used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AFTER THE STORM We slept at that place that night, and the stars came out clear, and the water on the sand sang like a harp played by the wind.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE STORM We slept at that place that night, and the stars came out clear, and the water on the sand sang like a harp played by the wind.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading And then the dream shifted, and I stood in a strange, barren mist-world, and I was alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AFTER THE STORM We slept at that place that night, and the stars came out clear, and the water on the sand sang like a harp played by the wind.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I saw the awful loneliness of creation, and immensity stretched around me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AFTER THE STORM We slept at that place that night, and the stars came out clear, and the water on the sand sang like a harp played by the wind.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I thought that Lord Starling came to me, and that the woman went away.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading I saw the awful loneliness of creation, and immensity stretched around me.
barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading And then the dream shifted, and I stood in a strange, barren mist-world, and I was alone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I slept, but I dreamed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AFTER THE STORM We slept at that place that night, and the stars came out clear, and the water on the sand sang like a harp played by the wind.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading AFTER THE STORM We slept at that place that night, and the stars came out clear, and the water on the sand sang like a harp played by the wind.
rid of obstructions
From this reading AFTER THE STORM We slept at that place that night, and the stars came out clear, and the water on the sand sang like a harp played by the wind.
creationnounUS /kriˈeɪʃən/
the human act of creating
From this reading I saw the awful loneliness of creation, and immensity stretched around me.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading And then the dream shifted, and I stood in a strange, barren mist-world, and I was alone.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading I slept, but I dreamed.
harpnounUS /hɑːrp/
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading AFTER THE STORM We slept at that place that night, and the stars came out clear, and the water on the sand sang like a harp played by the wind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I slept, but I dreamed.
immensitynoun
unusual largeness in size or extent or number
From this reading I saw the awful loneliness of creation, and immensity stretched around me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then the dream shifted, and I stood in a strange, barren mist-world, and I was alone.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading AFTER THE STORM We slept at that place that night, and the stars came out clear, and the water on the sand sang like a harp played by the wind.
lonelinessnounUS /ˈloʊnlinəs/
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading I saw the awful loneliness of creation, and immensity stretched around me.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading I thought that Lord Starling came to me, and that the woman went away.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thought that Lord Starling came to me, and that the woman went away.
mist-world
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From this reading And then the dream shifted, and I stood in a strange, barren mist-world, and I was alone.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading AFTER THE STORM We slept at that place that night, and the stars came out clear, and the water on the sand sang like a harp played by the wind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I saw the awful loneliness of creation, and immensity stretched around me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AFTER THE STORM We slept at that place that night, and the stars came out clear, and the water on the sand sang like a harp played by the wind.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading AFTER THE STORM We slept at that place that night, and the stars came out clear, and the water on the sand sang like a harp played by the wind.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading AFTER THE STORM We slept at that place that night, and the stars came out clear, and the water on the sand sang like a harp played by the wind.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading AFTER THE STORM We slept at that place that night, and the stars came out clear, and the water on the sand sang like a harp played by the wind.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading AFTER THE STORM We slept at that place that night, and the stars came out clear, and the water on the sand sang like a harp played by the wind.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading AFTER THE STORM We slept at that place that night, and the stars came out clear, and the water on the sand sang like a harp played by the wind.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw the awful loneliness of creation, and immensity stretched around me.
shiftedverbUS /ˈʃɪftɪd/
past form of “shift” — make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading And then the dream shifted, and I stood in a strange, barren mist-world, and I was alone.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading AFTER THE STORM We slept at that place that night, and the stars came out clear, and the water on the sand sang like a harp played by the wind.
StarlingnounUS /ˈstɑːrlɪŋ/
gregarious birds native to the Old World
From this reading I thought that Lord Starling came to me, and that the woman went away.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading AFTER THE STORM We slept at that place that night, and the stars came out clear, and the water on the sand sang like a harp played by the wind.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading And then the dream shifted, and I stood in a strange, barren mist-world, and I was alone.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading AFTER THE STORM We slept at that place that night, and the stars came out clear, and the water on the sand sang like a harp played by the wind.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading And then the dream shifted, and I stood in a strange, barren mist-world, and I was alone.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading I saw the awful loneliness of creation, and immensity stretched around me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AFTER THE STORM We slept at that place that night, and the stars came out clear, and the water on the sand sang like a harp played by the wind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE STORM We slept at that place that night, and the stars came out clear, and the water on the sand sang like a harp played by the wind.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then the dream shifted, and I stood in a strange, barren mist-world, and I was alone.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought that Lord Starling came to me, and that the woman went away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I thought that Lord Starling came to me, and that the woman went away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And then the dream shifted, and I stood in a strange, barren mist-world, and I was alone.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading AFTER THE STORM We slept at that place that night, and the stars came out clear, and the water on the sand sang like a harp played by the wind.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading AFTER THE STORM We slept at that place that night, and the stars came out clear, and the water on the sand sang like a harp played by the wind.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I thought that Lord Starling came to me, and that the woman went away.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading AFTER THE STORM We slept at that place that night, and the stars came out clear, and the water on the sand sang like a harp played by the wind.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I thought that Lord Starling came to me, and that the woman went away.
