used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A JUNE SUNDAY.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Not a breath of air is stirring.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Down in the shallow valley to the right, where the cottonwoods are blistering beside the sandy stream-bed, a faint column of smoke rises straight as the stem of a pine-tree until it melts into indistinguishable air.
aridadjectiveUS /ˈærəd/
lacking sufficient water or rainfall
From this reading Only a few hours' high is the blazing god of day, but his beams beat fiercely down on a landscape wellnigh as arid as the Arizona our troopers knew so well.
ArizonanounUS /ˌerɪˈzoʊnə/
a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
From this reading Only a few hours' high is the blazing god of day, but his beams beat fiercely down on a landscape wellnigh as arid as the Arizona our troopers knew so well.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Only a few hours' high is the blazing god of day, but his beams beat fiercely down on a landscape wellnigh as arid as the Arizona our troopers knew so well.
balmyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːmi/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading It is a cloudless Sunday morning, the longest Sunday in that month of longest days, warm, balmy, rose-bearing June.
beamsnounUS /biːmz/
plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading Only a few hours' high is the blazing god of day, but his beams beat fiercely down on a landscape wellnigh as arid as the Arizona our troopers knew so well.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Only a few hours' high is the blazing god of day, but his beams beat fiercely down on a landscape wellnigh as arid as the Arizona our troopers knew so well.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Down in the shallow valley to the right, where the cottonwoods are blistering beside the sandy stream-bed, a faint column of smoke rises straight as the stem of a pine-tree until it melts into indistinguishable air.
blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading Only a few hours' high is the blazing god of day, but his beams beat fiercely down on a landscape wellnigh as arid as the Arizona our troopers knew so well.
blisteringadjectiveUS /ˈblɪstərɪŋ/
harsh or corrosive in tone
From this reading Down in the shallow valley to the right, where the cottonwoods are blistering beside the sandy stream-bed, a faint column of smoke rises straight as the stem of a pine-tree until it melts into indistinguishable air.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Not a breath of air is stirring.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Only a few hours' high is the blazing god of day, but his beams beat fiercely down on a landscape wellnigh as arid as the Arizona our troopers knew so well.
cloudlessadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdləs/
free from clouds
From this reading It is a cloudless Sunday morning, the longest Sunday in that month of longest days, warm, balmy, rose-bearing June.
columnnounUS /ˈkɑːləm/
a line of units following one after another
From this reading Down in the shallow valley to the right, where the cottonwoods are blistering beside the sandy stream-bed, a faint column of smoke rises straight as the stem of a pine-tree until it melts into indistinguishable air.
cottonwoodsnounUS /ˈkɑːtənwʊdz/
plural of “cottonwood” — any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
From this reading Down in the shallow valley to the right, where the cottonwoods are blistering beside the sandy stream-bed, a faint column of smoke rises straight as the stem of a pine-tree until it melts into indistinguishable air.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Only a few hours' high is the blazing god of day, but his beams beat fiercely down on a landscape wellnigh as arid as the Arizona our troopers knew so well.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It is a cloudless Sunday morning, the longest Sunday in that month of longest days, warm, balmy, rose-bearing June.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Only a few hours' high is the blazing god of day, but his beams beat fiercely down on a landscape wellnigh as arid as the Arizona our troopers knew so well.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Down in the shallow valley to the right, where the cottonwoods are blistering beside the sandy stream-bed, a faint column of smoke rises straight as the stem of a pine-tree until it melts into indistinguishable air.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Only a few hours' high is the blazing god of day, but his beams beat fiercely down on a landscape wellnigh as arid as the Arizona our troopers knew so well.
fiercelyadverbUS /ˈfɪrsli/
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading Only a few hours' high is the blazing god of day, but his beams beat fiercely down on a landscape wellnigh as arid as the Arizona our troopers knew so well.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Only a few hours' high is the blazing god of day, but his beams beat fiercely down on a landscape wellnigh as arid as the Arizona our troopers knew so well.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Only a few hours' high is the blazing god of day, but his beams beat fiercely down on a landscape wellnigh as arid as the Arizona our troopers knew so well.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Only a few hours' high is the blazing god of day, but his beams beat fiercely down on a landscape wellnigh as arid as the Arizona our troopers knew so well.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Only a few hours' high is the blazing god of day, but his beams beat fiercely down on a landscape wellnigh as arid as the Arizona our troopers knew so well.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is a cloudless Sunday morning, the longest Sunday in that month of longest days, warm, balmy, rose-bearing June.
indistinguishableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəbəl/
exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different
From this reading Down in the shallow valley to the right, where the cottonwoods are blistering beside the sandy stream-bed, a faint column of smoke rises straight as the stem of a pine-tree until it melts into indistinguishable air.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Down in the shallow valley to the right, where the cottonwoods are blistering beside the sandy stream-bed, a faint column of smoke rises straight as the stem of a pine-tree until it melts into indistinguishable air.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a cloudless Sunday morning, the longest Sunday in that month of longest days, warm, balmy, rose-bearing June.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a cloudless Sunday morning, the longest Sunday in that month of longest days, warm, balmy, rose-bearing June.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading A JUNE SUNDAY.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Only a few hours' high is the blazing god of day, but his beams beat fiercely down on a landscape wellnigh as arid as the Arizona our troopers knew so well.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading Only a few hours' high is the blazing god of day, but his beams beat fiercely down on a landscape wellnigh as arid as the Arizona our troopers knew so well.
longestadverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡəst/
for the most time
From this reading It is a cloudless Sunday morning, the longest Sunday in that month of longest days, warm, balmy, rose-bearing June.
meltsnounUS /melts/
plural of “melt” — the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading Down in the shallow valley to the right, where the cottonwoods are blistering beside the sandy stream-bed, a faint column of smoke rises straight as the stem of a pine-tree until it melts into indistinguishable air.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading It is a cloudless Sunday morning, the longest Sunday in that month of longest days, warm, balmy, rose-bearing June.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It is a cloudless Sunday morning, the longest Sunday in that month of longest days, warm, balmy, rose-bearing June.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a breath of air is stirring.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is a cloudless Sunday morning, the longest Sunday in that month of longest days, warm, balmy, rose-bearing June.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Only a few hours' high is the blazing god of day, but his beams beat fiercely down on a landscape wellnigh as arid as the Arizona our troopers knew so well.
and nothing more
From this reading Only a few hours' high is the blazing god of day, but his beams beat fiercely down on a landscape wellnigh as arid as the Arizona our troopers knew so well.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Only a few hours' high is the blazing god of day, but his beams beat fiercely down on a landscape wellnigh as arid as the Arizona our troopers knew so well.
pine-tree
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From this reading Down in the shallow valley to the right, where the cottonwoods are blistering beside the sandy stream-bed, a faint column of smoke rises straight as the stem of a pine-tree until it melts into indistinguishable air.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Down in the shallow valley to the right, where the cottonwoods are blistering beside the sandy stream-bed, a faint column of smoke rises straight as the stem of a pine-tree until it melts into indistinguishable air.
risesnounUS /ˈraɪzəz/
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading Down in the shallow valley to the right, where the cottonwoods are blistering beside the sandy stream-bed, a faint column of smoke rises straight as the stem of a pine-tree until it melts into indistinguishable air.
rose-bearing
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From this reading It is a cloudless Sunday morning, the longest Sunday in that month of longest days, warm, balmy, rose-bearing June.
sandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading Down in the shallow valley to the right, where the cottonwoods are blistering beside the sandy stream-bed, a faint column of smoke rises straight as the stem of a pine-tree until it melts into indistinguishable air.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading Down in the shallow valley to the right, where the cottonwoods are blistering beside the sandy stream-bed, a faint column of smoke rises straight as the stem of a pine-tree until it melts into indistinguishable air.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Down in the shallow valley to the right, where the cottonwoods are blistering beside the sandy stream-bed, a faint column of smoke rises straight as the stem of a pine-tree until it melts into indistinguishable air.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Only a few hours' high is the blazing god of day, but his beams beat fiercely down on a landscape wellnigh as arid as the Arizona our troopers knew so well.
stemnounUS /stem/
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading Down in the shallow valley to the right, where the cottonwoods are blistering beside the sandy stream-bed, a faint column of smoke rises straight as the stem of a pine-tree until it melts into indistinguishable air.
stirringnounUS /ˈstɜːrɪŋ/
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading Not a breath of air is stirring.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Down in the shallow valley to the right, where the cottonwoods are blistering beside the sandy stream-bed, a faint column of smoke rises straight as the stem of a pine-tree until it melts into indistinguishable air.
stream-bed
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From this reading Down in the shallow valley to the right, where the cottonwoods are blistering beside the sandy stream-bed, a faint column of smoke rises straight as the stem of a pine-tree until it melts into indistinguishable air.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading A JUNE SUNDAY.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is a cloudless Sunday morning, the longest Sunday in that month of longest days, warm, balmy, rose-bearing June.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is a cloudless Sunday morning, the longest Sunday in that month of longest days, warm, balmy, rose-bearing June.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Down in the shallow valley to the right, where the cottonwoods are blistering beside the sandy stream-bed, a faint column of smoke rises straight as the stem of a pine-tree until it melts into indistinguishable air.
troopersnounUS /ˈtruːpərz/
plural of “trooper” — a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading Only a few hours' high is the blazing god of day, but his beams beat fiercely down on a landscape wellnigh as arid as the Arizona our troopers knew so well.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Down in the shallow valley to the right, where the cottonwoods are blistering beside the sandy stream-bed, a faint column of smoke rises straight as the stem of a pine-tree until it melts into indistinguishable air.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Down in the shallow valley to the right, where the cottonwoods are blistering beside the sandy stream-bed, a faint column of smoke rises straight as the stem of a pine-tree until it melts into indistinguishable air.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It is a cloudless Sunday morning, the longest Sunday in that month of longest days, warm, balmy, rose-bearing June.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Only a few hours' high is the blazing god of day, but his beams beat fiercely down on a landscape wellnigh as arid as the Arizona our troopers knew so well.
wellnigh
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From this reading Only a few hours' high is the blazing god of day, but his beams beat fiercely down on a landscape wellnigh as arid as the Arizona our troopers knew so well.
in or at the place that
From this reading Down in the shallow valley to the right, where the cottonwoods are blistering beside the sandy stream-bed, a faint column of smoke rises straight as the stem of a pine-tree until it melts into indistinguishable air.
