used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
ascentnounUS /əˈsent/
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
Bert
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From this reading Bert found that he could not stay indoors.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
CHANCEDverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Bert found that he could not stay indoors.
dipverbUS /dɪp/
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
set up or found
From this reading Bert found that he could not stay indoors.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading --SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
givernounUS /ˈɡɪvər/
someone who devotes himself completely
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
GlennounUS /ɡlen/
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading Lancelot had gone to Glen Royd.
coins made of gold
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
destroyed or killed
From this reading Lancelot had gone to Glen Royd.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lancelot had gone to Glen Royd.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bert found that he could not stay indoors.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
indoorsadverbUS /ˈɪndɔːrz/
within a building
From this reading Bert found that he could not stay indoors.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
set down according to a plan
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
LancelotnounUS /ˈlænsəlɑːt/
(Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table; friend of King Arthur until (according to some versions of the legend) he became the lover of Arthur's wife Guinevere
From this reading Lancelot had gone to Glen Royd.
go away from a place
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
liberaladjectiveUS /ˈlɪbɜːrəl/
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
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 He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
MOORSnounUS /mʊrz/
plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
noisyadjectiveUS /ˈnɔɪzi/
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bert found that he could not stay indoors.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
pinesnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
PORTUGUESEnounUS /ˈpɔːrtʃəɡiːz/
the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil
From this reading --SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE.
princelyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪnsli/
ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
a purple color or pigment
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
ravinenounUS /rəˈviːn/
a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
Royd
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From this reading Lancelot had gone to Glen Royd.
done under pressure
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
sheeradjectiveUS /ʃɪr/
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
SONNETSnounUS /ˈsɑːnɪts/
plural of “sonnet” — a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
From this reading --SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Bert found that he could not stay indoors.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
carry out
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bert found that he could not stay indoors.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
an old word for “yours”
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
troutnounUS /traʊt/
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
unstainedadjectiveUS /ənˈsteɪnd/
not stained
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
untoldadjectiveUS /ənˈtoʊld/
too much to be measured
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
UPONprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
in or at the place that
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
which person or people
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wandered out, through the gardens, into the long carriage drive which ran upon the side of the ravine, among the pines, with a sheer ascent on one hand, and a sheer dip on the other, down to where the trout stream rushed over its noisy bed.
withaladverb
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading WHAT CHANCED UPON THE MOORS "What can I give thee back, O liberal And princely giver, who hast brought the gold And purple of thine heart, unstained, untold, And laid them on the outside of the wall For such as I to take or leave withal?"
