(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 Here she was wandering away from all who cared for her, to see an old woman who cut up the old moons into stars; and already twilight was making the woods more dusky.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Here she was wandering away from all who cared for her, to see an old woman who cut up the old moons into stars; and already twilight was making the woods more dusky.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Here she was wandering away from all who cared for her, to see an old woman who cut up the old moons into stars; and already twilight was making the woods more dusky.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
AunounUS /oʊ/
a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
From this reading "Au printemps Poiseau nait et chante, N'avez-vous pas oui sa voix?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Here she was wandering away from all who cared for her, to see an old woman who cut up the old moons into stars; and already twilight was making the woods more dusky.
bewitchedadjectiveUS /bɪˈwɪtʃt/
captured, as if under a spell
From this reading The pretty Indian legend had bewitched her.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
bois
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From this reading Elle est pure, simple, et touchante, La voix de Poiseau dans les bois."
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading Here she was wandering away from all who cared for her, to see an old woman who cut up the old moons into stars; and already twilight was making the woods more dusky.
chante
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From this reading "Au printemps Poiseau nait et chante, N'avez-vous pas oui sa voix?
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Here she was wandering away from all who cared for her, to see an old woman who cut up the old moons into stars; and already twilight was making the woods more dusky.
dans
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From this reading Elle est pure, simple, et touchante, La voix de Poiseau dans les bois."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Elle est pure, simple, et touchante, La voix de Poiseau dans les bois."
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
duskyadjective
lighted by or as if by twilight
From this reading Here she was wandering away from all who cared for her, to see an old woman who cut up the old moons into stars; and already twilight was making the woods more dusky.
Elle
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From this reading Elle est pure, simple, et touchante, La voix de Poiseau dans les bois."
estnounUS /est/
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading Elle est pure, simple, et touchante, La voix de Poiseau dans les bois."
et
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From this reading "Au printemps Poiseau nait et chante, N'avez-vous pas oui sa voix?
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here she was wandering away from all who cared for her, to see an old woman who cut up the old moons into stars; and already twilight was making the woods more dusky.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Here she was wandering away from all who cared for her, to see an old woman who cut up the old moons into stars; and already twilight was making the woods more dusky.
GarniernounUS /ˈɡɑːrniər/
French architect (1825-1898)
From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pretty Indian legend had bewitched her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The pretty Indian legend had bewitched her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here she was wandering away from all who cared for her, to see an old woman who cut up the old moons into stars; and already twilight was making the woods more dusky.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading The pretty Indian legend had bewitched her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Here she was wandering away from all who cared for her, to see an old woman who cut up the old moons into stars; and already twilight was making the woods more dusky.
Julie
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From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Elle est pure, simple, et touchante, La voix de Poiseau dans les bois."
legendnounUS /ˈledʒənd/
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading The pretty Indian legend had bewitched her.
lesnounUS /les/
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Elle est pure, simple, et touchante, La voix de Poiseau dans les bois."
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Here she was wandering away from all who cared for her, to see an old woman who cut up the old moons into stars; and already twilight was making the woods more dusky.
moonsnounUS /muːnz/
plural of “moon” — the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Here she was wandering away from all who cared for her, to see an old woman who cut up the old moons into stars; and already twilight was making the woods more dusky.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Here she was wandering away from all who cared for her, to see an old woman who cut up the old moons into stars; and already twilight was making the woods more dusky.
mountain-side
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From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
N'avez-vous
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From this reading "Au printemps Poiseau nait et chante, N'avez-vous pas oui sa voix?
nait
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From this reading "Au printemps Poiseau nait et chante, N'avez-vous pas oui sa voix?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Here she was wandering away from all who cared for her, to see an old woman who cut up the old moons into stars; and already twilight was making the woods more dusky.
oui
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From this reading "Au printemps Poiseau nait et chante, N'avez-vous pas oui sa voix?
pasnounUS /pɑːz/
(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
From this reading "Au printemps Poiseau nait et chante, N'avez-vous pas oui sa voix?
Poiseau
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From this reading "Au printemps Poiseau nait et chante, N'avez-vous pas oui sa voix?
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The pretty Indian legend had bewitched her.
printemps
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From this reading "Au printemps Poiseau nait et chante, N'avez-vous pas oui sa voix?
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Elle est pure, simple, et touchante, La voix de Poiseau dans les bois."
sanounUS /sɑː/
Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943
From this reading "Au printemps Poiseau nait et chante, N'avez-vous pas oui sa voix?
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Here she was wandering away from all who cared for her, to see an old woman who cut up the old moons into stars; and already twilight was making the woods more dusky.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Elle est pure, simple, et touchante, La voix de Poiseau dans les bois."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
squawnoun
derogatory terms for an American Indian woman
From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Here she was wandering away from all who cared for her, to see an old woman who cut up the old moons into stars; and already twilight was making the woods more dusky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
touchante
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From this reading Elle est pure, simple, et touchante, La voix de Poiseau dans les bois."
trudgedverbUS /trʌdʒd/
past form of “trudge” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Here she was wandering away from all who cared for her, to see an old woman who cut up the old moons into stars; and already twilight was making the woods more dusky.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
voix
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From this reading "Au printemps Poiseau nait et chante, N'avez-vous pas oui sa voix?
migratory
From this reading Here she was wandering away from all who cared for her, to see an old woman who cut up the old moons into stars; and already twilight was making the woods more dusky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here she was wandering away from all who cared for her, to see an old woman who cut up the old moons into stars; and already twilight was making the woods more dusky.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
which person or people
From this reading Here she was wandering away from all who cared for her, to see an old woman who cut up the old moons into stars; and already twilight was making the woods more dusky.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So sang Julie Garnier, as she trudged with weary little feet up the mountain-side, listening to the birds, and in search of the squaw in charge of the doors of Day and Night.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Here she was wandering away from all who cared for her, to see an old woman who cut up the old moons into stars; and already twilight was making the woods more dusky.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Here she was wandering away from all who cared for her, to see an old woman who cut up the old moons into stars; and already twilight was making the woods more dusky.
