used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A new world here.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Face at the Window_ With heavy, sluggish engines I panted down and came to rest in the dull yellow glow of the field lights.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _The Face at the Window_ With heavy, sluggish engines I panted down and came to rest in the dull yellow glow of the field lights.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It sloped upward from the shore toward where, a quarter of a mile away, I could see the dull lights of the settlement, blurred by the gathered night vapors.
blurredadjectiveUS /blɜːrd/
indistinct or hazy in outline
From this reading It sloped upward from the shore toward where, a quarter of a mile away, I could see the dull lights of the settlement, blurred by the gathered night vapors.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It sloped upward from the shore toward where, a quarter of a mile away, I could see the dull lights of the settlement, blurred by the gathered night vapors.
cakedverbUS /keɪkt/
past form of “cake” — form a coat over
From this reading The field was flat, caked ooze, cracked and hardened.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _The Face at the Window_ With heavy, sluggish engines I panted down and came to rest in the dull yellow glow of the field lights.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It sloped upward from the shore toward where, a quarter of a mile away, I could see the dull lights of the settlement, blurred by the gathered night vapors.
crackedadjectiveUS /krækt/
used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
From this reading The field was flat, caked ooze, cracked and hardened.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _The Face at the Window_ With heavy, sluggish engines I panted down and came to rest in the dull yellow glow of the field lights.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading _The Face at the Window_ With heavy, sluggish engines I panted down and came to rest in the dull yellow glow of the field lights.
enginesnounUS /ˈendʒənz/
plural of “engine” — motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading _The Face at the Window_ With heavy, sluggish engines I panted down and came to rest in the dull yellow glow of the field lights.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading _The Face at the Window_ With heavy, sluggish engines I panted down and came to rest in the dull yellow glow of the field lights.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading _The Face at the Window_ With heavy, sluggish engines I panted down and came to rest in the dull yellow glow of the field lights.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading The field was flat, caked ooze, cracked and hardened.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The field operator shut off his permission signal and came forward.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It sloped upward from the shore toward where, a quarter of a mile away, I could see the dull lights of the settlement, blurred by the gathered night vapors.
brought together in one place
From this reading It sloped upward from the shore toward where, a quarter of a mile away, I could see the dull lights of the settlement, blurred by the gathered night vapors.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading _The Face at the Window_ With heavy, sluggish engines I panted down and came to rest in the dull yellow glow of the field lights.
hardenedadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdənd/
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading The field was flat, caked ooze, cracked and hardened.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading _The Face at the Window_ With heavy, sluggish engines I panted down and came to rest in the dull yellow glow of the field lights.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading A new world here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The field operator shut off his permission signal and came forward.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _The Face at the Window_ With heavy, sluggish engines I panted down and came to rest in the dull yellow glow of the field lights.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Face at the Window_ With heavy, sluggish engines I panted down and came to rest in the dull yellow glow of the field lights.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It sloped upward from the shore toward where, a quarter of a mile away, I could see the dull lights of the settlement, blurred by the gathered night vapors.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading _The Face at the Window_ With heavy, sluggish engines I panted down and came to rest in the dull yellow glow of the field lights.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It sloped upward from the shore toward where, a quarter of a mile away, I could see the dull lights of the settlement, blurred by the gathered night vapors.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A new world here.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It sloped upward from the shore toward where, a quarter of a mile away, I could see the dull lights of the settlement, blurred by the gathered night vapors.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Face at the Window_ With heavy, sluggish engines I panted down and came to rest in the dull yellow glow of the field lights.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The field operator shut off his permission signal and came forward.
oozenounUS /uːz/
any thick, viscous matter
From this reading The field was flat, caked ooze, cracked and hardened.
operatornounUS /ˈɑːpəreɪtər/
(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
From this reading The field operator shut off his permission signal and came forward.
pantedverbUS /ˈpæntɪd/
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading _The Face at the Window_ With heavy, sluggish engines I panted down and came to rest in the dull yellow glow of the field lights.
approval to do something
From this reading The field operator shut off his permission signal and came forward.
one of four equal parts
From this reading It sloped upward from the shore toward where, a quarter of a mile away, I could see the dull lights of the settlement, blurred by the gathered night vapors.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading _The Face at the Window_ With heavy, sluggish engines I panted down and came to rest in the dull yellow glow of the field lights.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It sloped upward from the shore toward where, a quarter of a mile away, I could see the dull lights of the settlement, blurred by the gathered night vapors.
settlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading It sloped upward from the shore toward where, a quarter of a mile away, I could see the dull lights of the settlement, blurred by the gathered night vapors.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading It sloped upward from the shore toward where, a quarter of a mile away, I could see the dull lights of the settlement, blurred by the gathered night vapors.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading The field operator shut off his permission signal and came forward.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading The field operator shut off his permission signal and came forward.
slopedadjective
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading It sloped upward from the shore toward where, a quarter of a mile away, I could see the dull lights of the settlement, blurred by the gathered night vapors.
sluggishadjectiveUS /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/
moving slowly
From this reading _The Face at the Window_ With heavy, sluggish engines I panted down and came to rest in the dull yellow glow of the field lights.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Face at the Window_ With heavy, sluggish engines I panted down and came to rest in the dull yellow glow of the field lights.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Face at the Window_ With heavy, sluggish engines I panted down and came to rest in the dull yellow glow of the field lights.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading It sloped upward from the shore toward where, a quarter of a mile away, I could see the dull lights of the settlement, blurred by the gathered night vapors.
upwardadjectiveUS /ˈʌpwərd/
directed up
From this reading It sloped upward from the shore toward where, a quarter of a mile away, I could see the dull lights of the settlement, blurred by the gathered night vapors.
vaporsnounUS /ˈveɪpərz/
a state of depression
From this reading It sloped upward from the shore toward where, a quarter of a mile away, I could see the dull lights of the settlement, blurred by the gathered night vapors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The field was flat, caked ooze, cracked and hardened.
in or at the place that
From this reading It sloped upward from the shore toward where, a quarter of a mile away, I could see the dull lights of the settlement, blurred by the gathered night vapors.
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 _The Face at the Window_ With heavy, sluggish engines I panted down and came to rest in the dull yellow glow of the field lights.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _The Face at the Window_ With heavy, sluggish engines I panted down and came to rest in the dull yellow glow of the field lights.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading A new world here.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading _The Face at the Window_ With heavy, sluggish engines I panted down and came to rest in the dull yellow glow of the field lights.
