used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHAT SHE SAW A great, solemn stretch of sky, alive with stars.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading _She had acted out her dream!_ When the truth came to Gypsy, she sat for a moment like one stunned.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading WHAT SHE SAW A great, solemn stretch of sky, alive with stars.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
awakeningnounUS /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/
the act of waking
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
boltedverbUS /ˈboʊltəd/
past form of “bolt” — move or jump suddenly
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _She had acted out her dream!_ When the truth came to Gypsy, she sat for a moment like one stunned.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading _She had acted out her dream!_ When the truth came to Gypsy, she sat for a moment like one stunned.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _She had acted out her dream!_ When the truth came to Gypsy, she sat for a moment like one stunned.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading WHAT SHE SAW A great, solemn stretch of sky, alive with stars.
GypsynounUS /ˈdʒɪpsi/
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading _She had acted out her dream!_ When the truth came to Gypsy, she sat for a moment like one stunned.
Gypsy's
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From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _She had acted out her dream!_ When the truth came to Gypsy, she sat for a moment like one stunned.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _She had acted out her dream!_ When the truth came to Gypsy, she sat for a moment like one stunned.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading A long line of silent hills.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading _She had acted out her dream!_ When the truth came to Gypsy, she sat for a moment like one stunned.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading A long line of silent hills.
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 A long line of silent hills.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
a particular point in time
From this reading _She had acted out her dream!_ When the truth came to Gypsy, she sat for a moment like one stunned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT SHE SAW A great, solemn stretch of sky, alive with stars.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _She had acted out her dream!_ When the truth came to Gypsy, she sat for a moment like one stunned.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _She had acted out her dream!_ When the truth came to Gypsy, she sat for a moment like one stunned.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading _She had acted out her dream!_ When the truth came to Gypsy, she sat for a moment like one stunned.
cut with a saw
From this reading WHAT SHE SAW A great, solemn stretch of sky, alive with stars.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHAT SHE SAW A great, solemn stretch of sky, alive with stars.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading A sheet of silent water.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading A sheet of silent water.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading WHAT SHE SAW A great, solemn stretch of sky, alive with stars.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading WHAT SHE SAW A great, solemn stretch of sky, alive with stars.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading WHAT SHE SAW A great, solemn stretch of sky, alive with stars.
stouter
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From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading WHAT SHE SAW A great, solemn stretch of sky, alive with stars.
stunnedadjectiveUS /stʌnd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading _She had acted out her dream!_ When the truth came to Gypsy, she sat for a moment like one stunned.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _She had acted out her dream!_ When the truth came to Gypsy, she sat for a moment like one stunned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _She had acted out her dream!_ When the truth came to Gypsy, she sat for a moment like one stunned.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading _She had acted out her dream!_ When the truth came to Gypsy, she sat for a moment like one stunned.
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 A sheet of silent water.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT SHE SAW A great, solemn stretch of sky, alive with stars.
at the time that
From this reading _She had acted out her dream!_ When the truth came to Gypsy, she sat for a moment like one stunned.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHAT SHE SAW A great, solemn stretch of sky, alive with stars.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The terrible sense of awakening in a desolate place, at midnight, and alone, instead of in a safe and quiet bed, with bolted doors, and friends within the slightest call, might well alarm an older and stouter heart than Gypsy's.
