used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both are splintered and fissured; one is broken in twain.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are of marked regularity of shape, as square as if hewn with a chisel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They are of marked regularity of shape, as square as if hewn with a chisel.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
baldadjectiveUS /bɔːld/
with no effort to conceal
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The earth in which they are embedded is the rich black soil not unfrequently found upon the summits.
blocksnounUS /blɑːks/
plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both are splintered and fissured; one is broken in twain.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Both are splintered and fissured; one is broken in twain.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
chiselnounUS /ˈtʃɪzəl/
an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
From this reading They are of marked regularity of shape, as square as if hewn with a chisel.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
domenounUS /doʊm/
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The earth in which they are embedded is the rich black soil not unfrequently found upon the summits.
embeddedadjectiveUS /emˈbedɪd/
enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass
From this reading The earth in which they are embedded is the rich black soil not unfrequently found upon the summits.
emergesverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒɪz/
third-person singular of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
fissuredverbUS /ˈfɪʃərd/
past form of “fissure” — break into fissures or fine cracks
From this reading Both are splintered and fissured; one is broken in twain.
set up or found
From this reading The earth in which they are embedded is the rich black soil not unfrequently found upon the summits.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
hewnadjectiveUS /hjuːn/
cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel
From this reading They are of marked regularity of shape, as square as if hewn with a chisel.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They are of marked regularity of shape, as square as if hewn with a chisel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Both are splintered and fissured; one is broken in twain.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Both are splintered and fissured; one is broken in twain.
and nothing more
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading They are of marked regularity of shape, as square as if hewn with a chisel.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading No other rock is near.
not any; not one
From this reading No other rock is near.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The earth in which they are embedded is the rich black soil not unfrequently found upon the summits.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Both are splintered and fissured; one is broken in twain.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading No other rock is near.
regularitynounUS /ˌreɡjəˈlerəti/
a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles
From this reading They are of marked regularity of shape, as square as if hewn with a chisel.
possessing material wealth
From this reading The earth in which they are embedded is the rich black soil not unfrequently found upon the summits.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading No other rock is near.
sandstonenounUS /ˈsændstoʊn/
a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading They are of marked regularity of shape, as square as if hewn with a chisel.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
SmokyadjectiveUS /ˈsmoʊki/
marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading The earth in which they are embedded is the rich black soil not unfrequently found upon the summits.
splinteredverbUS /ˈsplɪntərd/
past form of “splinter” — withdraw from an organization or communion
From this reading Both are splintered and fissured; one is broken in twain.
make square
From this reading They are of marked regularity of shape, as square as if hewn with a chisel.
steepadjectiveUS /stiːp/
having a sharp inclination
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
stuntedadjectiveUS /ˈstʌntɪd/
inferior in size or quality
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
summitsnounUS /ˈsʌmɪts/
plural of “summit” — the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading The earth in which they are embedded is the rich black soil not unfrequently found upon the summits.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are of marked regularity of shape, as square as if hewn with a chisel.
tiltedadjectiveUS /ˈtɪltɪd/
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
treelessadjectiveUS /ˈtriːləs/
not wooded
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
twainnounUS /tweɪn/
two items of the same kind
From this reading Both are splintered and fissured; one is broken in twain.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
unfrequently
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From this reading The earth in which they are embedded is the rich black soil not unfrequently found upon the summits.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
vergenounUS /vɜːrdʒ/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They are of marked regularity of shape, as square as if hewn with a chisel.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Upon the steep slope of a certain “bald” among the Great Smoky Mountains there lie, just at the verge of the strange stunted woods from which the treeless dome emerges to touch the clouds, two great tilted blocks of sandstone.
