used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
at or in the front
From this reading Some little way ahead a tiny light flickers feebly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
BristolnounUS /ˈbrɪstəl/
an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
ChannelnounUS /ˈtʃænəl/
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
DesolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading Desolation.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
feeblyadverbUS /ˈfiːbli/
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading Some little way ahead a tiny light flickers feebly.
flickersnounUS /ˈflɪkərz/
plural of “flicker” — a momentary flash of light
From this reading Some little way ahead a tiny light flickers feebly.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
glimmernounUS /ˈɡlɪmər/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
depressingly dark
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE MOOR I Silence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
set down according to a plan
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
immediately past
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Some little way ahead a tiny light flickers feebly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Some little way ahead a tiny light flickers feebly.
LonelinessnounUS /ˈloʊnlinəs/
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading Loneliness.
MOORverbUS /mʊr/
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading THE MOOR I Silence.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
oncomingadjectiveUS /ˈɔːnkʌmɪŋ/
moving toward one
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
pallverbUS /pɑːl/
become less interesting or attractive
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE MOOR I Silence.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some little way ahead a tiny light flickers feebly.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOOR I Silence.
very small
From this reading Some little way ahead a tiny light flickers feebly.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
veilsnounUS /veɪlz/
plural of “veil” — a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Some little way ahead a tiny light flickers feebly.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
at the time that
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
wintryadjectiveUS /ˈwɪntri/
characteristic of or occurring in winter
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading And the darkness of late afternoon in November, when the fog from the Bristol Channel has laid its pall upon moor and valley and hill: the last grey glimmer of a wintry sunset has faded in the west: earth and sky are wrapped in the gloomy veils of oncoming night.
