used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SEED OF GRATITUDE IN the evening they departed from Charing Cross, and without interruption their journey to France was accomplished.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Now the azure above them resembled the sky color of pictures in old missals.
highly skilled
From this reading A SEED OF GRATITUDE IN the evening they departed from Charing Cross, and without interruption their journey to France was accomplished.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after that they moved in the sunlight over stretches of Lombardian plain.
AlpineadjectiveUS /ˈælpaɪn/
relating to or characteristic of alps
From this reading When a day had come and gone the Alpine solitudes were behind them, and they beheld once more the Arcadian valleys of Vaudois.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SEED OF GRATITUDE IN the evening they departed from Charing Cross, and without interruption their journey to France was accomplished.
ArcadiannounUS /ˌɑːrˈkeɪdiən/
an inhabitant of Arcadia
From this reading When a day had come and gone the Alpine solitudes were behind them, and they beheld once more the Arcadian valleys of Vaudois.
azurenounUS /ˈæʒər/
a light shade of blue
From this reading Now the azure above them resembled the sky color of pictures in old missals.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading How beautiful it was to Hera’s eyes!
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading When a day had come and gone the Alpine solitudes were behind them, and they beheld once more the Arcadian valleys of Vaudois.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading When a day had come and gone the Alpine solitudes were behind them, and they beheld once more the Arcadian valleys of Vaudois.
Charing
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From this reading A SEED OF GRATITUDE IN the evening they departed from Charing Cross, and without interruption their journey to France was accomplished.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Now the azure above them resembled the sky color of pictures in old missals.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When a day had come and gone the Alpine solitudes were behind them, and they beheld once more the Arcadian valleys of Vaudois.
travel across or pass over
From this reading A SEED OF GRATITUDE IN the evening they departed from Charing Cross, and without interruption their journey to France was accomplished.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading When a day had come and gone the Alpine solitudes were behind them, and they beheld once more the Arcadian valleys of Vaudois.
well in the past; former
From this reading A SEED OF GRATITUDE IN the evening they departed from Charing Cross, and without interruption their journey to France was accomplished.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading A SEED OF GRATITUDE IN the evening they departed from Charing Cross, and without interruption their journey to France was accomplished.
opinion or judgment
From this reading How beautiful it was to Hera’s eyes!
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading A SEED OF GRATITUDE IN the evening they departed from Charing Cross, and without interruption their journey to France was accomplished.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A SEED OF GRATITUDE IN the evening they departed from Charing Cross, and without interruption their journey to France was accomplished.
destroyed or killed
From this reading When a day had come and gone the Alpine solitudes were behind them, and they beheld once more the Arcadian valleys of Vaudois.
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading A SEED OF GRATITUDE IN the evening they departed from Charing Cross, and without interruption their journey to France was accomplished.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When a day had come and gone the Alpine solitudes were behind them, and they beheld once more the Arcadian valleys of Vaudois.
Hera's
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From this reading How beautiful it was to Hera’s eyes!
How
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From this reading How beautiful it was to Hera’s eyes!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SEED OF GRATITUDE IN the evening they departed from Charing Cross, and without interruption their journey to France was accomplished.
interruptionnounUS /ˌɪntərˈʌpʃən/
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading A SEED OF GRATITUDE IN the evening they departed from Charing Cross, and without interruption their journey to France was accomplished.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How beautiful it was to Hera’s eyes!
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading A SEED OF GRATITUDE IN the evening they departed from Charing Cross, and without interruption their journey to France was accomplished.
Lombardian
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From this reading Soon after that they moved in the sunlight over stretches of Lombardian plain.
missals
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From this reading Now the azure above them resembled the sky color of pictures in old missals.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading When a day had come and gone the Alpine solitudes were behind them, and they beheld once more the Arcadian valleys of Vaudois.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Soon after that they moved in the sunlight over stretches of Lombardian plain.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the azure above them resembled the sky color of pictures in old missals.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SEED OF GRATITUDE IN the evening they departed from Charing Cross, and without interruption their journey to France was accomplished.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Now the azure above them resembled the sky color of pictures in old missals.
on one occasion
From this reading When a day had come and gone the Alpine solitudes were behind them, and they beheld once more the Arcadian valleys of Vaudois.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Soon after that they moved in the sunlight over stretches of Lombardian plain.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Now the azure above them resembled the sky color of pictures in old missals.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Soon after that they moved in the sunlight over stretches of Lombardian plain.
resembledverbUS /rɪˈzembəld/
past form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading Now the azure above them resembled the sky color of pictures in old missals.
SEEDnounUS /siːd/
a small hard fruit
From this reading A SEED OF GRATITUDE IN the evening they departed from Charing Cross, and without interruption their journey to France was accomplished.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Now the azure above them resembled the sky color of pictures in old missals.
solitudes
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From this reading When a day had come and gone the Alpine solitudes were behind them, and they beheld once more the Arcadian valleys of Vaudois.
in the near future
From this reading Soon after that they moved in the sunlight over stretches of Lombardian plain.
stretchesnounUS /ˈstretʃəz/
plural of “stretch” — a large and unbroken expanse or distance
From this reading Soon after that they moved in the sunlight over stretches of Lombardian plain.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Soon after that they moved in the sunlight over stretches of Lombardian plain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Soon after that they moved in the sunlight over stretches of Lombardian plain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SEED OF GRATITUDE IN the evening they departed from Charing Cross, and without interruption their journey to France was accomplished.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A SEED OF GRATITUDE IN the evening they departed from Charing Cross, and without interruption their journey to France was accomplished.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When a day had come and gone the Alpine solitudes were behind them, and they beheld once more the Arcadian valleys of Vaudois.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A SEED OF GRATITUDE IN the evening they departed from Charing Cross, and without interruption their journey to France was accomplished.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SEED OF GRATITUDE IN the evening they departed from Charing Cross, and without interruption their journey to France was accomplished.
valleysnounUS /ˈvæliz/
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading When a day had come and gone the Alpine solitudes were behind them, and they beheld once more the Arcadian valleys of Vaudois.
Vaudoisnoun
a Christian sect of dissenters that originated in southern France in the late 12th century adopted Calvinist doctrines in the 16th century
From this reading When a day had come and gone the Alpine solitudes were behind them, and they beheld once more the Arcadian valleys of Vaudois.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SEED OF GRATITUDE IN the evening they departed from Charing Cross, and without interruption their journey to France was accomplished.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When a day had come and gone the Alpine solitudes were behind them, and they beheld once more the Arcadian valleys of Vaudois.
at the time that
From this reading When a day had come and gone the Alpine solitudes were behind them, and they beheld once more the Arcadian valleys of Vaudois.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A SEED OF GRATITUDE IN the evening they departed from Charing Cross, and without interruption their journey to France was accomplished.
