amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading No wind stirred among the trees that covered the hillsides, and every shrub, every leaf and twig, still bore its feathery, white load.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No wind stirred among the trees that covered the hillsides, and every shrub, every leaf and twig, still bore its feathery, white load.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Slowly the train labored upward, with two engines to take it the steepest part of the climb from the valley below.
cause to be bored
From this reading No wind stirred among the trees that covered the hillsides, and every shrub, every leaf and twig, still bore its feathery, white load.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading The snow had ceased falling.
climbverbUS /klaɪm/
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Slowly the train labored upward, with two engines to take it the steepest part of the climb from the valley below.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading No wind stirred among the trees that covered the hillsides, and every shrub, every leaf and twig, still bore its feathery, white load.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading David Thryng gazed out into the quiet, white wilderness and was glad.
enginesnounUS /ˈendʒənz/
plural of “engine” — motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading Slowly the train labored upward, with two engines to take it the steepest part of the climb from the valley below.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading No wind stirred among the trees that covered the hillsides, and every shrub, every leaf and twig, still bore its feathery, white load.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading The snow had ceased falling.
featheryadjectiveUS /ˈfeðəri/
resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers
From this reading No wind stirred among the trees that covered the hillsides, and every shrub, every leaf and twig, still bore its feathery, white load.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Slowly the train labored upward, with two engines to take it the steepest part of the climb from the valley below.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading Author of "When the Gates Lift Up Their Heads."
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading David Thryng gazed out into the quiet, white wilderness and was glad.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading David Thryng gazed out into the quiet, white wilderness and was glad.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The snow had ceased falling.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
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hillsidesnounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪdz/
plural of “hillside” — the side or slope of a hill
From this reading No wind stirred among the trees that covered the hillsides, and every shrub, every leaf and twig, still bore its feathery, white load.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading David Thryng gazed out into the quiet, white wilderness and was glad.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Slowly the train labored upward, with two engines to take it the steepest part of the climb from the valley below.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading No wind stirred among the trees that covered the hillsides, and every shrub, every leaf and twig, still bore its feathery, white load.
laboredadjectiveUS /ˈleɪbərd/
lacking natural ease
From this reading Slowly the train labored upward, with two engines to take it the steepest part of the climb from the valley below.
leafnounUS /liːf/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading No wind stirred among the trees that covered the hillsides, and every shrub, every leaf and twig, still bore its feathery, white load.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Author of "When the Gates Lift Up Their Heads."
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading No wind stirred among the trees that covered the hillsides, and every shrub, every leaf and twig, still bore its feathery, white load.
not any; not one
From this reading No wind stirred among the trees that covered the hillsides, and every shrub, every leaf and twig, still bore its feathery, white load.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "When the Gates Lift Up Their Heads."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading David Thryng gazed out into the quiet, white wilderness and was glad.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Slowly the train labored upward, with two engines to take it the steepest part of the climb from the valley below.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading David Thryng gazed out into the quiet, white wilderness and was glad.
shrubnounUS /ʃrʌb/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading No wind stirred among the trees that covered the hillsides, and every shrub, every leaf and twig, still bore its feathery, white load.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Slowly the train labored upward, with two engines to take it the steepest part of the climb from the valley below.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The snow had ceased falling.
steepestadjectiveUS /ˈstiːpəst/
superlative of “steep” — having a sharp inclination
From this reading Slowly the train labored upward, with two engines to take it the steepest part of the climb from the valley below.
not in physical motion
From this reading No wind stirred among the trees that covered the hillsides, and every shrub, every leaf and twig, still bore its feathery, white load.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading No wind stirred among the trees that covered the hillsides, and every shrub, every leaf and twig, still bore its feathery, white load.
carry out
From this reading Slowly the train labored upward, with two engines to take it the steepest part of the climb from the valley below.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No wind stirred among the trees that covered the hillsides, and every shrub, every leaf and twig, still bore its feathery, white load.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "When the Gates Lift Up Their Heads."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Author of "When the Gates Lift Up Their Heads."
Thryng
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From this reading David Thryng gazed out into the quiet, white wilderness and was glad.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Slowly the train labored upward, with two engines to take it the steepest part of the climb from the valley below.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Slowly the train labored upward, with two engines to take it the steepest part of the climb from the valley below.
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 No wind stirred among the trees that covered the hillsides, and every shrub, every leaf and twig, still bore its feathery, white load.
twigverbUS /twɪɡ/
branch out in a twiglike manner
From this reading No wind stirred among the trees that covered the hillsides, and every shrub, every leaf and twig, still bore its feathery, white load.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Slowly the train labored upward, with two engines to take it the steepest part of the climb from the valley below.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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upwardadjectiveUS /ˈʌpwərd/
directed up
From this reading Slowly the train labored upward, with two engines to take it the steepest part of the climb from the valley below.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Slowly the train labored upward, with two engines to take it the steepest part of the climb from the valley below.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading David Thryng gazed out into the quiet, white wilderness and was glad.
at the time that
From this reading Author of "When the Gates Lift Up Their Heads."
a Caucasian
From this reading No wind stirred among the trees that covered the hillsides, and every shrub, every leaf and twig, still bore its feathery, white load.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading David Thryng gazed out into the quiet, white wilderness and was glad.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading No wind stirred among the trees that covered the hillsides, and every shrub, every leaf and twig, still bore its feathery, white load.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Slowly the train labored upward, with two engines to take it the steepest part of the climb from the valley below.
