used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Exhausted with the excitement and fatigue of the day, some few men sleep fitfully at times, and other few doze once in a while among the watchers.
(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 It is barely dark at nine, and in six hours "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Yet the night wears wearily, watchfully away in the bivouac down among the cottonwoods south of the Black Hills.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is barely dark at nine, and in six hours "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading RESCUE AT DAWN.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The short July night wears rapidly away in the high latitudes of the Northwest.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading It is barely dark at nine, and in six hours "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
bivouacnounUS /ˈbɪvwæk/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Yet the night wears wearily, watchfully away in the bivouac down among the cottonwoods south of the Black Hills.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Yet the night wears wearily, watchfully away in the bivouac down among the cottonwoods south of the Black Hills.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading It is barely dark at nine, and in six hours "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
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 Yet the night wears wearily, watchfully away in the bivouac down among the cottonwoods south of the Black Hills.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It is barely dark at nine, and in six hours "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
the first light of day
From this reading RESCUE AT DAWN.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Exhausted with the excitement and fatigue of the day, some few men sleep fitfully at times, and other few doze once in a while among the watchers.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Yet the night wears wearily, watchfully away in the bivouac down among the cottonwoods south of the Black Hills.
dozeverbUS /doʊz/
sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading Exhausted with the excitement and fatigue of the day, some few men sleep fitfully at times, and other few doze once in a while among the watchers.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Exhausted with the excitement and fatigue of the day, some few men sleep fitfully at times, and other few doze once in a while among the watchers.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading Exhausted with the excitement and fatigue of the day, some few men sleep fitfully at times, and other few doze once in a while among the watchers.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading Exhausted with the excitement and fatigue of the day, some few men sleep fitfully at times, and other few doze once in a while among the watchers.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Exhausted with the excitement and fatigue of the day, some few men sleep fitfully at times, and other few doze once in a while among the watchers.
fitfullyadverbUS /ˈfɪtfəli/
in a fitful manner
From this reading Exhausted with the excitement and fatigue of the day, some few men sleep fitfully at times, and other few doze once in a while among the watchers.
furrowing
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From this reading It is barely dark at nine, and in six hours "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
coins made of gold
From this reading It is barely dark at nine, and in six hours "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The short July night wears rapidly away in the high latitudes of the Northwest.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Yet the night wears wearily, watchfully away in the bivouac down among the cottonwoods south of the Black Hills.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading It is barely dark at nine, and in six hours "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The short July night wears rapidly away in the high latitudes of the Northwest.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is barely dark at nine, and in six hours "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is barely dark at nine, and in six hours "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is barely dark at nine, and in six hours "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading The short July night wears rapidly away in the high latitudes of the Northwest.
latitudesnounUS /ˈlætətuːdz/
plural of “latitude” — the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading The short July night wears rapidly away in the high latitudes of the Northwest.
the force of workers available
From this reading Exhausted with the excitement and fatigue of the day, some few men sleep fitfully at times, and other few doze once in a while among the watchers.
MornnounUS /mɔːrn/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It is barely dark at nine, and in six hours "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It is barely dark at nine, and in six hours "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The short July night wears rapidly away in the high latitudes of the Northwest.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading It is barely dark at nine, and in six hours "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
NorthwestnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθwest/
the northwestern region of the United States
From this reading The short July night wears rapidly away in the high latitudes of the Northwest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The short July night wears rapidly away in the high latitudes of the Northwest.
on one occasion
From this reading Exhausted with the excitement and fatigue of the day, some few men sleep fitfully at times, and other few doze once in a while among the watchers.
OrientverbUS /ˈɔːrient/
be oriented
From this reading It is barely dark at nine, and in six hours "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Exhausted with the excitement and fatigue of the day, some few men sleep fitfully at times, and other few doze once in a while among the watchers.
with speed
From this reading The short July night wears rapidly away in the high latitudes of the Northwest.
RESCUEverbUS /ˈreskjuː/
free from harm or evil
From this reading RESCUE AT DAWN.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The short July night wears rapidly away in the high latitudes of the Northwest.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading It is barely dark at nine, and in six hours "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Exhausted with the excitement and fatigue of the day, some few men sleep fitfully at times, and other few doze once in a while among the watchers.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Exhausted with the excitement and fatigue of the day, some few men sleep fitfully at times, and other few doze once in a while among the watchers.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Yet the night wears wearily, watchfully away in the bivouac down among the cottonwoods south of the Black Hills.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading It is barely dark at nine, and in six hours "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The short July night wears rapidly away in the high latitudes of the Northwest.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Exhausted with the excitement and fatigue of the day, some few men sleep fitfully at times, and other few doze once in a while among the watchers.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading It is barely dark at nine, and in six hours "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
watchersnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃərz/
plural of “watcher” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading Exhausted with the excitement and fatigue of the day, some few men sleep fitfully at times, and other few doze once in a while among the watchers.
watchfullyadverb
in a watchful manner
From this reading Yet the night wears wearily, watchfully away in the bivouac down among the cottonwoods south of the Black Hills.
wearilyadverbUS /ˈwerəli/
in a weary manner
From this reading Yet the night wears wearily, watchfully away in the bivouac down among the cottonwoods south of the Black Hills.
wearsnounUS /werz/
plural of “wear” — impairment resulting from long use
From this reading The short July night wears rapidly away in the high latitudes of the Northwest.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Exhausted with the excitement and fatigue of the day, some few men sleep fitfully at times, and other few doze once in a while among the watchers.
a Caucasian
From this reading It is barely dark at nine, and in six hours "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Exhausted with the excitement and fatigue of the day, some few men sleep fitfully at times, and other few doze once in a while among the watchers.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the night wears wearily, watchfully away in the bivouac down among the cottonwoods south of the Black Hills.
