aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The faint light that reached her, coming from afar, served only to intensify the shadows of trees and shrubs all about her.
afaradverbUS /əˈfɑːr/
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading The faint light that reached her, coming from afar, served only to intensify the shadows of trees and shrubs all about her.
(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 All alone Jeanne sat upon the side of that man-made section of Big Black Mountain there on the studio lot in Chicago.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading All alone Jeanne sat upon the side of that man-made section of Big Black Mountain there on the studio lot in Chicago.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The faint light that reached her, coming from afar, served only to intensify the shadows of trees and shrubs all about her.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading All alone Jeanne sat upon the side of that man-made section of Big Black Mountain there on the studio lot in Chicago.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading It was perfect, this bit of Big Black Mountain.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading All alone Jeanne sat upon the side of that man-made section of Big Black Mountain there on the studio lot in Chicago.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading All alone Jeanne sat upon the side of that man-made section of Big Black Mountain there on the studio lot in Chicago.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The faint light that reached her, coming from afar, served only to intensify the shadows of trees and shrubs all about her.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading GOLDEN DAYS It was night.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The faint light that reached her, coming from afar, served only to intensify the shadows of trees and shrubs all about her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The faint light that reached her, coming from afar, served only to intensify the shadows of trees and shrubs all about her.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading GOLDEN DAYS It was night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The faint light that reached her, coming from afar, served only to intensify the shadows of trees and shrubs all about her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All alone Jeanne sat upon the side of that man-made section of Big Black Mountain there on the studio lot in Chicago.
intensifyverbUS /ɪnˈtensəfaɪ/
increase in extent or intensity
From this reading The faint light that reached her, coming from afar, served only to intensify the shadows of trees and shrubs all about her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GOLDEN DAYS It was night.
Jeanne
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From this reading All alone Jeanne sat upon the side of that man-made section of Big Black Mountain there on the studio lot in Chicago.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The faint light that reached her, coming from afar, served only to intensify the shadows of trees and shrubs all about her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The trees, the shrubs, the rocks, the little rushing stream, all were perfect.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading All alone Jeanne sat upon the side of that man-made section of Big Black Mountain there on the studio lot in Chicago.
man-madeadjectiveUS /ˈmænmeɪd/
not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
From this reading All alone Jeanne sat upon the side of that man-made section of Big Black Mountain there on the studio lot in Chicago.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading All alone Jeanne sat upon the side of that man-made section of Big Black Mountain there on the studio lot in Chicago.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading GOLDEN DAYS It was night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All alone Jeanne sat upon the side of that man-made section of Big Black Mountain there on the studio lot in Chicago.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All alone Jeanne sat upon the side of that man-made section of Big Black Mountain there on the studio lot in Chicago.
and nothing more
From this reading The faint light that reached her, coming from afar, served only to intensify the shadows of trees and shrubs all about her.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading It was perfect, this bit of Big Black Mountain.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The faint light that reached her, coming from afar, served only to intensify the shadows of trees and shrubs all about her.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The trees, the shrubs, the rocks, the little rushing stream, all were perfect.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading The trees, the shrubs, the rocks, the little rushing stream, all were perfect.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading All alone Jeanne sat upon the side of that man-made section of Big Black Mountain there on the studio lot in Chicago.
sectionnounUS /ˈsekʃən/
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading All alone Jeanne sat upon the side of that man-made section of Big Black Mountain there on the studio lot in Chicago.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading The faint light that reached her, coming from afar, served only to intensify the shadows of trees and shrubs all about her.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading The faint light that reached her, coming from afar, served only to intensify the shadows of trees and shrubs all about her.
shrubsnounUS /ʃrʌbz/
plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The faint light that reached her, coming from afar, served only to intensify the shadows of trees and shrubs all about her.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading All alone Jeanne sat upon the side of that man-made section of Big Black Mountain there on the studio lot in Chicago.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The trees, the shrubs, the rocks, the little rushing stream, all were perfect.
studionounUS /ˈstuːdioʊ/
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading All alone Jeanne sat upon the side of that man-made section of Big Black Mountain there on the studio lot in Chicago.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All alone Jeanne sat upon the side of that man-made section of Big Black Mountain there on the studio lot in Chicago.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All alone Jeanne sat upon the side of that man-made section of Big Black Mountain there on the studio lot in Chicago.
in or at that place or location
From this reading All alone Jeanne sat upon the side of that man-made section of Big Black Mountain there on the studio lot in Chicago.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was perfect, this bit of Big Black Mountain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The faint light that reached her, coming from afar, served only to intensify the shadows of trees and shrubs all about her.
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 faint light that reached her, coming from afar, served only to intensify the shadows of trees and shrubs all about her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All alone Jeanne sat upon the side of that man-made section of Big Black Mountain there on the studio lot in Chicago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GOLDEN DAYS It was night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The trees, the shrubs, the rocks, the little rushing stream, all were perfect.
