used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The earth and all things on it were covered with a thick layer of frost.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Red streaks appeared above the southeastern horizon and tinted the heavy clouds that were slowly and ominously coming out of the north and packing the centre of the sky.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading With her soft muzzle pressed against her mother’s warm flank, she watched the beautiful unfolding of morning.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was clear and cold.
(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 earth and all things on it were covered with a thick layer of frost.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Red streaks appeared above the southeastern horizon and tinted the heavy clouds that were slowly and ominously coming out of the north and packing the centre of the sky.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Red streaks appeared above the southeastern horizon and tinted the heavy clouds that were slowly and ominously coming out of the north and packing the centre of the sky.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DEATH IN THE HOWL OF COYOTES LITTLE QUEEN was awake at the very first peep of dawn.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading DEATH IN THE HOWL OF COYOTES LITTLE QUEEN was awake at the very first peep of dawn.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading With her soft muzzle pressed against her mother’s warm flank, she watched the beautiful unfolding of morning.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading Red streaks appeared above the southeastern horizon and tinted the heavy clouds that were slowly and ominously coming out of the north and packing the centre of the sky.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The air was clear and cold.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Red streaks appeared above the southeastern horizon and tinted the heavy clouds that were slowly and ominously coming out of the north and packing the centre of the sky.
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 The air was clear and cold.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Red streaks appeared above the southeastern horizon and tinted the heavy clouds that were slowly and ominously coming out of the north and packing the centre of the sky.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The earth and all things on it were covered with a thick layer of frost.
COYOTESnounUS /kaɪˈoʊtis/
plural of “coyote” — small wolf native to western North America
From this reading DEATH IN THE HOWL OF COYOTES LITTLE QUEEN was awake at the very first peep of dawn.
the first light of day
From this reading DEATH IN THE HOWL OF COYOTES LITTLE QUEEN was awake at the very first peep of dawn.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading DEATH IN THE HOWL OF COYOTES LITTLE QUEEN was awake at the very first peep of dawn.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The earth and all things on it were covered with a thick layer of frost.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading DEATH IN THE HOWL OF COYOTES LITTLE QUEEN was awake at the very first peep of dawn.
flanknounUS /flæŋk/
the side of military or naval formation
From this reading With her soft muzzle pressed against her mother’s warm flank, she watched the beautiful unfolding of morning.
frostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading The earth and all things on it were covered with a thick layer of frost.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Red streaks appeared above the southeastern horizon and tinted the heavy clouds that were slowly and ominously coming out of the north and packing the centre of the sky.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With her soft muzzle pressed against her mother’s warm flank, she watched the beautiful unfolding of morning.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading Red streaks appeared above the southeastern horizon and tinted the heavy clouds that were slowly and ominously coming out of the north and packing the centre of the sky.
HOWLverbUS /haʊl/
emit long loud cries
From this reading DEATH IN THE HOWL OF COYOTES LITTLE QUEEN was awake at the very first peep of dawn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DEATH IN THE HOWL OF COYOTES LITTLE QUEEN was awake at the very first peep of dawn.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The earth and all things on it were covered with a thick layer of frost.
layernounUS /ˈleɪər/
single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
From this reading The earth and all things on it were covered with a thick layer of frost.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading DEATH IN THE HOWL OF COYOTES LITTLE QUEEN was awake at the very first peep of dawn.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading With her soft muzzle pressed against her mother’s warm flank, she watched the beautiful unfolding of morning.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading With her soft muzzle pressed against her mother’s warm flank, she watched the beautiful unfolding of morning.
muzzlenounUS /ˈmʌzəl/
the open circular discharging end of a gun
From this reading With her soft muzzle pressed against her mother’s warm flank, she watched the beautiful unfolding of morning.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Red streaks appeared above the southeastern horizon and tinted the heavy clouds that were slowly and ominously coming out of the north and packing the centre of the sky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEATH IN THE HOWL OF COYOTES LITTLE QUEEN was awake at the very first peep of dawn.
ominouslyadverbUS /ˈɑːmənəsli/
in an ominous manner
From this reading Red streaks appeared above the southeastern horizon and tinted the heavy clouds that were slowly and ominously coming out of the north and packing the centre of the sky.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The earth and all things on it were covered with a thick layer of frost.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Red streaks appeared above the southeastern horizon and tinted the heavy clouds that were slowly and ominously coming out of the north and packing the centre of the sky.
packingnounUS /ˈpækɪŋ/
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading Red streaks appeared above the southeastern horizon and tinted the heavy clouds that were slowly and ominously coming out of the north and packing the centre of the sky.
peepverbUS /piːp/
look furtively
From this reading DEATH IN THE HOWL OF COYOTES LITTLE QUEEN was awake at the very first peep of dawn.
compacted by ironing
From this reading With her soft muzzle pressed against her mother’s warm flank, she watched the beautiful unfolding of morning.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading DEATH IN THE HOWL OF COYOTES LITTLE QUEEN was awake at the very first peep of dawn.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Red streaks appeared above the southeastern horizon and tinted the heavy clouds that were slowly and ominously coming out of the north and packing the centre of the sky.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With her soft muzzle pressed against her mother’s warm flank, she watched the beautiful unfolding of morning.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Red streaks appeared above the southeastern horizon and tinted the heavy clouds that were slowly and ominously coming out of the north and packing the centre of the sky.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Red streaks appeared above the southeastern horizon and tinted the heavy clouds that were slowly and ominously coming out of the north and packing the centre of the sky.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading With her soft muzzle pressed against her mother’s warm flank, she watched the beautiful unfolding of morning.
southeasternadjectiveUS /ˌsaʊˈθiːstərn/
situated in or oriented toward the southeast
From this reading Red streaks appeared above the southeastern horizon and tinted the heavy clouds that were slowly and ominously coming out of the north and packing the centre of the sky.
streaksnounUS /striːks/
plural of “streak” — an unbroken series of events
From this reading Red streaks appeared above the southeastern horizon and tinted the heavy clouds that were slowly and ominously coming out of the north and packing the centre of the sky.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Red streaks appeared above the southeastern horizon and tinted the heavy clouds that were slowly and ominously coming out of the north and packing the centre of the sky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEATH IN THE HOWL OF COYOTES LITTLE QUEEN was awake at the very first peep of dawn.
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 The earth and all things on it were covered with a thick layer of frost.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The earth and all things on it were covered with a thick layer of frost.
tintedverbUS /ˈtɪntɪd/
past form of “tint” — color lightly
From this reading Red streaks appeared above the southeastern horizon and tinted the heavy clouds that were slowly and ominously coming out of the north and packing the centre of the sky.
unfoldingnounUS /ənˈfoʊldɪŋ/
a developmental process
From this reading With her soft muzzle pressed against her mother’s warm flank, she watched the beautiful unfolding of morning.
precisely as stated
From this reading DEATH IN THE HOWL OF COYOTES LITTLE QUEEN was awake at the very first peep of dawn.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading With her soft muzzle pressed against her mother’s warm flank, she watched the beautiful unfolding of morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DEATH IN THE HOWL OF COYOTES LITTLE QUEEN was awake at the very first peep of dawn.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading With her soft muzzle pressed against her mother’s warm flank, she watched the beautiful unfolding of morning.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Red streaks appeared above the southeastern horizon and tinted the heavy clouds that were slowly and ominously coming out of the north and packing the centre of the sky.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With her soft muzzle pressed against her mother’s warm flank, she watched the beautiful unfolding of morning.
