used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There three or four big storms, the traces of which soon melted, had been considered a "hard" winter.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Here in Poketown the hillside was made white before Thanksgiving, and then one snow after another sifted down upon the mountains.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading CHRISTMAS NEWS It bade fair to be an old-fashioned northern New England winter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here in Poketown the hillside was made white before Thanksgiving, and then one snow after another sifted down upon the mountains.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Here in Poketown the hillside was made white before Thanksgiving, and then one snow after another sifted down upon the mountains.
any thing at all
From this reading Janice Day had never seen anything like this in the prairie country from which she had come.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading CHRISTMAS NEWS It bade fair to be an old-fashioned northern New England winter.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading CHRISTMAS NEWS It bade fair to be an old-fashioned northern New England winter.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There three or four big storms, the traces of which soon melted, had been considered a "hard" winter.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Here in Poketown the hillside was made white before Thanksgiving, and then one snow after another sifted down upon the mountains.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There three or four big storms, the traces of which soon melted, had been considered a "hard" winter.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Tree branches in the forest broke under the weight of snow.
lacking funds
From this reading Tree branches in the forest broke under the weight of snow.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading CHRISTMAS NEWS It bade fair to be an old-fashioned northern New England winter.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Janice Day had never seen anything like this in the prairie country from which she had come.
carefully weighed
From this reading There three or four big storms, the traces of which soon melted, had been considered a "hard" winter.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Janice Day had never seen anything like this in the prairie country from which she had come.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Janice Day had never seen anything like this in the prairie country from which she had come.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Here in Poketown the hillside was made white before Thanksgiving, and then one snow after another sifted down upon the mountains.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading CHRISTMAS NEWS It bade fair to be an old-fashioned northern New England winter.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading CHRISTMAS NEWS It bade fair to be an old-fashioned northern New England winter.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Tree branches in the forest broke under the weight of snow.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading There three or four big storms, the traces of which soon melted, had been considered a "hard" winter.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Janice Day had never seen anything like this in the prairie country from which she had come.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Janice Day had never seen anything like this in the prairie country from which she had come.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading There three or four big storms, the traces of which soon melted, had been considered a "hard" winter.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here in Poketown the hillside was made white before Thanksgiving, and then one snow after another sifted down upon the mountains.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading Here in Poketown the hillside was made white before Thanksgiving, and then one snow after another sifted down upon the mountains.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Janice Day had never seen anything like this in the prairie country from which she had come.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CHRISTMAS NEWS It bade fair to be an old-fashioned northern New England winter.
Janice
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From this reading Janice Day had never seen anything like this in the prairie country from which she had come.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Janice Day had never seen anything like this in the prairie country from which she had come.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Here in Poketown the hillside was made white before Thanksgiving, and then one snow after another sifted down upon the mountains.
meltedadjectiveUS /ˈmeltəd/
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading There three or four big storms, the traces of which soon melted, had been considered a "hard" winter.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Here in Poketown the hillside was made white before Thanksgiving, and then one snow after another sifted down upon the mountains.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Janice Day had never seen anything like this in the prairie country from which she had come.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading CHRISTMAS NEWS It bade fair to be an old-fashioned northern New England winter.
information about recent and important events
From this reading CHRISTMAS NEWS It bade fair to be an old-fashioned northern New England winter.
northernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading CHRISTMAS NEWS It bade fair to be an old-fashioned northern New England winter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There three or four big storms, the traces of which soon melted, had been considered a "hard" winter.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading CHRISTMAS NEWS It bade fair to be an old-fashioned northern New England winter.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here in Poketown the hillside was made white before Thanksgiving, and then one snow after another sifted down upon the mountains.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There three or four big storms, the traces of which soon melted, had been considered a "hard" winter.
Poketown
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here in Poketown the hillside was made white before Thanksgiving, and then one snow after another sifted down upon the mountains.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading Janice Day had never seen anything like this in the prairie country from which she had come.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Janice Day had never seen anything like this in the prairie country from which she had come.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Janice Day had never seen anything like this in the prairie country from which she had come.
siftedverbUS /ˈsɪftɪd/
past form of “sift” — move as if through a sieve
From this reading Here in Poketown the hillside was made white before Thanksgiving, and then one snow after another sifted down upon the mountains.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Here in Poketown the hillside was made white before Thanksgiving, and then one snow after another sifted down upon the mountains.
in the near future
From this reading There three or four big storms, the traces of which soon melted, had been considered a "hard" winter.
stormsnounUS /stɔːrmz/
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading There three or four big storms, the traces of which soon melted, had been considered a "hard" winter.
ThanksgivingnounUS /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading Here in Poketown the hillside was made white before Thanksgiving, and then one snow after another sifted down upon the mountains.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Janice Day had never seen anything like this in the prairie country from which she had come.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Here in Poketown the hillside was made white before Thanksgiving, and then one snow after another sifted down upon the mountains.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There three or four big storms, the traces of which soon melted, had been considered a "hard" winter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Janice Day had never seen anything like this in the prairie country from which she had come.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There three or four big storms, the traces of which soon melted, had been considered a "hard" winter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHRISTMAS NEWS It bade fair to be an old-fashioned northern New England winter.
tracesnounUS /ˈtreɪsəz/
plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount
From this reading There three or four big storms, the traces of which soon melted, had been considered a "hard" winter.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Tree branches in the forest broke under the weight of snow.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Tree branches in the forest broke under the weight of snow.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Here in Poketown the hillside was made white before Thanksgiving, and then one snow after another sifted down upon the mountains.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here in Poketown the hillside was made white before Thanksgiving, and then one snow after another sifted down upon the mountains.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading Tree branches in the forest broke under the weight of snow.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Janice Day had never seen anything like this in the prairie country from which she had come.
a Caucasian
From this reading Here in Poketown the hillside was made white before Thanksgiving, and then one snow after another sifted down upon the mountains.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading CHRISTMAS NEWS It bade fair to be an old-fashioned northern New England winter.
