used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They didn't crush the locusts, they burnt them with a wide sprinkling of gunpowder.
(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 I was drained by all this killing and sickened by the smell, so I went back into the farmhouse, but there were almost as many in there.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I was drained by all this killing and sickened by the smell, so I went back into the farmhouse, but there were almost as many in there.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading On the woodwork and curtains, already stripped, they crawled, fell, fluttered, and climbed up the white wall, casting huge shadows making them look even uglier.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was drained by all this killing and sickened by the smell, so I went back into the farmhouse, but there were almost as many in there.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was drained by all this killing and sickened by the smell, so I went back into the farmhouse, but there were almost as many in there.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And there was just no getting away from the awful stench.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading And there was just no getting away from the awful stench.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I was drained by all this killing and sickened by the smell, so I went back into the farmhouse, but there were almost as many in there.
burntadjectiveUS /bɜːrnt/
ruined by overcooking
From this reading They didn't crush the locusts, they burnt them with a wide sprinkling of gunpowder.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was drained by all this killing and sickened by the smell, so I went back into the farmhouse, but there were almost as many in there.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was drained by all this killing and sickened by the smell, so I went back into the farmhouse, but there were almost as many in there.
castingnounUS /ˈkæstɪŋ/
object formed by a mold
From this reading On the woodwork and curtains, already stripped, they crawled, fell, fluttered, and climbed up the white wall, casting huge shadows making them look even uglier.
chimneynounUS /ˈtʃɪmni/
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading They had come in through the open doors and windows and down the chimney.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading On the woodwork and curtains, already stripped, they crawled, fell, fluttered, and climbed up the white wall, casting huge shadows making them look even uglier.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They had come in through the open doors and windows and down the chimney.
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading On the woodwork and curtains, already stripped, they crawled, fell, fluttered, and climbed up the white wall, casting huge shadows making them look even uglier.
crushverbUS /krʌʃ/
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading They didn't crush the locusts, they burnt them with a wide sprinkling of gunpowder.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading On the woodwork and curtains, already stripped, they crawled, fell, fluttered, and climbed up the white wall, casting huge shadows making them look even uglier.
didn't
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From this reading They didn't crush the locusts, they burnt them with a wide sprinkling of gunpowder.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading They had come in through the open doors and windows and down the chimney.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They had come in through the open doors and windows and down the chimney.
drainedadjectiveUS /dreɪnd/
emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
From this reading I was drained by all this killing and sickened by the smell, so I went back into the farmhouse, but there were almost as many in there.
divisible by two
From this reading On the woodwork and curtains, already stripped, they crawled, fell, fluttered, and climbed up the white wall, casting huge shadows making them look even uglier.
farmhousenounUS /ˈfɑːrmhaʊs/
house for a farmer and family
From this reading I was drained by all this killing and sickened by the smell, so I went back into the farmhouse, but there were almost as many in there.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading On the woodwork and curtains, already stripped, they crawled, fell, fluttered, and climbed up the white wall, casting huge shadows making them look even uglier.
flutteredverbUS /ˈflʌtərd/
past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading On the woodwork and curtains, already stripped, they crawled, fell, fluttered, and climbed up the white wall, casting huge shadows making them look even uglier.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And there was just no getting away from the awful stench.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading And there was just no getting away from the awful stench.
gunpowdernounUS /ˈɡʌnpaʊdər/
a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
From this reading They didn't crush the locusts, they burnt them with a wide sprinkling of gunpowder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had come in through the open doors and windows and down the chimney.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading On the woodwork and curtains, already stripped, they crawled, fell, fluttered, and climbed up the white wall, casting huge shadows making them look even uglier.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was drained by all this killing and sickened by the smell, so I went back into the farmhouse, but there were almost as many in there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was drained by all this killing and sickened by the smell, so I went back into the farmhouse, but there were almost as many in there.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I was drained by all this killing and sickened by the smell, so I went back into the farmhouse, but there were almost as many in there.
and nothing more
From this reading And there was just no getting away from the awful stench.
killingnounUS /ˈkɪlɪŋ/
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading I was drained by all this killing and sickened by the smell, so I went back into the farmhouse, but there were almost as many in there.
locustsnounUS /ˈloʊkəsts/
plural of “locust” — migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae
From this reading They didn't crush the locusts, they burnt them with a wide sprinkling of gunpowder.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading On the woodwork and curtains, already stripped, they crawled, fell, fluttered, and climbed up the white wall, casting huge shadows making them look even uglier.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading On the woodwork and curtains, already stripped, they crawled, fell, fluttered, and climbed up the white wall, casting huge shadows making them look even uglier.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I was drained by all this killing and sickened by the smell, so I went back into the farmhouse, but there were almost as many in there.
not any; not one
From this reading And there was just no getting away from the awful stench.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They didn't crush the locusts, they burnt them with a wide sprinkling of gunpowder.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the woodwork and curtains, already stripped, they crawled, fell, fluttered, and climbed up the white wall, casting huge shadows making them look even uglier.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They had come in through the open doors and windows and down the chimney.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading On the woodwork and curtains, already stripped, they crawled, fell, fluttered, and climbed up the white wall, casting huge shadows making them look even uglier.
sickenedverbUS /ˈsɪkənd/
past form of “sicken” — cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
From this reading I was drained by all this killing and sickened by the smell, so I went back into the farmhouse, but there were almost as many in there.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading I was drained by all this killing and sickened by the smell, so I went back into the farmhouse, but there were almost as many in there.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was drained by all this killing and sickened by the smell, so I went back into the farmhouse, but there were almost as many in there.
sprinklingnounUS /ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ/
a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
From this reading They didn't crush the locusts, they burnt them with a wide sprinkling of gunpowder.
stenchnounUS /stentʃ/
a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
From this reading And there was just no getting away from the awful stench.
strippedadjectiveUS /strɪpt/
having only essential or minimal features
From this reading On the woodwork and curtains, already stripped, they crawled, fell, fluttered, and climbed up the white wall, casting huge shadows making them look even uglier.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They didn't crush the locusts, they burnt them with a wide sprinkling of gunpowder.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They didn't crush the locusts, they burnt them with a wide sprinkling of gunpowder.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I was drained by all this killing and sickened by the smell, so I went back into the farmhouse, but there were almost as many in there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They didn't crush the locusts, they burnt them with a wide sprinkling of gunpowder.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I was drained by all this killing and sickened by the smell, so I went back into the farmhouse, but there were almost as many in there.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They had come in through the open doors and windows and down the chimney.
uglieradjectiveUS /ˈʌɡliər/
comparative of “ugly” — displeasing to the senses
From this reading On the woodwork and curtains, already stripped, they crawled, fell, fluttered, and climbed up the white wall, casting huge shadows making them look even uglier.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading On the woodwork and curtains, already stripped, they crawled, fell, fluttered, and climbed up the white wall, casting huge shadows making them look even uglier.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading On the woodwork and curtains, already stripped, they crawled, fell, fluttered, and climbed up the white wall, casting huge shadows making them look even uglier.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was drained by all this killing and sickened by the smell, so I went back into the farmhouse, but there were almost as many in there.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I was drained by all this killing and sickened by the smell, so I went back into the farmhouse, but there were almost as many in there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I was drained by all this killing and sickened by the smell, so I went back into the farmhouse, but there were almost as many in there.
a Caucasian
From this reading On the woodwork and curtains, already stripped, they crawled, fell, fluttered, and climbed up the white wall, casting huge shadows making them look even uglier.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading They didn't crush the locusts, they burnt them with a wide sprinkling of gunpowder.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading They had come in through the open doors and windows and down the chimney.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They didn't crush the locusts, they burnt them with a wide sprinkling of gunpowder.
woodworknounUS /ˈwʊdwɜːrk/
work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture
From this reading On the woodwork and curtains, already stripped, they crawled, fell, fluttered, and climbed up the white wall, casting huge shadows making them look even uglier.
