used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A web of mountain legend clings dimly about this season.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A web of mountain legend clings dimly about this season.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading The spirit of it--weird, elfin--was abroad, the air was full of it as, alone out in the gusty darkness of the autumn night, at eleven o'clock, Judith walked swiftly toward the Lusk place.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She went across fields, and thus cut down the distance till it was possible to walk it in fifteen minutes.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The spirit of it--weird, elfin--was abroad, the air was full of it as, alone out in the gusty darkness of the autumn night, at eleven o'clock, Judith walked swiftly toward the Lusk place.
(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 The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The spirit of it--weird, elfin--was abroad, the air was full of it as, alone out in the gusty darkness of the autumn night, at eleven o'clock, Judith walked swiftly toward the Lusk place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The spirit of it--weird, elfin--was abroad, the air was full of it as, alone out in the gusty darkness of the autumn night, at eleven o'clock, Judith walked swiftly toward the Lusk place.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The spirit of it--weird, elfin--was abroad, the air was full of it as, alone out in the gusty darkness of the autumn night, at eleven o'clock, Judith walked swiftly toward the Lusk place.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading The spirit of it--weird, elfin--was abroad, the air was full of it as, alone out in the gusty darkness of the autumn night, at eleven o'clock, Judith walked swiftly toward the Lusk place.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading Wrapped in a little packet she carried bread and salt, and a length of candle.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading Wrapped in a little packet she carried bread and salt, and a length of candle.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Wrapped in a little packet she carried bread and salt, and a length of candle.
clingsnounUS /klɪŋz/
plural of “cling” — fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
From this reading A web of mountain legend clings dimly about this season.
contactnounUS /ˈkɑːntækt/
close interaction
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
converseverbUS /ˈkɑːnvərs/
carry on a conversation
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading She went across fields, and thus cut down the distance till it was possible to walk it in fifteen minutes.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The spirit of it--weird, elfin--was abroad, the air was full of it as, alone out in the gusty darkness of the autumn night, at eleven o'clock, Judith walked swiftly toward the Lusk place.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
dimlyadverbUS /ˈdɪmli/
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading A web of mountain legend clings dimly about this season.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading She went across fields, and thus cut down the distance till it was possible to walk it in fifteen minutes.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She went across fields, and thus cut down the distance till it was possible to walk it in fifteen minutes.
DumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
being one more than ten
From this reading The spirit of it--weird, elfin--was abroad, the air was full of it as, alone out in the gusty darkness of the autumn night, at eleven o'clock, Judith walked swiftly toward the Lusk place.
elfinadjectiveUS /ˈelfɪn/
suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
From this reading The spirit of it--weird, elfin--was abroad, the air was full of it as, alone out in the gusty darkness of the autumn night, at eleven o'clock, Judith walked swiftly toward the Lusk place.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
the organ of sight
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
fabledadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪbəld/
celebrated in fable or legend
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading She went across fields, and thus cut down the distance till it was possible to walk it in fifteen minutes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading She went across fields, and thus cut down the distance till it was possible to walk it in fifteen minutes.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The spirit of it--weird, elfin--was abroad, the air was full of it as, alone out in the gusty darkness of the autumn night, at eleven o'clock, Judith walked swiftly toward the Lusk place.
gustyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʌsti/
blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts
From this reading The spirit of it--weird, elfin--was abroad, the air was full of it as, alone out in the gusty darkness of the autumn night, at eleven o'clock, Judith walked swiftly toward the Lusk place.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The spirit of it--weird, elfin--was abroad, the air was full of it as, alone out in the gusty darkness of the autumn night, at eleven o'clock, Judith walked swiftly toward the Lusk place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading The spirit of it--weird, elfin--was abroad, the air was full of it as, alone out in the gusty darkness of the autumn night, at eleven o'clock, Judith walked swiftly toward the Lusk place.
legendnounUS /ˈledʒənd/
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading A web of mountain legend clings dimly about this season.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Wrapped in a little packet she carried bread and salt, and a length of candle.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Wrapped in a little packet she carried bread and salt, and a length of candle.
Lusk
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From this reading The spirit of it--weird, elfin--was abroad, the air was full of it as, alone out in the gusty darkness of the autumn night, at eleven o'clock, Judith walked swiftly toward the Lusk place.
come together
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading She went across fields, and thus cut down the distance till it was possible to walk it in fifteen minutes.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading A web of mountain legend clings dimly about this season.
mysticadjectiveUS /ˈmɪstɪk/
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The spirit of it--weird, elfin--was abroad, the air was full of it as, alone out in the gusty darkness of the autumn night, at eleven o'clock, Judith walked swiftly toward the Lusk place.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading The spirit of it--weird, elfin--was abroad, the air was full of it as, alone out in the gusty darkness of the autumn night, at eleven o'clock, Judith walked swiftly toward the Lusk place.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The spirit of it--weird, elfin--was abroad, the air was full of it as, alone out in the gusty darkness of the autumn night, at eleven o'clock, Judith walked swiftly toward the Lusk place.
packetnounUS /ˈpækət/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading Wrapped in a little packet she carried bread and salt, and a length of candle.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The spirit of it--weird, elfin--was abroad, the air was full of it as, alone out in the gusty darkness of the autumn night, at eleven o'clock, Judith walked swiftly toward the Lusk place.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading She went across fields, and thus cut down the distance till it was possible to walk it in fifteen minutes.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading Wrapped in a little packet she carried bread and salt, and a length of candle.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading A web of mountain legend clings dimly about this season.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wrapped in a little packet she carried bread and salt, and a length of candle.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading The spirit of it--weird, elfin--was abroad, the air was full of it as, alone out in the gusty darkness of the autumn night, at eleven o'clock, Judith walked swiftly toward the Lusk place.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
in a swift manner
From this reading The spirit of it--weird, elfin--was abroad, the air was full of it as, alone out in the gusty darkness of the autumn night, at eleven o'clock, Judith walked swiftly toward the Lusk place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
thirty-firstadjective
coming next after the thirtieth in position
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A web of mountain legend clings dimly about this season.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading She went across fields, and thus cut down the distance till it was possible to walk it in fifteen minutes.
up to a particular time
From this reading She went across fields, and thus cut down the distance till it was possible to walk it in fifteen minutes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The spirit of it--weird, elfin--was abroad, the air was full of it as, alone out in the gusty darkness of the autumn night, at eleven o'clock, Judith walked swiftly toward the Lusk place.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading The spirit of it--weird, elfin--was abroad, the air was full of it as, alone out in the gusty darkness of the autumn night, at eleven o'clock, Judith walked swiftly toward the Lusk place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
webnounUS /web/
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading A web of mountain legend clings dimly about this season.
weirdadjectiveUS /wɪrd/
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading The spirit of it--weird, elfin--was abroad, the air was full of it as, alone out in the gusty darkness of the autumn night, at eleven o'clock, Judith walked swiftly toward the Lusk place.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went across fields, and thus cut down the distance till it was possible to walk it in fifteen minutes.
at the time that
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
worldsnounUS /wɜːrldz/
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The Dumb Supper It was the thirty-first of October, All Souls' eve, that mystic point of contact between the worlds when quick and dead are fabled to walk the ways of earth together, to meet eye to eye, and hold converse.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading Wrapped in a little packet she carried bread and salt, and a length of candle.
