used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The inundation had swept away trees, crops, and cattle, and left in their stead a waste of red sand and gray mud.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the foam globe disappeared.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dawn came at last and the two brothers looked out of Gluck's little window in the morning.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The inundation had swept away trees, crops, and cattle, and left in their stead a waste of red sand and gray mud.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Dawn came at last and the two brothers looked out of Gluck's little window in the morning.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Dawn came at last and the two brothers looked out of Gluck's little window in the morning.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading The inundation had swept away trees, crops, and cattle, and left in their stead a waste of red sand and gray mud.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading The two brothers crept shivering and horror-struck into the kitchen.
cropsnounUS /krɑːps/
plural of “crop” — the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading The inundation had swept away trees, crops, and cattle, and left in their stead a waste of red sand and gray mud.
the first light of day
From this reading Dawn came at last and the two brothers looked out of Gluck's little window in the morning.
desolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading The Treasure Valley was one mass of ruin and desolation.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading And the foam globe disappeared.
foamnounUS /foʊm/
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading And the foam globe disappeared.
globenounUS /ɡloʊb/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading And the foam globe disappeared.
Gluck'snounUS /ɡlʌks/
possessive form of “gluck” — German composer of more than 100 operas (1714-1787)
From this reading Dawn came at last and the two brothers looked out of Gluck's little window in the morning.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The inundation had swept away trees, crops, and cattle, and left in their stead a waste of red sand and gray mud.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The inundation had swept away trees, crops, and cattle, and left in their stead a waste of red sand and gray mud.
horror-struckadjective
stricken with horror
From this reading The two brothers crept shivering and horror-struck into the kitchen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dawn came at last and the two brothers looked out of Gluck's little window in the morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The two brothers crept shivering and horror-struck into the kitchen.
inundationnounUS /ˌɪnənˈdeɪʃən/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading The inundation had swept away trees, crops, and cattle, and left in their stead a waste of red sand and gray mud.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading The two brothers crept shivering and horror-struck into the kitchen.
immediately past
From this reading Dawn came at last and the two brothers looked out of Gluck's little window in the morning.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The inundation had swept away trees, crops, and cattle, and left in their stead a waste of red sand and gray mud.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Dawn came at last and the two brothers looked out of Gluck's little window in the morning.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Dawn came at last and the two brothers looked out of Gluck's little window in the morning.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The Treasure Valley was one mass of ruin and desolation.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Dawn came at last and the two brothers looked out of Gluck's little window in the morning.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading The inundation had swept away trees, crops, and cattle, and left in their stead a waste of red sand and gray mud.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dawn came at last and the two brothers looked out of Gluck's little window in the morning.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Treasure Valley was one mass of ruin and desolation.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Dawn came at last and the two brothers looked out of Gluck's little window in the morning.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The inundation had swept away trees, crops, and cattle, and left in their stead a waste of red sand and gray mud.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading The Treasure Valley was one mass of ruin and desolation.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading The inundation had swept away trees, crops, and cattle, and left in their stead a waste of red sand and gray mud.
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading The two brothers crept shivering and horror-struck into the kitchen.
steadnounUS /sted/
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
From this reading The inundation had swept away trees, crops, and cattle, and left in their stead a waste of red sand and gray mud.
possessing sweep
From this reading The inundation had swept away trees, crops, and cattle, and left in their stead a waste of red sand and gray mud.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the foam globe disappeared.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The inundation had swept away trees, crops, and cattle, and left in their stead a waste of red sand and gray mud.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading The Treasure Valley was one mass of ruin and desolation.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The inundation had swept away trees, crops, and cattle, and left in their stead a waste of red sand and gray mud.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Dawn came at last and the two brothers looked out of Gluck's little window in the morning.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The Treasure Valley was one mass of ruin and desolation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Treasure Valley was one mass of ruin and desolation.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading The inundation had swept away trees, crops, and cattle, and left in their stead a waste of red sand and gray mud.
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 Dawn came at last and the two brothers looked out of Gluck's little window in the morning.
