used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The wiry grass was hot with the sun, the air thick with fragrance.
alleysnounUS /ˈæliz/
plural of “alley” — a narrow street with walls on both sides
From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading Birds avoid these fir-woods: this one was silent, save for a low boom of insects and the dwarfish whistling of shrew-mice.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Birds avoid these fir-woods: this one was silent, save for a low boom of insects and the dwarfish whistling of shrew-mice.
BLEEDINGnounUS /ˈbliːdɪŋ/
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
boomverbUS /buːm/
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading Birds avoid these fir-woods: this one was silent, save for a low boom of insects and the dwarfish whistling of shrew-mice.
boundedadjectiveUS /ˈbaʊndəd/
having the limits or boundaries established
From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
cathedral-like
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From this reading He rested in a cathedral-like vista overarched with olive--the glade where Flavia had sung.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
darklyadverbUS /ˈdɑːrkli/
without light
From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
dwarfishadjective
atypically small
From this reading Birds avoid these fir-woods: this one was silent, save for a low boom of insects and the dwarfish whistling of shrew-mice.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
firnounUS /fɜːr/
nonresinous wood of a fir tree
From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
fir-woods
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From this reading Birds avoid these fir-woods: this one was silent, save for a low boom of insects and the dwarfish whistling of shrew-mice.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Ravil was first at the meeting-place.
fish-pond
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From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
Flavia
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From this reading He rested in a cathedral-like vista overarched with olive--the glade where Flavia had sung.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Birds avoid these fir-woods: this one was silent, save for a low boom of insects and the dwarfish whistling of shrew-mice.
fragrancenounUS /ˈfreɪɡrəns/
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading The wiry grass was hot with the sun, the air thick with fragrance.
gladenounUS /ɡleɪd/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading He rested in a cathedral-like vista overarched with olive--the glade where Flavia had sung.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The wiry grass was hot with the sun, the air thick with fragrance.
grazingnounUS /ˈɡreɪzɪŋ/
the act of grazing
From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He rested in a cathedral-like vista overarched with olive--the glade where Flavia had sung.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rested in a cathedral-like vista overarched with olive--the glade where Flavia had sung.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The wiry grass was hot with the sun, the air thick with fragrance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He rested in a cathedral-like vista overarched with olive--the glade where Flavia had sung.
insectsnounUS /ˈɪnsekts/
plural of “insect” — small air-breathing arthropod
From this reading Birds avoid these fir-woods: this one was silent, save for a low boom of insects and the dwarfish whistling of shrew-mice.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Birds avoid these fir-woods: this one was silent, save for a low boom of insects and the dwarfish whistling of shrew-mice.
mantledadjective
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
meeting-place
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From this reading Ravil was first at the meeting-place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Birds avoid these fir-woods: this one was silent, save for a low boom of insects and the dwarfish whistling of shrew-mice.
oliveadjectiveUS /ˈɑːləv/
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading He rested in a cathedral-like vista overarched with olive--the glade where Flavia had sung.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
overarched
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From this reading He rested in a cathedral-like vista overarched with olive--the glade where Flavia had sung.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
Ravil
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From this reading Ravil was first at the meeting-place.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading He rested in a cathedral-like vista overarched with olive--the glade where Flavia had sung.
except for; apart from
From this reading Birds avoid these fir-woods: this one was silent, save for a low boom of insects and the dwarfish whistling of shrew-mice.
shrew-mice
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From this reading Birds avoid these fir-woods: this one was silent, save for a low boom of insects and the dwarfish whistling of shrew-mice.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Birds avoid these fir-woods: this one was silent, save for a low boom of insects and the dwarfish whistling of shrew-mice.
SlopingadjectiveUS /ˈsloʊpɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The wiry grass was hot with the sun, the air thick with fragrance.
sungnounUS /sʌŋ/
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading He rested in a cathedral-like vista overarched with olive--the glade where Flavia had sung.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Birds avoid these fir-woods: this one was silent, save for a low boom of insects and the dwarfish whistling of shrew-mice.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The wiry grass was hot with the sun, the air thick with fragrance.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Birds avoid these fir-woods: this one was silent, save for a low boom of insects and the dwarfish whistling of shrew-mice.
vistanounUS /ˈvɪstə/
the visual percept of a region
From this reading He rested in a cathedral-like vista overarched with olive--the glade where Flavia had sung.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Birds avoid these fir-woods: this one was silent, save for a low boom of insects and the dwarfish whistling of shrew-mice.
in or at the place that
From this reading He rested in a cathedral-like vista overarched with olive--the glade where Flavia had sung.
whistlingnounUS /ˈwɪslɪŋ/
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading Birds avoid these fir-woods: this one was silent, save for a low boom of insects and the dwarfish whistling of shrew-mice.
wiryadjectiveUS /ˈwɪri/
lean and sinewy
From this reading The wiry grass was hot with the sun, the air thick with fragrance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading LOVE LIES BLEEDING Sloping fir alleys; bounded at one end by a darkly mantled fish-pond, at the other by an open park, with grazing deer and cattle.
