used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At fifteen, I became a resident in a country village, more than a hundred miles from home.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At fifteen, I became a resident in a country village, more than a hundred miles from home.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading At fifteen, I became a resident in a country village, more than a hundred miles from home.
bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading The track, which I chanced to follow, led me to a crystal spring, with a border of grass, as freshly green as on May morning, and overshadowed by the limb of a great oak.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The ground was rocky, uneven, overgrown with bushes and clumps of young saplings, and traversed only by cattle-paths.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The ground was rocky, uneven, overgrown with bushes and clumps of young saplings, and traversed only by cattle-paths.
cattle-paths
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From this reading The ground was rocky, uneven, overgrown with bushes and clumps of young saplings, and traversed only by cattle-paths.
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading The track, which I chanced to follow, led me to a crystal spring, with a border of grass, as freshly green as on May morning, and overshadowed by the limb of a great oak.
closestadverbUS /ˈkloʊsəst/
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
clumpsnounUS /klʌmps/
plural of “clump” — a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading The ground was rocky, uneven, overgrown with bushes and clumps of young saplings, and traversed only by cattle-paths.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading At fifteen, I became a resident in a country village, more than a hundred miles from home.
crystalnounUS /ˈkrɪstəl/
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading The track, which I chanced to follow, led me to a crystal spring, with a border of grass, as freshly green as on May morning, and overshadowed by the limb of a great oak.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading One solitary sunbeam found its way down, and played like a goldfish in the water.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading At fifteen, I became a resident in a country village, more than a hundred miles from home.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The track, which I chanced to follow, led me to a crystal spring, with a border of grass, as freshly green as on May morning, and overshadowed by the limb of a great oak.
formingverbUS /ˈfɔːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “form” — create (as an entity)
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
set up or found
From this reading One solitary sunbeam found its way down, and played like a goldfish in the water.
freshlyadverbUS /ˈfreʃli/
very recently
From this reading The track, which I chanced to follow, led me to a crystal spring, with a border of grass, as freshly green as on May morning, and overshadowed by the limb of a great oak.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At fifteen, I became a resident in a country village, more than a hundred miles from home.
goldfishnounUS /ˈɡoʊldfɪʃ/
small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes
From this reading One solitary sunbeam found its way down, and played like a goldfish in the water.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The track, which I chanced to follow, led me to a crystal spring, with a border of grass, as freshly green as on May morning, and overshadowed by the limb of a great oak.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The track, which I chanced to follow, led me to a crystal spring, with a border of grass, as freshly green as on May morning, and overshadowed by the limb of a great oak.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The track, which I chanced to follow, led me to a crystal spring, with a border of grass, as freshly green as on May morning, and overshadowed by the limb of a great oak.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The ground was rocky, uneven, overgrown with bushes and clumps of young saplings, and traversed only by cattle-paths.
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 morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading At fifteen, I became a resident in a country village, more than a hundred miles from home.
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From this reading At fifteen, I became a resident in a country village, more than a hundred miles from home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At fifteen, I became a resident in a country village, more than a hundred miles from home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At fifteen, I became a resident in a country village, more than a hundred miles from home.
intermixedverbUS /ˌɪntərˈmɪkst/
past form of “intermix” — combine into one
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading One solitary sunbeam found its way down, and played like a goldfish in the water.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The track, which I chanced to follow, led me to a crystal spring, with a border of grass, as freshly green as on May morning, and overshadowed by the limb of a great oak.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading One solitary sunbeam found its way down, and played like a goldfish in the water.
limbnounUS /lɪm/
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading The track, which I chanced to follow, led me to a crystal spring, with a border of grass, as freshly green as on May morning, and overshadowed by the limb of a great oak.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The track, which I chanced to follow, led me to a crystal spring, with a border of grass, as freshly green as on May morning, and overshadowed by the limb of a great oak.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The track, which I chanced to follow, led me to a crystal spring, with a border of grass, as freshly green as on May morning, and overshadowed by the limb of a great oak.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading At fifteen, I became a resident in a country village, more than a hundred miles from home.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading At fifteen, I became a resident in a country village, more than a hundred miles from home.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
oaknounUS /oʊk/
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading The track, which I chanced to follow, led me to a crystal spring, with a border of grass, as freshly green as on May morning, and overshadowed by the limb of a great oak.
oaksnounUS /oʊks/
plural of “oak” — the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The track, which I chanced to follow, led me to a crystal spring, with a border of grass, as freshly green as on May morning, and overshadowed by the limb of a great oak.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One solitary sunbeam found its way down, and played like a goldfish in the water.
and nothing more
From this reading The ground was rocky, uneven, overgrown with bushes and clumps of young saplings, and traversed only by cattle-paths.
overgrownadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊn/
covered with growing plants
From this reading The ground was rocky, uneven, overgrown with bushes and clumps of young saplings, and traversed only by cattle-paths.
overshadowedverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊd/
past form of “overshadow” — be greater in significance than
From this reading The track, which I chanced to follow, led me to a crystal spring, with a border of grass, as freshly green as on May morning, and overshadowed by the limb of a great oak.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading One solitary sunbeam found its way down, and played like a goldfish in the water.
rambledverbUS /ˈræmbəld/
past form of “ramble” — continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
residentadjectiveUS /ˈrezɪdənt/
living in a particular place
From this reading At fifteen, I became a resident in a country village, more than a hundred miles from home.
rockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading The ground was rocky, uneven, overgrown with bushes and clumps of young saplings, and traversed only by cattle-paths.
saplingsnounUS /ˈsæplɪŋz/
plural of “sapling” — young tree
From this reading The ground was rocky, uneven, overgrown with bushes and clumps of young saplings, and traversed only by cattle-paths.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading One solitary sunbeam found its way down, and played like a goldfish in the water.
the season of growth
From this reading The track, which I chanced to follow, led me to a crystal spring, with a border of grass, as freshly green as on May morning, and overshadowed by the limb of a great oak.
sunbeamnounUS /ˈsʌnbiːm/
a ray of sunlight
From this reading One solitary sunbeam found its way down, and played like a goldfish in the water.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At fifteen, I became a resident in a country village, more than a hundred miles from home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The track, which I chanced to follow, led me to a crystal spring, with a border of grass, as freshly green as on May morning, and overshadowed by the limb of a great oak.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading The track, which I chanced to follow, led me to a crystal spring, with a border of grass, as freshly green as on May morning, and overshadowed by the limb of a great oak.
traversedverbUS /ˈtrævərst/
past form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over
From this reading The ground was rocky, uneven, overgrown with bushes and clumps of young saplings, and traversed only by cattle-paths.
unevenadjectiveUS /əˈniːvən/
not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture
From this reading The ground was rocky, uneven, overgrown with bushes and clumps of young saplings, and traversed only by cattle-paths.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading At fifteen, I became a resident in a country village, more than a hundred miles from home.
walnut-trees
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ground was rocky, uneven, overgrown with bushes and clumps of young saplings, and traversed only by cattle-paths.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading One solitary sunbeam found its way down, and played like a goldfish in the water.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading One solitary sunbeam found its way down, and played like a goldfish in the water.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The track, which I chanced to follow, led me to a crystal spring, with a border of grass, as freshly green as on May morning, and overshadowed by the limb of a great oak.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading The morning after my arrival--a September morning, but warm and bright as any in July--I rambled into a wood of oaks, with a few walnut-trees intermixed, forming the closest shade above my head.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The ground was rocky, uneven, overgrown with bushes and clumps of young saplings, and traversed only by cattle-paths.
