used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
anew
From this reading Crash, stump, stump, it went again, and peering through the trees I saw a black bear coming towards us, glossy and shaggy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I called Vachel, but at that the bear stopped short, raised his intent, listening ears and then made away from us in another direction.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I called Vachel, but at that the bear stopped short, raised his intent, listening ears and then made away from us in another direction.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I called Vachel, but at that the bear stopped short, raised his intent, listening ears and then made away from us in another direction.
Balchis
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
BaringnounUS /ˈberɪŋ/
the removal of covering
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
have
From this reading Crash, stump, stump, it went again, and peering through the trees I saw a black bear coming towards us, glossy and shaggy.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Crash, stump, stump, it went again, and peering through the trees I saw a black bear coming towards us, glossy and shaggy.
blanketnounUS /ˈblæŋkət/
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I called Vachel, but at that the bear stopped short, raised his intent, listening ears and then made away from us in another direction.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Crash, stump, stump, it went again, and peering through the trees I saw a black bear coming towards us, glossy and shaggy.
crashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading I called Vachel, but at that the bear stopped short, raised his intent, listening ears and then made away from us in another direction.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading I called Vachel, but at that the bear stopped short, raised his intent, listening ears and then made away from us in another direction.
fernsnounUS /fɜːrnz/
plural of “fern” — any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
flownounUS /floʊ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I called Vachel, but at that the bear stopped short, raised his intent, listening ears and then made away from us in another direction.
glossyadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɔːsi/
based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
From this reading Crash, stump, stump, it went again, and peering through the trees I saw a black bear coming towards us, glossy and shaggy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I called Vachel, but at that the bear stopped short, raised his intent, listening ears and then made away from us in another direction.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
intentnounUS /ˌɪnˈtent/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading I called Vachel, but at that the bear stopped short, raised his intent, listening ears and then made away from us in another direction.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is it a man?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading I called Vachel, but at that the bear stopped short, raised his intent, listening ears and then made away from us in another direction.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I called Vachel, but at that the bear stopped short, raised his intent, listening ears and then made away from us in another direction.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Is it a man?”
meditatingverbUS /ˈmedəteɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “meditate” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
peeringverbUS /ˈpiːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading Crash, stump, stump, it went again, and peering through the trees I saw a black bear coming towards us, glossy and shaggy.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading I called Vachel, but at that the bear stopped short, raised his intent, listening ears and then made away from us in another direction.
cut with a saw
From this reading Crash, stump, stump, it went again, and peering through the trees I saw a black bear coming towards us, glossy and shaggy.
shaggyadjectiveUS /ˈʃæɡi/
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading Crash, stump, stump, it went again, and peering through the trees I saw a black bear coming towards us, glossy and shaggy.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading I called Vachel, but at that the bear stopped short, raised his intent, listening ears and then made away from us in another direction.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading I called Vachel, but at that the bear stopped short, raised his intent, listening ears and then made away from us in another direction.
stumpnounUS /stʌmp/
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I called Vachel, but at that the bear stopped short, raised his intent, listening ears and then made away from us in another direction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I called Vachel, but at that the bear stopped short, raised his intent, listening ears and then made away from us in another direction.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Crash, stump, stump, it went again, and peering through the trees I saw a black bear coming towards us, glossy and shaggy.
in the direction of
From this reading Crash, stump, stump, it went again, and peering through the trees I saw a black bear coming towards us, glossy and shaggy.
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 Crash, stump, stump, it went again, and peering through the trees I saw a black bear coming towards us, glossy and shaggy.
undergrowthnounUS /ˈʌndərɡroʊθ/
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
unwontedadjective
unaccustomed or unusual
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Crash, stump, stump, it went again, and peering through the trees I saw a black bear coming towards us, glossy and shaggy.
Vachel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
waterfallnounUS /ˈwɔːtərfɔːl/
a steep descent of the water of a river
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Crash, stump, stump, it went again, and peering through the trees I saw a black bear coming towards us, glossy and shaggy.
at the time that
From this reading It was a beautiful morning and Vachel had been sitting in Baring Creek, letting Balchis, as he called the waterfall, flow over him, and he was now lying in a blanket on the ferns and meditating when I heard an unwonted stump, stump, crash, in the undergrowth.
