used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There had been a severe change in the weather since morning.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The pure frosty air, that invigorated everything it touched, hardened toward night, into one of those cold storms--half snow, half ice--that chill you to the vitals.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A coating of this sleety snow lay upon the Park, icing the trees with crystal, and bending every twig as with a fruitage of pearls.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A coating of this sleety snow lay upon the Park, icing the trees with crystal, and bending every twig as with a fruitage of pearls.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been a severe change in the weather since morning.
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading A coating of this sleety snow lay upon the Park, icing the trees with crystal, and bending every twig as with a fruitage of pearls.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading There had been a severe change in the weather since morning.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading The pure frosty air, that invigorated everything it touched, hardened toward night, into one of those cold storms--half snow, half ice--that chill you to the vitals.
coatingnounUS /ˈkoʊtɪŋ/
a thin layer covering something
From this reading A coating of this sleety snow lay upon the Park, icing the trees with crystal, and bending every twig as with a fruitage of pearls.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The pure frosty air, that invigorated everything it touched, hardened toward night, into one of those cold storms--half snow, half ice--that chill you to the vitals.
crystalnounUS /ˈkrɪstəl/
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading A coating of this sleety snow lay upon the Park, icing the trees with crystal, and bending every twig as with a fruitage of pearls.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A coating of this sleety snow lay upon the Park, icing the trees with crystal, and bending every twig as with a fruitage of pearls.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The pure frosty air, that invigorated everything it touched, hardened toward night, into one of those cold storms--half snow, half ice--that chill you to the vitals.
frostyadjectiveUS /ˈfrɔːsti/
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading The pure frosty air, that invigorated everything it touched, hardened toward night, into one of those cold storms--half snow, half ice--that chill you to the vitals.
fruitagenoun
the yield of fruit
From this reading A coating of this sleety snow lay upon the Park, icing the trees with crystal, and bending every twig as with a fruitage of pearls.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been a severe change in the weather since morning.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The pure frosty air, that invigorated everything it touched, hardened toward night, into one of those cold storms--half snow, half ice--that chill you to the vitals.
hardenedadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdənd/
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading The pure frosty air, that invigorated everything it touched, hardened toward night, into one of those cold storms--half snow, half ice--that chill you to the vitals.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Tread lightly here--let outraged justice weep!
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading The pure frosty air, that invigorated everything it touched, hardened toward night, into one of those cold storms--half snow, half ice--that chill you to the vitals.
icingnounUS /ˈaɪsɪŋ/
the formation of frost or ice on a surface
From this reading A coating of this sleety snow lay upon the Park, icing the trees with crystal, and bending every twig as with a fruitage of pearls.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There had been a severe change in the weather since morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The pure frosty air, that invigorated everything it touched, hardened toward night, into one of those cold storms--half snow, half ice--that chill you to the vitals.
invigoratedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪɡəreɪtɪd/
with restored energy
From this reading The pure frosty air, that invigorated everything it touched, hardened toward night, into one of those cold storms--half snow, half ice--that chill you to the vitals.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The pure frosty air, that invigorated everything it touched, hardened toward night, into one of those cold storms--half snow, half ice--that chill you to the vitals.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading Tread lightly here--let outraged justice weep!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A coating of this sleety snow lay upon the Park, icing the trees with crystal, and bending every twig as with a fruitage of pearls.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Tread lightly here--let outraged justice weep!
without good reason
From this reading Tread lightly here--let outraged justice weep!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading There had been a severe change in the weather since morning.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The pure frosty air, that invigorated everything it touched, hardened toward night, into one of those cold storms--half snow, half ice--that chill you to the vitals.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The pure frosty air, that invigorated everything it touched, hardened toward night, into one of those cold storms--half snow, half ice--that chill you to the vitals.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The pure frosty air, that invigorated everything it touched, hardened toward night, into one of those cold storms--half snow, half ice--that chill you to the vitals.
outragedadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtreɪdʒd/
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading Tread lightly here--let outraged justice weep!
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading A coating of this sleety snow lay upon the Park, icing the trees with crystal, and bending every twig as with a fruitage of pearls.
pearlsnounUS /pɜːrlz/
plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading A coating of this sleety snow lay upon the Park, icing the trees with crystal, and bending every twig as with a fruitage of pearls.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading The pure frosty air, that invigorated everything it touched, hardened toward night, into one of those cold storms--half snow, half ice--that chill you to the vitals.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading There had been a severe change in the weather since morning.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading There had been a severe change in the weather since morning.
sleetyadjective
consisting of or of the nature of frozen or partially frozen rain
From this reading A coating of this sleety snow lay upon the Park, icing the trees with crystal, and bending every twig as with a fruitage of pearls.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The pure frosty air, that invigorated everything it touched, hardened toward night, into one of those cold storms--half snow, half ice--that chill you to the vitals.
stormsnounUS /stɔːrmz/
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading The pure frosty air, that invigorated everything it touched, hardened toward night, into one of those cold storms--half snow, half ice--that chill you to the vitals.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The pure frosty air, that invigorated everything it touched, hardened toward night, into one of those cold storms--half snow, half ice--that chill you to the vitals.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VERDICT.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been a severe change in the weather since morning.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A coating of this sleety snow lay upon the Park, icing the trees with crystal, and bending every twig as with a fruitage of pearls.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The pure frosty air, that invigorated everything it touched, hardened toward night, into one of those cold storms--half snow, half ice--that chill you to the vitals.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The pure frosty air, that invigorated everything it touched, hardened toward night, into one of those cold storms--half snow, half ice--that chill you to the vitals.
having come into contact
From this reading The pure frosty air, that invigorated everything it touched, hardened toward night, into one of those cold storms--half snow, half ice--that chill you to the vitals.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The pure frosty air, that invigorated everything it touched, hardened toward night, into one of those cold storms--half snow, half ice--that chill you to the vitals.
TreadverbUS /tred/
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading Tread lightly here--let outraged justice weep!
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 A coating of this sleety snow lay upon the Park, icing the trees with crystal, and bending every twig as with a fruitage of pearls.
twigverbUS /twɪɡ/
branch out in a twiglike manner
From this reading A coating of this sleety snow lay upon the Park, icing the trees with crystal, and bending every twig as with a fruitage of pearls.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A coating of this sleety snow lay upon the Park, icing the trees with crystal, and bending every twig as with a fruitage of pearls.
VERDICTnounUS /ˈvɜːrdɪkt/
(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
From this reading THE VERDICT.
vitalsnoun
a bodily organ that is essential for life
From this reading The pure frosty air, that invigorated everything it touched, hardened toward night, into one of those cold storms--half snow, half ice--that chill you to the vitals.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading There had been a severe change in the weather since morning.
weepverbUS /wiːp/
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Tread lightly here--let outraged justice weep!
in the company of; together with
From this reading A coating of this sleety snow lay upon the Park, icing the trees with crystal, and bending every twig as with a fruitage of pearls.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The pure frosty air, that invigorated everything it touched, hardened toward night, into one of those cold storms--half snow, half ice--that chill you to the vitals.
