used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was like a convocation of spirits.
(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 Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An ebbing tide too, so that the strand was bare.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
completely unclothed
From this reading An ebbing tide too, so that the strand was bare.
broodedverbUS /ˈbruːdɪd/
past form of “brood” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading The night brooded on the Highlands when Count Victor reached the shore.
browsnounUS /braʊz/
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading The peaks rose everywhere white to the brows and vastly ruminating.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
clefts
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From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
clottedadjectiveUS /ˈklɑːtəd/
thickened or coalesced in soft thick lumps (such as clogs or clots)
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
convocationnounUS /ˌkɑːnvəˈkeɪʃən/
a group gathered in response to a summons
From this reading It was like a convocation of spirits.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading The night brooded on the Highlands when Count Victor reached the shore.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
ebbingnounUS /ˈebɪŋ/
a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
From this reading An ebbing tide too, so that the strand was bare.
to or in any or all places
From this reading The peaks rose everywhere white to the brows and vastly ruminating.
glensnounUS /ɡlenz/
plural of “glen” — a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
HighlandsnounUS /ˈhaɪləndz/
a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)
From this reading The night brooded on the Highlands when Count Victor reached the shore.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
innumerably
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From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like a convocation of spirits.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was like a convocation of spirits.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night brooded on the Highlands when Count Victor reached the shore.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The night brooded on the Highlands when Count Victor reached the shore.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
peaksnounUS /piːks/
plural of “peak” — the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading The peaks rose everywhere white to the brows and vastly ruminating.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The night brooded on the Highlands when Count Victor reached the shore.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The peaks rose everywhere white to the brows and vastly ruminating.
ruminating
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From this reading The peaks rose everywhere white to the brows and vastly ruminating.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The night brooded on the Highlands when Count Victor reached the shore.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading An ebbing tide too, so that the strand was bare.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading It was like a convocation of spirits.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
strandnounUS /strænd/
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading An ebbing tide too, so that the strand was bare.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading An ebbing tide too, so that the strand was bare.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night brooded on the Highlands when Count Victor reached the shore.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading An ebbing tide too, so that the strand was bare.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The peaks rose everywhere white to the brows and vastly ruminating.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading An ebbing tide too, so that the strand was bare.
unbendingadjectiveUS /ˌʌnˈbendɪŋ/
incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
valleysnounUS /ˈvæliz/
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Snow and darkness clotted in the clefts of the valleys opening innumerably on the sea, but the hills held up their heads and thought among the stars--unbending and august and pure, knowing nothing at all of the glens and shadows.
vastlyadverbUS /ˈvæstli/
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
From this reading The peaks rose everywhere white to the brows and vastly ruminating.
VictornounUS /ˈvɪktər/
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading The night brooded on the Highlands when Count Victor reached the shore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was like a convocation of spirits.
at the time that
From this reading The night brooded on the Highlands when Count Victor reached the shore.
a Caucasian
From this reading The peaks rose everywhere white to the brows and vastly ruminating.
