used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The colour faded and the night set in, a night of no wind and of numberless stars.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
next to; at the side of
From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
a youthful male person
From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading On the hearth burned a fire.
climbingnounUS /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
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 There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
dyeingnounUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
the use of dye to change the color of something permanently
From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
embersnounUS /ˈembərz/
plural of “ember” — a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading The colour faded and the night set in, a night of no wind and of numberless stars.
start firing a weapon
From this reading On the hearth burned a fire.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
hearthnounUS /hɑːrθ/
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading On the hearth burned a fire.
hollowsnounUS /ˈhɑːloʊz/
plural of “hollow” — a cavity or space in something
From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
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 I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
engage in
From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The colour faded and the night set in, a night of no wind and of numberless stars.
not any; not one
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
numberlessadjective
too numerous to be counted
From this reading The colour faded and the night set in, a night of no wind and of numberless stars.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the hearth burned a fire.
and nothing more
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
paintverbUS /peɪnt/
make a painting
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The colour faded and the night set in, a night of no wind and of numberless stars.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The colour faded and the night set in, a night of no wind and of numberless stars.
suffusionnoun
the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
TrystnounUS /trɪst/
a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex
From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
at the time that
From this reading I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In which I Keep Tryst The sun dropped below the forest, blood red, dyeing the river its own colour.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The colour faded and the night set in, a night of no wind and of numberless stars.
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 I left the window and sat beside it, and in the hollows between the red embers made pictures, as I used to make them when I was a boy.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
zenithnounUS /ˈziːnəθ/
the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading There were no clouds in the sky,--only a great suffusion of crimson climbing to the zenith; against it the woods were as black as war paint.
