used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sultry weather of the past ten days had given place to a fresher and clearer atmosphere.
(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 All the world ought to have been in the best of spirits on such a glorious day in early autumn.
a quantity of money
From this reading The fierce heat of the sun was tempered by just the right amount of breeze.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sultry weather of the past ten days had given place to a fresher and clearer atmosphere.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The day of the party dawned on the world as sunshiny as day could dawn.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading The sultry weather of the past ten days had given place to a fresher and clearer atmosphere.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading All the world ought to have been in the best of spirits on such a glorious day in early autumn.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All the world ought to have been in the best of spirits on such a glorious day in early autumn.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE SHADOW.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading All the world ought to have been in the best of spirits on such a glorious day in early autumn.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The fierce heat of the sun was tempered by just the right amount of breeze.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The fierce heat of the sun was tempered by just the right amount of breeze.
cleareradjectiveUS /ˈklɪrər/
comparative of “clear” — readily apparent to the mind
From this reading The sultry weather of the past ten days had given place to a fresher and clearer atmosphere.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The day of the party dawned on the world as sunshiny as day could dawn.
the first light of day
From this reading The day of the party dawned on the world as sunshiny as day could dawn.
dawnedverbUS /dɔːnd/
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading The day of the party dawned on the world as sunshiny as day could dawn.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day of the party dawned on the world as sunshiny as day could dawn.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The sultry weather of the past ten days had given place to a fresher and clearer atmosphere.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading All the world ought to have been in the best of spirits on such a glorious day in early autumn.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading The fierce heat of the sun was tempered by just the right amount of breeze.
freshernounUS /ˈfreʃər/
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading The sultry weather of the past ten days had given place to a fresher and clearer atmosphere.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The sultry weather of the past ten days had given place to a fresher and clearer atmosphere.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading All the world ought to have been in the best of spirits on such a glorious day in early autumn.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sultry weather of the past ten days had given place to a fresher and clearer atmosphere.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All the world ought to have been in the best of spirits on such a glorious day in early autumn.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The fierce heat of the sun was tempered by just the right amount of breeze.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the world ought to have been in the best of spirits on such a glorious day in early autumn.
and nothing more
From this reading The fierce heat of the sun was tempered by just the right amount of breeze.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE SHADOW.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The day of the party dawned on the world as sunshiny as day could dawn.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading All the world ought to have been in the best of spirits on such a glorious day in early autumn.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The day of the party dawned on the world as sunshiny as day could dawn.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading The sultry weather of the past ten days had given place to a fresher and clearer atmosphere.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The sultry weather of the past ten days had given place to a fresher and clearer atmosphere.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The fierce heat of the sun was tempered by just the right amount of breeze.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE SHADOW.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading All the world ought to have been in the best of spirits on such a glorious day in early autumn.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading All the world ought to have been in the best of spirits on such a glorious day in early autumn.
sultryadjectiveUS /ˈsʌltri/
sexually exciting or gratifying
From this reading The sultry weather of the past ten days had given place to a fresher and clearer atmosphere.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The fierce heat of the sun was tempered by just the right amount of breeze.
sunshiny
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From this reading The day of the party dawned on the world as sunshiny as day could dawn.
temperedadjectiveUS /ˈtempərd/
made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
From this reading The fierce heat of the sun was tempered by just the right amount of breeze.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The sultry weather of the past ten days had given place to a fresher and clearer atmosphere.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE SHADOW.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sultry weather of the past ten days had given place to a fresher and clearer atmosphere.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fierce heat of the sun was tempered by just the right amount of breeze.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The sultry weather of the past ten days had given place to a fresher and clearer atmosphere.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The day of the party dawned on the world as sunshiny as day could dawn.
