the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The summer at Windsor was an unprecedently hot one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "AND THE SEA SHALL GIVE UP ITS DEAD."
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading No rain in July, no rain in August, and September's sun was shining fiercely down upon parched earth, dried up rivers, panting animals, and complaining men.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The summer at Windsor was an unprecedently hot one.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading No rain in July, no rain in August, and September's sun was shining fiercely down upon parched earth, dried up rivers, panting animals, and complaining men.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There would be no wheat, no corn; potatoes were dwarfed, and vegetables literally dried and hardened.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Grass would be light, and cattle would be starved, if not first choked with thirst.
chokedadjectiveUS /tʃoʊkt/
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading Grass would be light, and cattle would be starved, if not first choked with thirst.
complainingadjectiveUS /kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ/
expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment
From this reading No rain in July, no rain in August, and September's sun was shining fiercely down upon parched earth, dried up rivers, panting animals, and complaining men.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading There would be no wheat, no corn; potatoes were dwarfed, and vegetables literally dried and hardened.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "AND THE SEA SHALL GIVE UP ITS DEAD."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading No rain in July, no rain in August, and September's sun was shining fiercely down upon parched earth, dried up rivers, panting animals, and complaining men.
driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/
not still wet
From this reading No rain in July, no rain in August, and September's sun was shining fiercely down upon parched earth, dried up rivers, panting animals, and complaining men.
dwarfedverbUS /dwɔːrft/
past form of “dwarf” — make appear small by comparison
From this reading There would be no wheat, no corn; potatoes were dwarfed, and vegetables literally dried and hardened.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading No rain in July, no rain in August, and September's sun was shining fiercely down upon parched earth, dried up rivers, panting animals, and complaining men.
fiercelyadverbUS /ˈfɪrsli/
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading No rain in July, no rain in August, and September's sun was shining fiercely down upon parched earth, dried up rivers, panting animals, and complaining men.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Grass would be light, and cattle would be starved, if not first choked with thirst.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "AND THE SEA SHALL GIVE UP ITS DEAD."
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Grass would be light, and cattle would be starved, if not first choked with thirst.
hardenedadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdənd/
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading There would be no wheat, no corn; potatoes were dwarfed, and vegetables literally dried and hardened.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The summer at Windsor was an unprecedently hot one.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Grass would be light, and cattle would be starved, if not first choked with thirst.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No rain in July, no rain in August, and September's sun was shining fiercely down upon parched earth, dried up rivers, panting animals, and complaining men.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "AND THE SEA SHALL GIVE UP ITS DEAD."
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading No rain in July, no rain in August, and September's sun was shining fiercely down upon parched earth, dried up rivers, panting animals, and complaining men.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Grass would be light, and cattle would be starved, if not first choked with thirst.
literallyadverbUS /ˈlɪtərəli/
in a literal sense
From this reading There would be no wheat, no corn; potatoes were dwarfed, and vegetables literally dried and hardened.
the force of workers available
From this reading No rain in July, no rain in August, and September's sun was shining fiercely down upon parched earth, dried up rivers, panting animals, and complaining men.
not any; not one
From this reading No rain in July, no rain in August, and September's sun was shining fiercely down upon parched earth, dried up rivers, panting animals, and complaining men.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Grass would be light, and cattle would be starved, if not first choked with thirst.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The summer at Windsor was an unprecedently hot one.
pantingnounUS /ˈpæntɪŋ/
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading No rain in July, no rain in August, and September's sun was shining fiercely down upon parched earth, dried up rivers, panting animals, and complaining men.
parchedadjectiveUS /pɑːrtʃt/
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading No rain in July, no rain in August, and September's sun was shining fiercely down upon parched earth, dried up rivers, panting animals, and complaining men.
potatoesnounUS /pəˈteɪtoʊz/
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading There would be no wheat, no corn; potatoes were dwarfed, and vegetables literally dried and hardened.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading No rain in July, no rain in August, and September's sun was shining fiercely down upon parched earth, dried up rivers, panting animals, and complaining men.
riversnounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading No rain in July, no rain in August, and September's sun was shining fiercely down upon parched earth, dried up rivers, panting animals, and complaining men.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "AND THE SEA SHALL GIVE UP ITS DEAD."
September'snounUS /sepˈtembərz/
possessive form of “september” — the month following August and preceding October
From this reading No rain in July, no rain in August, and September's sun was shining fiercely down upon parched earth, dried up rivers, panting animals, and complaining men.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "AND THE SEA SHALL GIVE UP ITS DEAD."
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading No rain in July, no rain in August, and September's sun was shining fiercely down upon parched earth, dried up rivers, panting animals, and complaining men.
starvedadjectiveUS /stɑːrvd/
suffering from lack of food
From this reading Grass would be light, and cattle would be starved, if not first choked with thirst.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The summer at Windsor was an unprecedently hot one.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading No rain in July, no rain in August, and September's sun was shining fiercely down upon parched earth, dried up rivers, panting animals, and complaining men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "AND THE SEA SHALL GIVE UP ITS DEAD."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There would be no wheat, no corn; potatoes were dwarfed, and vegetables literally dried and hardened.
thirstnounUS /θɜːrst/
a physiological need to drink
From this reading Grass would be light, and cattle would be starved, if not first choked with thirst.
unprecedently
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From this reading The summer at Windsor was an unprecedently hot one.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "AND THE SEA SHALL GIVE UP ITS DEAD."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading No rain in July, no rain in August, and September's sun was shining fiercely down upon parched earth, dried up rivers, panting animals, and complaining men.
vegetablesnounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəlz/
plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading There would be no wheat, no corn; potatoes were dwarfed, and vegetables literally dried and hardened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The summer at Windsor was an unprecedently hot one.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There would be no wheat, no corn; potatoes were dwarfed, and vegetables literally dried and hardened.
wheatnounUS /wiːt/
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading There would be no wheat, no corn; potatoes were dwarfed, and vegetables literally dried and hardened.
WindsornounUS /ˈwɪnzər/
a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
From this reading The summer at Windsor was an unprecedently hot one.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Grass would be light, and cattle would be starved, if not first choked with thirst.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There would be no wheat, no corn; potatoes were dwarfed, and vegetables literally dried and hardened.
