used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mrs. Douglas, crossing the room to get a paper from the table, paused at the wide window and looked out.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Only over the top of the far hills was one long line of placid pale primrose, like some calm landlocked bay amid seas of tumbling waters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The December day had run its short and stormy course and the sun was going down in anger, with streaks of crimson and orange, and great purple clouds.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading The December day had run its short and stormy course and the sun was going down in anger, with streaks of crimson and orange, and great purple clouds.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She sighed as she looked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Douglas, crossing the room to get a paper from the table, paused at the wide window and looked out.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Only over the top of the far hills was one long line of placid pale primrose, like some calm landlocked bay amid seas of tumbling waters.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Desolate the landscape looked, the stretch of moorland, and the sodden fields, and the empty highroad running like a ribbon between hills now dark with rain.
make calm or still
From this reading Only over the top of the far hills was one long line of placid pale primrose, like some calm landlocked bay amid seas of tumbling waters.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading The December day had run its short and stormy course and the sun was going down in anger, with streaks of crimson and orange, and great purple clouds.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The December day had run its short and stormy course and the sun was going down in anger, with streaks of crimson and orange, and great purple clouds.
crimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading The December day had run its short and stormy course and the sun was going down in anger, with streaks of crimson and orange, and great purple clouds.
traveling across
From this reading Mrs. Douglas, crossing the room to get a paper from the table, paused at the wide window and looked out.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Desolate the landscape looked, the stretch of moorland, and the sodden fields, and the empty highroad running like a ribbon between hills now dark with rain.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The December day had run its short and stormy course and the sun was going down in anger, with streaks of crimson and orange, and great purple clouds.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading The December day had run its short and stormy course and the sun was going down in anger, with streaks of crimson and orange, and great purple clouds.
DesolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Desolate the landscape looked, the stretch of moorland, and the sodden fields, and the empty highroad running like a ribbon between hills now dark with rain.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading Mrs. Douglas, crossing the room to get a paper from the table, paused at the wide window and looked out.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The December day had run its short and stormy course and the sun was going down in anger, with streaks of crimson and orange, and great purple clouds.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Desolate the landscape looked, the stretch of moorland, and the sodden fields, and the empty highroad running like a ribbon between hills now dark with rain.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Only over the top of the far hills was one long line of placid pale primrose, like some calm landlocked bay amid seas of tumbling waters.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Desolate the landscape looked, the stretch of moorland, and the sodden fields, and the empty highroad running like a ribbon between hills now dark with rain.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Douglas, crossing the room to get a paper from the table, paused at the wide window and looked out.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Mrs. Douglas, crossing the room to get a paper from the table, paused at the wide window and looked out.
the act of departing
From this reading The December day had run its short and stormy course and the sun was going down in anger, with streaks of crimson and orange, and great purple clouds.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The December day had run its short and stormy course and the sun was going down in anger, with streaks of crimson and orange, and great purple clouds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The December day had run its short and stormy course and the sun was going down in anger, with streaks of crimson and orange, and great purple clouds.
highroadnoun
a highway
From this reading Desolate the landscape looked, the stretch of moorland, and the sodden fields, and the empty highroad running like a ribbon between hills now dark with rain.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Only over the top of the far hills was one long line of placid pale primrose, like some calm landlocked bay amid seas of tumbling waters.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The December day had run its short and stormy course and the sun was going down in anger, with streaks of crimson and orange, and great purple clouds.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The December day had run its short and stormy course and the sun was going down in anger, with streaks of crimson and orange, and great purple clouds.
landlockedadjectiveUS /ˈlændlɑːkt/
surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land
From this reading Only over the top of the far hills was one long line of placid pale primrose, like some calm landlocked bay amid seas of tumbling waters.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading Desolate the landscape looked, the stretch of moorland, and the sodden fields, and the empty highroad running like a ribbon between hills now dark with rain.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Only over the top of the far hills was one long line of placid pale primrose, like some calm landlocked bay amid seas of tumbling waters.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Only over the top of the far hills was one long line of placid pale primrose, like some calm landlocked bay amid seas of tumbling waters.
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 Only over the top of the far hills was one long line of placid pale primrose, like some calm landlocked bay amid seas of tumbling waters.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mrs. Douglas, crossing the room to get a paper from the table, paused at the wide window and looked out.
moorlandnounUS /ˈmʊrlænd/
open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
From this reading Desolate the landscape looked, the stretch of moorland, and the sodden fields, and the empty highroad running like a ribbon between hills now dark with rain.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Douglas, crossing the room to get a paper from the table, paused at the wide window and looked out.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Desolate the landscape looked, the stretch of moorland, and the sodden fields, and the empty highroad running like a ribbon between hills now dark with rain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The December day had run its short and stormy course and the sun was going down in anger, with streaks of crimson and orange, and great purple clouds.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only over the top of the far hills was one long line of placid pale primrose, like some calm landlocked bay amid seas of tumbling waters.
and nothing more
From this reading Only over the top of the far hills was one long line of placid pale primrose, like some calm landlocked bay amid seas of tumbling waters.
orangenounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒ/
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading The December day had run its short and stormy course and the sun was going down in anger, with streaks of crimson and orange, and great purple clouds.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mrs. Douglas, crossing the room to get a paper from the table, paused at the wide window and looked out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Only over the top of the far hills was one long line of placid pale primrose, like some calm landlocked bay amid seas of tumbling waters.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Only over the top of the far hills was one long line of placid pale primrose, like some calm landlocked bay amid seas of tumbling waters.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Mrs. Douglas, crossing the room to get a paper from the table, paused at the wide window and looked out.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Mrs. Douglas, crossing the room to get a paper from the table, paused at the wide window and looked out.
placidadjectiveUS /ˈplæsəd/
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading Only over the top of the far hills was one long line of placid pale primrose, like some calm landlocked bay amid seas of tumbling waters.
primrosenounUS /ˈprɪmroʊz/
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading Only over the top of the far hills was one long line of placid pale primrose, like some calm landlocked bay amid seas of tumbling waters.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading The December day had run its short and stormy course and the sun was going down in anger, with streaks of crimson and orange, and great purple clouds.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Desolate the landscape looked, the stretch of moorland, and the sodden fields, and the empty highroad running like a ribbon between hills now dark with rain.
ribbonnounUS /ˈrɪbən/
any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading Desolate the landscape looked, the stretch of moorland, and the sodden fields, and the empty highroad running like a ribbon between hills now dark with rain.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Mrs. Douglas, crossing the room to get a paper from the table, paused at the wide window and looked out.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The December day had run its short and stormy course and the sun was going down in anger, with streaks of crimson and orange, and great purple clouds.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Desolate the landscape looked, the stretch of moorland, and the sodden fields, and the empty highroad running like a ribbon between hills now dark with rain.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Only over the top of the far hills was one long line of placid pale primrose, like some calm landlocked bay amid seas of tumbling waters.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sighed as she looked.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The December day had run its short and stormy course and the sun was going down in anger, with streaks of crimson and orange, and great purple clouds.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading She sighed as she looked.
soddenadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːdən/
wet through and through; thoroughly wet
From this reading Desolate the landscape looked, the stretch of moorland, and the sodden fields, and the empty highroad running like a ribbon between hills now dark with rain.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Only over the top of the far hills was one long line of placid pale primrose, like some calm landlocked bay amid seas of tumbling waters.
stormyadjectiveUS /ˈstɔːrmi/
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading The December day had run its short and stormy course and the sun was going down in anger, with streaks of crimson and orange, and great purple clouds.
streaksnounUS /striːks/
plural of “streak” — an unbroken series of events
From this reading The December day had run its short and stormy course and the sun was going down in anger, with streaks of crimson and orange, and great purple clouds.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading Desolate the landscape looked, the stretch of moorland, and the sodden fields, and the empty highroad running like a ribbon between hills now dark with rain.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The December day had run its short and stormy course and the sun was going down in anger, with streaks of crimson and orange, and great purple clouds.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Mrs. Douglas, crossing the room to get a paper from the table, paused at the wide window and looked out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The December day had run its short and stormy course and the sun was going down in anger, with streaks of crimson and orange, and great purple clouds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Douglas, crossing the room to get a paper from the table, paused at the wide window and looked out.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Only over the top of the far hills was one long line of placid pale primrose, like some calm landlocked bay amid seas of tumbling waters.
tumblingnounUS /ˈtʌmbəlɪŋ/
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
From this reading Only over the top of the far hills was one long line of placid pale primrose, like some calm landlocked bay amid seas of tumbling waters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The December day had run its short and stormy course and the sun was going down in anger, with streaks of crimson and orange, and great purple clouds.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading Only over the top of the far hills was one long line of placid pale primrose, like some calm landlocked bay amid seas of tumbling waters.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Mrs. Douglas, crossing the room to get a paper from the table, paused at the wide window and looked out.
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 Mrs. Douglas, crossing the room to get a paper from the table, paused at the wide window and looked out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The December day had run its short and stormy course and the sun was going down in anger, with streaks of crimson and orange, and great purple clouds.
