1st
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From this reading And now, on the 1st of August, the dawn was at hand, and the rain which had been falling all night had ceased, leaving pools of water about the city walls.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Still, smooth pools like plates of steel, dimly reflecting the gray misty sky against which the minarets of the mosque showed as darker streaks, its dome like a faint cloud.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And now, on the 1st of August, the dawn was at hand, and the rain which had been falling all night had ceased, leaving pools of water about the city walls.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Still, smooth pools like plates of steel, dimly reflecting the gray misty sky against which the minarets of the mosque showed as darker streaks, its dome like a faint cloud.
(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 And now, on the 1st of August, the dawn was at hand, and the rain which had been falling all night had ceased, leaving pools of water about the city walls.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now, on the 1st of August, the dawn was at hand, and the rain which had been falling all night had ceased, leaving pools of water about the city walls.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Still, smooth pools like plates of steel, dimly reflecting the gray misty sky against which the minarets of the mosque showed as darker streaks, its dome like a faint cloud.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And now, on the 1st of August, the dawn was at hand, and the rain which had been falling all night had ceased, leaving pools of water about the city walls.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading And now, on the 1st of August, the dawn was at hand, and the rain which had been falling all night had ceased, leaving pools of water about the city walls.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And now, on the 1st of August, the dawn was at hand, and the rain which had been falling all night had ceased, leaving pools of water about the city walls.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading And now, on the 1st of August, the dawn was at hand, and the rain which had been falling all night had ceased, leaving pools of water about the city walls.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The silence of the city had lasted for seven days.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Still, smooth pools like plates of steel, dimly reflecting the gray misty sky against which the minarets of the mosque showed as darker streaks, its dome like a faint cloud.
darkeradjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkər/
comparative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading Still, smooth pools like plates of steel, dimly reflecting the gray misty sky against which the minarets of the mosque showed as darker streaks, its dome like a faint cloud.
the first light of day
From this reading And now, on the 1st of August, the dawn was at hand, and the rain which had been falling all night had ceased, leaving pools of water about the city walls.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The silence of the city had lasted for seven days.
dimlyadverbUS /ˈdɪmli/
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading Still, smooth pools like plates of steel, dimly reflecting the gray misty sky against which the minarets of the mosque showed as darker streaks, its dome like a faint cloud.
domenounUS /doʊm/
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading Still, smooth pools like plates of steel, dimly reflecting the gray misty sky against which the minarets of the mosque showed as darker streaks, its dome like a faint cloud.
DRUMnounUS /drʌm/
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading THE DRUM ECCLESIASTIC.
ECCLESIASTICnounUS /ɪˌkliːziˈæstɪk/
a clergyman or other person in religious orders
From this reading THE DRUM ECCLESIASTIC.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading And suddenly the silence ended.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Still, smooth pools like plates of steel, dimly reflecting the gray misty sky against which the minarets of the mosque showed as darker streaks, its dome like a faint cloud.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading And now, on the 1st of August, the dawn was at hand, and the rain which had been falling all night had ceased, leaving pools of water about the city walls.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The silence of the city had lasted for seven days.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Still, smooth pools like plates of steel, dimly reflecting the gray misty sky against which the minarets of the mosque showed as darker streaks, its dome like a faint cloud.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The silence of the city had lasted for seven days.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And now, on the 1st of August, the dawn was at hand, and the rain which had been falling all night had ceased, leaving pools of water about the city walls.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Still, smooth pools like plates of steel, dimly reflecting the gray misty sky against which the minarets of the mosque showed as darker streaks, its dome like a faint cloud.
lastedverbUS /ˈlæstəd/
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading The silence of the city had lasted for seven days.
the act of departing
From this reading And now, on the 1st of August, the dawn was at hand, and the rain which had been falling all night had ceased, leaving pools of water about the city walls.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Still, smooth pools like plates of steel, dimly reflecting the gray misty sky against which the minarets of the mosque showed as darker streaks, its dome like a faint cloud.
minaretsnounUS /ˌmɪnərˈets/
plural of “minaret” — slender tower with balconies
From this reading Still, smooth pools like plates of steel, dimly reflecting the gray misty sky against which the minarets of the mosque showed as darker streaks, its dome like a faint cloud.
mistyadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsti/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading Still, smooth pools like plates of steel, dimly reflecting the gray misty sky against which the minarets of the mosque showed as darker streaks, its dome like a faint cloud.
mosquenounUS /mɑːsk/
(Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
From this reading Still, smooth pools like plates of steel, dimly reflecting the gray misty sky against which the minarets of the mosque showed as darker streaks, its dome like a faint cloud.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading And now, on the 1st of August, the dawn was at hand, and the rain which had been falling all night had ceased, leaving pools of water about the city walls.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now, on the 1st of August, the dawn was at hand, and the rain which had been falling all night had ceased, leaving pools of water about the city walls.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The silence of the city had lasted for seven days.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And now, on the 1st of August, the dawn was at hand, and the rain which had been falling all night had ceased, leaving pools of water about the city walls.
platesnounUS /pleɪts/
plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading Still, smooth pools like plates of steel, dimly reflecting the gray misty sky against which the minarets of the mosque showed as darker streaks, its dome like a faint cloud.
poolsnounUS /puːlz/
plural of “pool” — an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading And now, on the 1st of August, the dawn was at hand, and the rain which had been falling all night had ceased, leaving pools of water about the city walls.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading And now, on the 1st of August, the dawn was at hand, and the rain which had been falling all night had ceased, leaving pools of water about the city walls.
reflectingadjectiveUS /rɪˈflektɪŋ/
causing reflection or having a device that reflects
From this reading Still, smooth pools like plates of steel, dimly reflecting the gray misty sky against which the minarets of the mosque showed as darker streaks, its dome like a faint cloud.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading The silence of the city had lasted for seven days.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Still, smooth pools like plates of steel, dimly reflecting the gray misty sky against which the minarets of the mosque showed as darker streaks, its dome like a faint cloud.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The silence of the city had lasted for seven days.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Still, smooth pools like plates of steel, dimly reflecting the gray misty sky against which the minarets of the mosque showed as darker streaks, its dome like a faint cloud.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Still, smooth pools like plates of steel, dimly reflecting the gray misty sky against which the minarets of the mosque showed as darker streaks, its dome like a faint cloud.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading Still, smooth pools like plates of steel, dimly reflecting the gray misty sky against which the minarets of the mosque showed as darker streaks, its dome like a faint cloud.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still, smooth pools like plates of steel, dimly reflecting the gray misty sky against which the minarets of the mosque showed as darker streaks, its dome like a faint cloud.
streaksnounUS /striːks/
plural of “streak” — an unbroken series of events
From this reading Still, smooth pools like plates of steel, dimly reflecting the gray misty sky against which the minarets of the mosque showed as darker streaks, its dome like a faint cloud.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading And suddenly the silence ended.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DRUM ECCLESIASTIC.
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 And now, on the 1st of August, the dawn was at hand, and the rain which had been falling all night had ceased, leaving pools of water about the city walls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now, on the 1st of August, the dawn was at hand, and the rain which had been falling all night had ceased, leaving pools of water about the city walls.
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 And now, on the 1st of August, the dawn was at hand, and the rain which had been falling all night had ceased, leaving pools of water about the city walls.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And now, on the 1st of August, the dawn was at hand, and the rain which had been falling all night had ceased, leaving pools of water about the city walls.
