used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And now they turned their backs on the fast darkening forest and took a steep lane for the village below.
(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 To revisit every remembered nook had been impossible, but they had seen and lingered in all them that had most delighted Bessy in old times—all but Wormleyton Pits.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Johnny had turned that way once, thoughtlessly; but “No,” Bessy said—almost whispered—with her hand on his arm, “not that way, Johnny!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shadows grew long, and thickets dark.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Johnny had turned that way once, thoughtlessly; but “No,” Bessy said—almost whispered—with her hand on his arm, “not that way, Johnny!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
backsnounUS /bæks/
plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading And now they turned their backs on the fast darkening forest and took a steep lane for the village below.
barredadjectiveUS /bɑːrd/
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To revisit every remembered nook had been impossible, but they had seen and lingered in all them that had most delighted Bessy in old times—all but Wormleyton Pits.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading And now they turned their backs on the fast darkening forest and took a steep lane for the village below.
Bessy
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From this reading To revisit every remembered nook had been impossible, but they had seen and lingered in all them that had most delighted Bessy in old times—all but Wormleyton Pits.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
blinkverbUS /blɪŋk/
briefly shut the eyes
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To revisit every remembered nook had been impossible, but they had seen and lingered in all them that had most delighted Bessy in old times—all but Wormleyton Pits.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Shadows grew long, and thickets dark.
darkeningadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkənɪŋ/
becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over
From this reading And now they turned their backs on the fast darkening forest and took a steep lane for the village below.
greatly pleased
From this reading To revisit every remembered nook had been impossible, but they had seen and lingered in all them that had most delighted Bessy in old times—all but Wormleyton Pits.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading To revisit every remembered nook had been impossible, but they had seen and lingered in all them that had most delighted Bessy in old times—all but Wormleyton Pits.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading And now they turned their backs on the fast darkening forest and took a steep lane for the village below.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And now they turned their backs on the fast darkening forest and took a steep lane for the village below.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading And now they turned their backs on the fast darkening forest and took a steep lane for the village below.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
goodbyenounUS /ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Shadows grew long, and thickets dark.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To revisit every remembered nook had been impossible, but they had seen and lingered in all them that had most delighted Bessy in old times—all but Wormleyton Pits.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Johnny had turned that way once, thoughtlessly; but “No,” Bessy said—almost whispered—with her hand on his arm, “not that way, Johnny!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Johnny had turned that way once, thoughtlessly; but “No,” Bessy said—almost whispered—with her hand on his arm, “not that way, Johnny!”
hill-top
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From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Johnny had turned that way once, thoughtlessly; but “No,” Bessy said—almost whispered—with her hand on his arm, “not that way, Johnny!”
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading To revisit every remembered nook had been impossible, but they had seen and lingered in all them that had most delighted Bessy in old times—all but Wormleyton Pits.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To revisit every remembered nook had been impossible, but they had seen and lingered in all them that had most delighted Bessy in old times—all but Wormleyton Pits.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Johnny had turned that way once, thoughtlessly; but “No,” Bessy said—almost whispered—with her hand on his arm, “not that way, Johnny!”
a narrow way or road
From this reading And now they turned their backs on the fast darkening forest and took a steep lane for the village below.
immediately past
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
lingeredverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡərd/
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading To revisit every remembered nook had been impossible, but they had seen and lingered in all them that had most delighted Bessy in old times—all but Wormleyton Pits.
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 Shadows grew long, and thickets dark.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
used to form the superlative
From this reading To revisit every remembered nook had been impossible, but they had seen and lingered in all them that had most delighted Bessy in old times—all but Wormleyton Pits.
not any; not one
From this reading Johnny had turned that way once, thoughtlessly; but “No,” Bessy said—almost whispered—with her hand on his arm, “not that way, Johnny!”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
nooknounUS /nʊk/
a sheltered and secluded place
From this reading To revisit every remembered nook had been impossible, but they had seen and lingered in all them that had most delighted Bessy in old times—all but Wormleyton Pits.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Johnny had turned that way once, thoughtlessly; but “No,” Bessy said—almost whispered—with her hand on his arm, “not that way, Johnny!”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now they turned their backs on the fast darkening forest and took a steep lane for the village below.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading To revisit every remembered nook had been impossible, but they had seen and lingered in all them that had most delighted Bessy in old times—all but Wormleyton Pits.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Johnny had turned that way once, thoughtlessly; but “No,” Bessy said—almost whispered—with her hand on his arm, “not that way, Johnny!”
on one occasion
From this reading Johnny had turned that way once, thoughtlessly; but “No,” Bessy said—almost whispered—with her hand on his arm, “not that way, Johnny!”
PitsnounUS /pɪts/
plural of “pit” — a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
From this reading To revisit every remembered nook had been impossible, but they had seen and lingered in all them that had most delighted Bessy in old times—all but Wormleyton Pits.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading To revisit every remembered nook had been impossible, but they had seen and lingered in all them that had most delighted Bessy in old times—all but Wormleyton Pits.
revisitverbUS /riˈvɪzɪt/
visit again
From this reading To revisit every remembered nook had been impossible, but they had seen and lingered in all them that had most delighted Bessy in old times—all but Wormleyton Pits.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Johnny had turned that way once, thoughtlessly; but “No,” Bessy said—almost whispered—with her hand on his arm, “not that way, Johnny!”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading To revisit every remembered nook had been impossible, but they had seen and lingered in all them that had most delighted Bessy in old times—all but Wormleyton Pits.
sentinelsnounUS /ˈsentənəlz/
plural of “sentinel” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading Shadows grew long, and thickets dark.
smellsnounUS /smelz/
plural of “smell” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading And now they turned their backs on the fast darkening forest and took a steep lane for the village below.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To revisit every remembered nook had been impossible, but they had seen and lingered in all them that had most delighted Bessy in old times—all but Wormleyton Pits.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now they turned their backs on the fast darkening forest and took a steep lane for the village below.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And now they turned their backs on the fast darkening forest and took a steep lane for the village below.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To revisit every remembered nook had been impossible, but they had seen and lingered in all them that had most delighted Bessy in old times—all but Wormleyton Pits.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To revisit every remembered nook had been impossible, but they had seen and lingered in all them that had most delighted Bessy in old times—all but Wormleyton Pits.
thicketsnounUS /ˈθɪkəts/
plural of “thicket” — a dense growth of bushes
From this reading Shadows grew long, and thickets dark.
thoughtlesslyadverb
in a thoughtless manner
From this reading Johnny had turned that way once, thoughtlessly; but “No,” Bessy said—almost whispered—with her hand on his arm, “not that way, Johnny!”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading To revisit every remembered nook had been impossible, but they had seen and lingered in all them that had most delighted Bessy in old times—all but Wormleyton Pits.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To revisit every remembered nook had been impossible, but they had seen and lingered in all them that had most delighted Bessy in old times—all but Wormleyton Pits.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading And now they turned their backs on the fast darkening forest and took a steep lane for the village below.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
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 The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Johnny had turned that way once, thoughtlessly; but “No,” Bessy said—almost whispered—with her hand on his arm, “not that way, Johnny!”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading And now they turned their backs on the fast darkening forest and took a steep lane for the village below.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Johnny had turned that way once, thoughtlessly; but “No,” Bessy said—almost whispered—with her hand on his arm, “not that way, Johnny!”
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
at the time that
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Johnny had turned that way once, thoughtlessly; but “No,” Bessy said—almost whispered—with her hand on his arm, “not that way, Johnny!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Johnny had turned that way once, thoughtlessly; but “No,” Bessy said—almost whispered—with her hand on his arm, “not that way, Johnny!”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The sweet smells, that go up at the first blink of the evening star, met them on the breeze; and when they turned for their last look toward the woods, the trees on the hill-top, tall sentinels of the host beyond, barred the red west and nodded them and the sun goodbye.
Wormleyton
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From this reading To revisit every remembered nook had been impossible, but they had seen and lingered in all them that had most delighted Bessy in old times—all but Wormleyton Pits.
