Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Helen waked, that night, from a short deep sleep, to hear the falling of heavy rain and sharp gusts of wind that bowed the poplars.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

Having no one else present.

From this reading It was a smaller sound, as though a child were alone and crying in the night, and she leaned from her window to look into the garden.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Helen waked, that night, from a short deep sleep, to hear the falling of heavy rain and sharp gusts of wind that bowed the poplars.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow

From this reading Helen waked, that night, from a short deep sleep, to hear the falling of heavy rain and sharp gusts of wind that bowed the poplars.

lacking funds

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

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From this reading She hoped Mildred Caniper slept through a wailing that might have a personal note for her, and as she prepared to leave the room and listen on the landing, she thought she heard a new sound cutting through the swish of the rainfall and the shriek of wind.

a young person of either sex

From this reading It was a smaller sound, as though a child were alone and crying in the night, and she leaned from her window to look into the garden.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

demanding attention

From this reading It was a smaller sound, as though a child were alone and crying in the night, and she leaned from her window to look into the garden.

the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

From this reading She hoped Mildred Caniper slept through a wailing that might have a personal note for her, and as she prepared to leave the room and listen on the landing, she thought she heard a new sound cutting through the swish of the rainfall and the shriek of wind.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Helen waked, that night, from a short deep sleep, to hear the falling of heavy rain and sharp gusts of wind that bowed the poplars.

(plural) the deepest and most remote part

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading Helen waked, that night, from a short deep sleep, to hear the falling of heavy rain and sharp gusts of wind that bowed the poplars.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She hoped Mildred Caniper slept through a wailing that might have a personal note for her, and as she prepared to leave the room and listen on the landing, she thought she heard a new sound cutting through the swish of the rainfall and the shriek of wind.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Helen waked, that night, from a short deep sleep, to hear the falling of heavy rain and sharp gusts of wind that bowed the poplars.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading It was a smaller sound, as though a child were alone and crying in the night, and she leaned from her window to look into the garden.

a group of persons together in one place

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

plural of “gust” — a strong current of air

From this reading Helen waked, that night, from a short deep sleep, to hear the falling of heavy rain and sharp gusts of wind that bowed the poplars.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She hoped Mildred Caniper slept through a wailing that might have a personal note for her, and as she prepared to leave the room and listen on the landing, she thought she heard a new sound cutting through the swish of the rainfall and the shriek of wind.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading Helen waked, that night, from a short deep sleep, to hear the falling of heavy rain and sharp gusts of wind that bowed the poplars.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading She hoped Mildred Caniper slept through a wailing that might have a personal note for her, and as she prepared to leave the room and listen on the landing, she thought she heard a new sound cutting through the swish of the rainfall and the shriek of wind.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading Helen waked, that night, from a short deep sleep, to hear the falling of heavy rain and sharp gusts of wind that bowed the poplars.

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading Helen waked, that night, from a short deep sleep, to hear the falling of heavy rain and sharp gusts of wind that bowed the poplars.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading She hoped Mildred Caniper slept through a wailing that might have a personal note for her, and as she prepared to leave the room and listen on the landing, she thought she heard a new sound cutting through the swish of the rainfall and the shriek of wind.

the striking of one body against another

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It was a smaller sound, as though a child were alone and crying in the night, and she leaned from her window to look into the garden.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It was a smaller sound, as though a child were alone and crying in the night, and she leaned from her window to look into the garden.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

an intermediate platform in a staircase

From this reading She hoped Mildred Caniper slept through a wailing that might have a personal note for her, and as she prepared to leave the room and listen on the landing, she thought she heard a new sound cutting through the swish of the rainfall and the shriek of wind.

a field of cultivated and mowed grass

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading It was a smaller sound, as though a child were alone and crying in the night, and she leaned from her window to look into the garden.

go away from a place

From this reading She hoped Mildred Caniper slept through a wailing that might have a personal note for her, and as she prepared to leave the room and listen on the landing, she thought she heard a new sound cutting through the swish of the rainfall and the shriek of wind.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

hear with intention

From this reading She hoped Mildred Caniper slept through a wailing that might have a personal note for her, and as she prepared to leave the room and listen on the landing, she thought she heard a new sound cutting through the swish of the rainfall and the shriek of wind.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading It was a smaller sound, as though a child were alone and crying in the night, and she leaned from her window to look into the garden.

characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading She hoped Mildred Caniper slept through a wailing that might have a personal note for her, and as she prepared to leave the room and listen on the landing, she thought she heard a new sound cutting through the swish of the rainfall and the shriek of wind.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She hoped Mildred Caniper slept through a wailing that might have a personal note for her, and as she prepared to leave the room and listen on the landing, she thought she heard a new sound cutting through the swish of the rainfall and the shriek of wind.

very unhappy; full of misery

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

-ing form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

secure in or as if in a berth or dock

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading She hoped Mildred Caniper slept through a wailing that might have a personal note for her, and as she prepared to leave the room and listen on the landing, she thought she heard a new sound cutting through the swish of the rainfall and the shriek of wind.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Helen waked, that night, from a short deep sleep, to hear the falling of heavy rain and sharp gusts of wind that bowed the poplars.

a brief written record

From this reading She hoped Mildred Caniper slept through a wailing that might have a personal note for her, and as she prepared to leave the room and listen on the landing, she thought she heard a new sound cutting through the swish of the rainfall and the shriek of wind.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Helen waked, that night, from a short deep sleep, to hear the falling of heavy rain and sharp gusts of wind that bowed the poplars.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading She hoped Mildred Caniper slept through a wailing that might have a personal note for her, and as she prepared to leave the room and listen on the landing, she thought she heard a new sound cutting through the swish of the rainfall and the shriek of wind.

a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Helen waked, that night, from a short deep sleep, to hear the falling of heavy rain and sharp gusts of wind that bowed the poplars.

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading She hoped Mildred Caniper slept through a wailing that might have a personal note for her, and as she prepared to leave the room and listen on the landing, she thought she heard a new sound cutting through the swish of the rainfall and the shriek of wind.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading Helen waked, that night, from a short deep sleep, to hear the falling of heavy rain and sharp gusts of wind that bowed the poplars.

plural of “raindrop” — a drop of rain

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading She hoped Mildred Caniper slept through a wailing that might have a personal note for her, and as she prepared to leave the room and listen on the landing, she thought she heard a new sound cutting through the swish of the rainfall and the shriek of wind.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading She hoped Mildred Caniper slept through a wailing that might have a personal note for her, and as she prepared to leave the room and listen on the landing, she thought she heard a new sound cutting through the swish of the rainfall and the shriek of wind.

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading Helen waked, that night, from a short deep sleep, to hear the falling of heavy rain and sharp gusts of wind that bowed the poplars.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Helen waked, that night, from a short deep sleep, to hear the falling of heavy rain and sharp gusts of wind that bowed the poplars.

sharp piercing cry

From this reading She hoped Mildred Caniper slept through a wailing that might have a personal note for her, and as she prepared to leave the room and listen on the landing, she thought she heard a new sound cutting through the swish of the rainfall and the shriek of wind.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Helen waked, that night, from a short deep sleep, to hear the falling of heavy rain and sharp gusts of wind that bowed the poplars.

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading She hoped Mildred Caniper slept through a wailing that might have a personal note for her, and as she prepared to leave the room and listen on the landing, she thought she heard a new sound cutting through the swish of the rainfall and the shriek of wind.

small or little relative to something else

From this reading It was a smaller sound, as though a child were alone and crying in the night, and she leaned from her window to look into the garden.

weep convulsively

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading She hoped Mildred Caniper slept through a wailing that might have a personal note for her, and as she prepared to leave the room and listen on the landing, she thought she heard a new sound cutting through the swish of the rainfall and the shriek of wind.

past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

given added strength or support

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

possessing sweep

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound

From this reading She hoped Mildred Caniper slept through a wailing that might have a personal note for her, and as she prepared to leave the room and listen on the landing, she thought she heard a new sound cutting through the swish of the rainfall and the shriek of wind.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Helen waked, that night, from a short deep sleep, to hear the falling of heavy rain and sharp gusts of wind that bowed the poplars.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Helen waked, that night, from a short deep sleep, to hear the falling of heavy rain and sharp gusts of wind that bowed the poplars.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading It was a smaller sound, as though a child were alone and crying in the night, and she leaned from her window to look into the garden.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading She hoped Mildred Caniper slept through a wailing that might have a personal note for her, and as she prepared to leave the room and listen on the landing, she thought she heard a new sound cutting through the swish of the rainfall and the shriek of wind.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading She hoped Mildred Caniper slept through a wailing that might have a personal note for her, and as she prepared to leave the room and listen on the landing, she thought she heard a new sound cutting through the swish of the rainfall and the shriek of wind.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Helen waked, that night, from a short deep sleep, to hear the falling of heavy rain and sharp gusts of wind that bowed the poplars.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

not alert to danger or deception

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

marked by diversity or difference

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

loud cries made while weeping

From this reading She hoped Mildred Caniper slept through a wailing that might have a personal note for her, and as she prepared to leave the room and listen on the landing, she thought she heard a new sound cutting through the swish of the rainfall and the shriek of wind.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Helen waked, that night, from a short deep sleep, to hear the falling of heavy rain and sharp gusts of wind that bowed the poplars.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was a smaller sound, as though a child were alone and crying in the night, and she leaned from her window to look into the garden.

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 The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

during the time that

From this reading The rain wetted her hair and hands and neck, while she stared into varying depths of blackness--the poplars against the sky, the lawn, like water, the close trees by the wall--and as she told herself that the wind had many voices, she heard a loud, unwary sob and the impact of one hard substance on another.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading Helen waked, that night, from a short deep sleep, to hear the falling of heavy rain and sharp gusts of wind that bowed the poplars.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading It was a smaller sound, as though a child were alone and crying in the night, and she leaned from her window to look into the garden.

in the company of; together with

From this reading As the storm strengthened, raindrops were blown on to her pillow, and she could hear the wind gathering itself up before it swept moaning across the moor and broke with a miserable cry against the walls.