used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The wind arose to a perfect hurricane, and the rain came down in torrents.
(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 Ever since night set in the clouds had been heavy and threatening, and as the midnight hour arrived the storm burst forth in all its fury.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ever since night set in the clouds had been heavy and threatening, and as the midnight hour arrived the storm burst forth in all its fury.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading The wind arose to a perfect hurricane, and the rain came down in torrents.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Ever since night set in the clouds had been heavy and threatening, and as the midnight hour arrived the storm burst forth in all its fury.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ever since night set in the clouds had been heavy and threatening, and as the midnight hour arrived the storm burst forth in all its fury.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ever since night set in the clouds had been heavy and threatening, and as the midnight hour arrived the storm burst forth in all its fury.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The big clock on the steeple of the town hall had just tolled the hour of twelve.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Ever since night set in the clouds had been heavy and threatening, and as the midnight hour arrived the storm burst forth in all its fury.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The little village of Edgewater was covered by the inky pall of night.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The wind arose to a perfect hurricane, and the rain came down in torrents.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading The big clock on the steeple of the town hall had just tolled the hour of twelve.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Ever since night set in the clouds had been heavy and threatening, and as the midnight hour arrived the storm burst forth in all its fury.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The little village of Edgewater was covered by the inky pall of night.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The wind arose to a perfect hurricane, and the rain came down in torrents.
Edgewater
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From this reading The little village of Edgewater was covered by the inky pall of night.
at any time
From this reading Ever since night set in the clouds had been heavy and threatening, and as the midnight hour arrived the storm burst forth in all its fury.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Ever since night set in the clouds had been heavy and threatening, and as the midnight hour arrived the storm burst forth in all its fury.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Ever since night set in the clouds had been heavy and threatening, and as the midnight hour arrived the storm burst forth in all its fury.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The big clock on the steeple of the town hall had just tolled the hour of twelve.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The big clock on the steeple of the town hall had just tolled the hour of twelve.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Ever since night set in the clouds had been heavy and threatening, and as the midnight hour arrived the storm burst forth in all its fury.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The big clock on the steeple of the town hall had just tolled the hour of twelve.
hurricanenounUS /ˈhɜːrəkeɪn/
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading The wind arose to a perfect hurricane, and the rain came down in torrents.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ever since night set in the clouds had been heavy and threatening, and as the midnight hour arrived the storm burst forth in all its fury.
inkyadjectiveUS /ˈɪŋki/
of the color of black ink
From this reading The little village of Edgewater was covered by the inky pall of night.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Ever since night set in the clouds had been heavy and threatening, and as the midnight hour arrived the storm burst forth in all its fury.
and nothing more
From this reading The big clock on the steeple of the town hall had just tolled the hour of twelve.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little village of Edgewater was covered by the inky pall of night.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Ever since night set in the clouds had been heavy and threatening, and as the midnight hour arrived the storm burst forth in all its fury.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading MURDER!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The little village of Edgewater was covered by the inky pall of night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little village of Edgewater was covered by the inky pall of night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The big clock on the steeple of the town hall had just tolled the hour of twelve.
pallverbUS /pɑːl/
become less interesting or attractive
From this reading The little village of Edgewater was covered by the inky pall of night.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading The wind arose to a perfect hurricane, and the rain came down in torrents.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The wind arose to a perfect hurricane, and the rain came down in torrents.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Ever since night set in the clouds had been heavy and threatening, and as the midnight hour arrived the storm burst forth in all its fury.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ever since night set in the clouds had been heavy and threatening, and as the midnight hour arrived the storm burst forth in all its fury.
steeplenounUS /ˈstiːpəl/
a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
From this reading The big clock on the steeple of the town hall had just tolled the hour of twelve.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Ever since night set in the clouds had been heavy and threatening, and as the midnight hour arrived the storm burst forth in all its fury.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little village of Edgewater was covered by the inky pall of night.
threateningadjectiveUS /ˈθretənɪŋ/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading Ever since night set in the clouds had been heavy and threatening, and as the midnight hour arrived the storm burst forth in all its fury.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wind arose to a perfect hurricane, and the rain came down in torrents.
tolledverbUS /toʊld/
past form of “toll” — ring slowly
From this reading The big clock on the steeple of the town hall had just tolled the hour of twelve.
torrentsnounUS /ˈtɔːrənts/
plural of “torrent” — a heavy rain
From this reading The wind arose to a perfect hurricane, and the rain came down in torrents.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The big clock on the steeple of the town hall had just tolled the hour of twelve.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The big clock on the steeple of the town hall had just tolled the hour of twelve.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The little village of Edgewater was covered by the inky pall of night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little village of Edgewater was covered by the inky pall of night.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind arose to a perfect hurricane, and the rain came down in torrents.
