used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The great old honeysuckle vine on the Gaumer porch died down to the ground and hung a mass of brown stems, through which the wind blew with a crackling sound.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading To Sarah Ann Mohr, who had once read an account on the inside pages of the Millerstown "Star" of the delicate balance of meteorological conditions, the signs were ominous.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Day after day Millerstown had had to thaw out its pumps.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading EMPTINESS THE great March storm seemed to clear the way for an early spring.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The winter had been unusually cold and long; even honeysuckle and ivy vines were winter-killed.
Ann
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From this reading To Sarah Ann Mohr, who had once read an account on the inside pages of the Millerstown "Star" of the delicate balance of meteorological conditions, the signs were ominous.
balanceverbUS /ˈbæləns/
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading To Sarah Ann Mohr, who had once read an account on the inside pages of the Millerstown "Star" of the delicate balance of meteorological conditions, the signs were ominous.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The winter had been unusually cold and long; even honeysuckle and ivy vines were winter-killed.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading The great old honeysuckle vine on the Gaumer porch died down to the ground and hung a mass of brown stems, through which the wind blew with a crackling sound.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The great old honeysuckle vine on the Gaumer porch died down to the ground and hung a mass of brown stems, through which the wind blew with a crackling sound.
rid of obstructions
From this reading EMPTINESS THE great March storm seemed to clear the way for an early spring.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The winter had been unusually cold and long; even honeysuckle and ivy vines were winter-killed.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading To Sarah Ann Mohr, who had once read an account on the inside pages of the Millerstown "Star" of the delicate balance of meteorological conditions, the signs were ominous.
cracklingnounUS /ˈkræklɪŋ/
the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
From this reading The great old honeysuckle vine on the Gaumer porch died down to the ground and hung a mass of brown stems, through which the wind blew with a crackling sound.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Day after day Millerstown had had to thaw out its pumps.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading To Sarah Ann Mohr, who had once read an account on the inside pages of the Millerstown "Star" of the delicate balance of meteorological conditions, the signs were ominous.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The great old honeysuckle vine on the Gaumer porch died down to the ground and hung a mass of brown stems, through which the wind blew with a crackling sound.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The great old honeysuckle vine on the Gaumer porch died down to the ground and hung a mass of brown stems, through which the wind blew with a crackling sound.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading EMPTINESS THE great March storm seemed to clear the way for an early spring.
EMPTINESSnounUS /ˈemptinəs/
the state of containing nothing
From this reading EMPTINESS THE great March storm seemed to clear the way for an early spring.
divisible by two
From this reading The winter had been unusually cold and long; even honeysuckle and ivy vines were winter-killed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading EMPTINESS THE great March storm seemed to clear the way for an early spring.
Gaumer
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From this reading The great old honeysuckle vine on the Gaumer porch died down to the ground and hung a mass of brown stems, through which the wind blew with a crackling sound.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading EMPTINESS THE great March storm seemed to clear the way for an early spring.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The great old honeysuckle vine on the Gaumer porch died down to the ground and hung a mass of brown stems, through which the wind blew with a crackling sound.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The winter had been unusually cold and long; even honeysuckle and ivy vines were winter-killed.
honeysucklenounUS /ˈhʌnisʌkəl/
shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera
From this reading The winter had been unusually cold and long; even honeysuckle and ivy vines were winter-killed.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The great old honeysuckle vine on the Gaumer porch died down to the ground and hung a mass of brown stems, through which the wind blew with a crackling sound.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading To Sarah Ann Mohr, who had once read an account on the inside pages of the Millerstown "Star" of the delicate balance of meteorological conditions, the signs were ominous.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Day after day Millerstown had had to thaw out its pumps.
ivynounUS /ˈaɪvi/
Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
From this reading The winter had been unusually cold and long; even honeysuckle and ivy vines were winter-killed.
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 winter had been unusually cold and long; even honeysuckle and ivy vines were winter-killed.
march in a procession
From this reading EMPTINESS THE great March storm seemed to clear the way for an early spring.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The great old honeysuckle vine on the Gaumer porch died down to the ground and hung a mass of brown stems, through which the wind blew with a crackling sound.
meteorologicaladjectiveUS /ˌmiːtiɔːrəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/
of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions
From this reading To Sarah Ann Mohr, who had once read an account on the inside pages of the Millerstown "Star" of the delicate balance of meteorological conditions, the signs were ominous.
Millerstown
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From this reading Day after day Millerstown had had to thaw out its pumps.
Mohr
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From this reading To Sarah Ann Mohr, who had once read an account on the inside pages of the Millerstown "Star" of the delicate balance of meteorological conditions, the signs were ominous.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The great old honeysuckle vine on the Gaumer porch died down to the ground and hung a mass of brown stems, through which the wind blew with a crackling sound.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The great old honeysuckle vine on the Gaumer porch died down to the ground and hung a mass of brown stems, through which the wind blew with a crackling sound.
ominousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːmənəs/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading To Sarah Ann Mohr, who had once read an account on the inside pages of the Millerstown "Star" of the delicate balance of meteorological conditions, the signs were ominous.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The great old honeysuckle vine on the Gaumer porch died down to the ground and hung a mass of brown stems, through which the wind blew with a crackling sound.
on one occasion
From this reading To Sarah Ann Mohr, who had once read an account on the inside pages of the Millerstown "Star" of the delicate balance of meteorological conditions, the signs were ominous.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Day after day Millerstown had had to thaw out its pumps.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading To Sarah Ann Mohr, who had once read an account on the inside pages of the Millerstown "Star" of the delicate balance of meteorological conditions, the signs were ominous.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading The great old honeysuckle vine on the Gaumer porch died down to the ground and hung a mass of brown stems, through which the wind blew with a crackling sound.
pumpsnounUS /pʌmps/
plural of “pump” — a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
From this reading Day after day Millerstown had had to thaw out its pumps.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading To Sarah Ann Mohr, who had once read an account on the inside pages of the Millerstown "Star" of the delicate balance of meteorological conditions, the signs were ominous.
SarahnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading To Sarah Ann Mohr, who had once read an account on the inside pages of the Millerstown "Star" of the delicate balance of meteorological conditions, the signs were ominous.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading EMPTINESS THE great March storm seemed to clear the way for an early spring.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading To Sarah Ann Mohr, who had once read an account on the inside pages of the Millerstown "Star" of the delicate balance of meteorological conditions, the signs were ominous.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The great old honeysuckle vine on the Gaumer porch died down to the ground and hung a mass of brown stems, through which the wind blew with a crackling sound.
the season of growth
From this reading EMPTINESS THE great March storm seemed to clear the way for an early spring.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading To Sarah Ann Mohr, who had once read an account on the inside pages of the Millerstown "Star" of the delicate balance of meteorological conditions, the signs were ominous.
stemsnounUS /stemz/
plural of “stem” — (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading The great old honeysuckle vine on the Gaumer porch died down to the ground and hung a mass of brown stems, through which the wind blew with a crackling sound.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading EMPTINESS THE great March storm seemed to clear the way for an early spring.
thawnounUS /θɔː/
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading Day after day Millerstown had had to thaw out its pumps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EMPTINESS THE great March storm seemed to clear the way for an early spring.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The great old honeysuckle vine on the Gaumer porch died down to the ground and hung a mass of brown stems, through which the wind blew with a crackling sound.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EMPTINESS THE great March storm seemed to clear the way for an early spring.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading The winter had been unusually cold and long; even honeysuckle and ivy vines were winter-killed.
vinenounUS /vaɪn/
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading The great old honeysuckle vine on the Gaumer porch died down to the ground and hung a mass of brown stems, through which the wind blew with a crackling sound.
vinesnounUS /vaɪnz/
plural of “vine” — a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading The winter had been unusually cold and long; even honeysuckle and ivy vines were winter-killed.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading EMPTINESS THE great March storm seemed to clear the way for an early spring.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The winter had been unusually cold and long; even honeysuckle and ivy vines were winter-killed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The great old honeysuckle vine on the Gaumer porch died down to the ground and hung a mass of brown stems, through which the wind blew with a crackling sound.
which person or people
From this reading To Sarah Ann Mohr, who had once read an account on the inside pages of the Millerstown "Star" of the delicate balance of meteorological conditions, the signs were ominous.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The great old honeysuckle vine on the Gaumer porch died down to the ground and hung a mass of brown stems, through which the wind blew with a crackling sound.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The winter had been unusually cold and long; even honeysuckle and ivy vines were winter-killed.
winter-killed
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From this reading The winter had been unusually cold and long; even honeysuckle and ivy vines were winter-killed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The great old honeysuckle vine on the Gaumer porch died down to the ground and hung a mass of brown stems, through which the wind blew with a crackling sound.
