used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading ONE GLORIOUS HOUR “So lay that afternoon to sleep Among your dearest pansy-knots, The hushed herbarium where you keep Your heart’s forget-me-nots.”
anew
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
(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 Perhaps half-a-dozen people traversed it in a day, for all patients, visitors, and tradespeople used the straighter road that led to the side of the house.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A fence ran along either side of the wide, green road, guarding property which was wild bush at present, but might some day have a value.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading ONE GLORIOUS HOUR “So lay that afternoon to sleep Among your dearest pansy-knots, The hushed herbarium where you keep Your heart’s forget-me-nots.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A fence ran along either side of the wide, green road, guarding property which was wild bush at present, but might some day have a value.
barriersnounUS /ˈbæriərz/
plural of “barrier” — a structure or object that impedes free movement
From this reading And bracken and wild grass crept from beneath the two rail barriers and boldly made a springing place of the road itself.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading And bracken and wild grass crept from beneath the two rail barriers and boldly made a springing place of the road itself.
boldlyadverbUS /ˈboʊldli/
with boldness, in a bold manner
From this reading And bracken and wild grass crept from beneath the two rail barriers and boldly made a springing place of the road itself.
brackennounUS /ˈbrækən/
fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
From this reading And bracken and wild grass crept from beneath the two rail barriers and boldly made a springing place of the road itself.
branchedadjectiveUS /bræntʃt/
resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading A fence ran along either side of the wide, green road, guarding property which was wild bush at present, but might some day have a value.
bush-track
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From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A fence ran along either side of the wide, green road, guarding property which was wild bush at present, but might some day have a value.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading And bracken and wild grass crept from beneath the two rail barriers and boldly made a springing place of the road itself.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Perhaps half-a-dozen people traversed it in a day, for all patients, visitors, and tradespeople used the straighter road that led to the side of the house.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading ONE GLORIOUS HOUR “So lay that afternoon to sleep Among your dearest pansy-knots, The hushed herbarium where you keep Your heart’s forget-me-nots.”
doctor'snounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
DownhilladjectiveUS /ˈdaʊnˈhɪl/
sloping down rather steeply
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
one or the other of two
From this reading A fence ran along either side of the wide, green road, guarding property which was wild bush at present, but might some day have a value.
feebleadjectiveUS /ˈfiːbəl/
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
enclose with a fence
From this reading A fence ran along either side of the wide, green road, guarding property which was wild bush at present, but might some day have a value.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
forget-me-nots
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE GLORIOUS HOUR “So lay that afternoon to sleep Among your dearest pansy-knots, The hushed herbarium where you keep Your heart’s forget-me-nots.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading ONE GLORIOUS HOUR “So lay that afternoon to sleep Among your dearest pansy-knots, The hushed herbarium where you keep Your heart’s forget-me-nots.”
shoot down, of birds
From this reading And bracken and wild grass crept from beneath the two rail barriers and boldly made a springing place of the road itself.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
guardingverbUS /ˈɡɑːrdɪŋ/
-ing form of “guard” — to keep watch over
From this reading A fence ran along either side of the wide, green road, guarding property which was wild bush at present, but might some day have a value.
half-a-dozen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps half-a-dozen people traversed it in a day, for all patients, visitors, and tradespeople used the straighter road that led to the side of the house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A fence ran along either side of the wide, green road, guarding property which was wild bush at present, but might some day have a value.
heart'snounUS /hɑːrts/
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading ONE GLORIOUS HOUR “So lay that afternoon to sleep Among your dearest pansy-knots, The hushed herbarium where you keep Your heart’s forget-me-nots.”
herbariumnounUS /hərˈberiːəm/
a collection of dried plants that are mounted and systematically classified for study
From this reading ONE GLORIOUS HOUR “So lay that afternoon to sleep Among your dearest pansy-knots, The hushed herbarium where you keep Your heart’s forget-me-nots.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading ONE GLORIOUS HOUR “So lay that afternoon to sleep Among your dearest pansy-knots, The hushed herbarium where you keep Your heart’s forget-me-nots.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
hushedadjectiveUS /hʌʃt/
in a softened tone
From this reading ONE GLORIOUS HOUR “So lay that afternoon to sleep Among your dearest pansy-knots, The hushed herbarium where you keep Your heart’s forget-me-nots.”
of great significance or value
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps half-a-dozen people traversed it in a day, for all patients, visitors, and tradespeople used the straighter road that led to the side of the house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps half-a-dozen people traversed it in a day, for all patients, visitors, and tradespeople used the straighter road that led to the side of the house.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading ONE GLORIOUS HOUR “So lay that afternoon to sleep Among your dearest pansy-knots, The hushed herbarium where you keep Your heart’s forget-me-nots.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ONE GLORIOUS HOUR “So lay that afternoon to sleep Among your dearest pansy-knots, The hushed herbarium where you keep Your heart’s forget-me-nots.”
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 Perhaps half-a-dozen people traversed it in a day, for all patients, visitors, and tradespeople used the straighter road that led to the side of the house.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And bracken and wild grass crept from beneath the two rail barriers and boldly made a springing place of the road itself.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A fence ran along either side of the wide, green road, guarding property which was wild bush at present, but might some day have a value.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
narrowedadjectiveUS /ˈneroʊd/
reduced in size as by squeezing together
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
on one occasion
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE GLORIOUS HOUR “So lay that afternoon to sleep Among your dearest pansy-knots, The hushed herbarium where you keep Your heart’s forget-me-nots.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
pansy-knots
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE GLORIOUS HOUR “So lay that afternoon to sleep Among your dearest pansy-knots, The hushed herbarium where you keep Your heart’s forget-me-nots.”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
patientsnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənts/
plural of “patient” — a person who requires medical care
From this reading Perhaps half-a-dozen people traversed it in a day, for all patients, visitors, and tradespeople used the straighter road that led to the side of the house.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Perhaps half-a-dozen people traversed it in a day, for all patients, visitors, and tradespeople used the straighter road that led to the side of the house.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps half-a-dozen people traversed it in a day, for all patients, visitors, and tradespeople used the straighter road that led to the side of the house.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading And bracken and wild grass crept from beneath the two rail barriers and boldly made a springing place of the road itself.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading A fence ran along either side of the wide, green road, guarding property which was wild bush at present, but might some day have a value.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading A fence ran along either side of the wide, green road, guarding property which was wild bush at present, but might some day have a value.
railnounUS /reɪl/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading And bracken and wild grass crept from beneath the two rail barriers and boldly made a springing place of the road itself.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Perhaps half-a-dozen people traversed it in a day, for all patients, visitors, and tradespeople used the straighter road that led to the side of the house.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading ONE GLORIOUS HOUR “So lay that afternoon to sleep Among your dearest pansy-knots, The hushed herbarium where you keep Your heart’s forget-me-nots.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ONE GLORIOUS HOUR “So lay that afternoon to sleep Among your dearest pansy-knots, The hushed herbarium where you keep Your heart’s forget-me-nots.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A fence ran along either side of the wide, green road, guarding property which was wild bush at present, but might some day have a value.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
springingverbUS /ˈsprɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
steeplyadverbUS /ˈstiːpli/
in a steep manner
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
straighteradjectiveUS /ˈstreɪtər/
comparative of “straight” — successive (without a break)
From this reading Perhaps half-a-dozen people traversed it in a day, for all patients, visitors, and tradespeople used the straighter road that led to the side of the house.
suburbnounUS /ˈsʌbərb/
a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ONE GLORIOUS HOUR “So lay that afternoon to sleep Among your dearest pansy-knots, The hushed herbarium where you keep Your heart’s forget-me-nots.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONE GLORIOUS HOUR “So lay that afternoon to sleep Among your dearest pansy-knots, The hushed herbarium where you keep Your heart’s forget-me-nots.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ONE GLORIOUS HOUR “So lay that afternoon to sleep Among your dearest pansy-knots, The hushed herbarium where you keep Your heart’s forget-me-nots.”
tradespeoplenoun
people engaged in trade
From this reading Perhaps half-a-dozen people traversed it in a day, for all patients, visitors, and tradespeople used the straighter road that led to the side of the house.
traversedverbUS /ˈtrævərst/
past form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over
From this reading Perhaps half-a-dozen people traversed it in a day, for all patients, visitors, and tradespeople used the straighter road that led to the side of the house.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading And bracken and wild grass crept from beneath the two rail barriers and boldly made a springing place of the road itself.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Downhill for a space, then over a feeble creek, and springing steeply up again ran the green road that branched off from the red and more important one of the lonely suburb, and once past the doctor’s house narrowed into a bush-track that lost itself over the hill.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Perhaps half-a-dozen people traversed it in a day, for all patients, visitors, and tradespeople used the straighter road that led to the side of the house.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading A fence ran along either side of the wide, green road, guarding property which was wild bush at present, but might some day have a value.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading Perhaps half-a-dozen people traversed it in a day, for all patients, visitors, and tradespeople used the straighter road that led to the side of the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A fence ran along either side of the wide, green road, guarding property which was wild bush at present, but might some day have a value.
in or at the place that
From this reading ONE GLORIOUS HOUR “So lay that afternoon to sleep Among your dearest pansy-knots, The hushed herbarium where you keep Your heart’s forget-me-nots.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A fence ran along either side of the wide, green road, guarding property which was wild bush at present, but might some day have a value.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading A fence ran along either side of the wide, green road, guarding property which was wild bush at present, but might some day have a value.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading A fence ran along either side of the wide, green road, guarding property which was wild bush at present, but might some day have a value.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ONE GLORIOUS HOUR “So lay that afternoon to sleep Among your dearest pansy-knots, The hushed herbarium where you keep Your heart’s forget-me-nots.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ONE GLORIOUS HOUR “So lay that afternoon to sleep Among your dearest pansy-knots, The hushed herbarium where you keep Your heart’s forget-me-nots.”
