used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LIVING OFF THE WILDERNESS On every side stretched a sea of peaks.
(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 They had thrown crumbs to the grouse and quail that came hesitatingly to inspect their camp site, protected at this season by the game laws and so unaccustomed to human kind that they were all but tame.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading They had seen deer by the dozen feeding in the brush of the lower country,--graceful, big-eyed creatures who allowed them to approach to within a stone's throw before they went bounding to cover.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
move towards
From this reading They had seen deer by the dozen feeding in the brush of the lower country,--graceful, big-eyed creatures who allowed them to approach to within a stone's throw before they went bounding to cover.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had thrown crumbs to the grouse and quail that came hesitatingly to inspect their camp site, protected at this season by the game laws and so unaccustomed to human kind that they were all but tame.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They might have been in mid-ocean, stranded on a desert island, had they not been on a mountain-top instead.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They had seen deer by the dozen feeding in the brush of the lower country,--graceful, big-eyed creatures who allowed them to approach to within a stone's throw before they went bounding to cover.
next to; at the side of
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
big-eyed
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From this reading They had seen deer by the dozen feeding in the brush of the lower country,--graceful, big-eyed creatures who allowed them to approach to within a stone's throw before they went bounding to cover.
boundingverbUS /ˈbaʊndɪŋ/
-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading They had seen deer by the dozen feeding in the brush of the lower country,--graceful, big-eyed creatures who allowed them to approach to within a stone's throw before they went bounding to cover.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading They had seen deer by the dozen feeding in the brush of the lower country,--graceful, big-eyed creatures who allowed them to approach to within a stone's throw before they went bounding to cover.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had thrown crumbs to the grouse and quail that came hesitatingly to inspect their camp site, protected at this season by the game laws and so unaccustomed to human kind that they were all but tame.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had seen deer by the dozen feeding in the brush of the lower country,--graceful, big-eyed creatures who allowed them to approach to within a stone's throw before they went bounding to cover.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They had thrown crumbs to the grouse and quail that came hesitatingly to inspect their camp site, protected at this season by the game laws and so unaccustomed to human kind that they were all but tame.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading They had thrown crumbs to the grouse and quail that came hesitatingly to inspect their camp site, protected at this season by the game laws and so unaccustomed to human kind that they were all but tame.
campedverbUS /kæmpt/
past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
cascadingverbUS /kæˈskeɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “cascade” — rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
cobaltnounUS /ˈkoʊbɔːlt/
a hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent metallic element; a trace element in plant and animal nutrition
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading They had seen deer by the dozen feeding in the brush of the lower country,--graceful, big-eyed creatures who allowed them to approach to within a stone's throw before they went bounding to cover.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading They had seen deer by the dozen feeding in the brush of the lower country,--graceful, big-eyed creatures who allowed them to approach to within a stone's throw before they went bounding to cover.
crumbsnounUS /krʌmz/
plural of “crumb” — a very small quantity of something
From this reading They had thrown crumbs to the grouse and quail that came hesitatingly to inspect their camp site, protected at this season by the game laws and so unaccustomed to human kind that they were all but tame.
cupped
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From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading They had seen deer by the dozen feeding in the brush of the lower country,--graceful, big-eyed creatures who allowed them to approach to within a stone's throw before they went bounding to cover.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading They might have been in mid-ocean, stranded on a desert island, had they not been on a mountain-top instead.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading They had seen deer by the dozen feeding in the brush of the lower country,--graceful, big-eyed creatures who allowed them to approach to within a stone's throw before they went bounding to cover.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading LIVING OFF THE WILDERNESS On every side stretched a sea of peaks.
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
feedingnounUS /ˈfiːdɪŋ/
the act of consuming food
From this reading They had seen deer by the dozen feeding in the brush of the lower country,--graceful, big-eyed creatures who allowed them to approach to within a stone's throw before they went bounding to cover.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
forestsnounUS /ˈfɔːrəsts/
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading They had thrown crumbs to the grouse and quail that came hesitatingly to inspect their camp site, protected at this season by the game laws and so unaccustomed to human kind that they were all but tame.
glaciernounUS /ˈɡleɪʃər/
a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading They had seen deer by the dozen feeding in the brush of the lower country,--graceful, big-eyed creatures who allowed them to approach to within a stone's throw before they went bounding to cover.
granitenounUS /ˈɡrænət/
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
grousenounUS /ɡraʊs/
flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
From this reading They had thrown crumbs to the grouse and quail that came hesitatingly to inspect their camp site, protected at this season by the game laws and so unaccustomed to human kind that they were all but tame.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They might have been in mid-ocean, stranded on a desert island, had they not been on a mountain-top instead.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They might have been in mid-ocean, stranded on a desert island, had they not been on a mountain-top instead.
hesitatinglyadverb
with hesitation; in a hesitant manner
From this reading They had thrown crumbs to the grouse and quail that came hesitatingly to inspect their camp site, protected at this season by the game laws and so unaccustomed to human kind that they were all but tame.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading They had thrown crumbs to the grouse and quail that came hesitatingly to inspect their camp site, protected at this season by the game laws and so unaccustomed to human kind that they were all but tame.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They might have been in mid-ocean, stranded on a desert island, had they not been on a mountain-top instead.
inspectverbUS /ˌɪnˈspekt/
look over carefully
From this reading They had thrown crumbs to the grouse and quail that came hesitatingly to inspect their camp site, protected at this season by the game laws and so unaccustomed to human kind that they were all but tame.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading They might have been in mid-ocean, stranded on a desert island, had they not been on a mountain-top instead.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading They might have been in mid-ocean, stranded on a desert island, had they not been on a mountain-top instead.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading They had thrown crumbs to the grouse and quail that came hesitatingly to inspect their camp site, protected at this season by the game laws and so unaccustomed to human kind that they were all but tame.
lakesnounUS /leɪks/
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading They had thrown crumbs to the grouse and quail that came hesitatingly to inspect their camp site, protected at this season by the game laws and so unaccustomed to human kind that they were all but tame.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading LIVING OFF THE WILDERNESS On every side stretched a sea of peaks.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading They had seen deer by the dozen feeding in the brush of the lower country,--graceful, big-eyed creatures who allowed them to approach to within a stone's throw before they went bounding to cover.
mid-ocean
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From this reading They might have been in mid-ocean, stranded on a desert island, had they not been on a mountain-top instead.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They might have been in mid-ocean, stranded on a desert island, had they not been on a mountain-top instead.
mountain-top
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From this reading They might have been in mid-ocean, stranded on a desert island, had they not been on a mountain-top instead.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They might have been in mid-ocean, stranded on a desert island, had they not been on a mountain-top instead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LIVING OFF THE WILDERNESS On every side stretched a sea of peaks.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading LIVING OFF THE WILDERNESS On every side stretched a sea of peaks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LIVING OFF THE WILDERNESS On every side stretched a sea of peaks.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
peaksnounUS /piːks/
plural of “peak” — the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading LIVING OFF THE WILDERNESS On every side stretched a sea of peaks.
perfumedadjectiveUS /pərˈfjuːmd/
filled or impregnated with perfume
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
protectedadjectiveUS /prəˈtektɪd/
kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss
From this reading They had thrown crumbs to the grouse and quail that came hesitatingly to inspect their camp site, protected at this season by the game laws and so unaccustomed to human kind that they were all but tame.
quailverbUS /kweɪl/
draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading They had thrown crumbs to the grouse and quail that came hesitatingly to inspect their camp site, protected at this season by the game laws and so unaccustomed to human kind that they were all but tame.
riversnounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading LIVING OFF THE WILDERNESS On every side stretched a sea of peaks.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading They had thrown crumbs to the grouse and quail that came hesitatingly to inspect their camp site, protected at this season by the game laws and so unaccustomed to human kind that they were all but tame.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They had seen deer by the dozen feeding in the brush of the lower country,--graceful, big-eyed creatures who allowed them to approach to within a stone's throw before they went bounding to cover.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading LIVING OFF THE WILDERNESS On every side stretched a sea of peaks.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
sitenounUS /saɪt/
the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
From this reading They had thrown crumbs to the grouse and quail that came hesitatingly to inspect their camp site, protected at this season by the game laws and so unaccustomed to human kind that they were all but tame.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They had thrown crumbs to the grouse and quail that came hesitatingly to inspect their camp site, protected at this season by the game laws and so unaccustomed to human kind that they were all but tame.
stone'snounUS /stoʊnz/
possessive form of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading They had seen deer by the dozen feeding in the brush of the lower country,--graceful, big-eyed creatures who allowed them to approach to within a stone's throw before they went bounding to cover.
strandedadjectiveUS /ˈstrændɪd/
cut off or left behind
From this reading They might have been in mid-ocean, stranded on a desert island, had they not been on a mountain-top instead.
streamsnounUS /striːmz/
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading LIVING OFF THE WILDERNESS On every side stretched a sea of peaks.
tameverbUS /teɪm/
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading They had thrown crumbs to the grouse and quail that came hesitatingly to inspect their camp site, protected at this season by the game laws and so unaccustomed to human kind that they were all but tame.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LIVING OFF THE WILDERNESS On every side stretched a sea of peaks.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They might have been in mid-ocean, stranded on a desert island, had they not been on a mountain-top instead.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They had thrown crumbs to the grouse and quail that came hesitatingly to inspect their camp site, protected at this season by the game laws and so unaccustomed to human kind that they were all but tame.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
propel through the air
From this reading They had seen deer by the dozen feeding in the brush of the lower country,--graceful, big-eyed creatures who allowed them to approach to within a stone's throw before they went bounding to cover.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading They had thrown crumbs to the grouse and quail that came hesitatingly to inspect their camp site, protected at this season by the game laws and so unaccustomed to human kind that they were all but tame.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
unaccustomedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd/
unusual or unfamiliar
From this reading They had thrown crumbs to the grouse and quail that came hesitatingly to inspect their camp site, protected at this season by the game laws and so unaccustomed to human kind that they were all but tame.
unfathomableadjectiveUS /ənˈfæðəməbəl/
of depth; not capable of being sounded or measured
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They had seen deer by the dozen feeding in the brush of the lower country,--graceful, big-eyed creatures who allowed them to approach to within a stone's throw before they went bounding to cover.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had thrown crumbs to the grouse and quail that came hesitatingly to inspect their camp site, protected at this season by the game laws and so unaccustomed to human kind that they were all but tame.
in or at the place that
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
a Caucasian
From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
which person or people
From this reading They had seen deer by the dozen feeding in the brush of the lower country,--graceful, big-eyed creatures who allowed them to approach to within a stone's throw before they went bounding to cover.
WILDERNESSnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading LIVING OFF THE WILDERNESS On every side stretched a sea of peaks.
windings
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From this reading For one glorious fortnight they had camped beside white cascading rivers, and along the singing streams that fed them, following their windings through flower perfumed forests and on up into the granite country where glacier lakes lay cupped between the peaks to unfathomable cobalt depths.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading They had seen deer by the dozen feeding in the brush of the lower country,--graceful, big-eyed creatures who allowed them to approach to within a stone's throw before they went bounding to cover.
