3rd
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From this reading _November 3rd._ A raven sat on a branch of the chestnut tree.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _November 3rd._ A raven sat on a branch of the chestnut tree.
anew
From this reading Then again for a long time it sat motionless and stared unconcernedly at the ground beneath it.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And the raven sat on top of the skeleton against the rusty sky and rubbed its beak now and then against the branches as if it would scrape some carrion from it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It did not fly away when I opened my window, but sat there like a stuffed bird and stared with half-closed eyes into the yard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And the raven sat on top of the skeleton against the rusty sky and rubbed its beak now and then against the branches as if it would scrape some carrion from it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then again for a long time it sat motionless and stared unconcernedly at the ground beneath it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It did not fly away when I opened my window, but sat there like a stuffed bird and stared with half-closed eyes into the yard.
completely unclothed
From this reading Near the black bird a few big red leaves fluttered on the bare tree, like bleeding scraps of flesh on a skeleton.
beaknounUS /biːk/
beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
From this reading And the raven sat on top of the skeleton against the rusty sky and rubbed its beak now and then against the branches as if it would scrape some carrion from it.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Then again for a long time it sat motionless and stared unconcernedly at the ground beneath it.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Near the black bird a few big red leaves fluttered on the bare tree, like bleeding scraps of flesh on a skeleton.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading It did not fly away when I opened my window, but sat there like a stuffed bird and stared with half-closed eyes into the yard.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Near the black bird a few big red leaves fluttered on the bare tree, like bleeding scraps of flesh on a skeleton.
bleedingnounUS /ˈbliːdɪŋ/
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading Near the black bird a few big red leaves fluttered on the bare tree, like bleeding scraps of flesh on a skeleton.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading _November 3rd._ A raven sat on a branch of the chestnut tree.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading And the raven sat on top of the skeleton against the rusty sky and rubbed its beak now and then against the branches as if it would scrape some carrion from it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It did not fly away when I opened my window, but sat there like a stuffed bird and stared with half-closed eyes into the yard.
carrionnounUS /ˈkeriən/
the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
From this reading And the raven sat on top of the skeleton against the rusty sky and rubbed its beak now and then against the branches as if it would scrape some carrion from it.
chestnutadjectiveUS /ˈtʃesnʌt/
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading _November 3rd._ A raven sat on a branch of the chestnut tree.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not fly away when I opened my window, but sat there like a stuffed bird and stared with half-closed eyes into the yard.
opinion or judgment
From this reading It did not fly away when I opened my window, but sat there like a stuffed bird and stared with half-closed eyes into the yard.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Near the black bird a few big red leaves fluttered on the bare tree, like bleeding scraps of flesh on a skeleton.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading Near the black bird a few big red leaves fluttered on the bare tree, like bleeding scraps of flesh on a skeleton.
flutteredverbUS /ˈflʌtərd/
past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading Near the black bird a few big red leaves fluttered on the bare tree, like bleeding scraps of flesh on a skeleton.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading It did not fly away when I opened my window, but sat there like a stuffed bird and stared with half-closed eyes into the yard.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then again for a long time it sat motionless and stared unconcernedly at the ground beneath it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And the raven sat on top of the skeleton against the rusty sky and rubbed its beak now and then against the branches as if it would scrape some carrion from it.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Then again for a long time it sat motionless and stared unconcernedly at the ground beneath it.
half-closed
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From this reading It did not fly away when I opened my window, but sat there like a stuffed bird and stared with half-closed eyes into the yard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It did not fly away when I opened my window, but sat there like a stuffed bird and stared with half-closed eyes into the yard.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And the raven sat on top of the skeleton against the rusty sky and rubbed its beak now and then against the branches as if it would scrape some carrion from it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It did not fly away when I opened my window, but sat there like a stuffed bird and stared with half-closed eyes into the yard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did not fly away when I opened my window, but sat there like a stuffed bird and stared with half-closed eyes into the yard.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And the raven sat on top of the skeleton against the rusty sky and rubbed its beak now and then against the branches as if it would scrape some carrion from it.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Near the black bird a few big red leaves fluttered on the bare tree, like bleeding scraps of flesh on a skeleton.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It did not fly away when I opened my window, but sat there like a stuffed bird and stared with half-closed eyes into the yard.
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 again for a long time it sat motionless and stared unconcernedly at the ground beneath it.
not in physical motion
From this reading Then again for a long time it sat motionless and stared unconcernedly at the ground beneath it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It did not fly away when I opened my window, but sat there like a stuffed bird and stared with half-closed eyes into the yard.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Near the black bird a few big red leaves fluttered on the bare tree, like bleeding scraps of flesh on a skeleton.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not fly away when I opened my window, but sat there like a stuffed bird and stared with half-closed eyes into the yard.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading _November 3rd._ A raven sat on a branch of the chestnut tree.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And the raven sat on top of the skeleton against the rusty sky and rubbed its beak now and then against the branches as if it would scrape some carrion from it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _November 3rd._ A raven sat on a branch of the chestnut tree.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _November 3rd._ A raven sat on a branch of the chestnut tree.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading It did not fly away when I opened my window, but sat there like a stuffed bird and stared with half-closed eyes into the yard.
ravenverbUS /ˈreɪvən/
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading _November 3rd._ A raven sat on a branch of the chestnut tree.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Near the black bird a few big red leaves fluttered on the bare tree, like bleeding scraps of flesh on a skeleton.
rubbedverbUS /rʌbd/
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading And the raven sat on top of the skeleton against the rusty sky and rubbed its beak now and then against the branches as if it would scrape some carrion from it.
rustyadjectiveUS /ˈrʌsti/
covered with or consisting of rust
From this reading And the raven sat on top of the skeleton against the rusty sky and rubbed its beak now and then against the branches as if it would scrape some carrion from it.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading _November 3rd._ A raven sat on a branch of the chestnut tree.
scrapeverbUS /skreɪp/
scratch repeatedly
From this reading And the raven sat on top of the skeleton against the rusty sky and rubbed its beak now and then against the branches as if it would scrape some carrion from it.
scrapsnounUS /skræps/
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading Near the black bird a few big red leaves fluttered on the bare tree, like bleeding scraps of flesh on a skeleton.
skeletonnounUS /ˈskelətən/
something reduced to its minimal form
From this reading Near the black bird a few big red leaves fluttered on the bare tree, like bleeding scraps of flesh on a skeleton.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading And the raven sat on top of the skeleton against the rusty sky and rubbed its beak now and then against the branches as if it would scrape some carrion from it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And the raven sat on top of the skeleton against the rusty sky and rubbed its beak now and then against the branches as if it would scrape some carrion from it.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading It did not fly away when I opened my window, but sat there like a stuffed bird and stared with half-closed eyes into the yard.
stuffedadjectiveUS /stʌft/
filled with something
From this reading It did not fly away when I opened my window, but sat there like a stuffed bird and stared with half-closed eyes into the yard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _November 3rd._ A raven sat on a branch of the chestnut tree.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And the raven sat on top of the skeleton against the rusty sky and rubbed its beak now and then against the branches as if it would scrape some carrion from it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It did not fly away when I opened my window, but sat there like a stuffed bird and stared with half-closed eyes into the yard.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Then again for a long time it sat motionless and stared unconcernedly at the ground beneath it.
the upper part of anything
From this reading And the raven sat on top of the skeleton against the rusty sky and rubbed its beak now and then against the branches as if it would scrape some carrion from it.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading _November 3rd._ A raven sat on a branch of the chestnut tree.
unconcernedlyadverb
in an unconcerned manner
From this reading Then again for a long time it sat motionless and stared unconcernedly at the ground beneath it.
at the time that
From this reading It did not fly away when I opened my window, but sat there like a stuffed bird and stared with half-closed eyes into the yard.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading It did not fly away when I opened my window, but sat there like a stuffed bird and stared with half-closed eyes into the yard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It did not fly away when I opened my window, but sat there like a stuffed bird and stared with half-closed eyes into the yard.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And the raven sat on top of the skeleton against the rusty sky and rubbed its beak now and then against the branches as if it would scrape some carrion from it.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading It did not fly away when I opened my window, but sat there like a stuffed bird and stared with half-closed eyes into the yard.
