used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Night had come; a dark night of earliest spring.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The sun had sunk, leaving long tracks of blood-red light across one-half the heavens.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The wild day had sobbed itself to sleep after a restless life with fitful breaths of storm and many sighs of shuddering breezes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wild day had sobbed itself to sleep after a restless life with fitful breaths of storm and many sighs of shuddering breezes.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Heavy clouds, as yet unbroken, hung over the cathedral and the clustering roofs around it in dark and starless splendor.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a sharp crisp coldness as of lingering frost in the gloom and the dullness.
blood-redadjective
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading The sun had sunk, leaving long tracks of blood-red light across one-half the heavens.
breathsnounUS /breθs/
plural of “breath” — the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading The wild day had sobbed itself to sleep after a restless life with fitful breaths of storm and many sighs of shuddering breezes.
breezesnounUS /ˈbriːzɪz/
plural of “breeze” — a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The wild day had sobbed itself to sleep after a restless life with fitful breaths of storm and many sighs of shuddering breezes.
cathedralnounUS /kəˈθiːdrəl/
any large and important church
From this reading Heavy clouds, as yet unbroken, hung over the cathedral and the clustering roofs around it in dark and starless splendor.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Heavy clouds, as yet unbroken, hung over the cathedral and the clustering roofs around it in dark and starless splendor.
clusteringnounUS /ˈklʌstərɪŋ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Heavy clouds, as yet unbroken, hung over the cathedral and the clustering roofs around it in dark and starless splendor.
coldnessnounUS /ˈkoʊldnəs/
the sensation produced by low temperatures
From this reading There was a sharp crisp coldness as of lingering frost in the gloom and the dullness.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Night had come; a dark night of earliest spring.
crispadjectiveUS /krɪsp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading There was a sharp crisp coldness as of lingering frost in the gloom and the dullness.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Night had come; a dark night of earliest spring.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The wild day had sobbed itself to sleep after a restless life with fitful breaths of storm and many sighs of shuddering breezes.
dullnessnounUS /ˈdʌlnəs/
the quality of being slow to understand
From this reading There was a sharp crisp coldness as of lingering frost in the gloom and the dullness.
earliestadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrliəst/
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading Night had come; a dark night of earliest spring.
fitfuladjectiveUS /ˈfɪtfəl/
occurring in spells and often abruptly
From this reading The wild day had sobbed itself to sleep after a restless life with fitful breaths of storm and many sighs of shuddering breezes.
frostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading There was a sharp crisp coldness as of lingering frost in the gloom and the dullness.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading There was a sharp crisp coldness as of lingering frost in the gloom and the dullness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Night had come; a dark night of earliest spring.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading The sun had sunk, leaving long tracks of blood-red light across one-half the heavens.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Heavy clouds, as yet unbroken, hung over the cathedral and the clustering roofs around it in dark and starless splendor.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Heavy clouds, as yet unbroken, hung over the cathedral and the clustering roofs around it in dark and starless splendor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a sharp crisp coldness as of lingering frost in the gloom and the dullness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Heavy clouds, as yet unbroken, hung over the cathedral and the clustering roofs around it in dark and starless splendor.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The wild day had sobbed itself to sleep after a restless life with fitful breaths of storm and many sighs of shuddering breezes.
the act of departing
From this reading The sun had sunk, leaving long tracks of blood-red light across one-half the heavens.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The wild day had sobbed itself to sleep after a restless life with fitful breaths of storm and many sighs of shuddering breezes.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The sun had sunk, leaving long tracks of blood-red light across one-half the heavens.
lingeringnounUS /ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/
the act of tarrying
From this reading There was a sharp crisp coldness as of lingering frost in the gloom and the dullness.
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 The sun had sunk, leaving long tracks of blood-red light across one-half the heavens.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The wild day had sobbed itself to sleep after a restless life with fitful breaths of storm and many sighs of shuddering breezes.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Night had come; a dark night of earliest spring.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Night had come; a dark night of earliest spring.
one-halfnoun
one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The sun had sunk, leaving long tracks of blood-red light across one-half the heavens.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Heavy clouds, as yet unbroken, hung over the cathedral and the clustering roofs around it in dark and starless splendor.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading The wild day had sobbed itself to sleep after a restless life with fitful breaths of storm and many sighs of shuddering breezes.
roofsnounUS /ruːfs/
plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading Heavy clouds, as yet unbroken, hung over the cathedral and the clustering roofs around it in dark and starless splendor.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading There was a sharp crisp coldness as of lingering frost in the gloom and the dullness.
shudderingadjectiveUS /ˈʃʌdərɪŋ/
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading The wild day had sobbed itself to sleep after a restless life with fitful breaths of storm and many sighs of shuddering breezes.
sighsnounUS /saɪz/
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading The wild day had sobbed itself to sleep after a restless life with fitful breaths of storm and many sighs of shuddering breezes.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The wild day had sobbed itself to sleep after a restless life with fitful breaths of storm and many sighs of shuddering breezes.
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading The wild day had sobbed itself to sleep after a restless life with fitful breaths of storm and many sighs of shuddering breezes.
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading Heavy clouds, as yet unbroken, hung over the cathedral and the clustering roofs around it in dark and starless splendor.
the season of growth
From this reading Night had come; a dark night of earliest spring.
starlessadjective
not starry; having no stars or starlike objects
From this reading Heavy clouds, as yet unbroken, hung over the cathedral and the clustering roofs around it in dark and starless splendor.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The wild day had sobbed itself to sleep after a restless life with fitful breaths of storm and many sighs of shuddering breezes.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun had sunk, leaving long tracks of blood-red light across one-half the heavens.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading The sun had sunk, leaving long tracks of blood-red light across one-half the heavens.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wild day had sobbed itself to sleep after a restless life with fitful breaths of storm and many sighs of shuddering breezes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a sharp crisp coldness as of lingering frost in the gloom and the dullness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wild day had sobbed itself to sleep after a restless life with fitful breaths of storm and many sighs of shuddering breezes.
tracksnounUS /træks/
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading The sun had sunk, leaving long tracks of blood-red light across one-half the heavens.
unbrokenadjectiveUS /ənˈbroʊkən/
marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
From this reading Heavy clouds, as yet unbroken, hung over the cathedral and the clustering roofs around it in dark and starless splendor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a sharp crisp coldness as of lingering frost in the gloom and the dullness.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The wild day had sobbed itself to sleep after a restless life with fitful breaths of storm and many sighs of shuddering breezes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The wild day had sobbed itself to sleep after a restless life with fitful breaths of storm and many sighs of shuddering breezes.
but in spite of that
From this reading Heavy clouds, as yet unbroken, hung over the cathedral and the clustering roofs around it in dark and starless splendor.
