used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
(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 VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
aloesnoun
a purgative made from the leaves of aloe
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She turned and swept out of the hall.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the gates she stopped and bowed mockingly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading At the gates she stopped and bowed mockingly.
rid of obstructions
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
cloud-bank
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From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
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 VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
cricketsnounUS /ˈkrɪkəts/
plural of “cricket” — leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading The voices of the land were stilled, the minute thunder of the pigeons, the whirring of crickets.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
for a limitless time
From this reading "O King, live forever!"
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading At the gates she stopped and bowed mockingly.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading She turned and swept out of the hall.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "O King, live forever!"
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The voices of the land were stilled, the minute thunder of the pigeons, the whirring of crickets.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "O King, live forever!"
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading The voices of the land were stilled, the minute thunder of the pigeons, the whirring of crickets.
mockinglyadverb
in a disrespectful jeering manner
From this reading At the gates she stopped and bowed mockingly.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O King, live forever!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She turned and swept out of the hall.
and nothing more
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She turned and swept out of the hall.
pigeonsnounUS /ˈpɪdʒənz/
plural of “pigeon” — wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
From this reading The voices of the land were stilled, the minute thunder of the pigeons, the whirring of crickets.
racedverbUS /reɪst/
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned and swept out of the hall.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
stilledverbUS /stɪld/
past form of “still” — make calm or still
From this reading The voices of the land were stilled, the minute thunder of the pigeons, the whirring of crickets.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading At the gates she stopped and bowed mockingly.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
possessing sweep
From this reading She turned and swept out of the hall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She turned and swept out of the hall.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading The voices of the land were stilled, the minute thunder of the pigeons, the whirring of crickets.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned and swept out of the hall.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
VIIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The voices of the land were stilled, the minute thunder of the pigeons, the whirring of crickets.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The voices of the land were stilled, the minute thunder of the pigeons, the whirring of crickets.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/
toward the west
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
in or at the place that
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
whirringnounUS /ˈwɜːrɪŋ/
sound of something in rapid motion
From this reading The voices of the land were stilled, the minute thunder of the pigeons, the whirring of crickets.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading VIII All afternoon the east wind had been blowing, cold, bitter as aloes, and a great cloud-bank raced after the sun westward, until only a little space in the western horizon was clear where the sun went down.
