mild season every leaf had not fallen; up and down the river here the dull red of an oak met the eye, and there the faded gold of a willow.
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading The clear, deep water lay faintly blue beneath the winter sky, and the woods came so close that long branches of sycamore swept the flood.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading In that mild season every leaf had not fallen; up and down the river here the dull red of an oak met the eye, and there the faded gold of a willow.
ferry-boat
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From this reading LIEUTENANT McNEIL The Williamsport ferry-boat came slowly across the Potomac, from the Maryland to the Virginia side.
flatboatnounUS /ˈflætboʊt/
a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
From this reading The flatboat, a brown shadow beneath a creaking wire and pulley, came slowly to the southern side of the stream.
floodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading The clear, deep water lay faintly blue beneath the winter sky, and the woods came so close that long branches of sycamore swept the flood.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LIEUTENANT McNEIL The Williamsport ferry-boat came slowly across the Potomac, from the Maryland to the Virginia side.
coins made of gold
From this reading In that mild season every leaf had not fallen; up and down the river here the dull red of an oak met the eye, and there the faded gold of a willow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In that mild season every leaf had not fallen; up and down the river here the dull red of an oak met the eye, and there the faded gold of a willow.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading In that mild season every leaf had not fallen; up and down the river here the dull red of an oak met the eye, and there the faded gold of a willow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that mild season every leaf had not fallen; up and down the river here the dull red of an oak met the eye, and there the faded gold of a willow.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The clear, deep water lay faintly blue beneath the winter sky, and the woods came so close that long branches of sycamore swept the flood.
leafnounUS /liːf/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading In that mild season every leaf had not fallen; up and down the river here the dull red of an oak met the eye, and there the faded gold of a willow.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading LIEUTENANT McNEIL The Williamsport ferry-boat came slowly across the Potomac, from the Maryland to the Virginia side.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The clear, deep water lay faintly blue beneath the winter sky, and the woods came so close that long branches of sycamore swept the flood.
MarylandnounUS /ˈmerələnd/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading LIEUTENANT McNEIL The Williamsport ferry-boat came slowly across the Potomac, from the Maryland to the Virginia side.
McNEIL
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LIEUTENANT McNEIL The Williamsport ferry-boat came slowly across the Potomac, from the Maryland to the Virginia side.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading In that mild season every leaf had not fallen; up and down the river here the dull red of an oak met the eye, and there the faded gold of a willow.
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading In that mild season every leaf had not fallen; up and down the river here the dull red of an oak met the eye, and there the faded gold of a willow.
negronounUS /ˈniːɡroʊ/
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading The craft, squat to the water and railed on either side, was in the charge of an old negro.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In that mild season every leaf had not fallen; up and down the river here the dull red of an oak met the eye, and there the faded gold of a willow.
oaknounUS /oʊk/
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading In that mild season every leaf had not fallen; up and down the river here the dull red of an oak met the eye, and there the faded gold of a willow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The clear, deep water lay faintly blue beneath the winter sky, and the woods came so close that long branches of sycamore swept the flood.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The craft, squat to the water and railed on either side, was in the charge of an old negro.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The craft, squat to the water and railed on either side, was in the charge of an old negro.
PotomacnounUS /pəˈtoʊmək/
a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay
From this reading LIEUTENANT McNEIL The Williamsport ferry-boat came slowly across the Potomac, from the Maryland to the Virginia side.
pulleynounUS /ˈpʊli/
a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
From this reading The flatboat, a brown shadow beneath a creaking wire and pulley, came slowly to the southern side of the stream.
railedverbUS /reɪld/
past form of “rail” — complain bitterly
From this reading The craft, squat to the water and railed on either side, was in the charge of an old negro.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading In that mild season every leaf had not fallen; up and down the river here the dull red of an oak met the eye, and there the faded gold of a willow.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading In that mild season every leaf had not fallen; up and down the river here the dull red of an oak met the eye, and there the faded gold of a willow.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading In that mild season every leaf had not fallen; up and down the river here the dull red of an oak met the eye, and there the faded gold of a willow.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The flatboat, a brown shadow beneath a creaking wire and pulley, came slowly to the southern side of the stream.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading LIEUTENANT McNEIL The Williamsport ferry-boat came slowly across the Potomac, from the Maryland to the Virginia side.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The clear, deep water lay faintly blue beneath the winter sky, and the woods came so close that long branches of sycamore swept the flood.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading LIEUTENANT McNEIL The Williamsport ferry-boat came slowly across the Potomac, from the Maryland to the Virginia side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The clear, deep water lay faintly blue beneath the winter sky, and the woods came so close that long branches of sycamore swept the flood.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The flatboat, a brown shadow beneath a creaking wire and pulley, came slowly to the southern side of the stream.
squatverbUS /skwɑːt/
sit on one's heels
From this reading The craft, squat to the water and railed on either side, was in the charge of an old negro.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The flatboat, a brown shadow beneath a creaking wire and pulley, came slowly to the southern side of the stream.
possessing sweep
From this reading The clear, deep water lay faintly blue beneath the winter sky, and the woods came so close that long branches of sycamore swept the flood.
sycamorenounUS /ˈsɪkəmɔːr/
variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree
From this reading The clear, deep water lay faintly blue beneath the winter sky, and the woods came so close that long branches of sycamore swept the flood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The clear, deep water lay faintly blue beneath the winter sky, and the woods came so close that long branches of sycamore swept the flood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LIEUTENANT McNEIL The Williamsport ferry-boat came slowly across the Potomac, from the Maryland to the Virginia side.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In that mild season every leaf had not fallen; up and down the river here the dull red of an oak met the eye, and there the faded gold of a willow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LIEUTENANT McNEIL The Williamsport ferry-boat came slowly across the Potomac, from the Maryland to the Virginia side.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In that mild season every leaf had not fallen; up and down the river here the dull red of an oak met the eye, and there the faded gold of a willow.
VirginianounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading LIEUTENANT McNEIL The Williamsport ferry-boat came slowly across the Potomac, from the Maryland to the Virginia side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The craft, squat to the water and railed on either side, was in the charge of an old negro.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The clear, deep water lay faintly blue beneath the winter sky, and the woods came so close that long branches of sycamore swept the flood.
Williamsport
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LIEUTENANT McNEIL The Williamsport ferry-boat came slowly across the Potomac, from the Maryland to the Virginia side.
willownounUS /ˈwɪloʊ/
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading In that mild season every leaf had not fallen; up and down the river here the dull red of an oak met the eye, and there the faded gold of a willow.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The clear, deep water lay faintly blue beneath the winter sky, and the woods came so close that long branches of sycamore swept the flood.
wirenounUS /ˈwaɪər/
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading The flatboat, a brown shadow beneath a creaking wire and pulley, came slowly to the southern side of the stream.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The clear, deep water lay faintly blue beneath the winter sky, and the woods came so close that long branches of sycamore swept the flood.
