used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
anew
From this reading Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.
corn-blades
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From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Oh, I could sleep, sleep, sleep till doomsday," she said to herself.
the first light of day
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I'd like to take one day off.
didn't
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From this reading "I wish I didn't have to get up.
DixienounUS /ˈdɪksi/
the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
From this reading Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.
doomsdaynounUS /ˈduːmzdeɪ/
(New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
From this reading "Oh, I could sleep, sleep, sleep till doomsday," she said to herself.
droopingadjectiveUS /ˈdruːpɪŋ/
weak from exhaustion
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
drowsilyadverb
in a drowsy manner
From this reading Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
foliagenounUS /ˈfoʊlɪdʒ/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I wish I didn't have to get up.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
HartnounUS /hɑːrt/
United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I wish I didn't have to get up.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Oh, I could sleep, sleep, sleep till doomsday," she said to herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I could sleep, sleep, sleep till doomsday," she said to herself.
I'd
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From this reading I'd like to take one day off.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I'd like to take one day off.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I'd like to take one day off.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I could sleep, sleep, sleep till doomsday," she said to herself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I'd like to take one day off.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
quietudenoun
a state of peace and quiet
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, I could sleep, sleep, sleep till doomsday," she said to herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, I could sleep, sleep, sleep till doomsday," she said to herself.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "Oh, I could sleep, sleep, sleep till doomsday," she said to herself.
stillnessnounUS /ˈstɪlnəs/
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
carry out
From this reading I'd like to take one day off.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Oh, I could sleep, sleep, sleep till doomsday," she said to herself.
tintnounUS /tɪnt/
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I wish I didn't have to get up.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
a message informing of danger
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish I didn't have to get up.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
