used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That was a bitter ride to Nance.
(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 another time she would have missed nothing of all this, would have gloried in it, drunk with the wine of nature.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day was sweet with the scents and sounds of summer.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading At another time she would have missed nothing of all this, would have gloried in it, drunk with the wine of nature.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At another time she would have missed nothing of all this, would have gloried in it, drunk with the wine of nature.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading That was a bitter ride to Nance.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day was sweet with the scents and sounds of summer.
diapasonnoun
either of the two main stops on a pipe organ
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “GET—OUT—OF—THAT—DOOR!”
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading At another time she would have missed nothing of all this, would have gloried in it, drunk with the wine of nature.
everlastingadjectiveUS /ˌevərˈlæstɪŋ/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
fainteradjectiveUS /ˈfeɪntər/
comparative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “GET—OUT—OF—THAT—DOOR!”
gloried
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From this reading At another time she would have missed nothing of all this, would have gloried in it, drunk with the wine of nature.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At another time she would have missed nothing of all this, would have gloried in it, drunk with the wine of nature.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At another time she would have missed nothing of all this, would have gloried in it, drunk with the wine of nature.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading At another time she would have missed nothing of all this, would have gloried in it, drunk with the wine of nature.
NamelessadjectiveUS /ˈneɪm.ləs/
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
NancenounUS /næns/
offensive term for a homosexual man
From this reading That was a bitter ride to Nance.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading At another time she would have missed nothing of all this, would have gloried in it, drunk with the wine of nature.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading At another time she would have missed nothing of all this, would have gloried in it, drunk with the wine of nature.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “GET—OUT—OF—THAT—DOOR!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “GET—OUT—OF—THAT—DOOR!”
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading That was a bitter ride to Nance.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
scentsnounUS /sents/
plural of “scent” — a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading The day was sweet with the scents and sounds of summer.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The day was sweet with the scents and sounds of summer.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The day was sweet with the scents and sounds of summer.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The day was sweet with the scents and sounds of summer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “GET—OUT—OF—THAT—DOOR!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day was sweet with the scents and sounds of summer.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
thicketsnounUS /ˈθɪkəts/
plural of “thicket” — a dense growth of bushes
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At another time she would have missed nothing of all this, would have gloried in it, drunk with the wine of nature.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At another time she would have missed nothing of all this, would have gloried in it, drunk with the wine of nature.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was a bitter ride to Nance.
topsadjectiveUS /tɑːps/
of the highest quality
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was a bitter ride to Nance.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Birds called from the thickets, high up the pine tops, stirred by a little wind, sang their everlasting diapason, while she could hear far back the voice of Nameless, growing fainter as she left it.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading At another time she would have missed nothing of all this, would have gloried in it, drunk with the wine of nature.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The day was sweet with the scents and sounds of summer.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At another time she would have missed nothing of all this, would have gloried in it, drunk with the wine of nature.
