the state of being absent
From this reading During her absence the dark winter villa had changed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Coming home at ten o’clock in the morning, Miriam found the little villa standing quiet and empty in the sunshine.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Coming home at ten o’clock in the morning, Miriam found the little villa standing quiet and empty in the sunshine.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It had become home.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The sound of her coming down the empty tree-lined roadway had brought no face to either of the open windows.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading During her absence the dark winter villa had changed.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Coming home at ten o’clock in the morning, Miriam found the little villa standing quiet and empty in the sunshine.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading During her absence the dark winter villa had changed.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The sound of her coming down the empty tree-lined roadway had brought no face to either of the open windows.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During her absence the dark winter villa had changed.
one or the other of two
From this reading The sound of her coming down the empty tree-lined roadway had brought no face to either of the open windows.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Coming home at ten o’clock in the morning, Miriam found the little villa standing quiet and empty in the sunshine.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The sound of her coming down the empty tree-lined roadway had brought no face to either of the open windows.
set up or found
From this reading Coming home at ten o’clock in the morning, Miriam found the little villa standing quiet and empty in the sunshine.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading She stood on the short fresh grass in the small front garden looking up at the empty quiet windows.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading She stood on the short fresh grass in the small front garden looking up at the empty quiet windows.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading She stood on the short fresh grass in the small front garden looking up at the empty quiet windows.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading She stood on the short fresh grass in the small front garden looking up at the empty quiet windows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sound of her coming down the empty tree-lined roadway had brought no face to either of the open windows.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sound of her coming down the empty tree-lined roadway had brought no face to either of the open windows.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Coming home at ten o’clock in the morning, Miriam found the little villa standing quiet and empty in the sunshine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Coming home at ten o’clock in the morning, Miriam found the little villa standing quiet and empty in the sunshine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had become home.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Coming home at ten o’clock in the morning, Miriam found the little villa standing quiet and empty in the sunshine.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She stood on the short fresh grass in the small front garden looking up at the empty quiet windows.
Miriam
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From this reading Coming home at ten o’clock in the morning, Miriam found the little villa standing quiet and empty in the sunshine.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Coming home at ten o’clock in the morning, Miriam found the little villa standing quiet and empty in the sunshine.
not any; not one
From this reading The sound of her coming down the empty tree-lined roadway had brought no face to either of the open windows.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Coming home at ten o’clock in the morning, Miriam found the little villa standing quiet and empty in the sunshine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sound of her coming down the empty tree-lined roadway had brought no face to either of the open windows.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She stood on the short fresh grass in the small front garden looking up at the empty quiet windows.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The sound of her coming down the empty tree-lined roadway had brought no face to either of the open windows.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Coming home at ten o’clock in the morning, Miriam found the little villa standing quiet and empty in the sunshine.
roadwaynounUS /ˈroʊdweɪ/
a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
From this reading The sound of her coming down the empty tree-lined roadway had brought no face to either of the open windows.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood on the short fresh grass in the small front garden looking up at the empty quiet windows.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading She stood on the short fresh grass in the small front garden looking up at the empty quiet windows.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She stood on the short fresh grass in the small front garden looking up at the empty quiet windows.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The sound of her coming down the empty tree-lined roadway had brought no face to either of the open windows.
having a supporting base
From this reading Coming home at ten o’clock in the morning, Miriam found the little villa standing quiet and empty in the sunshine.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She stood on the short fresh grass in the small front garden looking up at the empty quiet windows.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Coming home at ten o’clock in the morning, Miriam found the little villa standing quiet and empty in the sunshine.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Coming home at ten o’clock in the morning, Miriam found the little villa standing quiet and empty in the sunshine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Coming home at ten o’clock in the morning, Miriam found the little villa standing quiet and empty in the sunshine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sound of her coming down the empty tree-lined roadway had brought no face to either of the open windows.
tree-lined
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From this reading The sound of her coming down the empty tree-lined roadway had brought no face to either of the open windows.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She stood on the short fresh grass in the small front garden looking up at the empty quiet windows.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading Coming home at ten o’clock in the morning, Miriam found the little villa standing quiet and empty in the sunshine.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The sound of her coming down the empty tree-lined roadway had brought no face to either of the open windows.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading During her absence the dark winter villa had changed.
