used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A wind of sighs swept across the white wastes.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A wind of sighs swept across the white wastes.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading On the other side, where the cliff fell sheer away, lay the red-dyed snows with misty shapes moving through the frosty valley.
barkings
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From this reading Short, sharp barkings rose from the shadowy depth of the ravine.
BelowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading FACING THE END Below the hill on one side flickered the moving torches of the hostiles.
cliffnounUS /klɪf/
a steep high face of rock
From this reading On the other side, where the cliff fell sheer away, lay the red-dyed snows with misty shapes moving through the frosty valley.
depthnounUS /depθ/
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading Short, sharp barkings rose from the shadowy depth of the ravine.
desolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading Then the silence of desolation .
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading FACING THE END Below the hill on one side flickered the moving torches of the hostiles.
FACINGnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading FACING THE END Below the hill on one side flickered the moving torches of the hostiles.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading On the other side, where the cliff fell sheer away, lay the red-dyed snows with misty shapes moving through the frosty valley.
flickeredverbUS /ˈflɪkərd/
past form of “flicker” — move back and forth very rapidly
From this reading FACING THE END Below the hill on one side flickered the moving torches of the hostiles.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Short, sharp barkings rose from the shadowy depth of the ravine.
frostyadjectiveUS /ˈfrɔːsti/
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading On the other side, where the cliff fell sheer away, lay the red-dyed snows with misty shapes moving through the frosty valley.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading FACING THE END Below the hill on one side flickered the moving torches of the hostiles.
hostiles
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From this reading FACING THE END Below the hill on one side flickered the moving torches of the hostiles.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading On the other side, where the cliff fell sheer away, lay the red-dyed snows with misty shapes moving through the frosty valley.
mistyadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsti/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading On the other side, where the cliff fell sheer away, lay the red-dyed snows with misty shapes moving through the frosty valley.
in motion
From this reading FACING THE END Below the hill on one side flickered the moving torches of the hostiles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FACING THE END Below the hill on one side flickered the moving torches of the hostiles.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FACING THE END Below the hill on one side flickered the moving torches of the hostiles.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading FACING THE END Below the hill on one side flickered the moving torches of the hostiles.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading On the other side, where the cliff fell sheer away, lay the red-dyed snows with misty shapes moving through the frosty valley.
ravinenounUS /rəˈviːn/
a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
From this reading Short, sharp barkings rose from the shadowy depth of the ravine.
red-dyed
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From this reading On the other side, where the cliff fell sheer away, lay the red-dyed snows with misty shapes moving through the frosty valley.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Short, sharp barkings rose from the shadowy depth of the ravine.
shadowyadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊi/
filled with shade
From this reading Short, sharp barkings rose from the shadowy depth of the ravine.
shapesnounUS /ʃeɪps/
plural of “shape” — any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading On the other side, where the cliff fell sheer away, lay the red-dyed snows with misty shapes moving through the frosty valley.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Short, sharp barkings rose from the shadowy depth of the ravine.
sheeradjectiveUS /ʃɪr/
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading On the other side, where the cliff fell sheer away, lay the red-dyed snows with misty shapes moving through the frosty valley.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Short, sharp barkings rose from the shadowy depth of the ravine.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading FACING THE END Below the hill on one side flickered the moving torches of the hostiles.
sighsnounUS /saɪz/
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading A wind of sighs swept across the white wastes.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Then the silence of desolation .
snowsnounUS /snoʊz/
plural of “snow” — precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading On the other side, where the cliff fell sheer away, lay the red-dyed snows with misty shapes moving through the frosty valley.
possessing sweep
From this reading A wind of sighs swept across the white wastes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FACING THE END Below the hill on one side flickered the moving torches of the hostiles.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the silence of desolation .
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading On the other side, where the cliff fell sheer away, lay the red-dyed snows with misty shapes moving through the frosty valley.
torchesnounUS /ˈtɔːrtʃɪz/
plural of “torch” — a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading FACING THE END Below the hill on one side flickered the moving torches of the hostiles.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading On the other side, where the cliff fell sheer away, lay the red-dyed snows with misty shapes moving through the frosty valley.
wastesnounUS /weɪsts/
plural of “waste” — any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading A wind of sighs swept across the white wastes.
in or at the place that
From this reading On the other side, where the cliff fell sheer away, lay the red-dyed snows with misty shapes moving through the frosty valley.
a Caucasian
From this reading A wind of sighs swept across the white wastes.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading A wind of sighs swept across the white wastes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the other side, where the cliff fell sheer away, lay the red-dyed snows with misty shapes moving through the frosty valley.
