used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The foggy day had ended in a stormy night.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Rain, and thunder, and lightning had it all its own way until about midnight, when the sullen clouds had drifted slowly, and the moon showed her fair, sweet face in her place.
having companions or an escort
From this reading A day of brightest sunshine, accompanied by a high wind, had been the result; and in its morning refulgence, Captain Cavendish was sauntering along the Redmon road.
(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 Rain, and thunder, and lightning had it all its own way until about midnight, when the sullen clouds had drifted slowly, and the moon showed her fair, sweet face in her place.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A day of brightest sunshine, accompanied by a high wind, had been the result; and in its morning refulgence, Captain Cavendish was sauntering along the Redmon road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rain, and thunder, and lightning had it all its own way until about midnight, when the sullen clouds had drifted slowly, and the moon showed her fair, sweet face in her place.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Black clouds had hurried wildly over the troubled face of the sky; a dull peal of thunder, booming in the distance, had been its herald.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Black clouds had hurried wildly over the troubled face of the sky; a dull peal of thunder, booming in the distance, had been its herald.
boomingadjectiveUS /ˈbuːmɪŋ/
very lively and profitable
From this reading Black clouds had hurried wildly over the troubled face of the sky; a dull peal of thunder, booming in the distance, had been its herald.
brightestadjectiveUS /ˈbraɪtəst/
superlative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading A day of brightest sunshine, accompanied by a high wind, had been the result; and in its morning refulgence, Captain Cavendish was sauntering along the Redmon road.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A day of brightest sunshine, accompanied by a high wind, had been the result; and in its morning refulgence, Captain Cavendish was sauntering along the Redmon road.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading A day of brightest sunshine, accompanied by a high wind, had been the result; and in its morning refulgence, Captain Cavendish was sauntering along the Redmon road.
CavendishnounUS /ˈkævəndɪʃ/
British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)
From this reading A day of brightest sunshine, accompanied by a high wind, had been the result; and in its morning refulgence, Captain Cavendish was sauntering along the Redmon road.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Black clouds had hurried wildly over the troubled face of the sky; a dull peal of thunder, booming in the distance, had been its herald.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading IN WHICH THE WEDDING COMES OFF.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The foggy day had ended in a stormy night.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Black clouds had hurried wildly over the troubled face of the sky; a dull peal of thunder, booming in the distance, had been its herald.
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Rain, and thunder, and lightning had it all its own way until about midnight, when the sullen clouds had drifted slowly, and the moon showed her fair, sweet face in her place.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading Black clouds had hurried wildly over the troubled face of the sky; a dull peal of thunder, booming in the distance, had been its herald.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading The foggy day had ended in a stormy night.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Black clouds had hurried wildly over the troubled face of the sky; a dull peal of thunder, booming in the distance, had been its herald.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Rain, and thunder, and lightning had it all its own way until about midnight, when the sullen clouds had drifted slowly, and the moon showed her fair, sweet face in her place.
foggyadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːɡi/
stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
From this reading The foggy day had ended in a stormy night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The foggy day had ended in a stormy night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rain, and thunder, and lightning had it all its own way until about midnight, when the sullen clouds had drifted slowly, and the moon showed her fair, sweet face in her place.
heraldverbUS /ˈherəld/
foreshadow or presage
From this reading Black clouds had hurried wildly over the troubled face of the sky; a dull peal of thunder, booming in the distance, had been its herald.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading A day of brightest sunshine, accompanied by a high wind, had been the result; and in its morning refulgence, Captain Cavendish was sauntering along the Redmon road.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Black clouds had hurried wildly over the troubled face of the sky; a dull peal of thunder, booming in the distance, had been its herald.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH THE WEDDING COMES OFF.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rain, and thunder, and lightning had it all its own way until about midnight, when the sullen clouds had drifted slowly, and the moon showed her fair, sweet face in her place.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Black clouds had hurried wildly over the troubled face of the sky; a dull peal of thunder, booming in the distance, had been its herald.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading Rain, and thunder, and lightning had it all its own way until about midnight, when the sullen clouds had drifted slowly, and the moon showed her fair, sweet face in her place.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Rain, and thunder, and lightning had it all its own way until about midnight, when the sullen clouds had drifted slowly, and the moon showed her fair, sweet face in her place.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Rain, and thunder, and lightning had it all its own way until about midnight, when the sullen clouds had drifted slowly, and the moon showed her fair, sweet face in her place.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A day of brightest sunshine, accompanied by a high wind, had been the result; and in its morning refulgence, Captain Cavendish was sauntering along the Redmon road.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The foggy day had ended in a stormy night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Black clouds had hurried wildly over the troubled face of the sky; a dull peal of thunder, booming in the distance, had been its herald.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading IN WHICH THE WEDDING COMES OFF.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Black clouds had hurried wildly over the troubled face of the sky; a dull peal of thunder, booming in the distance, had been its herald.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Rain, and thunder, and lightning had it all its own way until about midnight, when the sullen clouds had drifted slowly, and the moon showed her fair, sweet face in her place.
pealnounUS /piːl/
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
From this reading Black clouds had hurried wildly over the troubled face of the sky; a dull peal of thunder, booming in the distance, had been its herald.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Rain, and thunder, and lightning had it all its own way until about midnight, when the sullen clouds had drifted slowly, and the moon showed her fair, sweet face in her place.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Rain, and thunder, and lightning had it all its own way until about midnight, when the sullen clouds had drifted slowly, and the moon showed her fair, sweet face in her place.
Redmon
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From this reading A day of brightest sunshine, accompanied by a high wind, had been the result; and in its morning refulgence, Captain Cavendish was sauntering along the Redmon road.
refulgencenoun
the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
From this reading A day of brightest sunshine, accompanied by a high wind, had been the result; and in its morning refulgence, Captain Cavendish was sauntering along the Redmon road.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading A day of brightest sunshine, accompanied by a high wind, had been the result; and in its morning refulgence, Captain Cavendish was sauntering along the Redmon road.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A day of brightest sunshine, accompanied by a high wind, had been the result; and in its morning refulgence, Captain Cavendish was sauntering along the Redmon road.
sauntering
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From this reading A day of brightest sunshine, accompanied by a high wind, had been the result; and in its morning refulgence, Captain Cavendish was sauntering along the Redmon road.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Rain, and thunder, and lightning had it all its own way until about midnight, when the sullen clouds had drifted slowly, and the moon showed her fair, sweet face in her place.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Black clouds had hurried wildly over the troubled face of the sky; a dull peal of thunder, booming in the distance, had been its herald.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Rain, and thunder, and lightning had it all its own way until about midnight, when the sullen clouds had drifted slowly, and the moon showed her fair, sweet face in her place.
stormyadjectiveUS /ˈstɔːrmi/
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading The foggy day had ended in a stormy night.
sullenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌlən/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading Rain, and thunder, and lightning had it all its own way until about midnight, when the sullen clouds had drifted slowly, and the moon showed her fair, sweet face in her place.
the rays of the sun
From this reading A day of brightest sunshine, accompanied by a high wind, had been the result; and in its morning refulgence, Captain Cavendish was sauntering along the Redmon road.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Rain, and thunder, and lightning had it all its own way until about midnight, when the sullen clouds had drifted slowly, and the moon showed her fair, sweet face in her place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH THE WEDDING COMES OFF.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading Black clouds had hurried wildly over the troubled face of the sky; a dull peal of thunder, booming in the distance, had been its herald.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Black clouds had hurried wildly over the troubled face of the sky; a dull peal of thunder, booming in the distance, had been its herald.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Rain, and thunder, and lightning had it all its own way until about midnight, when the sullen clouds had drifted slowly, and the moon showed her fair, sweet face in her place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A day of brightest sunshine, accompanied by a high wind, had been the result; and in its morning refulgence, Captain Cavendish was sauntering along the Redmon road.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Rain, and thunder, and lightning had it all its own way until about midnight, when the sullen clouds had drifted slowly, and the moon showed her fair, sweet face in her place.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading IN WHICH THE WEDDING COMES OFF.
at the time that
From this reading Rain, and thunder, and lightning had it all its own way until about midnight, when the sullen clouds had drifted slowly, and the moon showed her fair, sweet face in her place.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE WEDDING COMES OFF.
wildlyadverbUS /ˈwaɪldli/
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading Black clouds had hurried wildly over the troubled face of the sky; a dull peal of thunder, booming in the distance, had been its herald.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading A day of brightest sunshine, accompanied by a high wind, had been the result; and in its morning refulgence, Captain Cavendish was sauntering along the Redmon road.
