used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was so late in September that the morning was a little hazy and uncertain.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading And yet the air was warm and soft--a perfect reflex, I thought, of Bessie last night--an electric softness under a brooding cloud.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Morning came--or rather the long night came to an end at last--and at twenty minutes before six I opened the gate at the Sloman cottage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Morning came--or rather the long night came to an end at last--and at twenty minutes before six I opened the gate at the Sloman cottage.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Morning came--or rather the long night came to an end at last--and at twenty minutes before six I opened the gate at the Sloman cottage.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Morning came--or rather the long night came to an end at last--and at twenty minutes before six I opened the gate at the Sloman cottage.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading I hesitated to pull the bell: no, it would startle Mrs. Sloman.
Bessie
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From this reading And yet the air was warm and soft--a perfect reflex, I thought, of Bessie last night--an electric softness under a brooding cloud.
broodingnounUS /ˈbruːdɪŋ/
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
From this reading And yet the air was warm and soft--a perfect reflex, I thought, of Bessie last night--an electric softness under a brooding cloud.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Morning came--or rather the long night came to an end at last--and at twenty minutes before six I opened the gate at the Sloman cottage.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading And yet the air was warm and soft--a perfect reflex, I thought, of Bessie last night--an electric softness under a brooding cloud.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Morning came--or rather the long night came to an end at last--and at twenty minutes before six I opened the gate at the Sloman cottage.
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading And yet the air was warm and soft--a perfect reflex, I thought, of Bessie last night--an electric softness under a brooding cloud.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Morning came--or rather the long night came to an end at last--and at twenty minutes before six I opened the gate at the Sloman cottage.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Morning came--or rather the long night came to an end at last--and at twenty minutes before six I opened the gate at the Sloman cottage.
hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading It was so late in September that the morning was a little hazy and uncertain.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading I hesitated to pull the bell: no, it would startle Mrs. Sloman.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The little house lay wrapped in slumber.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Morning came--or rather the long night came to an end at last--and at twenty minutes before six I opened the gate at the Sloman cottage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was so late in September that the morning was a little hazy and uncertain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was so late in September that the morning was a little hazy and uncertain.
immediately past
From this reading Morning came--or rather the long night came to an end at last--and at twenty minutes before six I opened the gate at the Sloman cottage.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It was so late in September that the morning was a little hazy and uncertain.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The little house lay wrapped in slumber.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was so late in September that the morning was a little hazy and uncertain.
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 Morning came--or rather the long night came to an end at last--and at twenty minutes before six I opened the gate at the Sloman cottage.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Morning came--or rather the long night came to an end at last--and at twenty minutes before six I opened the gate at the Sloman cottage.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Morning came--or rather the long night came to an end at last--and at twenty minutes before six I opened the gate at the Sloman cottage.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I hesitated to pull the bell: no, it would startle Mrs. Sloman.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Morning came--or rather the long night came to an end at last--and at twenty minutes before six I opened the gate at the Sloman cottage.
not any; not one
From this reading I hesitated to pull the bell: no, it would startle Mrs. Sloman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And yet the air was warm and soft--a perfect reflex, I thought, of Bessie last night--an electric softness under a brooding cloud.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Morning came--or rather the long night came to an end at last--and at twenty minutes before six I opened the gate at the Sloman cottage.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Morning came--or rather the long night came to an end at last--and at twenty minutes before six I opened the gate at the Sloman cottage.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading And yet the air was warm and soft--a perfect reflex, I thought, of Bessie last night--an electric softness under a brooding cloud.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading I hesitated to pull the bell: no, it would startle Mrs. Sloman.
on the contrary
From this reading Morning came--or rather the long night came to an end at last--and at twenty minutes before six I opened the gate at the Sloman cottage.
reflexnounUS /ˈriːfleks/
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
From this reading And yet the air was warm and soft--a perfect reflex, I thought, of Bessie last night--an electric softness under a brooding cloud.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading It was so late in September that the morning was a little hazy and uncertain.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Morning came--or rather the long night came to an end at last--and at twenty minutes before six I opened the gate at the Sloman cottage.
Sloman
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From this reading Morning came--or rather the long night came to an end at last--and at twenty minutes before six I opened the gate at the Sloman cottage.
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The little house lay wrapped in slumber.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so late in September that the morning was a little hazy and uncertain.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading And yet the air was warm and soft--a perfect reflex, I thought, of Bessie last night--an electric softness under a brooding cloud.
softnessnounUS /ˈsɔːftnəs/
the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
From this reading And yet the air was warm and soft--a perfect reflex, I thought, of Bessie last night--an electric softness under a brooding cloud.
startleverbUS /ˈstɑːrtəl/
to stimulate to action
From this reading I hesitated to pull the bell: no, it would startle Mrs. Sloman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was so late in September that the morning was a little hazy and uncertain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Morning came--or rather the long night came to an end at last--and at twenty minutes before six I opened the gate at the Sloman cottage.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And yet the air was warm and soft--a perfect reflex, I thought, of Bessie last night--an electric softness under a brooding cloud.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Morning came--or rather the long night came to an end at last--and at twenty minutes before six I opened the gate at the Sloman cottage.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Morning came--or rather the long night came to an end at last--and at twenty minutes before six I opened the gate at the Sloman cottage.
uncertainadjectiveUS /ənˈsɜːrtən/
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading It was so late in September that the morning was a little hazy and uncertain.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And yet the air was warm and soft--a perfect reflex, I thought, of Bessie last night--an electric softness under a brooding cloud.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading And yet the air was warm and soft--a perfect reflex, I thought, of Bessie last night--an electric softness under a brooding cloud.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was so late in September that the morning was a little hazy and uncertain.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I hesitated to pull the bell: no, it would startle Mrs. Sloman.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading The little house lay wrapped in slumber.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet the air was warm and soft--a perfect reflex, I thought, of Bessie last night--an electric softness under a brooding cloud.
