used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then came a long, low rumble of thunder, and all the meadow people hurried to find shelter.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The little white cloud, grew bigger and blacker, and another came following after, then another, and another, and another, until the sky was quite covered with rushing black clouds.
(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 Then came a long, low rumble of thunder, and all the meadow people hurried to find shelter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little white cloud, grew bigger and blacker, and another came following after, then another, and another, and another, until the sky was quite covered with rushing black clouds.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The little white cloud, grew bigger and blacker, and another came following after, then another, and another, and another, until the sky was quite covered with rushing black clouds.
AntsnounUS /ænts/
plural of “ant” — social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
From this reading The Ants scurried around to find their own homes.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The Ants scurried around to find their own homes.
biggeradjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡər/
large or big relative to something else
From this reading The little white cloud, grew bigger and blacker, and another came following after, then another, and another, and another, until the sky was quite covered with rushing black clouds.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The little white cloud, grew bigger and blacker, and another came following after, then another, and another, and another, until the sky was quite covered with rushing black clouds.
blackeradjectiveUS /ˈblækər/
comparative of “black” — being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The little white cloud, grew bigger and blacker, and another came following after, then another, and another, and another, until the sky was quite covered with rushing black clouds.
burdocknoun
any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs
From this reading The Grasshoppers and their cousins crawled under burdock and mullein plants.
ButterfliesnounUS /ˈbʌtərflaɪz/
plural of “butterfly” — diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
From this reading The Moths and Butterflies hung on the under sides of great leaves.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The little white cloud, grew bigger and blacker, and another came following after, then another, and another, and another, until the sky was quite covered with rushing black clouds.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading The little white cloud, grew bigger and blacker, and another came following after, then another, and another, and another, until the sky was quite covered with rushing black clouds.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading The little white cloud, grew bigger and blacker, and another came following after, then another, and another, and another, until the sky was quite covered with rushing black clouds.
cousinsnounUS /ˈkʌzənz/
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading The Grasshoppers and their cousins crawled under burdock and mullein plants.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The little white cloud, grew bigger and blacker, and another came following after, then another, and another, and another, until the sky was quite covered with rushing black clouds.
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading The Grasshoppers and their cousins crawled under burdock and mullein plants.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Then came a long, low rumble of thunder, and all the meadow people hurried to find shelter.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The little white cloud, grew bigger and blacker, and another came following after, then another, and another, and another, until the sky was quite covered with rushing black clouds.
GrasshoppersnounUS /ˈɡræshɑːpərz/
plural of “grasshopper” — terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
From this reading The Grasshoppers and their cousins crawled under burdock and mullein plants.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Moths and Butterflies hung on the under sides of great leaves.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The little white cloud, grew bigger and blacker, and another came following after, then another, and another, and another, until the sky was quite covered with rushing black clouds.
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading The Ants scurried around to find their own homes.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The Moths and Butterflies hung on the under sides of great leaves.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Then came a long, low rumble of thunder, and all the meadow people hurried to find shelter.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The Moths and Butterflies hung on the under sides of great leaves.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little white cloud, grew bigger and blacker, and another came following after, then another, and another, and another, until the sky was quite covered with rushing black clouds.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Then came a long, low rumble of thunder, and all the meadow people hurried to find shelter.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Then came a long, low rumble of thunder, and all the meadow people hurried to find shelter.
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading Then came a long, low rumble of thunder, and all the meadow people hurried to find shelter.
MothsnounUS /mɔːθs/
plural of “moth” — typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
From this reading The Moths and Butterflies hung on the under sides of great leaves.
mulleinnoun
any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers
From this reading The Grasshoppers and their cousins crawled under burdock and mullein plants.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then came a long, low rumble of thunder, and all the meadow people hurried to find shelter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Moths and Butterflies hung on the under sides of great leaves.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The Ants scurried around to find their own homes.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Then came a long, low rumble of thunder, and all the meadow people hurried to find shelter.
plantsnounUS /plænts/
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading The Grasshoppers and their cousins crawled under burdock and mullein plants.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The little white cloud, grew bigger and blacker, and another came following after, then another, and another, and another, until the sky was quite covered with rushing black clouds.
rumbleverbUS /ˈrʌmbəl/
make a low noise
From this reading Then came a long, low rumble of thunder, and all the meadow people hurried to find shelter.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading The little white cloud, grew bigger and blacker, and another came following after, then another, and another, and another, until the sky was quite covered with rushing black clouds.
scurriedverbUS /ˈskɜːrid/
inflected form of “scurry” — to move about or proceed hurriedly
From this reading The Ants scurried around to find their own homes.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading Then came a long, low rumble of thunder, and all the meadow people hurried to find shelter.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The Moths and Butterflies hung on the under sides of great leaves.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The little white cloud, grew bigger and blacker, and another came following after, then another, and another, and another, until the sky was quite covered with rushing black clouds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little white cloud, grew bigger and blacker, and another came following after, then another, and another, and another, until the sky was quite covered with rushing black clouds.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Grasshoppers and their cousins crawled under burdock and mullein plants.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The little white cloud, grew bigger and blacker, and another came following after, then another, and another, and another, until the sky was quite covered with rushing black clouds.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading Then came a long, low rumble of thunder, and all the meadow people hurried to find shelter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then came a long, low rumble of thunder, and all the meadow people hurried to find shelter.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Moths and Butterflies hung on the under sides of great leaves.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The little white cloud, grew bigger and blacker, and another came following after, then another, and another, and another, until the sky was quite covered with rushing black clouds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little white cloud, grew bigger and blacker, and another came following after, then another, and another, and another, until the sky was quite covered with rushing black clouds.
a Caucasian
From this reading The little white cloud, grew bigger and blacker, and another came following after, then another, and another, and another, until the sky was quite covered with rushing black clouds.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The little white cloud, grew bigger and blacker, and another came following after, then another, and another, and another, until the sky was quite covered with rushing black clouds.
