used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The river dwindling to a feeble stream staggered between distant banks, and the countryside lay parched and panting beneath an unrelenting sun.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading At the Capitol, Donald Morley sat day after day, coatless, collarless, in the torrid confines of his small bedroom, furiously covering reams of paper with compact handwriting.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The river dwindling to a feeble stream staggered between distant banks, and the countryside lay parched and panting beneath an unrelenting sun.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The summer that followed the People's Bank failure was one of those uncompromising summers that arrive in May and depart only with the last leaf in October.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The summer that followed the People's Bank failure was one of those uncompromising summers that arrive in May and depart only with the last leaf in October.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the Capitol, Donald Morley sat day after day, coatless, collarless, in the torrid confines of his small bedroom, furiously covering reams of paper with compact handwriting.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading The summer that followed the People's Bank failure was one of those uncompromising summers that arrive in May and depart only with the last leaf in October.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading The river dwindling to a feeble stream staggered between distant banks, and the countryside lay parched and panting beneath an unrelenting sun.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading At the Capitol, Donald Morley sat day after day, coatless, collarless, in the torrid confines of his small bedroom, furiously covering reams of paper with compact handwriting.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the city Noah Wicker toiled laboriously over his first case which had been granted a rehearing, and set for November the sixth.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The river dwindling to a feeble stream staggered between distant banks, and the countryside lay parched and panting beneath an unrelenting sun.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The river dwindling to a feeble stream staggered between distant banks, and the countryside lay parched and panting beneath an unrelenting sun.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading At Thornwood Miss Lady, who had been left in command of a sinking ship, struggled heroically to bring it into port.
CapitolnounUS /ˈkæpɪtəl/
a building occupied by a state legislature
From this reading At the Capitol, Donald Morley sat day after day, coatless, collarless, in the torrid confines of his small bedroom, furiously covering reams of paper with compact handwriting.
an occurrence of something
From this reading In the city Noah Wicker toiled laboriously over his first case which had been granted a rehearing, and set for November the sixth.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading In the city Noah Wicker toiled laboriously over his first case which had been granted a rehearing, and set for November the sixth.
coatless
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From this reading At the Capitol, Donald Morley sat day after day, coatless, collarless, in the torrid confines of his small bedroom, furiously covering reams of paper with compact handwriting.
collarlessadjective
without a collar
From this reading At the Capitol, Donald Morley sat day after day, coatless, collarless, in the torrid confines of his small bedroom, furiously covering reams of paper with compact handwriting.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading At Thornwood Miss Lady, who had been left in command of a sinking ship, struggled heroically to bring it into port.
compactnounUS /ˈkɑːmpækt/
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
From this reading At the Capitol, Donald Morley sat day after day, coatless, collarless, in the torrid confines of his small bedroom, furiously covering reams of paper with compact handwriting.
confinesnounUS /ˈkɑːnfaɪnz/
a bounded scope
From this reading At the Capitol, Donald Morley sat day after day, coatless, collarless, in the torrid confines of his small bedroom, furiously covering reams of paper with compact handwriting.
countrysidenounUS /ˈkʌntrisaɪd/
rural regions
From this reading The river dwindling to a feeble stream staggered between distant banks, and the countryside lay parched and panting beneath an unrelenting sun.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading At the Capitol, Donald Morley sat day after day, coatless, collarless, in the torrid confines of his small bedroom, furiously covering reams of paper with compact handwriting.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At the Capitol, Donald Morley sat day after day, coatless, collarless, in the torrid confines of his small bedroom, furiously covering reams of paper with compact handwriting.
departverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrt/
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading The summer that followed the People's Bank failure was one of those uncompromising summers that arrive in May and depart only with the last leaf in October.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading The river dwindling to a feeble stream staggered between distant banks, and the countryside lay parched and panting beneath an unrelenting sun.
Donald
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From this reading At the Capitol, Donald Morley sat day after day, coatless, collarless, in the torrid confines of his small bedroom, furiously covering reams of paper with compact handwriting.
dwindlingadjectiveUS /ˈdwɪndəlɪŋ/
gradually decreasing until little remains
From this reading The river dwindling to a feeble stream staggered between distant banks, and the countryside lay parched and panting beneath an unrelenting sun.
an act that fails
From this reading The summer that followed the People's Bank failure was one of those uncompromising summers that arrive in May and depart only with the last leaf in October.
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading The river dwindling to a feeble stream staggered between distant banks, and the countryside lay parched and panting beneath an unrelenting sun.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In the city Noah Wicker toiled laboriously over his first case which had been granted a rehearing, and set for November the sixth.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The summer that followed the People's Bank failure was one of those uncompromising summers that arrive in May and depart only with the last leaf in October.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the city Noah Wicker toiled laboriously over his first case which had been granted a rehearing, and set for November the sixth.
furiouslyadverbUS /ˈfjʊriəsli/
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading At the Capitol, Donald Morley sat day after day, coatless, collarless, in the torrid confines of his small bedroom, furiously covering reams of paper with compact handwriting.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading In the city Noah Wicker toiled laboriously over his first case which had been granted a rehearing, and set for November the sixth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the city Noah Wicker toiled laboriously over his first case which had been granted a rehearing, and set for November the sixth.
handwritingnounUS /ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/
something written by hand
From this reading At the Capitol, Donald Morley sat day after day, coatless, collarless, in the torrid confines of his small bedroom, furiously covering reams of paper with compact handwriting.
heroicallyadverbUS /ˌhɪˈroʊɪkli/
in a heroic manner
From this reading At Thornwood Miss Lady, who had been left in command of a sinking ship, struggled heroically to bring it into port.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the city Noah Wicker toiled laboriously over his first case which had been granted a rehearing, and set for November the sixth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The summer that followed the People's Bank failure was one of those uncompromising summers that arrive in May and depart only with the last leaf in October.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At Thornwood Miss Lady, who had been left in command of a sinking ship, struggled heroically to bring it into port.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At Thornwood Miss Lady, who had been left in command of a sinking ship, struggled heroically to bring it into port.
laboriouslyadverbUS /ləˈbɔːriəsli/
in a laborious manner
From this reading In the city Noah Wicker toiled laboriously over his first case which had been granted a rehearing, and set for November the sixth.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading At Thornwood Miss Lady, who had been left in command of a sinking ship, struggled heroically to bring it into port.
immediately past
From this reading The summer that followed the People's Bank failure was one of those uncompromising summers that arrive in May and depart only with the last leaf in October.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The river dwindling to a feeble stream staggered between distant banks, and the countryside lay parched and panting beneath an unrelenting sun.
leafnounUS /liːf/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The summer that followed the People's Bank failure was one of those uncompromising summers that arrive in May and depart only with the last leaf in October.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading At Thornwood Miss Lady, who had been left in command of a sinking ship, struggled heroically to bring it into port.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The summer that followed the People's Bank failure was one of those uncompromising summers that arrive in May and depart only with the last leaf in October.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading At Thornwood Miss Lady, who had been left in command of a sinking ship, struggled heroically to bring it into port.
MorleynounUS /ˈmɔːrli/
United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
From this reading At the Capitol, Donald Morley sat day after day, coatless, collarless, in the torrid confines of his small bedroom, furiously covering reams of paper with compact handwriting.
NoahnounUS /ˈnoʊə/
the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
From this reading In the city Noah Wicker toiled laboriously over his first case which had been granted a rehearing, and set for November the sixth.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading In the city Noah Wicker toiled laboriously over his first case which had been granted a rehearing, and set for November the sixth.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading The summer that followed the People's Bank failure was one of those uncompromising summers that arrive in May and depart only with the last leaf in October.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The summer that followed the People's Bank failure was one of those uncompromising summers that arrive in May and depart only with the last leaf in October.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The summer that followed the People's Bank failure was one of those uncompromising summers that arrive in May and depart only with the last leaf in October.
and nothing more
From this reading The summer that followed the People's Bank failure was one of those uncompromising summers that arrive in May and depart only with the last leaf in October.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the city Noah Wicker toiled laboriously over his first case which had been granted a rehearing, and set for November the sixth.
pantingnounUS /ˈpæntɪŋ/
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading The river dwindling to a feeble stream staggered between distant banks, and the countryside lay parched and panting beneath an unrelenting sun.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading At the Capitol, Donald Morley sat day after day, coatless, collarless, in the torrid confines of his small bedroom, furiously covering reams of paper with compact handwriting.
parchedadjectiveUS /pɑːrtʃt/
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading The river dwindling to a feeble stream staggered between distant banks, and the countryside lay parched and panting beneath an unrelenting sun.
People'snounUS /ˈpiːpəlz/
possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The summer that followed the People's Bank failure was one of those uncompromising summers that arrive in May and depart only with the last leaf in October.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading At Thornwood Miss Lady, who had been left in command of a sinking ship, struggled heroically to bring it into port.
reamsnounUS /riːmz/
plural of “ream” — a large quantity of written matter
From this reading At the Capitol, Donald Morley sat day after day, coatless, collarless, in the torrid confines of his small bedroom, furiously covering reams of paper with compact handwriting.
rehearingnounUS /riˈhiːrɪŋ/
the act of hearing again
From this reading In the city Noah Wicker toiled laboriously over his first case which had been granted a rehearing, and set for November the sixth.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The river dwindling to a feeble stream staggered between distant banks, and the countryside lay parched and panting beneath an unrelenting sun.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading At the Capitol, Donald Morley sat day after day, coatless, collarless, in the torrid confines of his small bedroom, furiously covering reams of paper with compact handwriting.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In the city Noah Wicker toiled laboriously over his first case which had been granted a rehearing, and set for November the sixth.
transport commercially
From this reading At Thornwood Miss Lady, who had been left in command of a sinking ship, struggled heroically to bring it into port.
sinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading At Thornwood Miss Lady, who had been left in command of a sinking ship, struggled heroically to bring it into port.
sixthadjectiveUS /sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading In the city Noah Wicker toiled laboriously over his first case which had been granted a rehearing, and set for November the sixth.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At the Capitol, Donald Morley sat day after day, coatless, collarless, in the torrid confines of his small bedroom, furiously covering reams of paper with compact handwriting.
staggeredverbUS /ˈstæɡərd/
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading The river dwindling to a feeble stream staggered between distant banks, and the countryside lay parched and panting beneath an unrelenting sun.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The river dwindling to a feeble stream staggered between distant banks, and the countryside lay parched and panting beneath an unrelenting sun.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading At Thornwood Miss Lady, who had been left in command of a sinking ship, struggled heroically to bring it into port.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The summer that followed the People's Bank failure was one of those uncompromising summers that arrive in May and depart only with the last leaf in October.
summersnounUS /ˈsʌmərz/
plural of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The summer that followed the People's Bank failure was one of those uncompromising summers that arrive in May and depart only with the last leaf in October.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The river dwindling to a feeble stream staggered between distant banks, and the countryside lay parched and panting beneath an unrelenting sun.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The summer that followed the People's Bank failure was one of those uncompromising summers that arrive in May and depart only with the last leaf in October.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The summer that followed the People's Bank failure was one of those uncompromising summers that arrive in May and depart only with the last leaf in October.
Thornwood
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At Thornwood Miss Lady, who had been left in command of a sinking ship, struggled heroically to bring it into port.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The summer that followed the People's Bank failure was one of those uncompromising summers that arrive in May and depart only with the last leaf in October.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The river dwindling to a feeble stream staggered between distant banks, and the countryside lay parched and panting beneath an unrelenting sun.
toiledverbUS /tɔɪld/
past form of “toil” — work hard
From this reading In the city Noah Wicker toiled laboriously over his first case which had been granted a rehearing, and set for November the sixth.
torridadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːrəd/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading At the Capitol, Donald Morley sat day after day, coatless, collarless, in the torrid confines of his small bedroom, furiously covering reams of paper with compact handwriting.
uncompromisingadjectiveUS /ənˈkɑːmprəmaɪzɪŋ/
not making concessions
From this reading The summer that followed the People's Bank failure was one of those uncompromising summers that arrive in May and depart only with the last leaf in October.
unrelentingadjectiveUS /ˌʌnriˈlentɪŋ/
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading The river dwindling to a feeble stream staggered between distant banks, and the countryside lay parched and panting beneath an unrelenting sun.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The summer that followed the People's Bank failure was one of those uncompromising summers that arrive in May and depart only with the last leaf in October.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the city Noah Wicker toiled laboriously over his first case which had been granted a rehearing, and set for November the sixth.
which person or people
From this reading At Thornwood Miss Lady, who had been left in command of a sinking ship, struggled heroically to bring it into port.
WickernounUS /ˈwɪkər/
slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork
From this reading In the city Noah Wicker toiled laboriously over his first case which had been granted a rehearing, and set for November the sixth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The summer that followed the People's Bank failure was one of those uncompromising summers that arrive in May and depart only with the last leaf in October.
