aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The orchards sickened for lack of moisture, and the peasants went about with feverish faces, ague-stricken limbs, and trembling hearts.
ague-stricken
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From this reading The orchards sickened for lack of moisture, and the peasants went about with feverish faces, ague-stricken limbs, and trembling hearts.
(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 The wooden Christs gazed all day long on parching lands and panting cattle.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That long dry summer was followed by an autumn of drought and scarcity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That long dry summer was followed by an autumn of drought and scarcity.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading That long dry summer was followed by an autumn of drought and scarcity.
bakeverbUS /beɪk/
cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
From this reading Even the broad deep rivers shrank and left their banks to bake and stink in the long drought.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading Even the broad deep rivers shrank and left their banks to bake and stink in the long drought.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The prayers of the priests and peoples failed to bring down rain.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Even the broad deep rivers shrank and left their banks to bake and stink in the long drought.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That long dry summer was followed by an autumn of drought and scarcity.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading The wooden Christs gazed all day long on parching lands and panting cattle.
Christs
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From this reading The wooden Christs gazed all day long on parching lands and panting cattle.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The wooden Christs gazed all day long on parching lands and panting cattle.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Even the broad deep rivers shrank and left their banks to bake and stink in the long drought.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The prayers of the priests and peoples failed to bring down rain.
droughtnounUS /draʊt/
a shortage of rainfall
From this reading That long dry summer was followed by an autumn of drought and scarcity.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading That long dry summer was followed by an autumn of drought and scarcity.
divisible by two
From this reading Even the broad deep rivers shrank and left their banks to bake and stink in the long drought.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The orchards sickened for lack of moisture, and the peasants went about with feverish faces, ague-stricken limbs, and trembling hearts.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading The prayers of the priests and peoples failed to bring down rain.
feverishadjectiveUS /ˈfiːvərɪʃ/
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading The orchards sickened for lack of moisture, and the peasants went about with feverish faces, ague-stricken limbs, and trembling hearts.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading That long dry summer was followed by an autumn of drought and scarcity.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The orchards sickened for lack of moisture, and the peasants went about with feverish faces, ague-stricken limbs, and trembling hearts.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The wooden Christs gazed all day long on parching lands and panting cattle.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading The orchards sickened for lack of moisture, and the peasants went about with feverish faces, ague-stricken limbs, and trembling hearts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even the broad deep rivers shrank and left their banks to bake and stink in the long drought.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading The orchards sickened for lack of moisture, and the peasants went about with feverish faces, ague-stricken limbs, and trembling hearts.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The wooden Christs gazed all day long on parching lands and panting cattle.
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 Even the broad deep rivers shrank and left their banks to bake and stink in the long drought.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading The orchards sickened for lack of moisture, and the peasants went about with feverish faces, ague-stricken limbs, and trembling hearts.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading That long dry summer was followed by an autumn of drought and scarcity.
moisturenounUS /ˈmɔɪstʃər/
wetness caused by water
From this reading The orchards sickened for lack of moisture, and the peasants went about with feverish faces, ague-stricken limbs, and trembling hearts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That long dry summer was followed by an autumn of drought and scarcity.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The wooden Christs gazed all day long on parching lands and panting cattle.
orchardsnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərdz/
plural of “orchard” — garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading The orchards sickened for lack of moisture, and the peasants went about with feverish faces, ague-stricken limbs, and trembling hearts.
pantingnounUS /ˈpæntɪŋ/
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading The wooden Christs gazed all day long on parching lands and panting cattle.
parching
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From this reading The wooden Christs gazed all day long on parching lands and panting cattle.
peasantsnounUS /ˈpezənts/
plural of “peasant” — a country person
From this reading The orchards sickened for lack of moisture, and the peasants went about with feverish faces, ague-stricken limbs, and trembling hearts.
peoplesnounUS /ˈpiːpəlz/
the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group
From this reading The prayers of the priests and peoples failed to bring down rain.
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading The prayers of the priests and peoples failed to bring down rain.
priestsnounUS /priːsts/
plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading The prayers of the priests and peoples failed to bring down rain.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The prayers of the priests and peoples failed to bring down rain.
riversnounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Even the broad deep rivers shrank and left their banks to bake and stink in the long drought.
scarcitynounUS /ˈskersɪti/
a small and inadequate amount
From this reading That long dry summer was followed by an autumn of drought and scarcity.
shrankverbUS /ʃræŋk/
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading Even the broad deep rivers shrank and left their banks to bake and stink in the long drought.
sickenedverbUS /ˈsɪkənd/
past form of “sicken” — cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
From this reading The orchards sickened for lack of moisture, and the peasants went about with feverish faces, ague-stricken limbs, and trembling hearts.
stinkverbUS /stɪŋk/
be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance
From this reading Even the broad deep rivers shrank and left their banks to bake and stink in the long drought.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading That long dry summer was followed by an autumn of drought and scarcity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That long dry summer was followed by an autumn of drought and scarcity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The prayers of the priests and peoples failed to bring down rain.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Even the broad deep rivers shrank and left their banks to bake and stink in the long drought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The prayers of the priests and peoples failed to bring down rain.
a shaky motion
From this reading The orchards sickened for lack of moisture, and the peasants went about with feverish faces, ague-stricken limbs, and trembling hearts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That long dry summer was followed by an autumn of drought and scarcity.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The orchards sickened for lack of moisture, and the peasants went about with feverish faces, ague-stricken limbs, and trembling hearts.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The orchards sickened for lack of moisture, and the peasants went about with feverish faces, ague-stricken limbs, and trembling hearts.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading The wooden Christs gazed all day long on parching lands and panting cattle.
