Chapter LXIV · Chapter 64

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Christmas Eve High up on the slope of the mountain near a roaring stream a hut built on the gnarled logs hides itself among the trees.

make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

From this reading Deer antlers and skulls of wild boar, some with long tusks, adorn this mountain home, where lives a Tagalog family engaged in hunting and cutting firewood.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Christmas Eve High up on the slope of the mountain near a roaring stream a hut built on the gnarled logs hides itself among the trees.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Over its kogon thatch clambers the branching gourd-vine, laden with flowers and fruit.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Two children, a boy and a girl, were playing by the side of another, who, pale and sad, with large eyes and a deep gaze, was seated on a fallen tree-trunk.

plural of “antler” — deciduous horn of a member of the deer family

From this reading Deer antlers and skulls of wild boar, some with long tusks, adorn this mountain home, where lives a Tagalog family engaged in hunting and cutting firewood.

a container that is usually woven and has handles

From this reading In the shade of a tree the grandsire was making brooms from the fibers of palm leaves, while a young woman was placing eggs, limes, and some vegetables in a wide basket.

Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States

From this reading Deer antlers and skulls of wild boar, some with long tusks, adorn this mountain home, where lives a Tagalog family engaged in hunting and cutting firewood.

a youthful male person

From this reading Two children, a boy and a girl, were playing by the side of another, who, pale and sad, with large eyes and a deep gaze, was seated on a fallen tree-trunk.

having branches

From this reading Over its kogon thatch clambers the branching gourd-vine, laden with flowers and fruit.

plural of “broom” — a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle

From this reading In the shade of a tree the grandsire was making brooms from the fibers of palm leaves, while a young woman was placing eggs, limes, and some vegetables in a wide basket.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading Christmas Eve High up on the slope of the mountain near a roaring stream a hut built on the gnarled logs hides itself among the trees.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Two children, a boy and a girl, were playing by the side of another, who, pale and sad, with large eyes and a deep gaze, was seated on a fallen tree-trunk.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Two children, a boy and a girl, were playing by the side of another, who, pale and sad, with large eyes and a deep gaze, was seated on a fallen tree-trunk.

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading Christmas Eve High up on the slope of the mountain near a roaring stream a hut built on the gnarled logs hides itself among the trees.

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From this reading Over its kogon thatch clambers the branching gourd-vine, laden with flowers and fruit.

the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

From this reading Deer antlers and skulls of wild boar, some with long tusks, adorn this mountain home, where lives a Tagalog family engaged in hunting and cutting firewood.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Two children, a boy and a girl, were playing by the side of another, who, pale and sad, with large eyes and a deep gaze, was seated on a fallen tree-trunk.

distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

From this reading Deer antlers and skulls of wild boar, some with long tusks, adorn this mountain home, where lives a Tagalog family engaged in hunting and cutting firewood.

oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

From this reading In the shade of a tree the grandsire was making brooms from the fibers of palm leaves, while a young woman was placing eggs, limes, and some vegetables in a wide basket.

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading Deer antlers and skulls of wild boar, some with long tusks, adorn this mountain home, where lives a Tagalog family engaged in hunting and cutting firewood.

(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

From this reading Christmas Eve High up on the slope of the mountain near a roaring stream a hut built on the gnarled logs hides itself among the trees.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Two children, a boy and a girl, were playing by the side of another, who, pale and sad, with large eyes and a deep gaze, was seated on a fallen tree-trunk.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading Two children, a boy and a girl, were playing by the side of another, who, pale and sad, with large eyes and a deep gaze, was seated on a fallen tree-trunk.

a social unit living together

From this reading Deer antlers and skulls of wild boar, some with long tusks, adorn this mountain home, where lives a Tagalog family engaged in hunting and cutting firewood.

plural of “fiber” — a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

From this reading In the shade of a tree the grandsire was making brooms from the fibers of palm leaves, while a young woman was placing eggs, limes, and some vegetables in a wide basket.

wood used for fuel

From this reading Deer antlers and skulls of wild boar, some with long tusks, adorn this mountain home, where lives a Tagalog family engaged in hunting and cutting firewood.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading Over its kogon thatch clambers the branching gourd-vine, laden with flowers and fruit.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In the shade of a tree the grandsire was making brooms from the fibers of palm leaves, while a young woman was placing eggs, limes, and some vegetables in a wide basket.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading Over its kogon thatch clambers the branching gourd-vine, laden with flowers and fruit.

a long fixed look

From this reading Two children, a boy and a girl, were playing by the side of another, who, pale and sad, with large eyes and a deep gaze, was seated on a fallen tree-trunk.

a young female

From this reading Two children, a boy and a girl, were playing by the side of another, who, pale and sad, with large eyes and a deep gaze, was seated on a fallen tree-trunk.

used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots

From this reading Christmas Eve High up on the slope of the mountain near a roaring stream a hut built on the gnarled logs hides itself among the trees.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Over its kogon thatch clambers the branching gourd-vine, laden with flowers and fruit.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the shade of a tree the grandsire was making brooms from the fibers of palm leaves, while a young woman was placing eggs, limes, and some vegetables in a wide basket.

plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

From this reading Christmas Eve High up on the slope of the mountain near a roaring stream a hut built on the gnarled logs hides itself among the trees.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Christmas Eve High up on the slope of the mountain near a roaring stream a hut built on the gnarled logs hides itself among the trees.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Deer antlers and skulls of wild boar, some with long tusks, adorn this mountain home, where lives a Tagalog family engaged in hunting and cutting firewood.

the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

From this reading Deer antlers and skulls of wild boar, some with long tusks, adorn this mountain home, where lives a Tagalog family engaged in hunting and cutting firewood.

temporary military shelter

From this reading Christmas Eve High up on the slope of the mountain near a roaring stream a hut built on the gnarled logs hides itself among the trees.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Deer antlers and skulls of wild boar, some with long tusks, adorn this mountain home, where lives a Tagalog family engaged in hunting and cutting firewood.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Over its kogon thatch clambers the branching gourd-vine, laden with flowers and fruit.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Christmas Eve High up on the slope of the mountain near a roaring stream a hut built on the gnarled logs hides itself among the trees.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Over its kogon thatch clambers the branching gourd-vine, laden with flowers and fruit.

filled with a great quantity

From this reading Over its kogon thatch clambers the branching gourd-vine, laden with flowers and fruit.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Two children, a boy and a girl, were playing by the side of another, who, pale and sad, with large eyes and a deep gaze, was seated on a fallen tree-trunk.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading In the shade of a tree the grandsire was making brooms from the fibers of palm leaves, while a young woman was placing eggs, limes, and some vegetables in a wide basket.

plural of “lime” — a caustic substance produced by heating limestone

From this reading In the shade of a tree the grandsire was making brooms from the fibers of palm leaves, while a young woman was placing eggs, limes, and some vegetables in a wide basket.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Deer antlers and skulls of wild boar, some with long tusks, adorn this mountain home, where lives a Tagalog family engaged in hunting and cutting firewood.

plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches

From this reading Christmas Eve High up on the slope of the mountain near a roaring stream a hut built on the gnarled logs hides itself among the trees.

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 Deer antlers and skulls of wild boar, some with long tusks, adorn this mountain home, where lives a Tagalog family engaged in hunting and cutting firewood.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading In the shade of a tree the grandsire was making brooms from the fibers of palm leaves, while a young woman was placing eggs, limes, and some vegetables in a wide basket.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Christmas Eve High up on the slope of the mountain near a roaring stream a hut built on the gnarled logs hides itself among the trees.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Christmas Eve High up on the slope of the mountain near a roaring stream a hut built on the gnarled logs hides itself among the trees.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Christmas Eve High up on the slope of the mountain near a roaring stream a hut built on the gnarled logs hides itself among the trees.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Christmas Eve High up on the slope of the mountain near a roaring stream a hut built on the gnarled logs hides itself among the trees.

above and across; more than

From this reading Over its kogon thatch clambers the branching gourd-vine, laden with flowers and fruit.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading Two children, a boy and a girl, were playing by the side of another, who, pale and sad, with large eyes and a deep gaze, was seated on a fallen tree-trunk.

the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

From this reading In the shade of a tree the grandsire was making brooms from the fibers of palm leaves, while a young woman was placing eggs, limes, and some vegetables in a wide basket.

-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading In the shade of a tree the grandsire was making brooms from the fibers of palm leaves, while a young woman was placing eggs, limes, and some vegetables in a wide basket.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading Two children, a boy and a girl, were playing by the side of another, who, pale and sad, with large eyes and a deep gaze, was seated on a fallen tree-trunk.

a deep prolonged loud noise

From this reading Christmas Eve High up on the slope of the mountain near a roaring stream a hut built on the gnarled logs hides itself among the trees.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading Two children, a boy and a girl, were playing by the side of another, who, pale and sad, with large eyes and a deep gaze, was seated on a fallen tree-trunk.

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading Two children, a boy and a girl, were playing by the side of another, who, pale and sad, with large eyes and a deep gaze, was seated on a fallen tree-trunk.

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading In the shade of a tree the grandsire was making brooms from the fibers of palm leaves, while a young woman was placing eggs, limes, and some vegetables in a wide basket.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Two children, a boy and a girl, were playing by the side of another, who, pale and sad, with large eyes and a deep gaze, was seated on a fallen tree-trunk.

plural of “skull” — the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates

From this reading Deer antlers and skulls of wild boar, some with long tusks, adorn this mountain home, where lives a Tagalog family engaged in hunting and cutting firewood.

an elevated geological formation

From this reading Christmas Eve High up on the slope of the mountain near a roaring stream a hut built on the gnarled logs hides itself among the trees.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Deer antlers and skulls of wild boar, some with long tusks, adorn this mountain home, where lives a Tagalog family engaged in hunting and cutting firewood.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading Christmas Eve High up on the slope of the mountain near a roaring stream a hut built on the gnarled logs hides itself among the trees.

a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila

From this reading Deer antlers and skulls of wild boar, some with long tusks, adorn this mountain home, where lives a Tagalog family engaged in hunting and cutting firewood.

hair resembling thatched roofing material

From this reading Over its kogon thatch clambers the branching gourd-vine, laden with flowers and fruit.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Christmas Eve High up on the slope of the mountain near a roaring stream a hut built on the gnarled logs hides itself among the trees.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Deer antlers and skulls of wild boar, some with long tusks, adorn this mountain home, where lives a Tagalog family engaged in hunting and cutting firewood.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading In the shade of a tree the grandsire was making brooms from the fibers of palm leaves, while a young woman was placing eggs, limes, and some vegetables in a wide basket.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Two children, a boy and a girl, were playing by the side of another, who, pale and sad, with large eyes and a deep gaze, was seated on a fallen tree-trunk.

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 Christmas Eve High up on the slope of the mountain near a roaring stream a hut built on the gnarled logs hides itself among the trees.

plural of “tusk” — a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses

From this reading Deer antlers and skulls of wild boar, some with long tusks, adorn this mountain home, where lives a Tagalog family engaged in hunting and cutting firewood.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Two children, a boy and a girl, were playing by the side of another, who, pale and sad, with large eyes and a deep gaze, was seated on a fallen tree-trunk.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Christmas Eve High up on the slope of the mountain near a roaring stream a hut built on the gnarled logs hides itself among the trees.

plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

From this reading In the shade of a tree the grandsire was making brooms from the fibers of palm leaves, while a young woman was placing eggs, limes, and some vegetables in a wide basket.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In the shade of a tree the grandsire was making brooms from the fibers of palm leaves, while a young woman was placing eggs, limes, and some vegetables in a wide basket.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Two children, a boy and a girl, were playing by the side of another, who, pale and sad, with large eyes and a deep gaze, was seated on a fallen tree-trunk.

in or at the place that

From this reading Deer antlers and skulls of wild boar, some with long tusks, adorn this mountain home, where lives a Tagalog family engaged in hunting and cutting firewood.

during the time that

From this reading In the shade of a tree the grandsire was making brooms from the fibers of palm leaves, while a young woman was placing eggs, limes, and some vegetables in a wide basket.

which person or people

From this reading Two children, a boy and a girl, were playing by the side of another, who, pale and sad, with large eyes and a deep gaze, was seated on a fallen tree-trunk.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading In the shade of a tree the grandsire was making brooms from the fibers of palm leaves, while a young woman was placing eggs, limes, and some vegetables in a wide basket.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Deer antlers and skulls of wild boar, some with long tusks, adorn this mountain home, where lives a Tagalog family engaged in hunting and cutting firewood.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Over its kogon thatch clambers the branching gourd-vine, laden with flowers and fruit.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading In the shade of a tree the grandsire was making brooms from the fibers of palm leaves, while a young woman was placing eggs, limes, and some vegetables in a wide basket.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading In the shade of a tree the grandsire was making brooms from the fibers of palm leaves, while a young woman was placing eggs, limes, and some vegetables in a wide basket.