from one side of something to the other
From this reading The dead leaves rustled across her path as she crept around to the rear door.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading How weird the place looked, how gaunt and bare the great oak-trees looked, looming up darkly against the moonlit sky!
(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 All was dark there.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It had always been her mother's custom to place her lamp on the broad window-sill at night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How weird the place looked, how gaunt and bare the great oak-trees looked, looming up darkly against the moonlit sky!
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She looked up at her mother's window, and another great chill crept over her.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The dead leaves rustled across her path as she crept around to the rear door.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The dead leaves rustled across her path as she crept around to the rear door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked up at her mother's window, and another great chill crept over her.
completely unclothed
From this reading How weird the place looked, how gaunt and bare the great oak-trees looked, looming up darkly against the moonlit sky!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had always been her mother's custom to place her lamp on the broad window-sill at night.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It had always been her mother's custom to place her lamp on the broad window-sill at night.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading She looked up at her mother's window, and another great chill crept over her.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading The dead leaves rustled across her path as she crept around to the rear door.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading It had always been her mother's custom to place her lamp on the broad window-sill at night.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading All was dark there.
darklyadverbUS /ˈdɑːrkli/
without light
From this reading How weird the place looked, how gaunt and bare the great oak-trees looked, looming up darkly against the moonlit sky!
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The dead leaves rustled across her path as she crept around to the rear door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The dead leaves rustled across her path as she crept around to the rear door.
gauntadjectiveUS /ɡɔːnt/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading How weird the place looked, how gaunt and bare the great oak-trees looked, looming up darkly against the moonlit sky!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading How weird the place looked, how gaunt and bare the great oak-trees looked, looming up darkly against the moonlit sky!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had always been her mother's custom to place her lamp on the broad window-sill at night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The dead leaves rustled across her path as she crept around to the rear door.
How
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From this reading How weird the place looked, how gaunt and bare the great oak-trees looked, looming up darkly against the moonlit sky!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had always been her mother's custom to place her lamp on the broad window-sill at night.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading It had always been her mother's custom to place her lamp on the broad window-sill at night.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The dead leaves rustled across her path as she crept around to the rear door.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading How weird the place looked, how gaunt and bare the great oak-trees looked, looming up darkly against the moonlit sky!
loomingverbUS /ˈluːmɪŋ/
-ing form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading How weird the place looked, how gaunt and bare the great oak-trees looked, looming up darkly against the moonlit sky!
moonlitadjectiveUS /ˈmuːnlɪt/
lighted by moonlight
From this reading How weird the place looked, how gaunt and bare the great oak-trees looked, looming up darkly against the moonlit sky!
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She looked up at her mother's window, and another great chill crept over her.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It had always been her mother's custom to place her lamp on the broad window-sill at night.
oak-trees
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From this reading How weird the place looked, how gaunt and bare the great oak-trees looked, looming up darkly against the moonlit sky!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It had always been her mother's custom to place her lamp on the broad window-sill at night.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She looked up at her mother's window, and another great chill crept over her.
a course of conduct
From this reading The dead leaves rustled across her path as she crept around to the rear door.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading How weird the place looked, how gaunt and bare the great oak-trees looked, looming up darkly against the moonlit sky!
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading The dead leaves rustled across her path as she crept around to the rear door.
rustled
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From this reading The dead leaves rustled across her path as she crept around to the rear door.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The dead leaves rustled across her path as she crept around to the rear door.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading How weird the place looked, how gaunt and bare the great oak-trees looked, looming up darkly against the moonlit sky!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How weird the place looked, how gaunt and bare the great oak-trees looked, looming up darkly against the moonlit sky!
in or at that place or location
From this reading All was dark there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The dead leaves rustled across her path as she crept around to the rear door.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading How weird the place looked, how gaunt and bare the great oak-trees looked, looming up darkly against the moonlit sky!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All was dark there.
weirdadjectiveUS /wɪrd/
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading How weird the place looked, how gaunt and bare the great oak-trees looked, looming up darkly against the moonlit sky!
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading She looked up at her mother's window, and another great chill crept over her.
window-sill
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From this reading It had always been her mother's custom to place her lamp on the broad window-sill at night.
