used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At first the rain came for a long time from the south-west, but there was nothing wonderful in that, for the south-west is a rainy quarter.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Day after day the water came down in streams, and at night it could be heard pattering on the window-panes, and dripping from the eaves, every time one woke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Day after day the water came down in streams, and at night it could be heard pattering on the window-panes, and dripping from the eaves, every time one woke.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Day after day the water came down in streams, and at night it could be heard pattering on the window-panes, and dripping from the eaves, every time one woke.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading The autumn rains had now begun in earnest.
averred
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From this reading One morning the wind ceased, but the clouds lay heavy and lowering overhead; and now the weatherwise averred, with much shaking of heads, that it would be worse than ever.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Day after day the water came down in streams, and at night it could be heard pattering on the window-panes, and dripping from the eaves, every time one woke.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But when it rained for a whole fortnight with a north wind, people who were weatherwise maintained that if it once began to rain steadily from the north, there would be no end to it.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The autumn rains had now begun in earnest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first the rain came for a long time from the south-west, but there was nothing wonderful in that, for the south-west is a rainy quarter.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Day after day the water came down in streams, and at night it could be heard pattering on the window-panes, and dripping from the eaves, every time one woke.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading One morning the wind ceased, but the clouds lay heavy and lowering overhead; and now the weatherwise averred, with much shaking of heads, that it would be worse than ever.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading One morning the wind ceased, but the clouds lay heavy and lowering overhead; and now the weatherwise averred, with much shaking of heads, that it would be worse than ever.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Day after day the water came down in streams, and at night it could be heard pattering on the window-panes, and dripping from the eaves, every time one woke.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Day after day the water came down in streams, and at night it could be heard pattering on the window-panes, and dripping from the eaves, every time one woke.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Day after day the water came down in streams, and at night it could be heard pattering on the window-panes, and dripping from the eaves, every time one woke.
drippingnounUS /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading Day after day the water came down in streams, and at night it could be heard pattering on the window-panes, and dripping from the eaves, every time one woke.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading The autumn rains had now begun in earnest.
eavesnounUS /iːvz/
the overhang at the lower edge of a roof
From this reading Day after day the water came down in streams, and at night it could be heard pattering on the window-panes, and dripping from the eaves, every time one woke.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading But when it rained for a whole fortnight with a north wind, people who were weatherwise maintained that if it once began to rain steadily from the north, there would be no end to it.
at any time
From this reading One morning the wind ceased, but the clouds lay heavy and lowering overhead; and now the weatherwise averred, with much shaking of heads, that it would be worse than ever.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Day after day the water came down in streams, and at night it could be heard pattering on the window-panes, and dripping from the eaves, every time one woke.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first the rain came for a long time from the south-west, but there was nothing wonderful in that, for the south-west is a rainy quarter.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At first the rain came for a long time from the south-west, but there was nothing wonderful in that, for the south-west is a rainy quarter.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading But when it rained for a whole fortnight with a north wind, people who were weatherwise maintained that if it once began to rain steadily from the north, there would be no end to it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Day after day the water came down in streams, and at night it could be heard pattering on the window-panes, and dripping from the eaves, every time one woke.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The autumn rains had now begun in earnest.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading One morning the wind ceased, but the clouds lay heavy and lowering overhead; and now the weatherwise averred, with much shaking of heads, that it would be worse than ever.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Day after day the water came down in streams, and at night it could be heard pattering on the window-panes, and dripping from the eaves, every time one woke.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading One morning the wind ceased, but the clouds lay heavy and lowering overhead; and now the weatherwise averred, with much shaking of heads, that it would be worse than ever.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But when it rained for a whole fortnight with a north wind, people who were weatherwise maintained that if it once began to rain steadily from the north, there would be no end to it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The autumn rains had now begun in earnest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first the rain came for a long time from the south-west, but there was nothing wonderful in that, for the south-west is a rainy quarter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Day after day the water came down in streams, and at night it could be heard pattering on the window-panes, and dripping from the eaves, every time one woke.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading One morning the wind ceased, but the clouds lay heavy and lowering overhead; and now the weatherwise averred, with much shaking of heads, that it would be worse than ever.
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 At first the rain came for a long time from the south-west, but there was nothing wonderful in that, for the south-west is a rainy quarter.
loweringadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərɪŋ/
darkened by clouds
From this reading One morning the wind ceased, but the clouds lay heavy and lowering overhead; and now the weatherwise averred, with much shaking of heads, that it would be worse than ever.
maintainedadjectiveUS /meɪnˈteɪnd/
kept in good condition
From this reading But when it rained for a whole fortnight with a north wind, people who were weatherwise maintained that if it once began to rain steadily from the north, there would be no end to it.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning the wind ceased, but the clouds lay heavy and lowering overhead; and now the weatherwise averred, with much shaking of heads, that it would be worse than ever.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading One morning the wind ceased, but the clouds lay heavy and lowering overhead; and now the weatherwise averred, with much shaking of heads, that it would be worse than ever.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Day after day the water came down in streams, and at night it could be heard pattering on the window-panes, and dripping from the eaves, every time one woke.
not any; not one
From this reading But when it rained for a whole fortnight with a north wind, people who were weatherwise maintained that if it once began to rain steadily from the north, there would be no end to it.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading But when it rained for a whole fortnight with a north wind, people who were weatherwise maintained that if it once began to rain steadily from the north, there would be no end to it.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading At first the rain came for a long time from the south-west, but there was nothing wonderful in that, for the south-west is a rainy quarter.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The autumn rains had now begun in earnest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One morning the wind ceased, but the clouds lay heavy and lowering overhead; and now the weatherwise averred, with much shaking of heads, that it would be worse than ever.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Day after day the water came down in streams, and at night it could be heard pattering on the window-panes, and dripping from the eaves, every time one woke.
on one occasion
From this reading But when it rained for a whole fortnight with a north wind, people who were weatherwise maintained that if it once began to rain steadily from the north, there would be no end to it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Day after day the water came down in streams, and at night it could be heard pattering on the window-panes, and dripping from the eaves, every time one woke.
overheadadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhed/
above your head; in the sky
From this reading One morning the wind ceased, but the clouds lay heavy and lowering overhead; and now the weatherwise averred, with much shaking of heads, that it would be worse than ever.
pattering
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From this reading Day after day the water came down in streams, and at night it could be heard pattering on the window-panes, and dripping from the eaves, every time one woke.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading But when it rained for a whole fortnight with a north wind, people who were weatherwise maintained that if it once began to rain steadily from the north, there would be no end to it.
one of four equal parts
From this reading At first the rain came for a long time from the south-west, but there was nothing wonderful in that, for the south-west is a rainy quarter.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading At first the rain came for a long time from the south-west, but there was nothing wonderful in that, for the south-west is a rainy quarter.
rainedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain
From this reading But when it rained for a whole fortnight with a north wind, people who were weatherwise maintained that if it once began to rain steadily from the north, there would be no end to it.
rainsnounUS /reɪnz/
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The autumn rains had now begun in earnest.
rainyadjectiveUS /ˈreɪni/
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading At first the rain came for a long time from the south-west, but there was nothing wonderful in that, for the south-west is a rainy quarter.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading One morning the wind ceased, but the clouds lay heavy and lowering overhead; and now the weatherwise averred, with much shaking of heads, that it would be worse than ever.
south-westadverb
to, toward, or in the southwest
From this reading At first the rain came for a long time from the south-west, but there was nothing wonderful in that, for the south-west is a rainy quarter.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading But when it rained for a whole fortnight with a north wind, people who were weatherwise maintained that if it once began to rain steadily from the north, there would be no end to it.
streamsnounUS /striːmz/
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Day after day the water came down in streams, and at night it could be heard pattering on the window-panes, and dripping from the eaves, every time one woke.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading One morning the wind ceased, but the clouds lay heavy and lowering overhead; and now the weatherwise averred, with much shaking of heads, that it would be worse than ever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At first the rain came for a long time from the south-west, but there was nothing wonderful in that, for the south-west is a rainy quarter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The autumn rains had now begun in earnest.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At first the rain came for a long time from the south-west, but there was nothing wonderful in that, for the south-west is a rainy quarter.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Day after day the water came down in streams, and at night it could be heard pattering on the window-panes, and dripping from the eaves, every time one woke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But when it rained for a whole fortnight with a north wind, people who were weatherwise maintained that if it once began to rain steadily from the north, there would be no end to it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first the rain came for a long time from the south-west, but there was nothing wonderful in that, for the south-west is a rainy quarter.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Day after day the water came down in streams, and at night it could be heard pattering on the window-panes, and dripping from the eaves, every time one woke.
weatherwise
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From this reading But when it rained for a whole fortnight with a north wind, people who were weatherwise maintained that if it once began to rain steadily from the north, there would be no end to it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But when it rained for a whole fortnight with a north wind, people who were weatherwise maintained that if it once began to rain steadily from the north, there would be no end to it.
at the time that
From this reading But when it rained for a whole fortnight with a north wind, people who were weatherwise maintained that if it once began to rain steadily from the north, there would be no end to it.
which person or people
From this reading But when it rained for a whole fortnight with a north wind, people who were weatherwise maintained that if it once began to rain steadily from the north, there would be no end to it.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading But when it rained for a whole fortnight with a north wind, people who were weatherwise maintained that if it once began to rain steadily from the north, there would be no end to it.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading But when it rained for a whole fortnight with a north wind, people who were weatherwise maintained that if it once began to rain steadily from the north, there would be no end to it.
window-panes
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From this reading Day after day the water came down in streams, and at night it could be heard pattering on the window-panes, and dripping from the eaves, every time one woke.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But when it rained for a whole fortnight with a north wind, people who were weatherwise maintained that if it once began to rain steadily from the north, there would be no end to it.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Day after day the water came down in streams, and at night it could be heard pattering on the window-panes, and dripping from the eaves, every time one woke.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading At first the rain came for a long time from the south-west, but there was nothing wonderful in that, for the south-west is a rainy quarter.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading One morning the wind ceased, but the clouds lay heavy and lowering overhead; and now the weatherwise averred, with much shaking of heads, that it would be worse than ever.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But when it rained for a whole fortnight with a north wind, people who were weatherwise maintained that if it once began to rain steadily from the north, there would be no end to it.
