used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “How lovely!” she thought, “and it’s gone down in a cloud.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah! it must be nearly six o’clock,” she thought.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading NORA GIVES SERVICE Honora was an unconscious lover of Nature.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She turned and beheld the sun slowly sinking.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I must make haste,” but she stood spellbound, watching the glowing crimson, purple and yellow changing into orange, green, and greyish pink, and she gazed at the fiery ball sinking slowly behind the hills.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “I must make haste,” but she stood spellbound, watching the glowing crimson, purple and yellow changing into orange, green, and greyish pink, and she gazed at the fiery ball sinking slowly behind the hills.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Ah! it must be nearly six o’clock,” she thought.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading She turned and beheld the sun slowly sinking.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “I must make haste,” but she stood spellbound, watching the glowing crimson, purple and yellow changing into orange, green, and greyish pink, and she gazed at the fiery ball sinking slowly behind the hills.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I must make haste,” but she stood spellbound, watching the glowing crimson, purple and yellow changing into orange, green, and greyish pink, and she gazed at the fiery ball sinking slowly behind the hills.
changingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading “I must make haste,” but she stood spellbound, watching the glowing crimson, purple and yellow changing into orange, green, and greyish pink, and she gazed at the fiery ball sinking slowly behind the hills.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “How lovely!” she thought, “and it’s gone down in a cloud.
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 “I must make haste,” but she stood spellbound, watching the glowing crimson, purple and yellow changing into orange, green, and greyish pink, and she gazed at the fiery ball sinking slowly behind the hills.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “How lovely!” she thought, “and it’s gone down in a cloud.
fieryadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪəri/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading “I must make haste,” but she stood spellbound, watching the glowing crimson, purple and yellow changing into orange, green, and greyish pink, and she gazed at the fiery ball sinking slowly behind the hills.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “I must make haste,” but she stood spellbound, watching the glowing crimson, purple and yellow changing into orange, green, and greyish pink, and she gazed at the fiery ball sinking slowly behind the hills.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading NORA GIVES SERVICE Honora was an unconscious lover of Nature.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
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destroyed or killed
From this reading “How lovely!” she thought, “and it’s gone down in a cloud.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “I must make haste,” but she stood spellbound, watching the glowing crimson, purple and yellow changing into orange, green, and greyish pink, and she gazed at the fiery ball sinking slowly behind the hills.
greyishadjective
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “I must make haste,” but she stood spellbound, watching the glowing crimson, purple and yellow changing into orange, green, and greyish pink, and she gazed at the fiery ball sinking slowly behind the hills.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading “I must make haste,” but she stood spellbound, watching the glowing crimson, purple and yellow changing into orange, green, and greyish pink, and she gazed at the fiery ball sinking slowly behind the hills.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “I must make haste,” but she stood spellbound, watching the glowing crimson, purple and yellow changing into orange, green, and greyish pink, and she gazed at the fiery ball sinking slowly behind the hills.
Honora
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How
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From this reading “How lovely!” she thought, “and it’s gone down in a cloud.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must make haste,” but she stood spellbound, watching the glowing crimson, purple and yellow changing into orange, green, and greyish pink, and she gazed at the fiery ball sinking slowly behind the hills.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “How lovely!” she thought, “and it’s gone down in a cloud.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ah! it must be nearly six o’clock,” she thought.
it's
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From this reading “How lovely!” she thought, “and it’s gone down in a cloud.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “How lovely!” she thought, “and it’s gone down in a cloud.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading NORA GIVES SERVICE Honora was an unconscious lover of Nature.
engage in
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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Ah! it must be nearly six o’clock,” she thought.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading NORA GIVES SERVICE Honora was an unconscious lover of Nature.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “Ah! it must be nearly six o’clock,” she thought.
NORA
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o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading “Ah! it must be nearly six o’clock,” she thought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NORA GIVES SERVICE Honora was an unconscious lover of Nature.
orangenounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒ/
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
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a light shade of red
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a purple color or pigment
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work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading NORA GIVES SERVICE Honora was an unconscious lover of Nature.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned and beheld the sun slowly sinking.
sinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading She turned and beheld the sun slowly sinking.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “Ah! it must be nearly six o’clock,” she thought.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading She turned and beheld the sun slowly sinking.
spellboundadjectiveUS /ˈspelbaʊnd/
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading “I must make haste,” but she stood spellbound, watching the glowing crimson, purple and yellow changing into orange, green, and greyish pink, and she gazed at the fiery ball sinking slowly behind the hills.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “I must make haste,” but she stood spellbound, watching the glowing crimson, purple and yellow changing into orange, green, and greyish pink, and she gazed at the fiery ball sinking slowly behind the hills.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading She turned and beheld the sun slowly sinking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She turned and beheld the sun slowly sinking.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Ah! it must be nearly six o’clock,” she thought.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned and beheld the sun slowly sinking.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading NORA GIVES SERVICE Honora was an unconscious lover of Nature.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NORA GIVES SERVICE Honora was an unconscious lover of Nature.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading “I must make haste,” but she stood spellbound, watching the glowing crimson, purple and yellow changing into orange, green, and greyish pink, and she gazed at the fiery ball sinking slowly behind the hills.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading “I must make haste,” but she stood spellbound, watching the glowing crimson, purple and yellow changing into orange, green, and greyish pink, and she gazed at the fiery ball sinking slowly behind the hills.
