used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The level stretch of snow was but the covering of a frozen stream that here flowed parallel with the road.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Their only hope of safety seemed in the horse, and he had disappeared from sight, leaving only his head showing above the white mass around him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their only hope of safety seemed in the horse, and he had disappeared from sight, leaving only his head showing above the white mass around him.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Their only hope of safety seemed in the horse, and he had disappeared from sight, leaving only his head showing above the white mass around him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lancy was soon at Dexie's side, and understood the situation at once.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had led the horse near a weak spot, and the ice had given away beneath him.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading He had led the horse near a weak spot, and the ice had given away beneath him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The level stretch of snow was but the covering of a frozen stream that here flowed parallel with the road.
calamitynounUS /kəˈlæməti/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading What new calamity had overtaken them!
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading The level stretch of snow was but the covering of a frozen stream that here flowed parallel with the road.
Dexie's
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From this reading Lancy was soon at Dexie's side, and understood the situation at once.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Their only hope of safety seemed in the horse, and he had disappeared from sight, leaving only his head showing above the white mass around him.
flowedverbUS /floʊd/
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading The level stretch of snow was but the covering of a frozen stream that here flowed parallel with the road.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Their only hope of safety seemed in the horse, and he had disappeared from sight, leaving only his head showing above the white mass around him.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading The level stretch of snow was but the covering of a frozen stream that here flowed parallel with the road.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading He had led the horse near a weak spot, and the ice had given away beneath him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What new calamity had overtaken them!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their only hope of safety seemed in the horse, and he had disappeared from sight, leaving only his head showing above the white mass around him.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Their only hope of safety seemed in the horse, and he had disappeared from sight, leaving only his head showing above the white mass around him.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The level stretch of snow was but the covering of a frozen stream that here flowed parallel with the road.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Their only hope of safety seemed in the horse, and he had disappeared from sight, leaving only his head showing above the white mass around him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Their only hope of safety seemed in the horse, and he had disappeared from sight, leaving only his head showing above the white mass around him.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Their only hope of safety seemed in the horse, and he had disappeared from sight, leaving only his head showing above the white mass around him.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Their only hope of safety seemed in the horse, and he had disappeared from sight, leaving only his head showing above the white mass around him.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading He had led the horse near a weak spot, and the ice had given away beneath him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Their only hope of safety seemed in the horse, and he had disappeared from sight, leaving only his head showing above the white mass around him.
Lancy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lancy was soon at Dexie's side, and understood the situation at once.
the act of departing
From this reading Their only hope of safety seemed in the horse, and he had disappeared from sight, leaving only his head showing above the white mass around him.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading He had led the horse near a weak spot, and the ice had given away beneath him.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading The level stretch of snow was but the covering of a frozen stream that here flowed parallel with the road.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Their only hope of safety seemed in the horse, and he had disappeared from sight, leaving only his head showing above the white mass around him.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading He had led the horse near a weak spot, and the ice had given away beneath him.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading What new calamity had overtaken them!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their only hope of safety seemed in the horse, and he had disappeared from sight, leaving only his head showing above the white mass around him.
on one occasion
From this reading Lancy was soon at Dexie's side, and understood the situation at once.
and nothing more
From this reading Their only hope of safety seemed in the horse, and he had disappeared from sight, leaving only his head showing above the white mass around him.
overtakenverbUS /ˈoʊvərteɪkən/
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading What new calamity had overtaken them!
parallelnounUS /ˈperəlel/
something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading The level stretch of snow was but the covering of a frozen stream that here flowed parallel with the road.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The level stretch of snow was but the covering of a frozen stream that here flowed parallel with the road.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Their only hope of safety seemed in the horse, and he had disappeared from sight, leaving only his head showing above the white mass around him.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Their only hope of safety seemed in the horse, and he had disappeared from sight, leaving only his head showing above the white mass around him.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Their only hope of safety seemed in the horse, and he had disappeared from sight, leaving only his head showing above the white mass around him.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Lancy was soon at Dexie's side, and understood the situation at once.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Their only hope of safety seemed in the horse, and he had disappeared from sight, leaving only his head showing above the white mass around him.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Lancy was soon at Dexie's side, and understood the situation at once.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The level stretch of snow was but the covering of a frozen stream that here flowed parallel with the road.
in the near future
From this reading Lancy was soon at Dexie's side, and understood the situation at once.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He had led the horse near a weak spot, and the ice had given away beneath him.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The level stretch of snow was but the covering of a frozen stream that here flowed parallel with the road.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading The level stretch of snow was but the covering of a frozen stream that here flowed parallel with the road.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The level stretch of snow was but the covering of a frozen stream that here flowed parallel with the road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Their only hope of safety seemed in the horse, and he had disappeared from sight, leaving only his head showing above the white mass around him.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their only hope of safety seemed in the horse, and he had disappeared from sight, leaving only his head showing above the white mass around him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What new calamity had overtaken them!
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Lancy was soon at Dexie's side, and understood the situation at once.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lancy was soon at Dexie's side, and understood the situation at once.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading He had led the horse near a weak spot, and the ice had given away beneath him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What new calamity had overtaken them!
a Caucasian
From this reading Their only hope of safety seemed in the horse, and he had disappeared from sight, leaving only his head showing above the white mass around him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The level stretch of snow was but the covering of a frozen stream that here flowed parallel with the road.
