used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A railway ride over the beautiful prairies took Norman and his mother to their place of destination.
airyadjectiveUS /ˈeri/
open to or abounding in fresh air
From this reading Lo! they stretch In airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows, fix’d And motionless forever.”—BRYANT.
(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 Lo! they stretch In airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows, fix’d And motionless forever.”—BRYANT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “These are the gardens of the desert; these, The unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, For which the speech of England has no name, The prairies....
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “These are the gardens of the desert; these, The unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, For which the speech of England has no name, The prairies....
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lo! they stretch In airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows, fix’d And motionless forever.”—BRYANT.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Lo! they stretch In airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows, fix’d And motionless forever.”—BRYANT.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “These are the gardens of the desert; these, The unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, For which the speech of England has no name, The prairies....
billowsnounUS /ˈbɪloʊz/
plural of “billow” — a large sea wave
From this reading Lo! they stretch In airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows, fix’d And motionless forever.”—BRYANT.
boundlessadjectiveUS /ˈbaʊndləs/
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading “These are the gardens of the desert; these, The unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, For which the speech of England has no name, The prairies....
BRYANT
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From this reading Lo! they stretch In airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows, fix’d And motionless forever.”—BRYANT.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How soft and gentle were those prairie swells, looking like English park scenery, relieved as is the vast expanse of meadow by scattered groves of trees.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “These are the gardens of the desert; these, The unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, For which the speech of England has no name, The prairies....
destinationnounUS /ˌdestəˈneɪʃən/
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
From this reading A railway ride over the beautiful prairies took Norman and his mother to their place of destination.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “These are the gardens of the desert; these, The unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, For which the speech of England has no name, The prairies....
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading How soft and gentle were those prairie swells, looking like English park scenery, relieved as is the vast expanse of meadow by scattered groves of trees.
expansenounUS /ɪkˈspæns/
a wide scope
From this reading How soft and gentle were those prairie swells, looking like English park scenery, relieved as is the vast expanse of meadow by scattered groves of trees.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Lo! they stretch In airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows, fix’d And motionless forever.”—BRYANT.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading “These are the gardens of the desert; these, The unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, For which the speech of England has no name, The prairies....
fix'd
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From this reading Lo! they stretch In airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows, fix’d And motionless forever.”—BRYANT.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “These are the gardens of the desert; these, The unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, For which the speech of England has no name, The prairies....
for a limitless time
From this reading Lo! they stretch In airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows, fix’d And motionless forever.”—BRYANT.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “These are the gardens of the desert; these, The unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, For which the speech of England has no name, The prairies....
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading How soft and gentle were those prairie swells, looking like English park scenery, relieved as is the vast expanse of meadow by scattered groves of trees.
gentlestadjectiveUS /ˈdʒentələst/
superlative of “gentle” — soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Lo! they stretch In airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows, fix’d And motionless forever.”—BRYANT.
grovesnounUS /ɡroʊvz/
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
From this reading How soft and gentle were those prairie swells, looking like English park scenery, relieved as is the vast expanse of meadow by scattered groves of trees.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “These are the gardens of the desert; these, The unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, For which the speech of England has no name, The prairies....
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lo! they stretch In airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows, fix’d And motionless forever.”—BRYANT.
How
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From this reading How soft and gentle were those prairie swells, looking like English park scenery, relieved as is the vast expanse of meadow by scattered groves of trees.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Lo! they stretch In airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows, fix’d And motionless forever.”—BRYANT.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lo! they stretch In airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows, fix’d And motionless forever.”—BRYANT.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How soft and gentle were those prairie swells, looking like English park scenery, relieved as is the vast expanse of meadow by scattered groves of trees.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading How soft and gentle were those prairie swells, looking like English park scenery, relieved as is the vast expanse of meadow by scattered groves of trees.
Lo
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From this reading Lo! they stretch In airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows, fix’d And motionless forever.”—BRYANT.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading How soft and gentle were those prairie swells, looking like English park scenery, relieved as is the vast expanse of meadow by scattered groves of trees.
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading How soft and gentle were those prairie swells, looking like English park scenery, relieved as is the vast expanse of meadow by scattered groves of trees.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading A railway ride over the beautiful prairies took Norman and his mother to their place of destination.
not in physical motion
From this reading Lo! they stretch In airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows, fix’d And motionless forever.”—BRYANT.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “These are the gardens of the desert; these, The unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, For which the speech of England has no name, The prairies....
not any; not one
From this reading “These are the gardens of the desert; these, The unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, For which the speech of England has no name, The prairies....
NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading A railway ride over the beautiful prairies took Norman and his mother to their place of destination.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Lo! they stretch In airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows, fix’d And motionless forever.”—BRYANT.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “These are the gardens of the desert; these, The unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, For which the speech of England has no name, The prairies....
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE ROCK RIVER.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A railway ride over the beautiful prairies took Norman and his mother to their place of destination.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading How soft and gentle were those prairie swells, looking like English park scenery, relieved as is the vast expanse of meadow by scattered groves of trees.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A railway ride over the beautiful prairies took Norman and his mother to their place of destination.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading How soft and gentle were those prairie swells, looking like English park scenery, relieved as is the vast expanse of meadow by scattered groves of trees.
prairiesnounUS /ˈpreɪriz/
plural of “prairie” — a treeless grassy plain
From this reading “These are the gardens of the desert; these, The unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, For which the speech of England has no name, The prairies....
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading A railway ride over the beautiful prairies took Norman and his mother to their place of destination.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading How soft and gentle were those prairie swells, looking like English park scenery, relieved as is the vast expanse of meadow by scattered groves of trees.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading A railway ride over the beautiful prairies took Norman and his mother to their place of destination.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading ON THE ROCK RIVER.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading ON THE ROCK RIVER.
roundedadjectiveUS /ˈraʊndəd/
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading Lo! they stretch In airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows, fix’d And motionless forever.”—BRYANT.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading How soft and gentle were those prairie swells, looking like English park scenery, relieved as is the vast expanse of meadow by scattered groves of trees.
scenerynounUS /ˈsiːnəri/
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading How soft and gentle were those prairie swells, looking like English park scenery, relieved as is the vast expanse of meadow by scattered groves of trees.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading How soft and gentle were those prairie swells, looking like English park scenery, relieved as is the vast expanse of meadow by scattered groves of trees.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “These are the gardens of the desert; these, The unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, For which the speech of England has no name, The prairies....
not in physical motion
From this reading Lo! they stretch In airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows, fix’d And motionless forever.”—BRYANT.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Lo! they stretch In airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows, fix’d And motionless forever.”—BRYANT.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading Lo! they stretch In airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows, fix’d And motionless forever.”—BRYANT.
swellverbUS /swel/
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading Lo! they stretch In airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows, fix’d And motionless forever.”—BRYANT.
swellsnounUS /swelz/
plural of “swell” — the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
From this reading How soft and gentle were those prairie swells, looking like English park scenery, relieved as is the vast expanse of meadow by scattered groves of trees.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE ROCK RIVER.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A railway ride over the beautiful prairies took Norman and his mother to their place of destination.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These are the gardens of the desert; these, The unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, For which the speech of England has no name, The prairies....
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lo! they stretch In airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows, fix’d And motionless forever.”—BRYANT.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading How soft and gentle were those prairie swells, looking like English park scenery, relieved as is the vast expanse of meadow by scattered groves of trees.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A railway ride over the beautiful prairies took Norman and his mother to their place of destination.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading A railway ride over the beautiful prairies took Norman and his mother to their place of destination.
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 How soft and gentle were those prairie swells, looking like English park scenery, relieved as is the vast expanse of meadow by scattered groves of trees.
undulations
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lo! they stretch In airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows, fix’d And motionless forever.”—BRYANT.
unshornadjective
not sheared
From this reading “These are the gardens of the desert; these, The unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, For which the speech of England has no name, The prairies....
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading How soft and gentle were those prairie swells, looking like English park scenery, relieved as is the vast expanse of meadow by scattered groves of trees.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How soft and gentle were those prairie swells, looking like English park scenery, relieved as is the vast expanse of meadow by scattered groves of trees.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “These are the gardens of the desert; these, The unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, For which the speech of England has no name, The prairies....
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lo! they stretch In airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all his rounded billows, fix’d And motionless forever.”—BRYANT.
