used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE GHOST OF THE TULIP GLADE A large number of varieties of the trees of the Blue Ridge region were to be seen from their camping ground of that night.
(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 There were yellow and gray birch, hickory, the bull bay, and best of all, the giant tulip tree, one of the largest and most beautiful of the trees in all the great Ridge country.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were yellow and gray birch, hickory, the bull bay, and best of all, the giant tulip tree, one of the largest and most beautiful of the trees in all the great Ridge country.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading There were yellow and gray birch, hickory, the bull bay, and best of all, the giant tulip tree, one of the largest and most beautiful of the trees in all the great Ridge country.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE GHOST OF THE TULIP GLADE A large number of varieties of the trees of the Blue Ridge region were to be seen from their camping ground of that night.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading There were yellow and gray birch, hickory, the bull bay, and best of all, the giant tulip tree, one of the largest and most beautiful of the trees in all the great Ridge country.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The sky being overcast, Tad had put up a tent for the guide while Chops was engaged in setting the camp to rights in other directions.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading There were yellow and gray birch, hickory, the bull bay, and best of all, the giant tulip tree, one of the largest and most beautiful of the trees in all the great Ridge country.
birchnounUS /bɜːrtʃ/
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
From this reading There were yellow and gray birch, hickory, the bull bay, and best of all, the giant tulip tree, one of the largest and most beautiful of the trees in all the great Ridge country.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading THE GHOST OF THE TULIP GLADE A large number of varieties of the trees of the Blue Ridge region were to be seen from their camping ground of that night.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading It was in a lane of tulip trees that the camp of the Pony Rider Boys was pitched.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading There were yellow and gray birch, hickory, the bull bay, and best of all, the giant tulip tree, one of the largest and most beautiful of the trees in all the great Ridge country.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This tent was located next to the one occupied by Stacy and Walter Perkins.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading It was in a lane of tulip trees that the camp of the Pony Rider Boys was pitched.
campingnounUS /ˈkæmpɪŋ/
the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
From this reading THE GHOST OF THE TULIP GLADE A large number of varieties of the trees of the Blue Ridge region were to be seen from their camping ground of that night.
ChopsnounUS /tʃɑːps/
plural of “chop” — the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
From this reading The sky being overcast, Tad had put up a tent for the guide while Chops was engaged in setting the camp to rights in other directions.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading There were yellow and gray birch, hickory, the bull bay, and best of all, the giant tulip tree, one of the largest and most beautiful of the trees in all the great Ridge country.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The sky being overcast, Tad had put up a tent for the guide while Chops was engaged in setting the camp to rights in other directions.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading The sky being overcast, Tad had put up a tent for the guide while Chops was engaged in setting the camp to rights in other directions.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sky being overcast, Tad had put up a tent for the guide while Chops was engaged in setting the camp to rights in other directions.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE GHOST OF THE TULIP GLADE A large number of varieties of the trees of the Blue Ridge region were to be seen from their camping ground of that night.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading THE GHOST OF THE TULIP GLADE A large number of varieties of the trees of the Blue Ridge region were to be seen from their camping ground of that night.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading There were yellow and gray birch, hickory, the bull bay, and best of all, the giant tulip tree, one of the largest and most beautiful of the trees in all the great Ridge country.
GLADEnounUS /ɡleɪd/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading THE GHOST OF THE TULIP GLADE A large number of varieties of the trees of the Blue Ridge region were to be seen from their camping ground of that night.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading There were yellow and gray birch, hickory, the bull bay, and best of all, the giant tulip tree, one of the largest and most beautiful of the trees in all the great Ridge country.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There were yellow and gray birch, hickory, the bull bay, and best of all, the giant tulip tree, one of the largest and most beautiful of the trees in all the great Ridge country.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading THE GHOST OF THE TULIP GLADE A large number of varieties of the trees of the Blue Ridge region were to be seen from their camping ground of that night.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading The sky being overcast, Tad had put up a tent for the guide while Chops was engaged in setting the camp to rights in other directions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sky being overcast, Tad had put up a tent for the guide while Chops was engaged in setting the camp to rights in other directions.
hickorynounUS /ˈhɪkəri/
valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading There were yellow and gray birch, hickory, the bull bay, and best of all, the giant tulip tree, one of the largest and most beautiful of the trees in all the great Ridge country.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were yellow and gray birch, hickory, the bull bay, and best of all, the giant tulip tree, one of the largest and most beautiful of the trees in all the great Ridge country.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in a lane of tulip trees that the camp of the Pony Rider Boys was pitched.
a narrow way or road
From this reading It was in a lane of tulip trees that the camp of the Pony Rider Boys was pitched.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE GHOST OF THE TULIP GLADE A large number of varieties of the trees of the Blue Ridge region were to be seen from their camping ground of that night.
largestadjectiveUS /ˈlɑːrdʒəst/
superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There were yellow and gray birch, hickory, the bull bay, and best of all, the giant tulip tree, one of the largest and most beautiful of the trees in all the great Ridge country.
locatedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkeɪtəd/
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading This tent was located next to the one occupied by Stacy and Walter Perkins.
used to form the superlative
From this reading There were yellow and gray birch, hickory, the bull bay, and best of all, the giant tulip tree, one of the largest and most beautiful of the trees in all the great Ridge country.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading This tent was located next to the one occupied by Stacy and Walter Perkins.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE GHOST OF THE TULIP GLADE A large number of varieties of the trees of the Blue Ridge region were to be seen from their camping ground of that night.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading THE GHOST OF THE TULIP GLADE A large number of varieties of the trees of the Blue Ridge region were to be seen from their camping ground of that night.
held or filled or in use
From this reading This tent was located next to the one occupied by Stacy and Walter Perkins.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GHOST OF THE TULIP GLADE A large number of varieties of the trees of the Blue Ridge region were to be seen from their camping ground of that night.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were yellow and gray birch, hickory, the bull bay, and best of all, the giant tulip tree, one of the largest and most beautiful of the trees in all the great Ridge country.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The sky being overcast, Tad had put up a tent for the guide while Chops was engaged in setting the camp to rights in other directions.
overcastnounUS /ˈoʊvərkæst/
the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
From this reading The sky being overcast, Tad had put up a tent for the guide while Chops was engaged in setting the camp to rights in other directions.
Perkins
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This tent was located next to the one occupied by Stacy and Walter Perkins.
pitchedadjectiveUS /pɪtʃt/
(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
From this reading It was in a lane of tulip trees that the camp of the Pony Rider Boys was pitched.
PonynounUS /ˈpoʊniː/
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading It was in a lane of tulip trees that the camp of the Pony Rider Boys was pitched.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The sky being overcast, Tad had put up a tent for the guide while Chops was engaged in setting the camp to rights in other directions.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading THE GHOST OF THE TULIP GLADE A large number of varieties of the trees of the Blue Ridge region were to be seen from their camping ground of that night.
RidernounUS /ˈraɪdər/
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading It was in a lane of tulip trees that the camp of the Pony Rider Boys was pitched.
RidgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading THE GHOST OF THE TULIP GLADE A large number of varieties of the trees of the Blue Ridge region were to be seen from their camping ground of that night.
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading The sky being overcast, Tad had put up a tent for the guide while Chops was engaged in setting the camp to rights in other directions.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THE GHOST OF THE TULIP GLADE A large number of varieties of the trees of the Blue Ridge region were to be seen from their camping ground of that night.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading The sky being overcast, Tad had put up a tent for the guide while Chops was engaged in setting the camp to rights in other directions.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky being overcast, Tad had put up a tent for the guide while Chops was engaged in setting the camp to rights in other directions.
Stacy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This tent was located next to the one occupied by Stacy and Walter Perkins.
TadnounUS /tæd/
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading The sky being overcast, Tad had put up a tent for the guide while Chops was engaged in setting the camp to rights in other directions.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading The sky being overcast, Tad had put up a tent for the guide while Chops was engaged in setting the camp to rights in other directions.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE GHOST OF THE TULIP GLADE A large number of varieties of the trees of the Blue Ridge region were to be seen from their camping ground of that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GHOST OF THE TULIP GLADE A large number of varieties of the trees of the Blue Ridge region were to be seen from their camping ground of that night.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE GHOST OF THE TULIP GLADE A large number of varieties of the trees of the Blue Ridge region were to be seen from their camping ground of that night.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were yellow and gray birch, hickory, the bull bay, and best of all, the giant tulip tree, one of the largest and most beautiful of the trees in all the great Ridge country.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This tent was located next to the one occupied by Stacy and Walter Perkins.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GHOST OF THE TULIP GLADE A large number of varieties of the trees of the Blue Ridge region were to be seen from their camping ground of that night.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading There were yellow and gray birch, hickory, the bull bay, and best of all, the giant tulip tree, one of the largest and most beautiful of the trees in all the great Ridge country.
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 THE GHOST OF THE TULIP GLADE A large number of varieties of the trees of the Blue Ridge region were to be seen from their camping ground of that night.
TULIPnounUS /ˈtuːləp/
any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
From this reading THE GHOST OF THE TULIP GLADE A large number of varieties of the trees of the Blue Ridge region were to be seen from their camping ground of that night.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The sky being overcast, Tad had put up a tent for the guide while Chops was engaged in setting the camp to rights in other directions.
varietiesnounUS /vərˈaɪətiz/
plural of “variety” — a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading THE GHOST OF THE TULIP GLADE A large number of varieties of the trees of the Blue Ridge region were to be seen from their camping ground of that night.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading This tent was located next to the one occupied by Stacy and Walter Perkins.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in a lane of tulip trees that the camp of the Pony Rider Boys was pitched.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE GHOST OF THE TULIP GLADE A large number of varieties of the trees of the Blue Ridge region were to be seen from their camping ground of that night.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The sky being overcast, Tad had put up a tent for the guide while Chops was engaged in setting the camp to rights in other directions.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading There were yellow and gray birch, hickory, the bull bay, and best of all, the giant tulip tree, one of the largest and most beautiful of the trees in all the great Ridge country.
