used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Cyril Fayne’s arms were about Lenore; her head rested upon his breast.
ambushverbUS /ˈæmbʊʃ/
wait in hiding to attack
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nothing to break the strange, uncanny silence of the scene and the hour only the wind moaning feebly in the tree-tops.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Cyril Fayne’s arms were about Lenore; her head rested upon his breast.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
terminate
From this reading Nothing to break the strange, uncanny silence of the scene and the hour only the wind moaning feebly in the tree-tops.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Cyril Fayne’s arms were about Lenore; her head rested upon his breast.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
crouchingverbUS /ˈkraʊtʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
CyrilnounUS /ˈsɪrəl/
Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)
From this reading Cyril Fayne’s arms were about Lenore; her head rested upon his breast.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
Fayne's
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From this reading Cyril Fayne’s arms were about Lenore; her head rested upon his breast.
feeblyadverbUS /ˈfiːbli/
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading Nothing to break the strange, uncanny silence of the scene and the hour only the wind moaning feebly in the tree-tops.
fleecyadjectiveUS /ˈfliːsi/
(of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading HER FLIGHT.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
gloatverbUS /ɡloʊt/
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Cyril Fayne’s arms were about Lenore; her head rested upon his breast.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HER FLIGHT.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cyril Fayne’s arms were about Lenore; her head rested upon his breast.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Nothing to break the strange, uncanny silence of the scene and the hour only the wind moaning feebly in the tree-tops.
How
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From this reading How still it was!
huntedadjectiveUS /ˈhʌntəd/
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nothing to break the strange, uncanny silence of the scene and the hour only the wind moaning feebly in the tree-tops.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How still it was!
Lenore
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From this reading Cyril Fayne’s arms were about Lenore; her head rested upon his breast.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
moaningverbUS /ˈmoʊnɪŋ/
-ing form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading Nothing to break the strange, uncanny silence of the scene and the hour only the wind moaning feebly in the tree-tops.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing to break the strange, uncanny silence of the scene and the hour only the wind moaning feebly in the tree-tops.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing to break the strange, uncanny silence of the scene and the hour only the wind moaning feebly in the tree-tops.
and nothing more
From this reading Nothing to break the strange, uncanny silence of the scene and the hour only the wind moaning feebly in the tree-tops.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading Cyril Fayne’s arms were about Lenore; her head rested upon his breast.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Nothing to break the strange, uncanny silence of the scene and the hour only the wind moaning feebly in the tree-tops.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Nothing to break the strange, uncanny silence of the scene and the hour only the wind moaning feebly in the tree-tops.
not in physical motion
From this reading How still it was!
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Nothing to break the strange, uncanny silence of the scene and the hour only the wind moaning feebly in the tree-tops.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nothing to break the strange, uncanny silence of the scene and the hour only the wind moaning feebly in the tree-tops.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing to break the strange, uncanny silence of the scene and the hour only the wind moaning feebly in the tree-tops.
tree-tops
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From this reading Nothing to break the strange, uncanny silence of the scene and the hour only the wind moaning feebly in the tree-tops.
uncannyadjectiveUS /ənˈkæni/
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading Nothing to break the strange, uncanny silence of the scene and the hour only the wind moaning feebly in the tree-tops.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How still it was!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Cyril Fayne’s arms were about Lenore; her head rested upon his breast.
a Caucasian
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
which person or people
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Nothing to break the strange, uncanny silence of the scene and the hour only the wind moaning feebly in the tree-tops.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The moon came forth from behind a mass of fleecy white clouds, and gazed down upon the group crouching in ambush--the three who had hunted this woman down to gloat over her ruin.
