adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
Aiguillon
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From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
announcedadjectiveUS /əˈnaʊnst/
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
barrennessnoun
the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children
From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
bordersnounUS /ˈbɔːrdərz/
plural of “border” — a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
branchedadjectiveUS /bræntʃt/
resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
Cahors
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From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
centrenounUS /ˈsentər/
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
curvedadjectiveUS /kɜːrvd/
having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
denseadjectiveUS /dens/
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
describeverbUS /dɪˈskraɪb/
give a description of
From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
fartheradjectiveUS /ˈfɑːrðər/
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
FrancenounUS /fræns/
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
gladenounUS /ɡleɪd/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
grimadjectiveUS /ɡrɪm/
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
harriedadjectiveUS /ˈherid/
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
hideousadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdiəs/
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
lednounUS /led/
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 This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
lonelyadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnli/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
mainadjectiveUS /meɪn/
most important element
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
marshesnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃəz/
plural of “marsh” — low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
Nigel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
northnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
passingnounUS /ˈpæsɪŋ/
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
pathnounUS /pæθ/
a course of conduct
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
rollingadjectiveUS /ˈroʊlɪŋ/
uttered with a trill
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
smalleradjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːlər/
small or little relative to something else
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
splashedadjectiveUS /splæʃt/
(of a fluid) having been propelled about in flying drops or masses
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
streamnounUS /striːm/
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
swiftlyadverbUS /ˈswɪftli/
in a swift manner
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
swirlingverbUS /ˈswɜːrlɪŋ/
-ing form of “swirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
ThroughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
tracknounUS /træk/
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
tractnounUS /trækt/
an extended area of land
From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
traversedverbUS /ˈtrævərst/
past form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
vastadjectiveUS /væst/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If it were grim and desolate upon the English border, however, what can describe the hideous barrenness of this ten times harried tract of France?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
wideningnounUS /ˈwaɪdənɪŋ/
an increase in width
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Through this the horses splashed their way, and on the farther shore Sir Nigel announced to them that they were now within the borders of the land of France.
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading For some miles they still followed the same lonely track, which led them through a dense wood, and then widening out, curved down to an open rolling country, such as they had traversed between Aiguillon and Cahors.
woodsnounUS /wʊdz/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading This path led them amid marshes and woods, until it brought them out into a glade with a broad stream swirling swiftly down the centre of it.
woundnounUS /waʊnd/
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading After passing Cahors, the party branched away from the main road, and leaving the river to the north of them, followed a smaller track which wound over a vast and desolate plain.
