1811
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From this reading IT WAS the Christmas Eve of 1811, a night beautiful, bright and clear.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IT WAS the Christmas Eve of 1811, a night beautiful, bright and clear.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The snow crunched cheerfully under your feet, the hedges were rather frosted than cumbered; but the wild waste of hill all around and above Slaithwaite was white with a coverlet smoothed as with careful hands.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Flakes of snow fell gently, like the lighting of grasshoppers, but not so thick as to cloud the air.
(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 The snow crunched cheerfully under your feet, the hedges were rather frosted than cumbered; but the wild waste of hill all around and above Slaithwaite was white with a coverlet smoothed as with careful hands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IT WAS the Christmas Eve of 1811, a night beautiful, bright and clear.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The snow crunched cheerfully under your feet, the hedges were rather frosted than cumbered; but the wild waste of hill all around and above Slaithwaite was white with a coverlet smoothed as with careful hands.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Flakes of snow fell gently, like the lighting of grasshoppers, but not so thick as to cloud the air.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading IT WAS the Christmas Eve of 1811, a night beautiful, bright and clear.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading It was cold, but not bitterly cold.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading IT WAS the Christmas Eve of 1811, a night beautiful, bright and clear.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Flakes of snow fell gently, like the lighting of grasshoppers, but not so thick as to cloud the air.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading The snow crunched cheerfully under your feet, the hedges were rather frosted than cumbered; but the wild waste of hill all around and above Slaithwaite was white with a coverlet smoothed as with careful hands.
cheerfullyadverbUS /ˈtʃɪrfəli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading The snow crunched cheerfully under your feet, the hedges were rather frosted than cumbered; but the wild waste of hill all around and above Slaithwaite was white with a coverlet smoothed as with careful hands.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading IT WAS the Christmas Eve of 1811, a night beautiful, bright and clear.
rid of obstructions
From this reading IT WAS the Christmas Eve of 1811, a night beautiful, bright and clear.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Flakes of snow fell gently, like the lighting of grasshoppers, but not so thick as to cloud the air.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It was cold, but not bitterly cold.
coverletnoun
a decorative bedspread (usually quilted)
From this reading The snow crunched cheerfully under your feet, the hedges were rather frosted than cumbered; but the wild waste of hill all around and above Slaithwaite was white with a coverlet smoothed as with careful hands.
crunchedverbUS /krʌntʃt/
past form of “crunch” — make a crushing noise
From this reading The snow crunched cheerfully under your feet, the hedges were rather frosted than cumbered; but the wild waste of hill all around and above Slaithwaite was white with a coverlet smoothed as with careful hands.
cumbered
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From this reading The snow crunched cheerfully under your feet, the hedges were rather frosted than cumbered; but the wild waste of hill all around and above Slaithwaite was white with a coverlet smoothed as with careful hands.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading IT WAS the Christmas Eve of 1811, a night beautiful, bright and clear.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The snow crunched cheerfully under your feet, the hedges were rather frosted than cumbered; but the wild waste of hill all around and above Slaithwaite was white with a coverlet smoothed as with careful hands.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Flakes of snow fell gently, like the lighting of grasshoppers, but not so thick as to cloud the air.
FlakesnounUS /fleɪks/
plural of “flake” — a crystal of snow
From this reading Flakes of snow fell gently, like the lighting of grasshoppers, but not so thick as to cloud the air.
frostedadjectiveUS /ˈfrɔːstəd/
(of glass) having a roughened coating resembling frost
From this reading The snow crunched cheerfully under your feet, the hedges were rather frosted than cumbered; but the wild waste of hill all around and above Slaithwaite was white with a coverlet smoothed as with careful hands.
gemmedadjective
covered with beads or jewels or sequins
From this reading The moon was high in the heavens, and a myriad stars gemmed the sky.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Flakes of snow fell gently, like the lighting of grasshoppers, but not so thick as to cloud the air.
grasshoppersnounUS /ˈɡræshɑːpərz/
plural of “grasshopper” — terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
From this reading Flakes of snow fell gently, like the lighting of grasshoppers, but not so thick as to cloud the air.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The snow crunched cheerfully under your feet, the hedges were rather frosted than cumbered; but the wild waste of hill all around and above Slaithwaite was white with a coverlet smoothed as with careful hands.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading The moon was high in the heavens, and a myriad stars gemmed the sky.
hedgesnounUS /ˈhedʒɪz/
plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
From this reading The snow crunched cheerfully under your feet, the hedges were rather frosted than cumbered; but the wild waste of hill all around and above Slaithwaite was white with a coverlet smoothed as with careful hands.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The moon was high in the heavens, and a myriad stars gemmed the sky.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The snow crunched cheerfully under your feet, the hedges were rather frosted than cumbered; but the wild waste of hill all around and above Slaithwaite was white with a coverlet smoothed as with careful hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moon was high in the heavens, and a myriad stars gemmed the sky.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT WAS the Christmas Eve of 1811, a night beautiful, bright and clear.
lightingnounUS /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading Flakes of snow fell gently, like the lighting of grasshoppers, but not so thick as to cloud the air.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Flakes of snow fell gently, like the lighting of grasshoppers, but not so thick as to cloud the air.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The moon was high in the heavens, and a myriad stars gemmed the sky.
myriadnounUS /ˈmɪriəd/
a large indefinite number
From this reading The moon was high in the heavens, and a myriad stars gemmed the sky.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading IT WAS the Christmas Eve of 1811, a night beautiful, bright and clear.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Flakes of snow fell gently, like the lighting of grasshoppers, but not so thick as to cloud the air.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT WAS the Christmas Eve of 1811, a night beautiful, bright and clear.
on the contrary
From this reading The snow crunched cheerfully under your feet, the hedges were rather frosted than cumbered; but the wild waste of hill all around and above Slaithwaite was white with a coverlet smoothed as with careful hands.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The moon was high in the heavens, and a myriad stars gemmed the sky.
Slaithwaite
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From this reading The snow crunched cheerfully under your feet, the hedges were rather frosted than cumbered; but the wild waste of hill all around and above Slaithwaite was white with a coverlet smoothed as with careful hands.
smoothedadjectiveUS /smuːðd/
made smooth by ironing
From this reading The snow crunched cheerfully under your feet, the hedges were rather frosted than cumbered; but the wild waste of hill all around and above Slaithwaite was white with a coverlet smoothed as with careful hands.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Flakes of snow fell gently, like the lighting of grasshoppers, but not so thick as to cloud the air.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Flakes of snow fell gently, like the lighting of grasshoppers, but not so thick as to cloud the air.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The moon was high in the heavens, and a myriad stars gemmed the sky.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The snow crunched cheerfully under your feet, the hedges were rather frosted than cumbered; but the wild waste of hill all around and above Slaithwaite was white with a coverlet smoothed as with careful hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT WAS the Christmas Eve of 1811, a night beautiful, bright and clear.
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 Flakes of snow fell gently, like the lighting of grasshoppers, but not so thick as to cloud the air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Flakes of snow fell gently, like the lighting of grasshoppers, but not so thick as to cloud the air.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The snow crunched cheerfully under your feet, the hedges were rather frosted than cumbered; but the wild waste of hill all around and above Slaithwaite was white with a coverlet smoothed as with careful hands.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT WAS the Christmas Eve of 1811, a night beautiful, bright and clear.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading The snow crunched cheerfully under your feet, the hedges were rather frosted than cumbered; but the wild waste of hill all around and above Slaithwaite was white with a coverlet smoothed as with careful hands.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The snow crunched cheerfully under your feet, the hedges were rather frosted than cumbered; but the wild waste of hill all around and above Slaithwaite was white with a coverlet smoothed as with careful hands.
a Caucasian
From this reading The snow crunched cheerfully under your feet, the hedges were rather frosted than cumbered; but the wild waste of hill all around and above Slaithwaite was white with a coverlet smoothed as with careful hands.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The snow crunched cheerfully under your feet, the hedges were rather frosted than cumbered; but the wild waste of hill all around and above Slaithwaite was white with a coverlet smoothed as with careful hands.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The snow crunched cheerfully under your feet, the hedges were rather frosted than cumbered; but the wild waste of hill all around and above Slaithwaite was white with a coverlet smoothed as with careful hands.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The snow crunched cheerfully under your feet, the hedges were rather frosted than cumbered; but the wild waste of hill all around and above Slaithwaite was white with a coverlet smoothed as with careful hands.
