used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Our supper was a little late that night, but it tasted all the better for that.
(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 Our supper was a little late that night, but it tasted all the better for that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before we ate, Mark insisted on our building the two watch-fires, and somebody was keeping his eyes on the enemy’s country every minute.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There wasn’t any moon, but there were seven million stars, which only made it seem blacker than it was.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading When it gets dark at Lake Ravona it doesn’t just fool around with it; it gets right down to business and turns out first-quality darkness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Outside the circle where our fires threw light you couldn’t see any more than as if you were trying to look through a black curtain.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When it gets dark at Lake Ravona it doesn’t just fool around with it; it gets right down to business and turns out first-quality darkness.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading Before we ate, Mark insisted on our building the two watch-fires, and somebody was keeping his eyes on the enemy’s country every minute.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before we ate, Mark insisted on our building the two watch-fires, and somebody was keeping his eyes on the enemy’s country every minute.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Our supper was a little late that night, but it tasted all the better for that.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Outside the circle where our fires threw light you couldn’t see any more than as if you were trying to look through a black curtain.
blackeradjectiveUS /ˈblækər/
comparative of “black” — being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading There wasn’t any moon, but there were seven million stars, which only made it seem blacker than it was.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Before we ate, Mark insisted on our building the two watch-fires, and somebody was keeping his eyes on the enemy’s country every minute.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading When it gets dark at Lake Ravona it doesn’t just fool around with it; it gets right down to business and turns out first-quality darkness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Our supper was a little late that night, but it tasted all the better for that.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Outside the circle where our fires threw light you couldn’t see any more than as if you were trying to look through a black curtain.
couldn't
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From this reading Outside the circle where our fires threw light you couldn’t see any more than as if you were trying to look through a black curtain.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Before we ate, Mark insisted on our building the two watch-fires, and somebody was keeping his eyes on the enemy’s country every minute.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Outside the circle where our fires threw light you couldn’t see any more than as if you were trying to look through a black curtain.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading When it gets dark at Lake Ravona it doesn’t just fool around with it; it gets right down to business and turns out first-quality darkness.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading When it gets dark at Lake Ravona it doesn’t just fool around with it; it gets right down to business and turns out first-quality darkness.
doesn't
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From this reading When it gets dark at Lake Ravona it doesn’t just fool around with it; it gets right down to business and turns out first-quality darkness.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When it gets dark at Lake Ravona it doesn’t just fool around with it; it gets right down to business and turns out first-quality darkness.
enemy'snounUS /ˈenəmiz/
possessive form of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading Before we ate, Mark insisted on our building the two watch-fires, and somebody was keeping his eyes on the enemy’s country every minute.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Before we ate, Mark insisted on our building the two watch-fires, and somebody was keeping his eyes on the enemy’s country every minute.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Before we ate, Mark insisted on our building the two watch-fires, and somebody was keeping his eyes on the enemy’s country every minute.
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading Outside the circle where our fires threw light you couldn’t see any more than as if you were trying to look through a black curtain.
first-quality
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From this reading When it gets dark at Lake Ravona it doesn’t just fool around with it; it gets right down to business and turns out first-quality darkness.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading When it gets dark at Lake Ravona it doesn’t just fool around with it; it gets right down to business and turns out first-quality darkness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Our supper was a little late that night, but it tasted all the better for that.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading When it gets dark at Lake Ravona it doesn’t just fool around with it; it gets right down to business and turns out first-quality darkness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Before we ate, Mark insisted on our building the two watch-fires, and somebody was keeping his eyes on the enemy’s country every minute.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Outside the circle where our fires threw light you couldn’t see any more than as if you were trying to look through a black curtain.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading Before we ate, Mark insisted on our building the two watch-fires, and somebody was keeping his eyes on the enemy’s country every minute.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Our supper was a little late that night, but it tasted all the better for that.
and nothing more
From this reading When it gets dark at Lake Ravona it doesn’t just fool around with it; it gets right down to business and turns out first-quality darkness.
conformity or harmony
From this reading Before we ate, Mark insisted on our building the two watch-fires, and somebody was keeping his eyes on the enemy’s country every minute.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading When it gets dark at Lake Ravona it doesn’t just fool around with it; it gets right down to business and turns out first-quality darkness.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Our supper was a little late that night, but it tasted all the better for that.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Outside the circle where our fires threw light you couldn’t see any more than as if you were trying to look through a black curtain.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Our supper was a little late that night, but it tasted all the better for that.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Outside the circle where our fires threw light you couldn’t see any more than as if you were trying to look through a black curtain.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There wasn’t any moon, but there were seven million stars, which only made it seem blacker than it was.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Before we ate, Mark insisted on our building the two watch-fires, and somebody was keeping his eyes on the enemy’s country every minute.
millionnounUS /ˈmɪljən/
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading There wasn’t any moon, but there were seven million stars, which only made it seem blacker than it was.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Before we ate, Mark insisted on our building the two watch-fires, and somebody was keeping his eyes on the enemy’s country every minute.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading There wasn’t any moon, but there were seven million stars, which only made it seem blacker than it was.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Outside the circle where our fires threw light you couldn’t see any more than as if you were trying to look through a black curtain.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Our supper was a little late that night, but it tasted all the better for that.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Before we ate, Mark insisted on our building the two watch-fires, and somebody was keeping his eyes on the enemy’s country every minute.
and nothing more
From this reading There wasn’t any moon, but there were seven million stars, which only made it seem blacker than it was.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our supper was a little late that night, but it tasted all the better for that.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When it gets dark at Lake Ravona it doesn’t just fool around with it; it gets right down to business and turns out first-quality darkness.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside the circle where our fires threw light you couldn’t see any more than as if you were trying to look through a black curtain.
Ravona
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From this reading When it gets dark at Lake Ravona it doesn’t just fool around with it; it gets right down to business and turns out first-quality darkness.
precisely, exactly
From this reading When it gets dark at Lake Ravona it doesn’t just fool around with it; it gets right down to business and turns out first-quality darkness.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Outside the circle where our fires threw light you couldn’t see any more than as if you were trying to look through a black curtain.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There wasn’t any moon, but there were seven million stars, which only made it seem blacker than it was.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading There wasn’t any moon, but there were seven million stars, which only made it seem blacker than it was.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Before we ate, Mark insisted on our building the two watch-fires, and somebody was keeping his eyes on the enemy’s country every minute.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading There wasn’t any moon, but there were seven million stars, which only made it seem blacker than it was.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Our supper was a little late that night, but it tasted all the better for that.
tastedverbUS /ˈteɪstɪd/
past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something
From this reading Our supper was a little late that night, but it tasted all the better for that.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There wasn’t any moon, but there were seven million stars, which only made it seem blacker than it was.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our supper was a little late that night, but it tasted all the better for that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our supper was a little late that night, but it tasted all the better for that.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There wasn’t any moon, but there were seven million stars, which only made it seem blacker than it was.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Outside the circle where our fires threw light you couldn’t see any more than as if you were trying to look through a black curtain.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Outside the circle where our fires threw light you couldn’t see any more than as if you were trying to look through a black curtain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When it gets dark at Lake Ravona it doesn’t just fool around with it; it gets right down to business and turns out first-quality darkness.
hard to endure
From this reading Outside the circle where our fires threw light you couldn’t see any more than as if you were trying to look through a black curtain.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading When it gets dark at Lake Ravona it doesn’t just fool around with it; it gets right down to business and turns out first-quality darkness.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Before we ate, Mark insisted on our building the two watch-fires, and somebody was keeping his eyes on the enemy’s country every minute.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our supper was a little late that night, but it tasted all the better for that.
wasn't
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From this reading There wasn’t any moon, but there were seven million stars, which only made it seem blacker than it was.
watch-fires
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From this reading Before we ate, Mark insisted on our building the two watch-fires, and somebody was keeping his eyes on the enemy’s country every minute.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Before we ate, Mark insisted on our building the two watch-fires, and somebody was keeping his eyes on the enemy’s country every minute.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There wasn’t any moon, but there were seven million stars, which only made it seem blacker than it was.
at the time that
From this reading When it gets dark at Lake Ravona it doesn’t just fool around with it; it gets right down to business and turns out first-quality darkness.
in or at the place that
From this reading Outside the circle where our fires threw light you couldn’t see any more than as if you were trying to look through a black curtain.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There wasn’t any moon, but there were seven million stars, which only made it seem blacker than it was.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When it gets dark at Lake Ravona it doesn’t just fool around with it; it gets right down to business and turns out first-quality darkness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Outside the circle where our fires threw light you couldn’t see any more than as if you were trying to look through a black curtain.
