used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yes! there are real mourners--I have seen A fair, sad girl, mild-suffering; and serene.
abodes
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From this reading With the misty light of the morning all the ghouls and goblins of the night left the lonely forest and retreated to their secret abodes until dusk would come again.
anew
From this reading With the misty light of the morning all the ghouls and goblins of the night left the lonely forest and retreated to their secret abodes until dusk would come again.
(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 With the misty light of the morning all the ghouls and goblins of the night left the lonely forest and retreated to their secret abodes until dusk would come again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yes! there are real mourners--I have seen A fair, sad girl, mild-suffering; and serene.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yes! there are real mourners--I have seen A fair, sad girl, mild-suffering; and serene.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The tall spectral forms and great crouching figures of the darkness, now proved to be the limbs and broken trunks of gigantic trees.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The gray of the morning was stealing out from behind the tree-tops, filling the woodland with a dim uncertain light.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The tall spectral forms and great crouching figures of the darkness, now proved to be the limbs and broken trunks of gigantic trees.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading With the misty light of the morning all the ghouls and goblins of the night left the lonely forest and retreated to their secret abodes until dusk would come again.
Crabbe
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From this reading --Crabbe.
crouchingverbUS /ˈkraʊtʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading The tall spectral forms and great crouching figures of the darkness, now proved to be the limbs and broken trunks of gigantic trees.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The tall spectral forms and great crouching figures of the darkness, now proved to be the limbs and broken trunks of gigantic trees.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading The gray of the morning was stealing out from behind the tree-tops, filling the woodland with a dim uncertain light.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading With the misty light of the morning all the ghouls and goblins of the night left the lonely forest and retreated to their secret abodes until dusk would come again.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Yes! there are real mourners--I have seen A fair, sad girl, mild-suffering; and serene.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The tall spectral forms and great crouching figures of the darkness, now proved to be the limbs and broken trunks of gigantic trees.
fillingnounUS /ˈfɪlɪŋ/
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading The gray of the morning was stealing out from behind the tree-tops, filling the woodland with a dim uncertain light.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading With the misty light of the morning all the ghouls and goblins of the night left the lonely forest and retreated to their secret abodes until dusk would come again.
plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading The tall spectral forms and great crouching figures of the darkness, now proved to be the limbs and broken trunks of gigantic trees.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The gray of the morning was stealing out from behind the tree-tops, filling the woodland with a dim uncertain light.
ghoulsnounUS /ɡuːlz/
plural of “ghoul” — someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection
From this reading With the misty light of the morning all the ghouls and goblins of the night left the lonely forest and retreated to their secret abodes until dusk would come again.
giganticadjectiveUS /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading The tall spectral forms and great crouching figures of the darkness, now proved to be the limbs and broken trunks of gigantic trees.
a young female
From this reading Yes! there are real mourners--I have seen A fair, sad girl, mild-suffering; and serene.
goblinsnounUS /ˈɡɑːblɪnz/
plural of “goblin” — (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
From this reading With the misty light of the morning all the ghouls and goblins of the night left the lonely forest and retreated to their secret abodes until dusk would come again.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The gray of the morning was stealing out from behind the tree-tops, filling the woodland with a dim uncertain light.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The tall spectral forms and great crouching figures of the darkness, now proved to be the limbs and broken trunks of gigantic trees.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yes! there are real mourners--I have seen A fair, sad girl, mild-suffering; and serene.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes! there are real mourners--I have seen A fair, sad girl, mild-suffering; and serene.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading With the misty light of the morning all the ghouls and goblins of the night left the lonely forest and retreated to their secret abodes until dusk would come again.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The gray of the morning was stealing out from behind the tree-tops, filling the woodland with a dim uncertain light.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading The tall spectral forms and great crouching figures of the darkness, now proved to be the limbs and broken trunks of gigantic trees.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading With the misty light of the morning all the ghouls and goblins of the night left the lonely forest and retreated to their secret abodes until dusk would come again.
mild-suffering
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From this reading Yes! there are real mourners--I have seen A fair, sad girl, mild-suffering; and serene.
mistyadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsti/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading With the misty light of the morning all the ghouls and goblins of the night left the lonely forest and retreated to their secret abodes until dusk would come again.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The gray of the morning was stealing out from behind the tree-tops, filling the woodland with a dim uncertain light.
mournersnounUS /ˈmɔːrnərz/
plural of “mourner” — a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
From this reading Yes! there are real mourners--I have seen A fair, sad girl, mild-suffering; and serene.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading With the misty light of the morning all the ghouls and goblins of the night left the lonely forest and retreated to their secret abodes until dusk would come again.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The tall spectral forms and great crouching figures of the darkness, now proved to be the limbs and broken trunks of gigantic trees.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gray of the morning was stealing out from behind the tree-tops, filling the woodland with a dim uncertain light.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The gray of the morning was stealing out from behind the tree-tops, filling the woodland with a dim uncertain light.
established beyond doubt
From this reading The tall spectral forms and great crouching figures of the darkness, now proved to be the limbs and broken trunks of gigantic trees.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Yes! there are real mourners--I have seen A fair, sad girl, mild-suffering; and serene.
retreatednounUS /riˈtriːtəd/
people who have retreated
From this reading With the misty light of the morning all the ghouls and goblins of the night left the lonely forest and retreated to their secret abodes until dusk would come again.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Yes! there are real mourners--I have seen A fair, sad girl, mild-suffering; and serene.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading With the misty light of the morning all the ghouls and goblins of the night left the lonely forest and retreated to their secret abodes until dusk would come again.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Yes! there are real mourners--I have seen A fair, sad girl, mild-suffering; and serene.
sereneadjectiveUS /sərˈiːn/
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading Yes! there are real mourners--I have seen A fair, sad girl, mild-suffering; and serene.
spectraladjectiveUS /ˈspektrəl/
of or relating to a spectrum
From this reading The tall spectral forms and great crouching figures of the darkness, now proved to be the limbs and broken trunks of gigantic trees.
stealingnounUS /ˈstiːlɪŋ/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading The gray of the morning was stealing out from behind the tree-tops, filling the woodland with a dim uncertain light.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The tall spectral forms and great crouching figures of the darkness, now proved to be the limbs and broken trunks of gigantic trees.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gray of the morning was stealing out from behind the tree-tops, filling the woodland with a dim uncertain light.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading With the misty light of the morning all the ghouls and goblins of the night left the lonely forest and retreated to their secret abodes until dusk would come again.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yes! there are real mourners--I have seen A fair, sad girl, mild-suffering; and serene.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tall spectral forms and great crouching figures of the darkness, now proved to be the limbs and broken trunks of gigantic trees.
tree-tops
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From this reading The gray of the morning was stealing out from behind the tree-tops, filling the woodland with a dim uncertain light.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The tall spectral forms and great crouching figures of the darkness, now proved to be the limbs and broken trunks of gigantic trees.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading The tall spectral forms and great crouching figures of the darkness, now proved to be the limbs and broken trunks of gigantic trees.
uncertainadjectiveUS /ənˈsɜːrtən/
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading The gray of the morning was stealing out from behind the tree-tops, filling the woodland with a dim uncertain light.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading With the misty light of the morning all the ghouls and goblins of the night left the lonely forest and retreated to their secret abodes until dusk would come again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The gray of the morning was stealing out from behind the tree-tops, filling the woodland with a dim uncertain light.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The gray of the morning was stealing out from behind the tree-tops, filling the woodland with a dim uncertain light.
woodlandnounUS /ˈwʊdlænd/
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading The gray of the morning was stealing out from behind the tree-tops, filling the woodland with a dim uncertain light.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading With the misty light of the morning all the ghouls and goblins of the night left the lonely forest and retreated to their secret abodes until dusk would come again.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes! there are real mourners--I have seen A fair, sad girl, mild-suffering; and serene.
