used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Week after week she lingered, almost imperceptibly fading, passing away like a soft rolling cloud that melts into the sky.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Week after week she lingered, almost imperceptibly fading, passing away like a soft rolling cloud that melts into the sky.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Week after week she lingered, almost imperceptibly fading, passing away like a soft rolling cloud that melts into the sky.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I said, death laid its hand gently on one so gentle and so lovely.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Week after week she lingered, almost imperceptibly fading, passing away like a soft rolling cloud that melts into the sky.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The terror, the thick gloom had passed by.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Week after week she lingered, almost imperceptibly fading, passing away like a soft rolling cloud that melts into the sky.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
crimsoned
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From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
darkenedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkənd/
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading I said, death laid its hand gently on one so gentle and so lovely.
fadingnounUS /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading Week after week she lingered, almost imperceptibly fading, passing away like a soft rolling cloud that melts into the sky.
flamesnounUS /fleɪmz/
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading I said, death laid its hand gently on one so gentle and so lovely.
in a gradual manner
From this reading I said, death laid its hand gently on one so gentle and so lovely.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading The terror, the thick gloom had passed by.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pestilence had stayed its ravages.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I said, death laid its hand gently on one so gentle and so lovely.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said, death laid its hand gently on one so gentle and so lovely.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
imperceptiblyadverbUS /ˌɪmpərˈseptɪbli/
in an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree
From this reading Week after week she lingered, almost imperceptibly fading, passing away like a soft rolling cloud that melts into the sky.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Week after week she lingered, almost imperceptibly fading, passing away like a soft rolling cloud that melts into the sky.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I said, death laid its hand gently on one so gentle and so lovely.
set down according to a plan
From this reading I said, death laid its hand gently on one so gentle and so lovely.
immediately past
From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Week after week she lingered, almost imperceptibly fading, passing away like a soft rolling cloud that melts into the sky.
lingeredverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡərd/
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading Week after week she lingered, almost imperceptibly fading, passing away like a soft rolling cloud that melts into the sky.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading I said, death laid its hand gently on one so gentle and so lovely.
mansionsnounUS /ˈmæntʃənz/
plural of “mansion” — (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
meltsnounUS /melts/
plural of “melt” — the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading Week after week she lingered, almost imperceptibly fading, passing away like a soft rolling cloud that melts into the sky.
not any; not one
From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I said, death laid its hand gently on one so gentle and so lovely.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I said, death laid its hand gently on one so gentle and so lovely.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The terror, the thick gloom had passed by.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Week after week she lingered, almost imperceptibly fading, passing away like a soft rolling cloud that melts into the sky.
pestilencenounUS /ˈpestələns/
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading The pestilence had stayed its ravages.
ravagesnounUS /ˈrævɪdʒɪz/
plural of “ravage” — (usually plural) a destructive action
From this reading The pestilence had stayed its ravages.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
uttered with a trill
From this reading Week after week she lingered, almost imperceptibly fading, passing away like a soft rolling cloud that melts into the sky.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said, death laid its hand gently on one so gentle and so lovely.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Week after week she lingered, almost imperceptibly fading, passing away like a soft rolling cloud that melts into the sky.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Week after week she lingered, almost imperceptibly fading, passing away like a soft rolling cloud that melts into the sky.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I said, death laid its hand gently on one so gentle and so lovely.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Week after week she lingered, almost imperceptibly fading, passing away like a soft rolling cloud that melts into the sky.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The pestilence had stayed its ravages.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading The terror, the thick gloom had passed by.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Week after week she lingered, almost imperceptibly fading, passing away like a soft rolling cloud that melts into the sky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Week after week she lingered, almost imperceptibly fading, passing away like a soft rolling cloud that melts into the sky.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The terror, the thick gloom had passed by.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Week after week she lingered, almost imperceptibly fading, passing away like a soft rolling cloud that melts into the sky.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If I looked abroad at sunset, I could see the windows of the village mansions, crimsoned and glowing with the last flames of day; but no light was reflected on our darkened home.
