used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
perfect or complete or pure
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
areanounUS /ˈeriə/
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I JOSEPHINE STONE gasped involuntarily at the restful beauty of the scene that lay before her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading I JOSEPHINE STONE gasped involuntarily at the restful beauty of the scene that lay before her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I JOSEPHINE STONE gasped involuntarily at the restful beauty of the scene that lay before her.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
cachedverbUS /kæʃt/
past form of “cache” — save up as for future use
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
claritynounUS /ˈklerəti/
free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading IN THE CUP!
detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading To the right, from the point by which the party had entered, the land rose at a gentle grade till it reached the foot of the walls of rock on that side and the farther end possibly three-quarters of a mile away.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading To the right, from the point by which the party had entered, the land rose at a gentle grade till it reached the foot of the walls of rock on that side and the farther end possibly three-quarters of a mile away.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
fairylandnounUS /ˈferilænd/
something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality)
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
fantasticadjectiveUS /fænˈtæstɪk/
ludicrously odd
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading To the right, from the point by which the party had entered, the land rose at a gentle grade till it reached the foot of the walls of rock on that side and the farther end possibly three-quarters of a mile away.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading To the right, from the point by which the party had entered, the land rose at a gentle grade till it reached the foot of the walls of rock on that side and the farther end possibly three-quarters of a mile away.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To the right, from the point by which the party had entered, the land rose at a gentle grade till it reached the foot of the walls of rock on that side and the farther end possibly three-quarters of a mile away.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading I JOSEPHINE STONE gasped involuntarily at the restful beauty of the scene that lay before her.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading To the right, from the point by which the party had entered, the land rose at a gentle grade till it reached the foot of the walls of rock on that side and the farther end possibly three-quarters of a mile away.
gradenounUS /ɡreɪd/
a body of students who are taught together
From this reading To the right, from the point by which the party had entered, the land rose at a gentle grade till it reached the foot of the walls of rock on that side and the farther end possibly three-quarters of a mile away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To the right, from the point by which the party had entered, the land rose at a gentle grade till it reached the foot of the walls of rock on that side and the farther end possibly three-quarters of a mile away.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I JOSEPHINE STONE gasped involuntarily at the restful beauty of the scene that lay before her.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I JOSEPHINE STONE gasped involuntarily at the restful beauty of the scene that lay before her.
impregnableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpreɡnəbəl/
immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE CUP!
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
involuntarilyadverbUS /ˌɪnvoʊˈlʌntərɪli/
against your will
From this reading I JOSEPHINE STONE gasped involuntarily at the restful beauty of the scene that lay before her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
JOSEPHINE
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From this reading I JOSEPHINE STONE gasped involuntarily at the restful beauty of the scene that lay before her.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading To the right, from the point by which the party had entered, the land rose at a gentle grade till it reached the foot of the walls of rock on that side and the farther end possibly three-quarters of a mile away.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I JOSEPHINE STONE gasped involuntarily at the restful beauty of the scene that lay before her.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading To the right, from the point by which the party had entered, the land rose at a gentle grade till it reached the foot of the walls of rock on that side and the farther end possibly three-quarters of a mile away.
mirrornounUS /ˈmɪrər/
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
occupyingverbUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “occupy” — keep busy with
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I JOSEPHINE STONE gasped involuntarily at the restful beauty of the scene that lay before her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
overflownounUS /ˈoʊvərfloʊ/
a large flow
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading To the right, from the point by which the party had entered, the land rose at a gentle grade till it reached the foot of the walls of rock on that side and the farther end possibly three-quarters of a mile away.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading To the right, from the point by which the party had entered, the land rose at a gentle grade till it reached the foot of the walls of rock on that side and the farther end possibly three-quarters of a mile away.
by chance
From this reading To the right, from the point by which the party had entered, the land rose at a gentle grade till it reached the foot of the walls of rock on that side and the farther end possibly three-quarters of a mile away.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading To the right, from the point by which the party had entered, the land rose at a gentle grade till it reached the foot of the walls of rock on that side and the farther end possibly three-quarters of a mile away.
reflectingadjectiveUS /rɪˈflektɪŋ/
causing reflection or having a device that reflects
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
reposed
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From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
restfuladjectiveUS /ˈrestfəl/
affording physical or mental rest
From this reading I JOSEPHINE STONE gasped involuntarily at the restful beauty of the scene that lay before her.
precisely, exactly
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading To the right, from the point by which the party had entered, the land rose at a gentle grade till it reached the foot of the walls of rock on that side and the farther end possibly three-quarters of a mile away.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading To the right, from the point by which the party had entered, the land rose at a gentle grade till it reached the foot of the walls of rock on that side and the farther end possibly three-quarters of a mile away.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading I JOSEPHINE STONE gasped involuntarily at the restful beauty of the scene that lay before her.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
silver-greyadjective
of grey resembling silver
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading I JOSEPHINE STONE gasped involuntarily at the restful beauty of the scene that lay before her.
confined on all sides
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I JOSEPHINE STONE gasped involuntarily at the restful beauty of the scene that lay before her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE CUP!
three-quartersnounUS /ˌθriːˈkwɔːrtərz/
three of four equal parts
From this reading To the right, from the point by which the party had entered, the land rose at a gentle grade till it reached the foot of the walls of rock on that side and the farther end possibly three-quarters of a mile away.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
up to a particular time
From this reading To the right, from the point by which the party had entered, the land rose at a gentle grade till it reached the foot of the walls of rock on that side and the farther end possibly three-quarters of a mile away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
unbrokenadjectiveUS /ənˈbroʊkən/
marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was like a bit of some fantastic fairyland cached away up in the hills, surrounded on all sides as it was by what seemed an unbroken and impregnable wall of black cliffs.
in or at the place that
From this reading To her left and occupying almost half the area inside the Cup right up to the cliffs back of her, where its overflow escaped through a narrow opening, reposed a mountain lake like a silver-grey mirror reflecting the walls of the Cup on the further side in absolute clarity of detail.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To the right, from the point by which the party had entered, the land rose at a gentle grade till it reached the foot of the walls of rock on that side and the farther end possibly three-quarters of a mile away.
