used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I'd just about scooped it full and most of the warmth had leaked from my fingers when I saw the thing.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Yes, a beautiful young lady's face all glowing in the dark and looking at me from the fifth floor of the opposite apartment, which hereabouts is the floor just above the white blanket of frozen air.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Pa had sent me out to get an extra pail of air.
(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 Yes, a beautiful young lady's face all glowing in the dark and looking at me from the fifth floor of the opposite apartment, which hereabouts is the floor just above the white blanket of frozen air.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Pa had sent me out to get an extra pail of air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation!
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Yes, a beautiful young lady's face all glowing in the dark and looking at me from the fifth floor of the opposite apartment, which hereabouts is the floor just above the white blanket of frozen air.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You know, at first I thought it was a young lady.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Yes, a beautiful young lady's face all glowing in the dark and looking at me from the fifth floor of the opposite apartment, which hereabouts is the floor just above the white blanket of frozen air.
blanketnounUS /ˈblæŋkət/
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Yes, a beautiful young lady's face all glowing in the dark and looking at me from the fifth floor of the opposite apartment, which hereabouts is the floor just above the white blanket of frozen air.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation!
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation!
extraadjectiveUS /ˈekstrə/
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading Pa had sent me out to get an extra pail of air.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Yes, a beautiful young lady's face all glowing in the dark and looking at me from the fifth floor of the opposite apartment, which hereabouts is the floor just above the white blanket of frozen air.
fifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading Yes, a beautiful young lady's face all glowing in the dark and looking at me from the fifth floor of the opposite apartment, which hereabouts is the floor just above the white blanket of frozen air.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading I'd just about scooped it full and most of the warmth had leaked from my fingers when I saw the thing.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading You know, at first I thought it was a young lady.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Yes, a beautiful young lady's face all glowing in the dark and looking at me from the fifth floor of the opposite apartment, which hereabouts is the floor just above the white blanket of frozen air.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I'd just about scooped it full and most of the warmth had leaked from my fingers when I saw the thing.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading Yes, a beautiful young lady's face all glowing in the dark and looking at me from the fifth floor of the opposite apartment, which hereabouts is the floor just above the white blanket of frozen air.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading I'd just about scooped it full and most of the warmth had leaked from my fingers when I saw the thing.
generationnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃən/
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Pa had sent me out to get an extra pail of air.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading Yes, a beautiful young lady's face all glowing in the dark and looking at me from the fifth floor of the opposite apartment, which hereabouts is the floor just above the white blanket of frozen air.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pa had sent me out to get an extra pail of air.
hereaboutsadverbUS /ˈhɪrəbaʊts/
in this general vicinity
From this reading Yes, a beautiful young lady's face all glowing in the dark and looking at me from the fifth floor of the opposite apartment, which hereabouts is the floor just above the white blanket of frozen air.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'd just about scooped it full and most of the warmth had leaked from my fingers when I saw the thing.
I'd
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From this reading I'd just about scooped it full and most of the warmth had leaked from my fingers when I saw the thing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation!
incredibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkredəbəl/
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, a beautiful young lady's face all glowing in the dark and looking at me from the fifth floor of the opposite apartment, which hereabouts is the floor just above the white blanket of frozen air.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation!
and nothing more
From this reading I'd just about scooped it full and most of the warmth had leaked from my fingers when I saw the thing.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know, at first I thought it was a young lady.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading You know, at first I thought it was a young lady.
lady'snounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Yes, a beautiful young lady's face all glowing in the dark and looking at me from the fifth floor of the opposite apartment, which hereabouts is the floor just above the white blanket of frozen air.
leakedverbUS /liːkt/
past form of “leak” — tell anonymously
From this reading I'd just about scooped it full and most of the warmth had leaked from my fingers when I saw the thing.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Yes, a beautiful young lady's face all glowing in the dark and looking at me from the fifth floor of the opposite apartment, which hereabouts is the floor just above the white blanket of frozen air.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pa had sent me out to get an extra pail of air.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I'd just about scooped it full and most of the warmth had leaked from my fingers when I saw the thing.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'd just about scooped it full and most of the warmth had leaked from my fingers when I saw the thing.
mythnounUS /mɪθ/
a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
From this reading The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pa had sent me out to get an extra pail of air.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Yes, a beautiful young lady's face all glowing in the dark and looking at me from the fifth floor of the opposite apartment, which hereabouts is the floor just above the white blanket of frozen air.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Pa had sent me out to get an extra pail of air.
PanounUS /pɑː/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Pa had sent me out to get an extra pail of air.
pailnounUS /peɪl/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading Pa had sent me out to get an extra pail of air.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation!
cut with a saw
From this reading I'd just about scooped it full and most of the warmth had leaked from my fingers when I saw the thing.
scoopedverbUS /skuːpt/
past form of “scoop” — take out or up with or as if with a scoop
From this reading I'd just about scooped it full and most of the warmth had leaked from my fingers when I saw the thing.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Pa had sent me out to get an extra pail of air.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation!
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation!
a special situation
From this reading I'd just about scooped it full and most of the warmth had leaked from my fingers when I saw the thing.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading You know, at first I thought it was a young lady.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pa had sent me out to get an extra pail of air.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation!
warmthnounUS /wɔːrmθ/
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading I'd just about scooped it full and most of the warmth had leaked from my fingers when I saw the thing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You know, at first I thought it was a young lady.
at the time that
From this reading I'd just about scooped it full and most of the warmth had leaked from my fingers when I saw the thing.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yes, a beautiful young lady's face all glowing in the dark and looking at me from the fifth floor of the opposite apartment, which hereabouts is the floor just above the white blanket of frozen air.
a Caucasian
From this reading Yes, a beautiful young lady's face all glowing in the dark and looking at me from the fifth floor of the opposite apartment, which hereabouts is the floor just above the white blanket of frozen air.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation!
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, a beautiful young lady's face all glowing in the dark and looking at me from the fifth floor of the opposite apartment, which hereabouts is the floor just above the white blanket of frozen air.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know, at first I thought it was a young lady.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading You know, at first I thought it was a young lady.
