used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
announcingverbUS /əˈnaʊnsɪŋ/
-ing form of “announce” — make known; make an announcement
From this reading This was the storm that had so long been announcing its coming.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With a single bound I was out of my bed and dressed, as the sergeant thrust his gray head in at my door.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
batterynounUS /ˈbætəri/
group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading With a single bound I was out of my bed and dressed, as the sergeant thrust his gray head in at my door.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This was the storm that had so long been announcing its coming.
confined by bonds
From this reading With a single bound I was out of my bed and dressed, as the sergeant thrust his gray head in at my door.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
chalknounUS /tʃɔːk/
A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
clatteringverbUS /ˈklætərɪŋ/
-ing form of “clatter” — make a rattling sound
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading This was the storm that had so long been announcing its coming.
crackleverbUS /ˈkrækəl/
make a crackling sound
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
crashingadjectiveUS /ˈkræʃɪŋ/
informal intensifiers
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
dischargeverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒ/
complete or carry out
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading With a single bound I was out of my bed and dressed, as the sergeant thrust his gray head in at my door.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading With a single bound I was out of my bed and dressed, as the sergeant thrust his gray head in at my door.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading My first thought was of those in the house in the garden.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
foundationsnounUS /faʊnˈdeɪʃənz/
plural of “foundation” — the basis on which something is grounded
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
galenounUS /ɡeɪl/
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading My first thought was of those in the house in the garden.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading With a single bound I was out of my bed and dressed, as the sergeant thrust his gray head in at my door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading With a single bound I was out of my bed and dressed, as the sergeant thrust his gray head in at my door.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With a single bound I was out of my bed and dressed, as the sergeant thrust his gray head in at my door.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My first thought was of those in the house in the garden.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
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 This was the storm that had so long been announcing its coming.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
musketrynoun
musketeers and their muskets collectively
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My first thought was of those in the house in the garden.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading With a single bound I was out of my bed and dressed, as the sergeant thrust his gray head in at my door.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
quiververbUS /ˈkwɪvər/
shake with fast, tremulous movements
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
ragedverbUS /reɪdʒd/
past form of “rage” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
rattlingnounUS /ˈrætlɪŋ/
a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading With a single bound I was out of my bed and dressed, as the sergeant thrust his gray head in at my door.
shuttersnounUS /ˈʃʌtərz/
plural of “shutter” — a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading With a single bound I was out of my bed and dressed, as the sergeant thrust his gray head in at my door.
slammingverbUS /ˈslæmɪŋ/
inflected form of “slam” — close violently
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This was the storm that had so long been announcing its coming.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
sweepverbUS /swiːp/
sweep across or over
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was the storm that had so long been announcing its coming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading My first thought was of those in the house in the garden.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading My first thought was of those in the house in the garden.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
push forcefully
From this reading With a single bound I was out of my bed and dressed, as the sergeant thrust his gray head in at my door.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
tilesnounUS /taɪlz/
plural of “tile” — a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
at the time that
From this reading It was about midnight, when I was awakened by a crashing as of thunder, making the old house quiver to its foundations, and followed by a rattling and clattering of falling tiles, and of slamming doors and shutters, like the crackle of musketry following the heavy discharge of a battery.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a single bound I was out of my bed and dressed, as the sergeant thrust his gray head in at my door.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
but in spite of that
From this reading And there came a storm such as had not raged along this coast--which yet throughout the year heard many a fierce gale sweep over its low beach of sand and chalk--within the memory of man.
