used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That was a dreadful morning on the Green.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
(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 After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading That was a dreadful morning on the Green.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
fiendsnounUS /fiːndz/
plural of “fiend” — a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading That was a dreadful morning on the Green.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading These twenty-four hours had passed over him like so many years.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading These twenty-four hours had passed over him like so many years.
hurricanenounUS /ˈhɜːrəkeɪn/
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
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 These twenty-four hours had passed over him like so many years.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading That was a dreadful morning on the Green.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That was a dreadful morning on the Green.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading These twenty-four hours had passed over him like so many years.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading These twenty-four hours had passed over him like so many years.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
seashorenounUS /ˈsiːʃɔːr/
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
term of address for a man
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading These twenty-four hours had passed over him like so many years.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was a dreadful morning on the Green.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was a dreadful morning on the Green.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These twenty-four hours had passed over him like so many years.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
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 It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading These twenty-four hours had passed over him like so many years.
unchainedadjective
not bound by shackles and chains
From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was a dreadful morning on the Green.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
at the time that
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading After this came rain; it poured as if the windows of heaven were opened, when Sir Thomas himself stepped in upon me like a ghost, as I sat at my solitary breakfast.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading After the lovely weather we had been having, all the winds and all the fiends seemed to have been unchained.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
wrecknounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading It blew a hurricane during the night, and next day the Green was covered with great branches of trees which had been torn off and scattered about like wreck on a seashore.
a late time of life
From this reading These twenty-four hours had passed over him like so many years.
