used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GLIMPSES AND DREAMS I There was a foam of anemones in the hollows of Furnace Wood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GLIMPSES AND DREAMS I There was a foam of anemones in the hollows of Furnace Wood.
anemones
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From this reading GLIMPSES AND DREAMS I There was a foam of anemones in the hollows of Furnace Wood.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The sky was grey behind the stooping hazels, but glimmered with the yellow promise of noon.
bowingnounUS /ˈboʊɪŋ/
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
From this reading The wind crept over the heads of the hazel bushes, bowing them gently, and shaking out of them the scent of their budding.
buddingnounUS /ˈbʌdɪŋ/
reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent
From this reading The wind crept over the heads of the hazel bushes, bowing them gently, and shaking out of them the scent of their budding.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The wind crept over the heads of the hazel bushes, bowing them gently, and shaking out of them the scent of their budding.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sky was grey behind the stooping hazels, but glimmered with the yellow promise of noon.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading The wind crept over the heads of the hazel bushes, bowing them gently, and shaking out of them the scent of their budding.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading GLIMPSES AND DREAMS I There was a foam of anemones in the hollows of Furnace Wood.
earthyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrθi/
conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
From this reading From the young grass and tender, vivid mosses crept up more scents, faint, moist and earthy.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading From the young grass and tender, vivid mosses crept up more scents, faint, moist and earthy.
foamnounUS /foʊm/
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading GLIMPSES AND DREAMS I There was a foam of anemones in the hollows of Furnace Wood.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the young grass and tender, vivid mosses crept up more scents, faint, moist and earthy.
Furlonger
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From this reading Janet Furlonger and Quentin Lowe had met to say good-bye in Furnace Wood.
FurnacenounUS /ˈfɜːrnəs/
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
From this reading GLIMPSES AND DREAMS I There was a foam of anemones in the hollows of Furnace Wood.
in a gradual manner
From this reading The wind crept over the heads of the hazel bushes, bowing them gently, and shaking out of them the scent of their budding.
glimmered
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From this reading The sky was grey behind the stooping hazels, but glimmered with the yellow promise of noon.
GLIMPSESnounUS /ˈɡlɪmpsɪz/
plural of “glimpse” — a quick look
From this reading GLIMPSES AND DREAMS I There was a foam of anemones in the hollows of Furnace Wood.
good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading Janet Furlonger and Quentin Lowe had met to say good-bye in Furnace Wood.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading From the young grass and tender, vivid mosses crept up more scents, faint, moist and earthy.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The sky was grey behind the stooping hazels, but glimmered with the yellow promise of noon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Janet Furlonger and Quentin Lowe had met to say good-bye in Furnace Wood.
hazeladjectiveUS /ˈheɪzəl/
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading The wind crept over the heads of the hazel bushes, bowing them gently, and shaking out of them the scent of their budding.
hazels
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From this reading The sky was grey behind the stooping hazels, but glimmered with the yellow promise of noon.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The wind crept over the heads of the hazel bushes, bowing them gently, and shaking out of them the scent of their budding.
hollowsnounUS /ˈhɑːloʊz/
plural of “hollow” — a cavity or space in something
From this reading GLIMPSES AND DREAMS I There was a foam of anemones in the hollows of Furnace Wood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GLIMPSES AND DREAMS I There was a foam of anemones in the hollows of Furnace Wood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GLIMPSES AND DREAMS I There was a foam of anemones in the hollows of Furnace Wood.
Janet
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From this reading Janet Furlonger and Quentin Lowe had met to say good-bye in Furnace Wood.
Lowe
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From this reading Janet Furlonger and Quentin Lowe had met to say good-bye in Furnace Wood.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Janet Furlonger and Quentin Lowe had met to say good-bye in Furnace Wood.
moistadjectiveUS /mɔɪst/
slightly wet
From this reading From the young grass and tender, vivid mosses crept up more scents, faint, moist and earthy.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading From the young grass and tender, vivid mosses crept up more scents, faint, moist and earthy.
mossesnounUS /ˈmɔːsəz/
plural of “moss” — tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading From the young grass and tender, vivid mosses crept up more scents, faint, moist and earthy.
the middle of the day
From this reading The sky was grey behind the stooping hazels, but glimmered with the yellow promise of noon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GLIMPSES AND DREAMS I There was a foam of anemones in the hollows of Furnace Wood.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The wind crept over the heads of the hazel bushes, bowing them gently, and shaking out of them the scent of their budding.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The wind crept over the heads of the hazel bushes, bowing them gently, and shaking out of them the scent of their budding.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading The sky was grey behind the stooping hazels, but glimmered with the yellow promise of noon.
Quentin
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From this reading Janet Furlonger and Quentin Lowe had met to say good-bye in Furnace Wood.
express in words
From this reading Janet Furlonger and Quentin Lowe had met to say good-bye in Furnace Wood.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading The wind crept over the heads of the hazel bushes, bowing them gently, and shaking out of them the scent of their budding.
scentsnounUS /sents/
plural of “scent” — a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading From the young grass and tender, vivid mosses crept up more scents, faint, moist and earthy.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading The wind crept over the heads of the hazel bushes, bowing them gently, and shaking out of them the scent of their budding.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky was grey behind the stooping hazels, but glimmered with the yellow promise of noon.
stoopingadjectiveUS /ˈstuːpɪŋ/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading The sky was grey behind the stooping hazels, but glimmered with the yellow promise of noon.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading From the young grass and tender, vivid mosses crept up more scents, faint, moist and earthy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GLIMPSES AND DREAMS I There was a foam of anemones in the hollows of Furnace Wood.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The wind crept over the heads of the hazel bushes, bowing them gently, and shaking out of them the scent of their budding.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The wind crept over the heads of the hazel bushes, bowing them gently, and shaking out of them the scent of their budding.
in or at that place or location
From this reading GLIMPSES AND DREAMS I There was a foam of anemones in the hollows of Furnace Wood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Janet Furlonger and Quentin Lowe had met to say good-bye in Furnace Wood.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading From the young grass and tender, vivid mosses crept up more scents, faint, moist and earthy.
vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading From the young grass and tender, vivid mosses crept up more scents, faint, moist and earthy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GLIMPSES AND DREAMS I There was a foam of anemones in the hollows of Furnace Wood.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind crept over the heads of the hazel bushes, bowing them gently, and shaking out of them the scent of their budding.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sky was grey behind the stooping hazels, but glimmered with the yellow promise of noon.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading GLIMPSES AND DREAMS I There was a foam of anemones in the hollows of Furnace Wood.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The sky was grey behind the stooping hazels, but glimmered with the yellow promise of noon.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading From the young grass and tender, vivid mosses crept up more scents, faint, moist and earthy.
