used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Throw guilt Upon the soul, and, like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, ’Twill form in circles, round succeeding round, Each wider than the first.”
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Gaunt and grim loomed the naked trees through the foggy air, and the long grass was wet and dank with the perpetual drip of the moisture-laden boughs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Throw guilt Upon the soul, and, like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, ’Twill form in circles, round succeeding round, Each wider than the first.”
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading _Colman._ A cold December wind was blowing to and fro the dead brown leaves in Thurston Wood, a large tract of plantation that bounded the northern and higher side of Squire Fuller’s park.
boughsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading Gaunt and grim loomed the naked trees through the foggy air, and the long grass was wet and dank with the perpetual drip of the moisture-laden boughs.
boundedadjectiveUS /ˈbaʊndəd/
having the limits or boundaries established
From this reading _Colman._ A cold December wind was blowing to and fro the dead brown leaves in Thurston Wood, a large tract of plantation that bounded the northern and higher side of Squire Fuller’s park.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading _Colman._ A cold December wind was blowing to and fro the dead brown leaves in Thurston Wood, a large tract of plantation that bounded the northern and higher side of Squire Fuller’s park.
put or send forth
From this reading Throw guilt Upon the soul, and, like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, ’Twill form in circles, round succeeding round, Each wider than the first.”
circlesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəlz/
plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Throw guilt Upon the soul, and, like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, ’Twill form in circles, round succeeding round, Each wider than the first.”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading _Colman._ A cold December wind was blowing to and fro the dead brown leaves in Thurston Wood, a large tract of plantation that bounded the northern and higher side of Squire Fuller’s park.
Colman
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From this reading _Colman._ A cold December wind was blowing to and fro the dead brown leaves in Thurston Wood, a large tract of plantation that bounded the northern and higher side of Squire Fuller’s park.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading “Oh, how will crime engender crime!
dankadjectiveUS /dæŋk/
unpleasantly cool and humid
From this reading Gaunt and grim loomed the naked trees through the foggy air, and the long grass was wet and dank with the perpetual drip of the moisture-laden boughs.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE DARK DEED IN THURSTON WOOD.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading _Colman._ A cold December wind was blowing to and fro the dead brown leaves in Thurston Wood, a large tract of plantation that bounded the northern and higher side of Squire Fuller’s park.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading _Colman._ A cold December wind was blowing to and fro the dead brown leaves in Thurston Wood, a large tract of plantation that bounded the northern and higher side of Squire Fuller’s park.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading THE DARK DEED IN THURSTON WOOD.
dripverbUS /drɪp/
fall in drops
From this reading Gaunt and grim loomed the naked trees through the foggy air, and the long grass was wet and dank with the perpetual drip of the moisture-laden boughs.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Throw guilt Upon the soul, and, like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, ’Twill form in circles, round succeeding round, Each wider than the first.”
engenderverbUS /enˈdʒendər/
call forth
From this reading “Oh, how will crime engender crime!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Throw guilt Upon the soul, and, like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, ’Twill form in circles, round succeeding round, Each wider than the first.”
foggyadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːɡi/
stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
From this reading Gaunt and grim loomed the naked trees through the foggy air, and the long grass was wet and dank with the perpetual drip of the moisture-laden boughs.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Throw guilt Upon the soul, and, like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, ’Twill form in circles, round succeeding round, Each wider than the first.”
fro
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From this reading _Colman._ A cold December wind was blowing to and fro the dead brown leaves in Thurston Wood, a large tract of plantation that bounded the northern and higher side of Squire Fuller’s park.
Fuller'snounUS /ˈfʊlərz/
possessive form of “fuller” — United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
From this reading _Colman._ A cold December wind was blowing to and fro the dead brown leaves in Thurston Wood, a large tract of plantation that bounded the northern and higher side of Squire Fuller’s park.
GauntadjectiveUS /ɡɔːnt/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading Gaunt and grim loomed the naked trees through the foggy air, and the long grass was wet and dank with the perpetual drip of the moisture-laden boughs.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Gaunt and grim loomed the naked trees through the foggy air, and the long grass was wet and dank with the perpetual drip of the moisture-laden boughs.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading Gaunt and grim loomed the naked trees through the foggy air, and the long grass was wet and dank with the perpetual drip of the moisture-laden boughs.
guiltnounUS /ɡɪlt/
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading Throw guilt Upon the soul, and, like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, ’Twill form in circles, round succeeding round, Each wider than the first.”
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading _Colman._ A cold December wind was blowing to and fro the dead brown leaves in Thurston Wood, a large tract of plantation that bounded the northern and higher side of Squire Fuller’s park.
how
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From this reading “Oh, how will crime engender crime!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DARK DEED IN THURSTON WOOD.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Throw guilt Upon the soul, and, like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, ’Twill form in circles, round succeeding round, Each wider than the first.”
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _Colman._ A cold December wind was blowing to and fro the dead brown leaves in Thurston Wood, a large tract of plantation that bounded the northern and higher side of Squire Fuller’s park.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading _Colman._ A cold December wind was blowing to and fro the dead brown leaves in Thurston Wood, a large tract of plantation that bounded the northern and higher side of Squire Fuller’s park.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Throw guilt Upon the soul, and, like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, ’Twill form in circles, round succeeding round, Each wider than the first.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Gaunt and grim loomed the naked trees through the foggy air, and the long grass was wet and dank with the perpetual drip of the moisture-laden boughs.
loomedverbUS /luːmd/
past form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading Gaunt and grim loomed the naked trees through the foggy air, and the long grass was wet and dank with the perpetual drip of the moisture-laden boughs.
moisture-laden
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From this reading Gaunt and grim loomed the naked trees through the foggy air, and the long grass was wet and dank with the perpetual drip of the moisture-laden boughs.
nakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/
completely unclothed
From this reading Gaunt and grim loomed the naked trees through the foggy air, and the long grass was wet and dank with the perpetual drip of the moisture-laden boughs.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading _Colman._ A cold December wind was blowing to and fro the dead brown leaves in Thurston Wood, a large tract of plantation that bounded the northern and higher side of Squire Fuller’s park.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Throw guilt Upon the soul, and, like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, ’Twill form in circles, round succeeding round, Each wider than the first.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, how will crime engender crime!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Throw guilt Upon the soul, and, like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, ’Twill form in circles, round succeeding round, Each wider than the first.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading _Colman._ A cold December wind was blowing to and fro the dead brown leaves in Thurston Wood, a large tract of plantation that bounded the northern and higher side of Squire Fuller’s park.
perpetualadjectiveUS /pərˈpetʃuːəl/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading Gaunt and grim loomed the naked trees through the foggy air, and the long grass was wet and dank with the perpetual drip of the moisture-laden boughs.
plantationnounUS /ˌplænˈteɪʃən/
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading _Colman._ A cold December wind was blowing to and fro the dead brown leaves in Thurston Wood, a large tract of plantation that bounded the northern and higher side of Squire Fuller’s park.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Throw guilt Upon the soul, and, like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, ’Twill form in circles, round succeeding round, Each wider than the first.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading _Colman._ A cold December wind was blowing to and fro the dead brown leaves in Thurston Wood, a large tract of plantation that bounded the northern and higher side of Squire Fuller’s park.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Throw guilt Upon the soul, and, like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, ’Twill form in circles, round succeeding round, Each wider than the first.”
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading _Colman._ A cold December wind was blowing to and fro the dead brown leaves in Thurston Wood, a large tract of plantation that bounded the northern and higher side of Squire Fuller’s park.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Throw guilt Upon the soul, and, like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, ’Twill form in circles, round succeeding round, Each wider than the first.”
succeedingadjectiveUS /səkˈsiːdɪŋ/
coming after or following
From this reading Throw guilt Upon the soul, and, like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, ’Twill form in circles, round succeeding round, Each wider than the first.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Throw guilt Upon the soul, and, like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, ’Twill form in circles, round succeeding round, Each wider than the first.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Colman._ A cold December wind was blowing to and fro the dead brown leaves in Thurston Wood, a large tract of plantation that bounded the northern and higher side of Squire Fuller’s park.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DARK DEED IN THURSTON WOOD.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Gaunt and grim loomed the naked trees through the foggy air, and the long grass was wet and dank with the perpetual drip of the moisture-laden boughs.
propel through the air
From this reading Throw guilt Upon the soul, and, like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, ’Twill form in circles, round succeeding round, Each wider than the first.”
THURSTON
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DARK DEED IN THURSTON WOOD.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Colman._ A cold December wind was blowing to and fro the dead brown leaves in Thurston Wood, a large tract of plantation that bounded the northern and higher side of Squire Fuller’s park.
tractnounUS /trækt/
an extended area of land
From this reading _Colman._ A cold December wind was blowing to and fro the dead brown leaves in Thurston Wood, a large tract of plantation that bounded the northern and higher side of Squire Fuller’s park.
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 Gaunt and grim loomed the naked trees through the foggy air, and the long grass was wet and dank with the perpetual drip of the moisture-laden boughs.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Throw guilt Upon the soul, and, like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, ’Twill form in circles, round succeeding round, Each wider than the first.”
TwillnounUS /twɪl/
a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
From this reading Throw guilt Upon the soul, and, like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, ’Twill form in circles, round succeeding round, Each wider than the first.”
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Throw guilt Upon the soul, and, like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, ’Twill form in circles, round succeeding round, Each wider than the first.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Colman._ A cold December wind was blowing to and fro the dead brown leaves in Thurston Wood, a large tract of plantation that bounded the northern and higher side of Squire Fuller’s park.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading Throw guilt Upon the soul, and, like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, ’Twill form in circles, round succeeding round, Each wider than the first.”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Gaunt and grim loomed the naked trees through the foggy air, and the long grass was wet and dank with the perpetual drip of the moisture-laden boughs.
wideradjectiveUS /ˈwaɪdər/
comparative of “wide” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Throw guilt Upon the soul, and, like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, ’Twill form in circles, round succeeding round, Each wider than the first.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Oh, how will crime engender crime!
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading _Colman._ A cold December wind was blowing to and fro the dead brown leaves in Thurston Wood, a large tract of plantation that bounded the northern and higher side of Squire Fuller’s park.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gaunt and grim loomed the naked trees through the foggy air, and the long grass was wet and dank with the perpetual drip of the moisture-laden boughs.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading THE DARK DEED IN THURSTON WOOD.
