The Road Not Taken

Elizabeth G. (United States of America)
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  1. diverge
    move or draw apart
    Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;
  2. undergrowth
    the brush beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
    Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;
  3. tread
    put down, place, or press the foot
    And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black.
  4. bent
    stooped (used of the back and knees)
    Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;
  5. hence
    from that fact or reason or as a result
    I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.
  6. sigh
    breathe out deeply and heavily
    I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.
  7. difference
    the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
    I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.
  8. leaf
    the collective amount of leaves of one or more plants
    And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black.
  9. claim
    assert or affirm strongly
    Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same,
  10. equal
    having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
    And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black.
Created on Sun Mar 22 20:55:15 EDT 2020

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