used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading A sound pleasant in the ears of Cameron the shepherd, who read no grief in it, but the comfortable tale of progress, growth, increasing flocks, but to Gilian almost heartrending.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The separation for which the ewes wailed and their little ones wept, seemed a cruelty; that far-extending lamentation of the flocks was part of some universal coronach for things eternally doomed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Never seemed a landscape so miserable as then.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A sound pleasant in the ears of Cameron the shepherd, who read no grief in it, but the comfortable tale of progress, growth, increasing flocks, but to Gilian almost heartrending.
Cameron
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From this reading A sound pleasant in the ears of Cameron the shepherd, who read no grief in it, but the comfortable tale of progress, growth, increasing flocks, but to Gilian almost heartrending.
CamusnounUS /ˈkæmɪs/
French writer who portrayed the human condition as isolated in an absurd world (1913-1960)
From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading A sound pleasant in the ears of Cameron the shepherd, who read no grief in it, but the comfortable tale of progress, growth, increasing flocks, but to Gilian almost heartrending.
coronachnoun
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
From this reading The separation for which the ewes wailed and their little ones wept, seemed a cruelty; that far-extending lamentation of the flocks was part of some universal coronach for things eternally doomed.
crueltynounUS /ˈkruːlti/
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
From this reading The separation for which the ewes wailed and their little ones wept, seemed a cruelty; that far-extending lamentation of the flocks was part of some universal coronach for things eternally doomed.
crushverbUS /krʌʃ/
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading The hills, in the morning haze, gathered in upon his heart and seemed to crush it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
doomedadjectiveUS /duːmd/
marked for certain death
From this reading The separation for which the ewes wailed and their little ones wept, seemed a cruelty; that far-extending lamentation of the flocks was part of some universal coronach for things eternally doomed.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading A sound pleasant in the ears of Cameron the shepherd, who read no grief in it, but the comfortable tale of progress, growth, increasing flocks, but to Gilian almost heartrending.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
eternallyadverbUS /ɪˈtɜːrnəli/
for a limitless time
From this reading The separation for which the ewes wailed and their little ones wept, seemed a cruelty; that far-extending lamentation of the flocks was part of some universal coronach for things eternally doomed.
ewesnounUS /juːz/
plural of “ewe” — a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana
From this reading The separation for which the ewes wailed and their little ones wept, seemed a cruelty; that far-extending lamentation of the flocks was part of some universal coronach for things eternally doomed.
far-extending
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From this reading The separation for which the ewes wailed and their little ones wept, seemed a cruelty; that far-extending lamentation of the flocks was part of some universal coronach for things eternally doomed.
flocksnounUS /flɑːks/
plural of “flock” — a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading A sound pleasant in the ears of Cameron the shepherd, who read no grief in it, but the comfortable tale of progress, growth, increasing flocks, but to Gilian almost heartrending.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The separation for which the ewes wailed and their little ones wept, seemed a cruelty; that far-extending lamentation of the flocks was part of some universal coronach for things eternally doomed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
brought together in one place
From this reading The hills, in the morning haze, gathered in upon his heart and seemed to crush it.
Gilian
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From this reading A sound pleasant in the ears of Cameron the shepherd, who read no grief in it, but the comfortable tale of progress, growth, increasing flocks, but to Gilian almost heartrending.
glennounUS /ɡlen/
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading A sound pleasant in the ears of Cameron the shepherd, who read no grief in it, but the comfortable tale of progress, growth, increasing flocks, but to Gilian almost heartrending.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading A sound pleasant in the ears of Cameron the shepherd, who read no grief in it, but the comfortable tale of progress, growth, increasing flocks, but to Gilian almost heartrending.
hazenounUS /heɪz/
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
From this reading The hills, in the morning haze, gathered in upon his heart and seemed to crush it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The hills, in the morning haze, gathered in upon his heart and seemed to crush it.
heartrendingadjective
causing or marked by grief or anguish
From this reading A sound pleasant in the ears of Cameron the shepherd, who read no grief in it, but the comfortable tale of progress, growth, increasing flocks, but to Gilian almost heartrending.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The hills, in the morning haze, gathered in upon his heart and seemed to crush it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The hills, in the morning haze, gathered in upon his heart and seemed to crush it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
increasingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkriːsɪŋ/
becoming greater or larger
From this reading A sound pleasant in the ears of Cameron the shepherd, who read no grief in it, but the comfortable tale of progress, growth, increasing flocks, but to Gilian almost heartrending.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
Kincreggan
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From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
lambsnounUS /læmz/
plural of “lamb” — young sheep
From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
lamentationnoun
a cry of sorrow and grief
From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading Never seemed a landscape so miserable as then.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The separation for which the ewes wailed and their little ones wept, seemed a cruelty; that far-extending lamentation of the flocks was part of some universal coronach for things eternally doomed.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Never seemed a landscape so miserable as then.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The hills, in the morning haze, gathered in upon his heart and seemed to crush it.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never seemed a landscape so miserable as then.
new-weaned
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From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
not any; not one
From this reading A sound pleasant in the ears of Cameron the shepherd, who read no grief in it, but the comfortable tale of progress, growth, increasing flocks, but to Gilian almost heartrending.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The separation for which the ewes wailed and their little ones wept, seemed a cruelty; that far-extending lamentation of the flocks was part of some universal coronach for things eternally doomed.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The separation for which the ewes wailed and their little ones wept, seemed a cruelty; that far-extending lamentation of the flocks was part of some universal coronach for things eternally doomed.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading A sound pleasant in the ears of Cameron the shepherd, who read no grief in it, but the comfortable tale of progress, growth, increasing flocks, but to Gilian almost heartrending.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading A sound pleasant in the ears of Cameron the shepherd, who read no grief in it, but the comfortable tale of progress, growth, increasing flocks, but to Gilian almost heartrending.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading A sound pleasant in the ears of Cameron the shepherd, who read no grief in it, but the comfortable tale of progress, growth, increasing flocks, but to Gilian almost heartrending.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The separation for which the ewes wailed and their little ones wept, seemed a cruelty; that far-extending lamentation of the flocks was part of some universal coronach for things eternally doomed.
separationnounUS /ˌsepərˈeɪʃən/
the state of lacking unity
From this reading The separation for which the ewes wailed and their little ones wept, seemed a cruelty; that far-extending lamentation of the flocks was part of some universal coronach for things eternally doomed.
shepherdnounUS /ˈʃepərd/
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading A sound pleasant in the ears of Cameron the shepherd, who read no grief in it, but the comfortable tale of progress, growth, increasing flocks, but to Gilian almost heartrending.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Never seemed a landscape so miserable as then.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The separation for which the ewes wailed and their little ones wept, seemed a cruelty; that far-extending lamentation of the flocks was part of some universal coronach for things eternally doomed.
sorrowfuladjectiveUS /ˈsɑːroʊfəl/
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading A sound pleasant in the ears of Cameron the shepherd, who read no grief in it, but the comfortable tale of progress, growth, increasing flocks, but to Gilian almost heartrending.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A sound pleasant in the ears of Cameron the shepherd, who read no grief in it, but the comfortable tale of progress, growth, increasing flocks, but to Gilian almost heartrending.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The separation for which the ewes wailed and their little ones wept, seemed a cruelty; that far-extending lamentation of the flocks was part of some universal coronach for things eternally doomed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Never seemed a landscape so miserable as then.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The separation for which the ewes wailed and their little ones wept, seemed a cruelty; that far-extending lamentation of the flocks was part of some universal coronach for things eternally doomed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
universaladjectiveUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəl/
of worldwide scope or applicability
From this reading The separation for which the ewes wailed and their little ones wept, seemed a cruelty; that far-extending lamentation of the flocks was part of some universal coronach for things eternally doomed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The hills, in the morning haze, gathered in upon his heart and seemed to crush it.
wailedverbUS /weɪld/
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading The separation for which the ewes wailed and their little ones wept, seemed a cruelty; that far-extending lamentation of the flocks was part of some universal coronach for things eternally doomed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was on a day in a month of August he went to town to escape the lamentation of the new-weaned lambs, that made the glen sorrowful from Camus to Kincreggan.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading The separation for which the ewes wailed and their little ones wept, seemed a cruelty; that far-extending lamentation of the flocks was part of some universal coronach for things eternally doomed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The separation for which the ewes wailed and their little ones wept, seemed a cruelty; that far-extending lamentation of the flocks was part of some universal coronach for things eternally doomed.
which person or people
From this reading A sound pleasant in the ears of Cameron the shepherd, who read no grief in it, but the comfortable tale of progress, growth, increasing flocks, but to Gilian almost heartrending.
