used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Made in the U. S. of A.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already, here and there the buds of the willows reddened the river shores, while the southern slopes of sun-warmed ridges were softening with the pale green of the young leaves of birch and poplar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A thousand streams and rivers choked with snow water from bleak Ungava hills plunged and foamed and raced into the west, seeking the salt Hudson's Bay, the "Big Water" of the Crees.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading A thousand streams and rivers choked with snow water from bleak Ungava hills plunged and foamed and raced into the west, seeking the salt Hudson's Bay, the "Big Water" of the Crees.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A thousand streams and rivers choked with snow water from bleak Ungava hills plunged and foamed and raced into the west, seeking the salt Hudson's Bay, the "Big Water" of the Crees.
birchnounUS /bɜːrtʃ/
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
From this reading Already, here and there the buds of the willows reddened the river shores, while the southern slopes of sun-warmed ridges were softening with the pale green of the young leaves of birch and poplar.
bleakadjectiveUS /bliːk/
offering little or no hope
From this reading A thousand streams and rivers choked with snow water from bleak Ungava hills plunged and foamed and raced into the west, seeking the salt Hudson's Bay, the "Big Water" of the Crees.
budsnounUS /bʌdz/
plural of “bud” — a partially opened flower
From this reading Already, here and there the buds of the willows reddened the river shores, while the southern slopes of sun-warmed ridges were softening with the pale green of the young leaves of birch and poplar.
chokedadjectiveUS /tʃoʊkt/
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading A thousand streams and rivers choked with snow water from bleak Ungava hills plunged and foamed and raced into the west, seeking the salt Hudson's Bay, the "Big Water" of the Crees.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading The solitudes of the East Coast had shaken off the grip of the long snows.
CreesnounUS /kriːz/
plural of “cree” — a member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada
From this reading A thousand streams and rivers choked with snow water from bleak Ungava hills plunged and foamed and raced into the west, seeking the salt Hudson's Bay, the "Big Water" of the Crees.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading In the lakes the honeycombed ice was daily fading under the strengthening sun.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading The solitudes of the East Coast had shaken off the grip of the long snows.
fadingnounUS /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading In the lakes the honeycombed ice was daily fading under the strengthening sun.
foamed
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From this reading A thousand streams and rivers choked with snow water from bleak Ungava hills plunged and foamed and raced into the west, seeking the salt Hudson's Bay, the "Big Water" of the Crees.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A thousand streams and rivers choked with snow water from bleak Ungava hills plunged and foamed and raced into the west, seeking the salt Hudson's Bay, the "Big Water" of the Crees.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Already, here and there the buds of the willows reddened the river shores, while the southern slopes of sun-warmed ridges were softening with the pale green of the young leaves of birch and poplar.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading The solitudes of the East Coast had shaken off the grip of the long snows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The solitudes of the East Coast had shaken off the grip of the long snows.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Already, here and there the buds of the willows reddened the river shores, while the southern slopes of sun-warmed ridges were softening with the pale green of the young leaves of birch and poplar.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading A thousand streams and rivers choked with snow water from bleak Ungava hills plunged and foamed and raced into the west, seeking the salt Hudson's Bay, the "Big Water" of the Crees.
honeycombedadjective
pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
From this reading In the lakes the honeycombed ice was daily fading under the strengthening sun.
Hudson'snounUS /ˈhʌdsənz/
possessive form of “hudson” — a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading A thousand streams and rivers choked with snow water from bleak Ungava hills plunged and foamed and raced into the west, seeking the salt Hudson's Bay, the "Big Water" of the Crees.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading In the lakes the honeycombed ice was daily fading under the strengthening sun.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Made in the U. S. of A.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A thousand streams and rivers choked with snow water from bleak Ungava hills plunged and foamed and raced into the west, seeking the salt Hudson's Bay, the "Big Water" of the Crees.
lakesnounUS /leɪks/
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading In the lakes the honeycombed ice was daily fading under the strengthening sun.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Already, here and there the buds of the willows reddened the river shores, while the southern slopes of sun-warmed ridges were softening with the pale green of the young leaves of birch and poplar.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The solitudes of the East Coast had shaken off the grip of the long snows.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Made in the U. S. of A.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Made in the U. S. of A.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The solitudes of the East Coast had shaken off the grip of the long snows.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Already, here and there the buds of the willows reddened the river shores, while the southern slopes of sun-warmed ridges were softening with the pale green of the young leaves of birch and poplar.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading A thousand streams and rivers choked with snow water from bleak Ungava hills plunged and foamed and raced into the west, seeking the salt Hudson's Bay, the "Big Water" of the Crees.
poplarnounUS /ˈpɑːplər/
soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar
From this reading Already, here and there the buds of the willows reddened the river shores, while the southern slopes of sun-warmed ridges were softening with the pale green of the young leaves of birch and poplar.
racedverbUS /reɪst/
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading A thousand streams and rivers choked with snow water from bleak Ungava hills plunged and foamed and raced into the west, seeking the salt Hudson's Bay, the "Big Water" of the Crees.
reddenedadjective
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
From this reading Already, here and there the buds of the willows reddened the river shores, while the southern slopes of sun-warmed ridges were softening with the pale green of the young leaves of birch and poplar.
ridgesnounUS /ˈrɪdʒəz/
plural of “ridge” — a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading Already, here and there the buds of the willows reddened the river shores, while the southern slopes of sun-warmed ridges were softening with the pale green of the young leaves of birch and poplar.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Already, here and there the buds of the willows reddened the river shores, while the southern slopes of sun-warmed ridges were softening with the pale green of the young leaves of birch and poplar.
riversnounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading A thousand streams and rivers choked with snow water from bleak Ungava hills plunged and foamed and raced into the west, seeking the salt Hudson's Bay, the "Big Water" of the Crees.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Made in the U. S. of A.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading A thousand streams and rivers choked with snow water from bleak Ungava hills plunged and foamed and raced into the west, seeking the salt Hudson's Bay, the "Big Water" of the Crees.
the act of searching for something
From this reading A thousand streams and rivers choked with snow water from bleak Ungava hills plunged and foamed and raced into the west, seeking the salt Hudson's Bay, the "Big Water" of the Crees.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading The solitudes of the East Coast had shaken off the grip of the long snows.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Already, here and there the buds of the willows reddened the river shores, while the southern slopes of sun-warmed ridges were softening with the pale green of the young leaves of birch and poplar.
slopesnounUS /sloʊps/
plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation
From this reading Already, here and there the buds of the willows reddened the river shores, while the southern slopes of sun-warmed ridges were softening with the pale green of the young leaves of birch and poplar.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading A thousand streams and rivers choked with snow water from bleak Ungava hills plunged and foamed and raced into the west, seeking the salt Hudson's Bay, the "Big Water" of the Crees.
snowsnounUS /snoʊz/
plural of “snow” — precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The solitudes of the East Coast had shaken off the grip of the long snows.
softeningnounUS /ˈsɔːfənɪŋ/
the process of becoming softer
From this reading Already, here and there the buds of the willows reddened the river shores, while the southern slopes of sun-warmed ridges were softening with the pale green of the young leaves of birch and poplar.
solitudes
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From this reading The solitudes of the East Coast had shaken off the grip of the long snows.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Already, here and there the buds of the willows reddened the river shores, while the southern slopes of sun-warmed ridges were softening with the pale green of the young leaves of birch and poplar.
streamsnounUS /striːmz/
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading A thousand streams and rivers choked with snow water from bleak Ungava hills plunged and foamed and raced into the west, seeking the salt Hudson's Bay, the "Big Water" of the Crees.
strengtheningnounUS /ˈstreŋθənɪŋ/
becoming stronger
From this reading In the lakes the honeycombed ice was daily fading under the strengthening sun.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading In the lakes the honeycombed ice was daily fading under the strengthening sun.
sun-warmed
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From this reading Already, here and there the buds of the willows reddened the river shores, while the southern slopes of sun-warmed ridges were softening with the pale green of the young leaves of birch and poplar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Made in the U. S. of A.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Already, here and there the buds of the willows reddened the river shores, while the southern slopes of sun-warmed ridges were softening with the pale green of the young leaves of birch and poplar.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading A thousand streams and rivers choked with snow water from bleak Ungava hills plunged and foamed and raced into the west, seeking the salt Hudson's Bay, the "Big Water" of the Crees.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Made in the U. S. of A.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In the lakes the honeycombed ice was daily fading under the strengthening sun.
Ungava
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From this reading A thousand streams and rivers choked with snow water from bleak Ungava hills plunged and foamed and raced into the west, seeking the salt Hudson's Bay, the "Big Water" of the Crees.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the lakes the honeycombed ice was daily fading under the strengthening sun.
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 A thousand streams and rivers choked with snow water from bleak Ungava hills plunged and foamed and raced into the west, seeking the salt Hudson's Bay, the "Big Water" of the Crees.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Already, here and there the buds of the willows reddened the river shores, while the southern slopes of sun-warmed ridges were softening with the pale green of the young leaves of birch and poplar.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading A thousand streams and rivers choked with snow water from bleak Ungava hills plunged and foamed and raced into the west, seeking the salt Hudson's Bay, the "Big Water" of the Crees.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Already, here and there the buds of the willows reddened the river shores, while the southern slopes of sun-warmed ridges were softening with the pale green of the young leaves of birch and poplar.
willowsnounUS /ˈwɪloʊz/
plural of “willow” — any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading Already, here and there the buds of the willows reddened the river shores, while the southern slopes of sun-warmed ridges were softening with the pale green of the young leaves of birch and poplar.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A thousand streams and rivers choked with snow water from bleak Ungava hills plunged and foamed and raced into the west, seeking the salt Hudson's Bay, the "Big Water" of the Crees.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Already, here and there the buds of the willows reddened the river shores, while the southern slopes of sun-warmed ridges were softening with the pale green of the young leaves of birch and poplar.
