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From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So there was nothing very comfy about that snowstorm.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
any thing at all
From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of course, it would do something like this at just this time.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Usually the sight of a snowy outdoors is very comforting—but not so that day.
comfortingadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtɪŋ/
providing freedom from worry
From this reading Usually the sight of a snowy outdoors is very comforting—but not so that day.
comfyadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfi/
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading So there was nothing very comfy about that snowstorm.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, it would do something like this at just this time.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Usually the sight of a snowy outdoors is very comforting—but not so that day.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Of course, it would do something like this at just this time.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
evergreennounUS /ˈevərɡriːn/
a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
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From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Usually the sight of a snowy outdoors is very comforting—but not so that day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
it's
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From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
and nothing more
From this reading Of course, it would do something like this at just this time.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
ladenadjectiveUS /ˈleɪdən/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
LeonnounUS /ˈliːɑːn/
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
not any; not one
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Usually the sight of a snowy outdoors is very comforting—but not so that day.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading So there was nothing very comfy about that snowstorm.
being perceived or observed
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
outdoorsadverbUS /ˈaʊtˈdɔːrz/
outside a building
From this reading Usually the sight of a snowy outdoors is very comforting—but not so that day.
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
uttered with a trill
From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
scenerynounUS /ˈsiːnəri/
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Usually the sight of a snowy outdoors is very comforting—but not so that day.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
SLEEPSnounUS /sliːps/
plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
snowstormnounUS /ˈsnoʊstɔːrm/
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
snowyadjectiveUS /ˈsnoʊi/
marked by the presence of snow
From this reading Usually the sight of a snowy outdoors is very comforting—but not so that day.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Usually the sight of a snowy outdoors is very comforting—but not so that day.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Of course, it would do something like this at just this time.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Usually the sight of a snowy outdoors is very comforting—but not so that day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Usually the sight of a snowy outdoors is very comforting—but not so that day.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
there's
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From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of course, it would do something like this at just this time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
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 A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
under normal conditions
From this reading Usually the sight of a snowy outdoors is very comforting—but not so that day.
precisely as stated
From this reading Usually the sight of a snowy outdoors is very comforting—but not so that day.
Vyvy
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From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Every time I noticed the snow—and it had been falling thick and fast since early Sunday morning—it reminded me that Leon had to get back here that afternoon, and between Vyvy and the snowstorm, there was absolutely no telling whether he’d show up or not.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A MAIDEN SLEEPS WITH AN ARMY —1— If there’s one kind of scenery I like more than anything, it’s a winter landscape of rolling hills and evergreen trees laden with snow.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Of course, it would do something like this at just this time.
