used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It meant giving birth not merely to a summer's grain, but to many years' growths.
(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 meant the awakening hum of insects, the song of the thrush, the play of grouse and all kinds of life on the desolate mountain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not only slender blades would come from that sowing, but mighty trees with tall trunks and sturdy branches.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They could have left a bare, treeless height as a heritage.
awakeningnounUS /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/
the act of waking
From this reading It meant the awakening hum of insects, the song of the thrush, the play of grouse and all kinds of life on the desolate mountain.
completely unclothed
From this reading They could have left a bare, treeless height as a heritage.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading It meant giving birth not merely to a summer's grain, but to many years' growths.
bladesnounUS /bleɪdz/
plural of “blade” — especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading Not only slender blades would come from that sowing, but mighty trees with tall trunks and sturdy branches.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Not only slender blades would come from that sowing, but mighty trees with tall trunks and sturdy branches.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not only slender blades would come from that sowing, but mighty trees with tall trunks and sturdy branches.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Not only slender blades would come from that sowing, but mighty trees with tall trunks and sturdy branches.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Moreover, it was like raising a memorial for coming generations.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could have left a bare, treeless height as a heritage.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading It meant the awakening hum of insects, the song of the thrush, the play of grouse and all kinds of life on the desolate mountain.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Moreover, it was like raising a memorial for coming generations.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not only slender blades would come from that sowing, but mighty trees with tall trunks and sturdy branches.
generationsnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading Moreover, it was like raising a memorial for coming generations.
the act of giving
From this reading It meant giving birth not merely to a summer's grain, but to many years' growths.
grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading It meant giving birth not merely to a summer's grain, but to many years' growths.
grousenounUS /ɡraʊs/
flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
From this reading It meant the awakening hum of insects, the song of the thrush, the play of grouse and all kinds of life on the desolate mountain.
growthsnounUS /ɡroʊθs/
plural of “growth” — (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading It meant giving birth not merely to a summer's grain, but to many years' growths.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They could have left a bare, treeless height as a heritage.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading They could have left a bare, treeless height as a heritage.
heritagenounUS /ˈherətədʒ/
practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
From this reading They could have left a bare, treeless height as a heritage.
humverbUS /hʌm/
sing with closed lips
From this reading It meant the awakening hum of insects, the song of the thrush, the play of grouse and all kinds of life on the desolate mountain.
insectsnounUS /ˈɪnsekts/
plural of “insect” — small air-breathing arthropod
From this reading It meant the awakening hum of insects, the song of the thrush, the play of grouse and all kinds of life on the desolate mountain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It meant giving birth not merely to a summer's grain, but to many years' growths.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It meant the awakening hum of insects, the song of the thrush, the play of grouse and all kinds of life on the desolate mountain.
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 They could have left a bare, treeless height as a heritage.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It meant the awakening hum of insects, the song of the thrush, the play of grouse and all kinds of life on the desolate mountain.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Moreover, it was like raising a memorial for coming generations.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It meant giving birth not merely to a summer's grain, but to many years' growths.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading It meant giving birth not merely to a summer's grain, but to many years' growths.
memorialnounUS /məˈmɔːriəl/
a recognition of meritorious service
From this reading Moreover, it was like raising a memorial for coming generations.
and nothing more
From this reading It meant giving birth not merely to a summer's grain, but to many years' growths.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading Not only slender blades would come from that sowing, but mighty trees with tall trunks and sturdy branches.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, it was like raising a memorial for coming generations.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading It meant the awakening hum of insects, the song of the thrush, the play of grouse and all kinds of life on the desolate mountain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not only slender blades would come from that sowing, but mighty trees with tall trunks and sturdy branches.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It meant the awakening hum of insects, the song of the thrush, the play of grouse and all kinds of life on the desolate mountain.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It meant the awakening hum of insects, the song of the thrush, the play of grouse and all kinds of life on the desolate mountain.
and nothing more
From this reading Not only slender blades would come from that sowing, but mighty trees with tall trunks and sturdy branches.
participate in games or sport
From this reading It meant the awakening hum of insects, the song of the thrush, the play of grouse and all kinds of life on the desolate mountain.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading Moreover, it was like raising a memorial for coming generations.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Not only slender blades would come from that sowing, but mighty trees with tall trunks and sturdy branches.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading It meant the awakening hum of insects, the song of the thrush, the play of grouse and all kinds of life on the desolate mountain.
sowingverbUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “sow” — place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
From this reading Not only slender blades would come from that sowing, but mighty trees with tall trunks and sturdy branches.
sturdyadjectiveUS /ˈstɜːrdi/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading Not only slender blades would come from that sowing, but mighty trees with tall trunks and sturdy branches.
summer'snounUS /ˈsʌmərz/
possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It meant giving birth not merely to a summer's grain, but to many years' growths.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Not only slender blades would come from that sowing, but mighty trees with tall trunks and sturdy branches.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not only slender blades would come from that sowing, but mighty trees with tall trunks and sturdy branches.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It meant the awakening hum of insects, the song of the thrush, the play of grouse and all kinds of life on the desolate mountain.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could have left a bare, treeless height as a heritage.
thrushnounUS /θrʌʃ/
candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults
From this reading It meant the awakening hum of insects, the song of the thrush, the play of grouse and all kinds of life on the desolate mountain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It meant giving birth not merely to a summer's grain, but to many years' growths.
treelessadjectiveUS /ˈtriːləs/
not wooded
From this reading They could have left a bare, treeless height as a heritage.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Not only slender blades would come from that sowing, but mighty trees with tall trunks and sturdy branches.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading Not only slender blades would come from that sowing, but mighty trees with tall trunks and sturdy branches.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Moreover, it was like raising a memorial for coming generations.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not only slender blades would come from that sowing, but mighty trees with tall trunks and sturdy branches.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Not only slender blades would come from that sowing, but mighty trees with tall trunks and sturdy branches.
a late time of life
From this reading It meant giving birth not merely to a summer's grain, but to many years' growths.
