used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading As her eyes got accustomed to the dim light, she saw the figures of two women, a boy, and an old crone sitting by a wood fire.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As her eyes got accustomed to the dim light, she saw the figures of two women, a boy, and an old crone sitting by a wood fire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There was a great chatter going on around her, of which she could not make out a word.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As her eyes got accustomed to the dim light, she saw the figures of two women, a boy, and an old crone sitting by a wood fire.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
a youthful male person
From this reading As her eyes got accustomed to the dim light, she saw the figures of two women, a boy, and an old crone sitting by a wood fire.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading The room seemed very full, and was very hot; a smell of smoke, and dried fish, and of tar, made Dorothy gasp for breath.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As her eyes got accustomed to the dim light, she saw the figures of two women, a boy, and an old crone sitting by a wood fire.
chatterverbUS /ˈtʃætər/
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
From this reading There was a great chatter going on around her, of which she could not make out a word.
intentionally conceived
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
cronenounUS /kroʊn/
an ugly evil-looking old woman
From this reading As her eyes got accustomed to the dim light, she saw the figures of two women, a boy, and an old crone sitting by a wood fire.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading As her eyes got accustomed to the dim light, she saw the figures of two women, a boy, and an old crone sitting by a wood fire.
Dorothy
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From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/
not still wet
From this reading The room seemed very full, and was very hot; a smell of smoke, and dried fish, and of tar, made Dorothy gasp for breath.
opinion or judgment
From this reading As her eyes got accustomed to the dim light, she saw the figures of two women, a boy, and an old crone sitting by a wood fire.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading As her eyes got accustomed to the dim light, she saw the figures of two women, a boy, and an old crone sitting by a wood fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading As her eyes got accustomed to the dim light, she saw the figures of two women, a boy, and an old crone sitting by a wood fire.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading The room seemed very full, and was very hot; a smell of smoke, and dried fish, and of tar, made Dorothy gasp for breath.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The room seemed very full, and was very hot; a smell of smoke, and dried fish, and of tar, made Dorothy gasp for breath.
set up or found
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The room seemed very full, and was very hot; a smell of smoke, and dried fish, and of tar, made Dorothy gasp for breath.
gaspnounUS /ɡæsp/
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading The room seemed very full, and was very hot; a smell of smoke, and dried fish, and of tar, made Dorothy gasp for breath.
the act of departing
From this reading There was a great chatter going on around her, of which she could not make out a word.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading As her eyes got accustomed to the dim light, she saw the figures of two women, a boy, and an old crone sitting by a wood fire.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was a great chatter going on around her, of which she could not make out a word.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
only a very short time before
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The room seemed very full, and was very hot; a smell of smoke, and dried fish, and of tar, made Dorothy gasp for breath.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE SHADOWS.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading As her eyes got accustomed to the dim light, she saw the figures of two women, a boy, and an old crone sitting by a wood fire.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The room seemed very full, and was very hot; a smell of smoke, and dried fish, and of tar, made Dorothy gasp for breath.
engage in
From this reading There was a great chatter going on around her, of which she could not make out a word.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was a great chatter going on around her, of which she could not make out a word.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading As her eyes got accustomed to the dim light, she saw the figures of two women, a boy, and an old crone sitting by a wood fire.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a great chatter going on around her, of which she could not make out a word.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There was a great chatter going on around her, of which she could not make out a word.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
cut with a saw
From this reading As her eyes got accustomed to the dim light, she saw the figures of two women, a boy, and an old crone sitting by a wood fire.
only a very short time before
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The room seemed very full, and was very hot; a smell of smoke, and dried fish, and of tar, made Dorothy gasp for breath.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading IN THE SHADOWS.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading As her eyes got accustomed to the dim light, she saw the figures of two women, a boy, and an old crone sitting by a wood fire.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading The room seemed very full, and was very hot; a smell of smoke, and dried fish, and of tar, made Dorothy gasp for breath.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The room seemed very full, and was very hot; a smell of smoke, and dried fish, and of tar, made Dorothy gasp for breath.
tarnounUS /tɑːr/
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
From this reading The room seemed very full, and was very hot; a smell of smoke, and dried fish, and of tar, made Dorothy gasp for breath.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE SHADOWS.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a great chatter going on around her, of which she could not make out a word.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading As her eyes got accustomed to the dim light, she saw the figures of two women, a boy, and an old crone sitting by a wood fire.
precisely as stated
From this reading The room seemed very full, and was very hot; a smell of smoke, and dried fish, and of tar, made Dorothy gasp for breath.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
at the time that
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
in or at the place that
From this reading At first Dorothy was scarcely conscious of what had happened to her, and when she really recovered herself she found she was in a dark, low room, where she could hardly see.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a great chatter going on around her, of which she could not make out a word.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading As her eyes got accustomed to the dim light, she saw the figures of two women, a boy, and an old crone sitting by a wood fire.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading As her eyes got accustomed to the dim light, she saw the figures of two women, a boy, and an old crone sitting by a wood fire.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading There was a great chatter going on around her, of which she could not make out a word.
