used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was wonderful what a friendly thing that ice-slope became.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I can remember now the joy of an August day when the sun looked over the rim of the Barne Glacier, and my shadow lay clear-cut upon the snow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
AntarcticnounUS /ænˈtɑːrktɪk/
the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters
From this reading The flowers were of snow, the rivers of ice, and if Stevenson had been to the Antarctic he would have made them so.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading I can remember now the joy of an August day when the sun looked over the rim of the Barne Glacier, and my shadow lay clear-cut upon the snow.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
Barne
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From this reading I can remember now the joy of an August day when the sun looked over the rim of the Barne Glacier, and my shadow lay clear-cut upon the snow.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It was wonderful what a friendly thing that ice-slope became.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The flowers were of snow, the rivers of ice, and if Stevenson had been to the Antarctic he would have made them so.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can remember now the joy of an August day when the sun looked over the rim of the Barne Glacier, and my shadow lay clear-cut upon the snow.
clear-cutadjectiveUS /ˈklɪrkʌt/
clearly or sharply defined to the mind
From this reading I can remember now the joy of an August day when the sun looked over the rim of the Barne Glacier, and my shadow lay clear-cut upon the snow.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading God sent His daylight to scatter the nightmares of the darkness.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I can remember now the joy of an August day when the sun looked over the rim of the Barne Glacier, and my shadow lay clear-cut upon the snow.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading God sent His daylight to scatter the nightmares of the darkness.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading It was wonderful what a friendly thing that ice-slope became.
GlaciernounUS /ˈɡleɪʃər/
a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading I can remember now the joy of an August day when the sun looked over the rim of the Barne Glacier, and my shadow lay clear-cut upon the snow.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God sent His daylight to scatter the nightmares of the darkness.
grassesnounUS /ˈɡræsəz/
plural of “grass” — narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The flowers were of snow, the rivers of ice, and if Stevenson had been to the Antarctic he would have made them so.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The flowers were of snow, the rivers of ice, and if Stevenson had been to the Antarctic he would have made them so.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The flowers were of snow, the rivers of ice, and if Stevenson had been to the Antarctic he would have made them so.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading God sent His daylight to scatter the nightmares of the darkness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can remember now the joy of an August day when the sun looked over the rim of the Barne Glacier, and my shadow lay clear-cut upon the snow.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading The flowers were of snow, the rivers of ice, and if Stevenson had been to the Antarctic he would have made them so.
ice-slope
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From this reading It was wonderful what a friendly thing that ice-slope became.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The flowers were of snow, the rivers of ice, and if Stevenson had been to the Antarctic he would have made them so.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was wonderful what a friendly thing that ice-slope became.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading I can remember now the joy of an August day when the sun looked over the rim of the Barne Glacier, and my shadow lay clear-cut upon the snow.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I can remember now the joy of an August day when the sun looked over the rim of the Barne Glacier, and my shadow lay clear-cut upon the snow.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
Lo
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From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I can remember now the joy of an August day when the sun looked over the rim of the Barne Glacier, and my shadow lay clear-cut upon the snow.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The flowers were of snow, the rivers of ice, and if Stevenson had been to the Antarctic he would have made them so.
mightieradjectiveUS /ˈmaɪtiər/
comparative of “mighty” — having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I can remember now the joy of an August day when the sun looked over the rim of the Barne Glacier, and my shadow lay clear-cut upon the snow.
nightmaresnounUS /ˈnaɪtmerz/
plural of “nightmare” — a situation resembling a terrifying dream
From this reading God sent His daylight to scatter the nightmares of the darkness.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I can remember now the joy of an August day when the sun looked over the rim of the Barne Glacier, and my shadow lay clear-cut upon the snow.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
and nothing more
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I can remember now the joy of an August day when the sun looked over the rim of the Barne Glacier, and my shadow lay clear-cut upon the snow.
passesnounUS /ˈpæsəz/
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
QuietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I can remember now the joy of an August day when the sun looked over the rim of the Barne Glacier, and my shadow lay clear-cut upon the snow.
renderverbUS /ˈrendər/
cause to become
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
rimnounUS /rɪm/
the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
From this reading I can remember now the joy of an August day when the sun looked over the rim of the Barne Glacier, and my shadow lay clear-cut upon the snow.
riversnounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
scatterverbUS /ˈskætər/
to cause to separate and go in different directions
From this reading God sent His daylight to scatter the nightmares of the darkness.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading God sent His daylight to scatter the nightmares of the darkness.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading I can remember now the joy of an August day when the sun looked over the rim of the Barne Glacier, and my shadow lay clear-cut upon the snow.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The flowers were of snow, the rivers of ice, and if Stevenson had been to the Antarctic he would have made them so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The flowers were of snow, the rivers of ice, and if Stevenson had been to the Antarctic he would have made them so.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
the season of growth
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
StevensonnounUS /ˈstiːvənsən/
Scottish author (1850-1894)
From this reading The flowers were of snow, the rivers of ice, and if Stevenson had been to the Antarctic he would have made them so.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading I can remember now the joy of an August day when the sun looked over the rim of the Barne Glacier, and my shadow lay clear-cut upon the snow.
carry out
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was wonderful what a friendly thing that ice-slope became.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The flowers were of snow, the rivers of ice, and if Stevenson had been to the Antarctic he would have made them so.
in or at that place or location
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
a special situation
From this reading It was wonderful what a friendly thing that ice-slope became.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
trancenounUS /træns/
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I can remember now the joy of an August day when the sun looked over the rim of the Barne Glacier, and my shadow lay clear-cut upon the snow.
wanderverbUS /ˈwɑːndər/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was wonderful what a friendly thing that ice-slope became.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The flowers were of snow, the rivers of ice, and if Stevenson had been to the Antarctic he would have made them so.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was wonderful what a friendly thing that ice-slope became.
at the time that
From this reading I can remember now the joy of an August day when the sun looked over the rim of the Barne Glacier, and my shadow lay clear-cut upon the snow.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ANOTHER SPRING O to dream, O to awake and wander There, and with delight to take and render, Through the trance of silence, Quiet breath; Lo! for there among the flowers and grasses, Only the mightier movement sounds and passes; Only winds and rivers, Life and death.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading It was wonderful what a friendly thing that ice-slope became.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The flowers were of snow, the rivers of ice, and if Stevenson had been to the Antarctic he would have made them so.
