used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the room there was a faint, sweet, sickly smell of flowers and of drugs, the scent that pervades the rooms of invalids.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The sun was still blazing outside, and through the drawn Venetian blinds three long streaks of warm light forced their way, and fell across the white figure lying on the couch.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Bars of golden air, breathing with innumerable tiny sparks of dust--they seemed in the hushed room to be the only living things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the room there was a faint, sweet, sickly smell of flowers and of drugs, the scent that pervades the rooms of invalids.
ashenadjectiveUS /ˈæʃən/
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading Even the flowers drooped, like beings that had given up their souls to the woman with the ashen yellow face, whose breathing scarcely stirred the white swansdown ruffle thrown across her chest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Over the bullfinch’s cage was drawn a grey silk covering that quivered faintly at the opening of the door.
BarsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading Bars of golden air, breathing with innumerable tiny sparks of dust--they seemed in the hushed room to be the only living things.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Bars of golden air, breathing with innumerable tiny sparks of dust--they seemed in the hushed room to be the only living things.
beingsnounUS /ˈbiːɪŋz/
plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing
From this reading Even the flowers drooped, like beings that had given up their souls to the woman with the ashen yellow face, whose breathing scarcely stirred the white swansdown ruffle thrown across her chest.
blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading The sun was still blazing outside, and through the drawn Venetian blinds three long streaks of warm light forced their way, and fell across the white figure lying on the couch.
blindsnounUS /blaɪndz/
plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading The sun was still blazing outside, and through the drawn Venetian blinds three long streaks of warm light forced their way, and fell across the white figure lying on the couch.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading Bars of golden air, breathing with innumerable tiny sparks of dust--they seemed in the hushed room to be the only living things.
bullfinch's
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From this reading Over the bullfinch’s cage was drawn a grey silk covering that quivered faintly at the opening of the door.
cagenounUS /keɪdʒ/
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading Over the bullfinch’s cage was drawn a grey silk covering that quivered faintly at the opening of the door.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading Even the flowers drooped, like beings that had given up their souls to the woman with the ashen yellow face, whose breathing scarcely stirred the white swansdown ruffle thrown across her chest.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading The sun was still blazing outside, and through the drawn Venetian blinds three long streaks of warm light forced their way, and fell across the white figure lying on the couch.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading Over the bullfinch’s cage was drawn a grey silk covering that quivered faintly at the opening of the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Over the bullfinch’s cage was drawn a grey silk covering that quivered faintly at the opening of the door.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading The sun was still blazing outside, and through the drawn Venetian blinds three long streaks of warm light forced their way, and fell across the white figure lying on the couch.
droopedverbUS /druːpt/
past form of “droop” — droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading Even the flowers drooped, like beings that had given up their souls to the woman with the ashen yellow face, whose breathing scarcely stirred the white swansdown ruffle thrown across her chest.
drugsnounUS /drʌɡz/
plural of “drug” — a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
From this reading In the room there was a faint, sweet, sickly smell of flowers and of drugs, the scent that pervades the rooms of invalids.
remove the dust from
From this reading Bars of golden air, breathing with innumerable tiny sparks of dust--they seemed in the hushed room to be the only living things.
divisible by two
From this reading Even the flowers drooped, like beings that had given up their souls to the woman with the ashen yellow face, whose breathing scarcely stirred the white swansdown ruffle thrown across her chest.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Even the flowers drooped, like beings that had given up their souls to the woman with the ashen yellow face, whose breathing scarcely stirred the white swansdown ruffle thrown across her chest.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading In the room there was a faint, sweet, sickly smell of flowers and of drugs, the scent that pervades the rooms of invalids.
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading Over the bullfinch’s cage was drawn a grey silk covering that quivered faintly at the opening of the door.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The sun was still blazing outside, and through the drawn Venetian blinds three long streaks of warm light forced their way, and fell across the white figure lying on the couch.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The sun was still blazing outside, and through the drawn Venetian blinds three long streaks of warm light forced their way, and fell across the white figure lying on the couch.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading In the room there was a faint, sweet, sickly smell of flowers and of drugs, the scent that pervades the rooms of invalids.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading The sun was still blazing outside, and through the drawn Venetian blinds three long streaks of warm light forced their way, and fell across the white figure lying on the couch.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Even the flowers drooped, like beings that had given up their souls to the woman with the ashen yellow face, whose breathing scarcely stirred the white swansdown ruffle thrown across her chest.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Bars of golden air, breathing with innumerable tiny sparks of dust--they seemed in the hushed room to be the only living things.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Over the bullfinch’s cage was drawn a grey silk covering that quivered faintly at the opening of the door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even the flowers drooped, like beings that had given up their souls to the woman with the ashen yellow face, whose breathing scarcely stirred the white swansdown ruffle thrown across her chest.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Even the flowers drooped, like beings that had given up their souls to the woman with the ashen yellow face, whose breathing scarcely stirred the white swansdown ruffle thrown across her chest.
hushedadjectiveUS /hʌʃt/
in a softened tone
From this reading Bars of golden air, breathing with innumerable tiny sparks of dust--they seemed in the hushed room to be the only living things.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the room there was a faint, sweet, sickly smell of flowers and of drugs, the scent that pervades the rooms of invalids.
innumerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnuːmərəbəl/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading Bars of golden air, breathing with innumerable tiny sparks of dust--they seemed in the hushed room to be the only living things.
invalidsnounUS /ˈɪnvələdz/
plural of “invalid” — someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading In the room there was a faint, sweet, sickly smell of flowers and of drugs, the scent that pervades the rooms of invalids.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The sun was still blazing outside, and through the drawn Venetian blinds three long streaks of warm light forced their way, and fell across the white figure lying on the couch.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Even the flowers drooped, like beings that had given up their souls to the woman with the ashen yellow face, whose breathing scarcely stirred the white swansdown ruffle thrown across her chest.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Bars of golden air, breathing with innumerable tiny sparks of dust--they seemed in the hushed room to be the only living things.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The sun was still blazing outside, and through the drawn Venetian blinds three long streaks of warm light forced their way, and fell across the white figure lying on the couch.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading The sun was still blazing outside, and through the drawn Venetian blinds three long streaks of warm light forced their way, and fell across the white figure lying on the couch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the room there was a faint, sweet, sickly smell of flowers and of drugs, the scent that pervades the rooms of invalids.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun was still blazing outside, and through the drawn Venetian blinds three long streaks of warm light forced their way, and fell across the white figure lying on the couch.
and nothing more
From this reading Bars of golden air, breathing with innumerable tiny sparks of dust--they seemed in the hushed room to be the only living things.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Over the bullfinch’s cage was drawn a grey silk covering that quivered faintly at the opening of the door.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The sun was still blazing outside, and through the drawn Venetian blinds three long streaks of warm light forced their way, and fell across the white figure lying on the couch.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the bullfinch’s cage was drawn a grey silk covering that quivered faintly at the opening of the door.
pervadesverbUS /pərˈveɪdz/
third-person singular of “pervade” — spread or diffuse through
From this reading In the room there was a faint, sweet, sickly smell of flowers and of drugs, the scent that pervades the rooms of invalids.
quivered
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From this reading Over the bullfinch’s cage was drawn a grey silk covering that quivered faintly at the opening of the door.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading In the room there was a faint, sweet, sickly smell of flowers and of drugs, the scent that pervades the rooms of invalids.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading In the room there was a faint, sweet, sickly smell of flowers and of drugs, the scent that pervades the rooms of invalids.
ruffleverbUS /ˈrʌfəl/
stir up (water) so as to form ripples
From this reading Even the flowers drooped, like beings that had given up their souls to the woman with the ashen yellow face, whose breathing scarcely stirred the white swansdown ruffle thrown across her chest.
only a very short time before
From this reading Even the flowers drooped, like beings that had given up their souls to the woman with the ashen yellow face, whose breathing scarcely stirred the white swansdown ruffle thrown across her chest.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading In the room there was a faint, sweet, sickly smell of flowers and of drugs, the scent that pervades the rooms of invalids.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Bars of golden air, breathing with innumerable tiny sparks of dust--they seemed in the hushed room to be the only living things.
sicklyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkli/
unhealthy looking
From this reading In the room there was a faint, sweet, sickly smell of flowers and of drugs, the scent that pervades the rooms of invalids.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading Over the bullfinch’s cage was drawn a grey silk covering that quivered faintly at the opening of the door.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading In the room there was a faint, sweet, sickly smell of flowers and of drugs, the scent that pervades the rooms of invalids.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Even the flowers drooped, like beings that had given up their souls to the woman with the ashen yellow face, whose breathing scarcely stirred the white swansdown ruffle thrown across her chest.
sparksnounUS /spɑːrks/
plural of “spark” — a momentary flash of light
From this reading Bars of golden air, breathing with innumerable tiny sparks of dust--they seemed in the hushed room to be the only living things.
not in physical motion
From this reading The sun was still blazing outside, and through the drawn Venetian blinds three long streaks of warm light forced their way, and fell across the white figure lying on the couch.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Even the flowers drooped, like beings that had given up their souls to the woman with the ashen yellow face, whose breathing scarcely stirred the white swansdown ruffle thrown across her chest.
streaksnounUS /striːks/
plural of “streak” — an unbroken series of events
From this reading The sun was still blazing outside, and through the drawn Venetian blinds three long streaks of warm light forced their way, and fell across the white figure lying on the couch.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was still blazing outside, and through the drawn Venetian blinds three long streaks of warm light forced their way, and fell across the white figure lying on the couch.
swansdown
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From this reading Even the flowers drooped, like beings that had given up their souls to the woman with the ashen yellow face, whose breathing scarcely stirred the white swansdown ruffle thrown across her chest.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading In the room there was a faint, sweet, sickly smell of flowers and of drugs, the scent that pervades the rooms of invalids.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the room there was a faint, sweet, sickly smell of flowers and of drugs, the scent that pervades the rooms of invalids.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the room there was a faint, sweet, sickly smell of flowers and of drugs, the scent that pervades the rooms of invalids.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The sun was still blazing outside, and through the drawn Venetian blinds three long streaks of warm light forced their way, and fell across the white figure lying on the couch.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In the room there was a faint, sweet, sickly smell of flowers and of drugs, the scent that pervades the rooms of invalids.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bars of golden air, breathing with innumerable tiny sparks of dust--they seemed in the hushed room to be the only living things.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Bars of golden air, breathing with innumerable tiny sparks of dust--they seemed in the hushed room to be the only living things.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The sun was still blazing outside, and through the drawn Venetian blinds three long streaks of warm light forced their way, and fell across the white figure lying on the couch.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The sun was still blazing outside, and through the drawn Venetian blinds three long streaks of warm light forced their way, and fell across the white figure lying on the couch.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Even the flowers drooped, like beings that had given up their souls to the woman with the ashen yellow face, whose breathing scarcely stirred the white swansdown ruffle thrown across her chest.
very small
From this reading Bars of golden air, breathing with innumerable tiny sparks of dust--they seemed in the hushed room to be the only living things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bars of golden air, breathing with innumerable tiny sparks of dust--they seemed in the hushed room to be the only living things.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Even the flowers drooped, like beings that had given up their souls to the woman with the ashen yellow face, whose breathing scarcely stirred the white swansdown ruffle thrown across her chest.
VenetiannounUS /vəˈniːʃən/
a resident of Venice
From this reading The sun was still blazing outside, and through the drawn Venetian blinds three long streaks of warm light forced their way, and fell across the white figure lying on the couch.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The sun was still blazing outside, and through the drawn Venetian blinds three long streaks of warm light forced their way, and fell across the white figure lying on the couch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the room there was a faint, sweet, sickly smell of flowers and of drugs, the scent that pervades the rooms of invalids.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The sun was still blazing outside, and through the drawn Venetian blinds three long streaks of warm light forced their way, and fell across the white figure lying on the couch.
a Caucasian
From this reading The sun was still blazing outside, and through the drawn Venetian blinds three long streaks of warm light forced their way, and fell across the white figure lying on the couch.
belonging to which person
From this reading Even the flowers drooped, like beings that had given up their souls to the woman with the ashen yellow face, whose breathing scarcely stirred the white swansdown ruffle thrown across her chest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bars of golden air, breathing with innumerable tiny sparks of dust--they seemed in the hushed room to be the only living things.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Even the flowers drooped, like beings that had given up their souls to the woman with the ashen yellow face, whose breathing scarcely stirred the white swansdown ruffle thrown across her chest.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Even the flowers drooped, like beings that had given up their souls to the woman with the ashen yellow face, whose breathing scarcely stirred the white swansdown ruffle thrown across her chest.
