a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading In the occasional lull the rumble of the cataracts drifted heavily through the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night was now dark; there was no moon, and there were no stars; the wind soughed mournfully through the trees.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he reached the village, he stopped at the Flying Horse.
cataractsnounUS /ˈkætərækts/
plural of “cataract” — an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye
From this reading In the occasional lull the rumble of the cataracts drifted heavily through the air.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The night was now dark; there was no moon, and there were no stars; the wind soughed mournfully through the trees.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Hugh Ritson walked in the darkness with drooping head.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading He was not making for the pit-brow; he had taken the opposite direction.
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading In the occasional lull the rumble of the cataracts drifted heavily through the air.
droopingadjectiveUS /ˈdruːpɪŋ/
weak from exhaustion
From this reading Hugh Ritson walked in the darkness with drooping head.
moving swiftly
From this reading When he reached the village, he stopped at the Flying Horse.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was not making for the pit-brow; he had taken the opposite direction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was not making for the pit-brow; he had taken the opposite direction.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not making for the pit-brow; he had taken the opposite direction.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Hugh Ritson walked in the darkness with drooping head.
to a considerable degree
From this reading In the occasional lull the rumble of the cataracts drifted heavily through the air.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading When he reached the village, he stopped at the Flying Horse.
Hugh
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From this reading Hugh Ritson walked in the darkness with drooping head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the occasional lull the rumble of the cataracts drifted heavily through the air.
lullverbUS /lʌl/
calm by deception
From this reading In the occasional lull the rumble of the cataracts drifted heavily through the air.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading He was not making for the pit-brow; he had taken the opposite direction.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The night was now dark; there was no moon, and there were no stars; the wind soughed mournfully through the trees.
mournfullyadverb
in a mournful manner
From this reading The night was now dark; there was no moon, and there were no stars; the wind soughed mournfully through the trees.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night was now dark; there was no moon, and there were no stars; the wind soughed mournfully through the trees.
not any; not one
From this reading The night was now dark; there was no moon, and there were no stars; the wind soughed mournfully through the trees.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not making for the pit-brow; he had taken the opposite direction.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The night was now dark; there was no moon, and there were no stars; the wind soughed mournfully through the trees.
occasionaladjectiveUS /əˈkeɪʒənəl/
occurring from time to time
From this reading In the occasional lull the rumble of the cataracts drifted heavily through the air.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the occasional lull the rumble of the cataracts drifted heavily through the air.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading He was not making for the pit-brow; he had taken the opposite direction.
pit-brow
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From this reading He was not making for the pit-brow; he had taken the opposite direction.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When he reached the village, he stopped at the Flying Horse.
Ritson
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From this reading Hugh Ritson walked in the darkness with drooping head.
rumbleverbUS /ˈrʌmbəl/
make a low noise
From this reading In the occasional lull the rumble of the cataracts drifted heavily through the air.
soughed
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From this reading The night was now dark; there was no moon, and there were no stars; the wind soughed mournfully through the trees.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The night was now dark; there was no moon, and there were no stars; the wind soughed mournfully through the trees.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading When he reached the village, he stopped at the Flying Horse.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He was not making for the pit-brow; he had taken the opposite direction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night was now dark; there was no moon, and there were no stars; the wind soughed mournfully through the trees.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The night was now dark; there was no moon, and there were no stars; the wind soughed mournfully through the trees.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The night was now dark; there was no moon, and there were no stars; the wind soughed mournfully through the trees.
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 The night was now dark; there was no moon, and there were no stars; the wind soughed mournfully through the trees.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading When he reached the village, he stopped at the Flying Horse.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Hugh Ritson walked in the darkness with drooping head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was now dark; there was no moon, and there were no stars; the wind soughed mournfully through the trees.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The night was now dark; there was no moon, and there were no stars; the wind soughed mournfully through the trees.
at the time that
From this reading When he reached the village, he stopped at the Flying Horse.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The night was now dark; there was no moon, and there were no stars; the wind soughed mournfully through the trees.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hugh Ritson walked in the darkness with drooping head.
