used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading XVII A SNOW FIGHT I wonder if you ever knew anything to equal the wonderful winter weather we had that day.
anew
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading On the old trees down the hillside bits of frozen, glistening snow shone out against the blue sky; the sky was wonderfully blue that day, I remember.
(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 It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
any thing at all
From this reading XVII A SNOW FIGHT I wonder if you ever knew anything to equal the wonderful winter weather we had that day.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
bitsnounUS /bɪts/
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading On the old trees down the hillside bits of frozen, glistening snow shone out against the blue sky; the sky was wonderfully blue that day, I remember.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading On the old trees down the hillside bits of frozen, glistening snow shone out against the blue sky; the sky was wonderfully blue that day, I remember.
brightnessnounUS /ˈbraɪtnəs/
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How a sudden overwhelming gladness can sometimes take possession of one!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading XVII A SNOW FIGHT I wonder if you ever knew anything to equal the wonderful winter weather we had that day.
diamondsnounUS /ˈdaɪməndz/
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading On the old trees down the hillside bits of frozen, glistening snow shone out against the blue sky; the sky was wonderfully blue that day, I remember.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading XVII A SNOW FIGHT I wonder if you ever knew anything to equal the wonderful winter weather we had that day.
at any time
From this reading XVII A SNOW FIGHT I wonder if you ever knew anything to equal the wonderful winter weather we had that day.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
to or in any or all places
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading XVII A SNOW FIGHT I wonder if you ever knew anything to equal the wonderful winter weather we had that day.
flashingnounUS /ˈflæʃɪŋ/
a short vivid experience
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
gladnessnoun
experiencing joy and pleasure
From this reading How a sudden overwhelming gladness can sometimes take possession of one!
glisteningadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪsənɪŋ/
reflecting light
From this reading On the old trees down the hillside bits of frozen, glistening snow shone out against the blue sky; the sky was wonderfully blue that day, I remember.
glitteringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading XVII A SNOW FIGHT I wonder if you ever knew anything to equal the wonderful winter weather we had that day.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading On the old trees down the hillside bits of frozen, glistening snow shone out against the blue sky; the sky was wonderfully blue that day, I remember.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
How
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From this reading How a sudden overwhelming gladness can sometimes take possession of one!
be the source of pain
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading XVII A SNOW FIGHT I wonder if you ever knew anything to equal the wonderful winter weather we had that day.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading XVII A SNOW FIGHT I wonder if you ever knew anything to equal the wonderful winter weather we had that day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading XVII A SNOW FIGHT I wonder if you ever knew anything to equal the wonderful winter weather we had that day.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
moundsnounUS /maʊndz/
plural of “mound” — (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the old trees down the hillside bits of frozen, glistening snow shone out against the blue sky; the sky was wonderfully blue that day, I remember.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading How a sudden overwhelming gladness can sometimes take possession of one!
and nothing more
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
overwhelmingadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈwelmɪŋ/
so strong as to be irresistible
From this reading How a sudden overwhelming gladness can sometimes take possession of one!
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading How a sudden overwhelming gladness can sometimes take possession of one!
To recall to mind.
From this reading On the old trees down the hillside bits of frozen, glistening snow shone out against the blue sky; the sky was wonderfully blue that day, I remember.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading On the old trees down the hillside bits of frozen, glistening snow shone out against the blue sky; the sky was wonderfully blue that day, I remember.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading On the old trees down the hillside bits of frozen, glistening snow shone out against the blue sky; the sky was wonderfully blue that day, I remember.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading XVII A SNOW FIGHT I wonder if you ever knew anything to equal the wonderful winter weather we had that day.
snowingverbUS /ˈsnoʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “snow” — fall as snow
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
soft-looking
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From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
somersaultsnounUS /ˈsʌmərsɔːlts/
plural of “somersault” — an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading How a sudden overwhelming gladness can sometimes take possession of one!
sparklingadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːrklɪŋ/
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading How a sudden overwhelming gladness can sometimes take possession of one!
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
carry out
From this reading How a sudden overwhelming gladness can sometimes take possession of one!
tensnounUS /tenz/
plural of “ten” — the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading XVII A SNOW FIGHT I wonder if you ever knew anything to equal the wonderful winter weather we had that day.
thawnounUS /θɔː/
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading XVII A SNOW FIGHT I wonder if you ever knew anything to equal the wonderful winter weather we had that day.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading XVII A SNOW FIGHT I wonder if you ever knew anything to equal the wonderful winter weather we had that day.
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 On the old trees down the hillside bits of frozen, glistening snow shone out against the blue sky; the sky was wonderfully blue that day, I remember.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
having passed out of existence
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
precisely as stated
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading XVII A SNOW FIGHT I wonder if you ever knew anything to equal the wonderful winter weather we had that day.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading XVII A SNOW FIGHT I wonder if you ever knew anything to equal the wonderful winter weather we had that day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It had been snowing until all the mountains and rocks around our old house had vanished, and instead of them, there were only beautiful mounds so soft-looking that you wanted awfully to turn somersaults in them.
at the time that
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading XVII A SNOW FIGHT I wonder if you ever knew anything to equal the wonderful winter weather we had that day.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading XVII A SNOW FIGHT I wonder if you ever knew anything to equal the wonderful winter weather we had that day.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading XVII A SNOW FIGHT I wonder if you ever knew anything to equal the wonderful winter weather we had that day.
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading On the old trees down the hillside bits of frozen, glistening snow shone out against the blue sky; the sky was wonderfully blue that day, I remember.
XVIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one
From this reading XVII A SNOW FIGHT I wonder if you ever knew anything to equal the wonderful winter weather we had that day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading XVII A SNOW FIGHT I wonder if you ever knew anything to equal the wonderful winter weather we had that day.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The day before, there had been a very slight thaw, but during the night everything was frozen hard again, and when the sun came out that morning, thousands and tens of thousands of diamonds were scattered everywhere, sparkling, glittering, flashing, so that the brightness hurt your eyes.
