used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "But O! for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still."
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Arthur Conly coming into the drawing-room at Ion and finding its mistress there alone, remarked as he shook hands with her, "The beginning of winter, Cousin Elsie!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But O! for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still."
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Arthur Conly coming into the drawing-room at Ion and finding its mistress there alone, remarked as he shook hands with her, "The beginning of winter, Cousin Elsie!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Arthur Conly coming into the drawing-room at Ion and finding its mistress there alone, remarked as he shook hands with her, "The beginning of winter, Cousin Elsie!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arthur Conly coming into the drawing-room at Ion and finding its mistress there alone, remarked as he shook hands with her, "The beginning of winter, Cousin Elsie!
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Arthur Conly coming into the drawing-room at Ion and finding its mistress there alone, remarked as he shook hands with her, "The beginning of winter, Cousin Elsie!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But O! for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still."
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading --_Tennyson._ It was a chill November day, a day of lowering clouds, wind, rain, sleet and snow.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading --_Tennyson._ It was a chill November day, a day of lowering clouds, wind, rain, sleet and snow.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Arthur Conly coming into the drawing-room at Ion and finding its mistress there alone, remarked as he shook hands with her, "The beginning of winter, Cousin Elsie!
Conly
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From this reading Arthur Conly coming into the drawing-room at Ion and finding its mistress there alone, remarked as he shook hands with her, "The beginning of winter, Cousin Elsie!
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Arthur Conly coming into the drawing-room at Ion and finding its mistress there alone, remarked as he shook hands with her, "The beginning of winter, Cousin Elsie!
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading It froze hard last night, and the wind to-day is cutting."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading --_Tennyson._ It was a chill November day, a day of lowering clouds, wind, rain, sleet and snow.
drawing-room
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From this reading Arthur Conly coming into the drawing-room at Ion and finding its mistress there alone, remarked as he shook hands with her, "The beginning of winter, Cousin Elsie!
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 It is setting in early.
Elsie
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From this reading Arthur Conly coming into the drawing-room at Ion and finding its mistress there alone, remarked as he shook hands with her, "The beginning of winter, Cousin Elsie!
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Arthur Conly coming into the drawing-room at Ion and finding its mistress there alone, remarked as he shook hands with her, "The beginning of winter, Cousin Elsie!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "But O! for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still."
frozeverbUS /froʊz/
inflected form of “freeze” — stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading It froze hard last night, and the wind to-day is cutting."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "But O! for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Arthur Conly coming into the drawing-room at Ion and finding its mistress there alone, remarked as he shook hands with her, "The beginning of winter, Cousin Elsie!
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It froze hard last night, and the wind to-day is cutting."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arthur Conly coming into the drawing-room at Ion and finding its mistress there alone, remarked as he shook hands with her, "The beginning of winter, Cousin Elsie!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Arthur Conly coming into the drawing-room at Ion and finding its mistress there alone, remarked as he shook hands with her, "The beginning of winter, Cousin Elsie!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is setting in early.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Arthur Conly coming into the drawing-room at Ion and finding its mistress there alone, remarked as he shook hands with her, "The beginning of winter, Cousin Elsie!
IonnounUS /ˈaɪən/
a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
From this reading Arthur Conly coming into the drawing-room at Ion and finding its mistress there alone, remarked as he shook hands with her, "The beginning of winter, Cousin Elsie!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But O! for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading --_Tennyson._ It was a chill November day, a day of lowering clouds, wind, rain, sleet and snow.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Arthur Conly coming into the drawing-room at Ion and finding its mistress there alone, remarked as he shook hands with her, "The beginning of winter, Cousin Elsie!
immediately past
From this reading It froze hard last night, and the wind to-day is cutting."
loweringadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərɪŋ/
darkened by clouds
From this reading --_Tennyson._ It was a chill November day, a day of lowering clouds, wind, rain, sleet and snow.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Arthur Conly coming into the drawing-room at Ion and finding its mistress there alone, remarked as he shook hands with her, "The beginning of winter, Cousin Elsie!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It froze hard last night, and the wind to-day is cutting."
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading --_Tennyson._ It was a chill November day, a day of lowering clouds, wind, rain, sleet and snow.
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 "But O! for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But O! for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still."
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading --_Tennyson._ It was a chill November day, a day of lowering clouds, wind, rain, sleet and snow.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading Arthur Conly coming into the drawing-room at Ion and finding its mistress there alone, remarked as he shook hands with her, "The beginning of winter, Cousin Elsie!
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading It is setting in early.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Arthur Conly coming into the drawing-room at Ion and finding its mistress there alone, remarked as he shook hands with her, "The beginning of winter, Cousin Elsie!
sleetnounUS /sliːt/
partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
From this reading --_Tennyson._ It was a chill November day, a day of lowering clouds, wind, rain, sleet and snow.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading --_Tennyson._ It was a chill November day, a day of lowering clouds, wind, rain, sleet and snow.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "But O! for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still."
not in physical motion
From this reading "But O! for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still."
TennysonnounUS /ˈtenɪsən/
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading --_Tennyson._ It was a chill November day, a day of lowering clouds, wind, rain, sleet and snow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But O! for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But O! for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still."
in or at that place or location
From this reading Arthur Conly coming into the drawing-room at Ion and finding its mistress there alone, remarked as he shook hands with her, "The beginning of winter, Cousin Elsie!
to-day
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From this reading It froze hard last night, and the wind to-day is cutting."
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading "But O! for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still."
having passed out of existence
From this reading "But O! for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "But O! for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --_Tennyson._ It was a chill November day, a day of lowering clouds, wind, rain, sleet and snow.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading --_Tennyson._ It was a chill November day, a day of lowering clouds, wind, rain, sleet and snow.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Arthur Conly coming into the drawing-room at Ion and finding its mistress there alone, remarked as he shook hands with her, "The beginning of winter, Cousin Elsie!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Arthur Conly coming into the drawing-room at Ion and finding its mistress there alone, remarked as he shook hands with her, "The beginning of winter, Cousin Elsie!
