a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
(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 Hitherto I have been mixing up summer and winter and everything all together, but now I am going to try to keep everything in its own place.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Hitherto I have been mixing up summer and winter and everything all together, but now I am going to try to keep everything in its own place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hitherto I have been mixing up summer and winter and everything all together, but now I am going to try to keep everything in its own place.
angelsnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəlz/
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His mother had been poorly for some time--confined to her room, as she not unfrequently was in the long cold winters.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hitherto I have been mixing up summer and winter and everything all together, but now I am going to try to keep everything in its own place.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading HE IS TURNED INTO SOMETHING HE NEVER WAS BEFORE.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hitherto I have been mixing up summer and winter and everything all together, but now I am going to try to keep everything in its own place.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading His mother had been poorly for some time--confined to her room, as she not unfrequently was in the long cold winters.
confinedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪnd/
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading His mother had been poorly for some time--confined to her room, as she not unfrequently was in the long cold winters.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Hitherto I have been mixing up summer and winter and everything all together, but now I am going to try to keep everything in its own place.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His mother had been poorly for some time--confined to her room, as she not unfrequently was in the long cold winters.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
the act of departing
From this reading Hitherto I have been mixing up summer and winter and everything all together, but now I am going to try to keep everything in its own place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His mother had been poorly for some time--confined to her room, as she not unfrequently was in the long cold winters.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Hitherto I have been mixing up summer and winter and everything all together, but now I am going to try to keep everything in its own place.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE IS TURNED INTO SOMETHING HE NEVER WAS BEFORE.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother had been poorly for some time--confined to her room, as she not unfrequently was in the long cold winters.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother had been poorly for some time--confined to her room, as she not unfrequently was in the long cold winters.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading Hitherto I have been mixing up summer and winter and everything all together, but now I am going to try to keep everything in its own place.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hitherto I have been mixing up summer and winter and everything all together, but now I am going to try to keep everything in its own place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hitherto I have been mixing up summer and winter and everything all together, but now I am going to try to keep everything in its own place.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading HE IS TURNED INTO SOMETHING HE NEVER WAS BEFORE.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HE IS TURNED INTO SOMETHING HE NEVER WAS BEFORE.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Hitherto I have been mixing up summer and winter and everything all together, but now I am going to try to keep everything in its own place.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Hitherto I have been mixing up summer and winter and everything all together, but now I am going to try to keep everything in its own place.
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 His mother had been poorly for some time--confined to her room, as she not unfrequently was in the long cold winters.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
meltedadjectiveUS /ˈmeltəd/
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
mixingnounUS /ˈmɪksɪŋ/
the act of mixing together
From this reading Hitherto I have been mixing up summer and winter and everything all together, but now I am going to try to keep everything in its own place.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading His mother had been poorly for some time--confined to her room, as she not unfrequently was in the long cold winters.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading HE IS TURNED INTO SOMETHING HE NEVER WAS BEFORE.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Willie was now nine years old.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His mother had been poorly for some time--confined to her room, as she not unfrequently was in the long cold winters.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Hitherto I have been mixing up summer and winter and everything all together, but now I am going to try to keep everything in its own place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Willie was now nine years old.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Hitherto I have been mixing up summer and winter and everything all together, but now I am going to try to keep everything in its own place.
parlournounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Hitherto I have been mixing up summer and winter and everything all together, but now I am going to try to keep everything in its own place.
poorlyadverbUS /ˈpuːrli/
(“ill” is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
From this reading His mother had been poorly for some time--confined to her room, as she not unfrequently was in the long cold winters.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading His mother had been poorly for some time--confined to her room, as she not unfrequently was in the long cold winters.
sawdustnounUS /ˈsɔːdʌst/
fine particles of wood made by sawing wood
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His mother had been poorly for some time--confined to her room, as she not unfrequently was in the long cold winters.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
with low volume
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading His mother had been poorly for some time--confined to her room, as she not unfrequently was in the long cold winters.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading HE IS TURNED INTO SOMETHING HE NEVER WAS BEFORE.
having a supporting base
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Hitherto I have been mixing up summer and winter and everything all together, but now I am going to try to keep everything in its own place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His mother had been poorly for some time--confined to her room, as she not unfrequently was in the long cold winters.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
Tibby
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From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading His mother had been poorly for some time--confined to her room, as she not unfrequently was in the long cold winters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hitherto I have been mixing up summer and winter and everything all together, but now I am going to try to keep everything in its own place.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Hitherto I have been mixing up summer and winter and everything all together, but now I am going to try to keep everything in its own place.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Hitherto I have been mixing up summer and winter and everything all together, but now I am going to try to keep everything in its own place.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading HE IS TURNED INTO SOMETHING HE NEVER WAS BEFORE.
unfrequently
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From this reading His mother had been poorly for some time--confined to her room, as she not unfrequently was in the long cold winters.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Hitherto I have been mixing up summer and winter and everything all together, but now I am going to try to keep everything in its own place.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HE IS TURNED INTO SOMETHING HE NEVER WAS BEFORE.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
at the time that
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
Willie
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From this reading Willie was now nine years old.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Hitherto I have been mixing up summer and winter and everything all together, but now I am going to try to keep everything in its own place.
wintersnounUS /ˈwɪntərz/
plural of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading His mother had been poorly for some time--confined to her room, as she not unfrequently was in the long cold winters.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
showing curiosity
From this reading It was winter now; and one morning, when all the air was dark with falling snow, he was standing by the parlour window, looking out on it, and wondering whether the angels made it up in the sky; for he thought it might be their sawdust, which, when they had too much, they shook down to get melted and put out of the way; when Tibby came into the room very softly, and looking, he thought, very strange.
a late time of life
From this reading Willie was now nine years old.
