used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then a nightingale sang to him.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Once more the pine and the clover-scented air around him seemed quivering with strange and passionate music.
(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 At once his mind was swept bare of all such thoughts.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading That night in the grounds of Lingford Grange the man stood like a statue, half invisible among the shadows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He felt stifled, vaguely troubled by the memory of the girl's white face and pleading brown eyes.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Once more the pine and the clover-scented air around him seemed quivering with strange and passionate music.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At once his mind was swept bare of all such thoughts.
completely unclothed
From this reading At once his mind was swept bare of all such thoughts.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading He felt stifled, vaguely troubled by the memory of the girl's white face and pleading brown eyes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He felt stifled, vaguely troubled by the memory of the girl's white face and pleading brown eyes.
clover-scented
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From this reading Once more the pine and the clover-scented air around him seemed quivering with strange and passionate music.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He felt stifled, vaguely troubled by the memory of the girl's white face and pleading brown eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He felt stifled, vaguely troubled by the memory of the girl's white face and pleading brown eyes.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt stifled, vaguely troubled by the memory of the girl's white face and pleading brown eyes.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading He felt stifled, vaguely troubled by the memory of the girl's white face and pleading brown eyes.
GrangenounUS /ɡreɪndʒ/
an outlying farm
From this reading That night in the grounds of Lingford Grange the man stood like a statue, half invisible among the shadows.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading That night in the grounds of Lingford Grange the man stood like a statue, half invisible among the shadows.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading That night in the grounds of Lingford Grange the man stood like a statue, half invisible among the shadows.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt stifled, vaguely troubled by the memory of the girl's white face and pleading brown eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then a nightingale sang to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At once his mind was swept bare of all such thoughts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That night in the grounds of Lingford Grange the man stood like a statue, half invisible among the shadows.
invisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading That night in the grounds of Lingford Grange the man stood like a statue, half invisible among the shadows.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That night in the grounds of Lingford Grange the man stood like a statue, half invisible among the shadows.
Lingford
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From this reading That night in the grounds of Lingford Grange the man stood like a statue, half invisible among the shadows.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading That night in the grounds of Lingford Grange the man stood like a statue, half invisible among the shadows.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading He felt stifled, vaguely troubled by the memory of the girl's white face and pleading brown eyes.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading At once his mind was swept bare of all such thoughts.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once more the pine and the clover-scented air around him seemed quivering with strange and passionate music.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Once more the pine and the clover-scented air around him seemed quivering with strange and passionate music.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night in the grounds of Lingford Grange the man stood like a statue, half invisible among the shadows.
nightingalenounUS /ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl/
European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
From this reading Then a nightingale sang to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He felt stifled, vaguely troubled by the memory of the girl's white face and pleading brown eyes.
on one occasion
From this reading At once his mind was swept bare of all such thoughts.
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading Once more the pine and the clover-scented air around him seemed quivering with strange and passionate music.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading Once more the pine and the clover-scented air around him seemed quivering with strange and passionate music.
pleadingnounUS /ˈpliːdɪŋ/
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading He felt stifled, vaguely troubled by the memory of the girl's white face and pleading brown eyes.
quiveringnounUS /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading Once more the pine and the clover-scented air around him seemed quivering with strange and passionate music.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading Then a nightingale sang to him.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Once more the pine and the clover-scented air around him seemed quivering with strange and passionate music.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading That night in the grounds of Lingford Grange the man stood like a statue, half invisible among the shadows.
statuenounUS /ˈstætʃuː/
a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading That night in the grounds of Lingford Grange the man stood like a statue, half invisible among the shadows.
stifledadjectiveUS /ˈstaɪfəld/
held in check with difficulty
From this reading He felt stifled, vaguely troubled by the memory of the girl's white face and pleading brown eyes.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading That night in the grounds of Lingford Grange the man stood like a statue, half invisible among the shadows.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Once more the pine and the clover-scented air around him seemed quivering with strange and passionate music.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At once his mind was swept bare of all such thoughts.
possessing sweep
From this reading At once his mind was swept bare of all such thoughts.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night in the grounds of Lingford Grange the man stood like a statue, half invisible among the shadows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He felt stifled, vaguely troubled by the memory of the girl's white face and pleading brown eyes.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then a nightingale sang to him.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At once his mind was swept bare of all such thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then a nightingale sang to him.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading He felt stifled, vaguely troubled by the memory of the girl's white face and pleading brown eyes.
vaguelyadverbUS /ˈveɪɡli/
in a vague way
From this reading He felt stifled, vaguely troubled by the memory of the girl's white face and pleading brown eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At once his mind was swept bare of all such thoughts.
a Caucasian
From this reading He felt stifled, vaguely troubled by the memory of the girl's white face and pleading brown eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once more the pine and the clover-scented air around him seemed quivering with strange and passionate music.
