anew
From this reading NIGHT IN THE WILDERNESS The two women clasped hands again and looked at each other as Harley disappeared amid the smoke.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading NIGHT IN THE WILDERNESS The two women clasped hands again and looked at each other as Harley disappeared amid the smoke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NIGHT IN THE WILDERNESS The two women clasped hands again and looked at each other as Harley disappeared amid the smoke.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading NIGHT IN THE WILDERNESS The two women clasped hands again and looked at each other as Harley disappeared amid the smoke.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading Night, smoky, cloudy and dark, thick with vapours and mists, and ashes and odours that repelled, was coming down upon the Wilderness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading NIGHT IN THE WILDERNESS The two women clasped hands again and looked at each other as Harley disappeared amid the smoke.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, but he has gone to his country's need," said his sister proudly.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading NIGHT IN THE WILDERNESS The two women clasped hands again and looked at each other as Harley disappeared amid the smoke.
cloudyadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdi/
lacking definite form or limits
From this reading Night, smoky, cloudy and dark, thick with vapours and mists, and ashes and odours that repelled, was coming down upon the Wilderness.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Night, smoky, cloudy and dark, thick with vapours and mists, and ashes and odours that repelled, was coming down upon the Wilderness.
country'snounUS /ˈkʌntriz/
possessive form of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "Yes, but he has gone to his country's need," said his sister proudly.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Night, smoky, cloudy and dark, thick with vapours and mists, and ashes and odours that repelled, was coming down upon the Wilderness.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading NIGHT IN THE WILDERNESS The two women clasped hands again and looked at each other as Harley disappeared amid the smoke.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Night, smoky, cloudy and dark, thick with vapours and mists, and ashes and odours that repelled, was coming down upon the Wilderness.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading NIGHT IN THE WILDERNESS The two women clasped hands again and looked at each other as Harley disappeared amid the smoke.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Yes, but he has gone to his country's need," said his sister proudly.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading NIGHT IN THE WILDERNESS The two women clasped hands again and looked at each other as Harley disappeared amid the smoke.
Harley
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From this reading NIGHT IN THE WILDERNESS The two women clasped hands again and looked at each other as Harley disappeared amid the smoke.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He has left us," said Mrs. Markham.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He has left us," said Mrs. Markham.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, but he has gone to his country's need," said his sister proudly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NIGHT IN THE WILDERNESS The two women clasped hands again and looked at each other as Harley disappeared amid the smoke.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "He has left us," said Mrs. Markham.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading NIGHT IN THE WILDERNESS The two women clasped hands again and looked at each other as Harley disappeared amid the smoke.
Markham
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From this reading "He has left us," said Mrs. Markham.
mistsnounUS /mɪsts/
plural of “mist” — a thin fog with condensation near the ground
From this reading Night, smoky, cloudy and dark, thick with vapours and mists, and ashes and odours that repelled, was coming down upon the Wilderness.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "He has left us," said Mrs. Markham.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "Yes, but he has gone to his country's need," said his sister proudly.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading NIGHT IN THE WILDERNESS The two women clasped hands again and looked at each other as Harley disappeared amid the smoke.
odoursnounUS /ˈoʊdərs/
plural of “odour” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading Night, smoky, cloudy and dark, thick with vapours and mists, and ashes and odours that repelled, was coming down upon the Wilderness.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading NIGHT IN THE WILDERNESS The two women clasped hands again and looked at each other as Harley disappeared amid the smoke.
proudlyadverbUS /ˈpraʊdli/
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading "Yes, but he has gone to his country's need," said his sister proudly.
repelledverbUS /rəˈpeld/
inflected form of “repel” — cause to move back by force or influence
From this reading Night, smoky, cloudy and dark, thick with vapours and mists, and ashes and odours that repelled, was coming down upon the Wilderness.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He has left us," said Mrs. Markham.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Then they were silent again.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Yes, but he has gone to his country's need," said his sister proudly.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading NIGHT IN THE WILDERNESS The two women clasped hands again and looked at each other as Harley disappeared amid the smoke.
smokyadjectiveUS /ˈsmoʊki/
marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
From this reading Night, smoky, cloudy and dark, thick with vapours and mists, and ashes and odours that repelled, was coming down upon the Wilderness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Night, smoky, cloudy and dark, thick with vapours and mists, and ashes and odours that repelled, was coming down upon the Wilderness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NIGHT IN THE WILDERNESS The two women clasped hands again and looked at each other as Harley disappeared amid the smoke.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they were silent again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they were silent again.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Night, smoky, cloudy and dark, thick with vapours and mists, and ashes and odours that repelled, was coming down upon the Wilderness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, but he has gone to his country's need," said his sister proudly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading NIGHT IN THE WILDERNESS The two women clasped hands again and looked at each other as Harley disappeared amid the smoke.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Night, smoky, cloudy and dark, thick with vapours and mists, and ashes and odours that repelled, was coming down upon the Wilderness.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He has left us," said Mrs. Markham.
vapoursnoun
a state of depression
From this reading Night, smoky, cloudy and dark, thick with vapours and mists, and ashes and odours that repelled, was coming down upon the Wilderness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Night, smoky, cloudy and dark, thick with vapours and mists, and ashes and odours that repelled, was coming down upon the Wilderness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then they were silent again.
WILDERNESSnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading NIGHT IN THE WILDERNESS The two women clasped hands again and looked at each other as Harley disappeared amid the smoke.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Night, smoky, cloudy and dark, thick with vapours and mists, and ashes and odours that repelled, was coming down upon the Wilderness.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading NIGHT IN THE WILDERNESS The two women clasped hands again and looked at each other as Harley disappeared amid the smoke.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, but he has gone to his country's need," said his sister proudly.
