used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading In the autumn, wind shakes the leaves free and sends them flying, gold and red.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Without wind, how dead and still the world would be!
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Without wind, how dead and still the world would be!
didacticadjectiveUS /daɪˈdæktɪk/
instructive (especially excessively)
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
essaynounUS /eˈseɪ/
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
moving swiftly
From this reading In the autumn, wind shakes the leaves free and sends them flying, gold and red.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading In the autumn, wind shakes the leaves free and sends them flying, gold and red.
coins made of gold
From this reading In the autumn, wind shakes the leaves free and sends them flying, gold and red.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
how
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From this reading Without wind, how dead and still the world would be!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
InvisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading Invisible as it is, it pervades the whole world.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading In the autumn, wind shakes the leaves free and sends them flying, gold and red.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It has the very quality of life.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
pervadesverbUS /pərˈveɪdz/
third-person singular of “pervade” — spread or diffuse through
From this reading Invisible as it is, it pervades the whole world.
poeticadjectiveUS /poʊˈetɪk/
of or relating to poetry
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading It has the very quality of life.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading In the autumn, wind shakes the leaves free and sends them flying, gold and red.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
sendsverbUS /sendz/
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading In the autumn, wind shakes the leaves free and sends them flying, gold and red.
shakesnounUS /ʃeɪks/
plural of “shake” — building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading In the autumn, wind shakes the leaves free and sends them flying, gold and red.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
not in physical motion
From this reading Without wind, how dead and still the world would be!
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the autumn, wind shakes the leaves free and sends them flying, gold and red.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
precisely as stated
From this reading It has the very quality of life.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Invisible as it is, it pervades the whole world.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without wind, how dead and still the world would be!
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading =As it stands, _The Spirit of Adventure_ is a didactic essay, brave and strong in its thought, and poetic in its style.= Wind has always seemed wonderful and beautiful to me.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Invisible as it is, it pervades the whole world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Without wind, how dead and still the world would be!
