used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It seemed at first sight a hopeless task and I, looking down at Delle Josephine's door, wondered how on earth we were ever to get out of it when not a particle of it was to be seen.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across the road the children of the _epider_ and the good man himself were already busy trying to shovel some of it away from the door.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The snow had ceased falling, but lay piled up against the lower half of my window.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Across the road the children of the _epider_ and the good man himself were already busy trying to shovel some of it away from the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
any thing at all
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It seemed at first sight a hopeless task and I, looking down at Delle Josephine's door, wondered how on earth we were ever to get out of it when not a particle of it was to be seen.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Across the road the children of the _epider_ and the good man himself were already busy trying to shovel some of it away from the door.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Across the road the children of the _epider_ and the good man himself were already busy trying to shovel some of it away from the door.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The snow had ceased falling, but lay piled up against the lower half of my window.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading The snow had ceased falling, but lay piled up against the lower half of my window.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Across the road the children of the _epider_ and the good man himself were already busy trying to shovel some of it away from the door.
Delle
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From this reading It seemed at first sight a hopeless task and I, looking down at Delle Josephine's door, wondered how on earth we were ever to get out of it when not a particle of it was to be seen.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Across the road the children of the _epider_ and the good man himself were already busy trying to shovel some of it away from the door.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It seemed at first sight a hopeless task and I, looking down at Delle Josephine's door, wondered how on earth we were ever to get out of it when not a particle of it was to be seen.
driftsnounUS /drɪfts/
plural of “drift” — a force that moves something along
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading It seemed at first sight a hopeless task and I, looking down at Delle Josephine's door, wondered how on earth we were ever to get out of it when not a particle of it was to be seen.
epider
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From this reading Across the road the children of the _epider_ and the good man himself were already busy trying to shovel some of it away from the door.
at any time
From this reading It seemed at first sight a hopeless task and I, looking down at Delle Josephine's door, wondered how on earth we were ever to get out of it when not a particle of it was to be seen.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading The snow had ceased falling, but lay piled up against the lower half of my window.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It seemed at first sight a hopeless task and I, looking down at Delle Josephine's door, wondered how on earth we were ever to get out of it when not a particle of it was to be seen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It seemed at first sight a hopeless task and I, looking down at Delle Josephine's door, wondered how on earth we were ever to get out of it when not a particle of it was to be seen.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Across the road the children of the _epider_ and the good man himself were already busy trying to shovel some of it away from the door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The snow had ceased falling, but lay piled up against the lower half of my window.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The snow had ceased falling, but lay piled up against the lower half of my window.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Across the road the children of the _epider_ and the good man himself were already busy trying to shovel some of it away from the door.
hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading It seemed at first sight a hopeless task and I, looking down at Delle Josephine's door, wondered how on earth we were ever to get out of it when not a particle of it was to be seen.
how
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From this reading It seemed at first sight a hopeless task and I, looking down at Delle Josephine's door, wondered how on earth we were ever to get out of it when not a particle of it was to be seen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My prediction was verified in the morning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
Josephine's
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From this reading It seemed at first sight a hopeless task and I, looking down at Delle Josephine's door, wondered how on earth we were ever to get out of it when not a particle of it was to be seen.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The snow had ceased falling, but lay piled up against the lower half of my window.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading It seemed at first sight a hopeless task and I, looking down at Delle Josephine's door, wondered how on earth we were ever to get out of it when not a particle of it was to be seen.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading The snow had ceased falling, but lay piled up against the lower half of my window.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Across the road the children of the _epider_ and the good man himself were already busy trying to shovel some of it away from the door.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading My prediction was verified in the morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My prediction was verified in the morning.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It seemed at first sight a hopeless task and I, looking down at Delle Josephine's door, wondered how on earth we were ever to get out of it when not a particle of it was to be seen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The snow had ceased falling, but lay piled up against the lower half of my window.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It seemed at first sight a hopeless task and I, looking down at Delle Josephine's door, wondered how on earth we were ever to get out of it when not a particle of it was to be seen.
particlenounUS /ˈpɑːrtəkəl/
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
From this reading It seemed at first sight a hopeless task and I, looking down at Delle Josephine's door, wondered how on earth we were ever to get out of it when not a particle of it was to be seen.
piledverbUS /paɪld/
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading The snow had ceased falling, but lay piled up against the lower half of my window.
predictionnounUS /priˈdɪkʃən/
the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
From this reading My prediction was verified in the morning.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Across the road the children of the _epider_ and the good man himself were already busy trying to shovel some of it away from the door.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed at first sight a hopeless task and I, looking down at Delle Josephine's door, wondered how on earth we were ever to get out of it when not a particle of it was to be seen.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
shovelnounUS /ˈʃʌvəl/
a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
From this reading Across the road the children of the _epider_ and the good man himself were already busy trying to shovel some of it away from the door.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading It seemed at first sight a hopeless task and I, looking down at Delle Josephine's door, wondered how on earth we were ever to get out of it when not a particle of it was to be seen.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The snow had ceased falling, but lay piled up against the lower half of my window.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Across the road the children of the _epider_ and the good man himself were already busy trying to shovel some of it away from the door.
sometimeadverbUS /ˈsʌmtaɪm/
at some indefinite or unstated time
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading It seemed at first sight a hopeless task and I, looking down at Delle Josephine's door, wondered how on earth we were ever to get out of it when not a particle of it was to be seen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My prediction was verified in the morning.
in or at that place or location
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
hard to endure
From this reading Across the road the children of the _epider_ and the good man himself were already busy trying to shovel some of it away from the door.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The snow had ceased falling, but lay piled up against the lower half of my window.
verifiedadjectiveUS /ˈverəfaɪd/
proved to be true
From this reading My prediction was verified in the morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My prediction was verified in the morning.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It seemed at first sight a hopeless task and I, looking down at Delle Josephine's door, wondered how on earth we were ever to get out of it when not a particle of it was to be seen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Across the road the children of the _epider_ and the good man himself were already busy trying to shovel some of it away from the door.
at the time that
From this reading It seemed at first sight a hopeless task and I, looking down at Delle Josephine's door, wondered how on earth we were ever to get out of it when not a particle of it was to be seen.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading On the level there appeared to be about three feet, while the drifts showed from six to twenty feet I had never seen anything like it, and was for sometime lost in admiration.
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 The snow had ceased falling, but lay piled up against the lower half of my window.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading It seemed at first sight a hopeless task and I, looking down at Delle Josephine's door, wondered how on earth we were ever to get out of it when not a particle of it was to be seen.
