used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A wave of sadness went through my heart...
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The moon and the stars came out; the hills towered round about, and I saw the endless woods.
(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 There is the mill; there, there stood my hut, that was burned; the big grey stone stands there all alone on the site of the fire.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading There is the mill; there, there stood my hut, that was burned; the big grey stone stands there all alone on the site of the fire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The vessel began to move; I could still see Herr Mack's sign: “Salt and Barrels.”
BarrelsnounUS /ˈbærəlz/
the amount that many barrels might hold
From this reading The vessel began to move; I could still see Herr Mack's sign: “Salt and Barrels.”
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The vessel began to move; I could still see Herr Mack's sign: “Salt and Barrels.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There is the mill; there, there stood my hut, that was burned; the big grey stone stands there all alone on the site of the fire.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading There is the mill; there, there stood my hut, that was burned; the big grey stone stands there all alone on the site of the fire.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But soon it disappeared.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The moon and the stars came out; the hills towered round about, and I saw the endless woods.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The vessel began to move; I could still see Herr Mack's sign: “Salt and Barrels.”
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading But soon it disappeared.
endlessadjectiveUS /ˈendləs/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading The moon and the stars came out; the hills towered round about, and I saw the endless woods.
start firing a weapon
From this reading There is the mill; there, there stood my hut, that was burned; the big grey stone stands there all alone on the site of the fire.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading There is the mill; there, there stood my hut, that was burned; the big grey stone stands there all alone on the site of the fire.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A wave of sadness went through my heart...
HerrnounUS /her/
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
From this reading The vessel began to move; I could still see Herr Mack's sign: “Salt and Barrels.”
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The moon and the stars came out; the hills towered round about, and I saw the endless woods.
temporary military shelter
From this reading There is the mill; there, there stood my hut, that was burned; the big grey stone stands there all alone on the site of the fire.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The vessel began to move; I could still see Herr Mack's sign: “Salt and Barrels.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is the mill; there, there stood my hut, that was burned; the big grey stone stands there all alone on the site of the fire.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But soon it disappeared.
Mack'snounUS /mæks/
possessive form of “mack” — a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading The vessel began to move; I could still see Herr Mack's sign: “Salt and Barrels.”
millverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading There is the mill; there, there stood my hut, that was burned; the big grey stone stands there all alone on the site of the fire.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The moon and the stars came out; the hills towered round about, and I saw the endless woods.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The vessel began to move; I could still see Herr Mack's sign: “Salt and Barrels.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A wave of sadness went through my heart...
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A wave of sadness went through my heart...
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There is the mill; there, there stood my hut, that was burned; the big grey stone stands there all alone on the site of the fire.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The moon and the stars came out; the hills towered round about, and I saw the endless woods.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The moon and the stars came out; the hills towered round about, and I saw the endless woods.
sadnessnounUS /ˈsædnəs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading A wave of sadness went through my heart...
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading The vessel began to move; I could still see Herr Mack's sign: “Salt and Barrels.”
cut with a saw
From this reading The moon and the stars came out; the hills towered round about, and I saw the endless woods.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The vessel began to move; I could still see Herr Mack's sign: “Salt and Barrels.”
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The vessel began to move; I could still see Herr Mack's sign: “Salt and Barrels.”
sitenounUS /saɪt/
the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
From this reading There is the mill; there, there stood my hut, that was burned; the big grey stone stands there all alone on the site of the fire.
in the near future
From this reading But soon it disappeared.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading There is the mill; there, there stood my hut, that was burned; the big grey stone stands there all alone on the site of the fire.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The moon and the stars came out; the hills towered round about, and I saw the endless woods.
not in physical motion
From this reading The vessel began to move; I could still see Herr Mack's sign: “Salt and Barrels.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading There is the mill; there, there stood my hut, that was burned; the big grey stone stands there all alone on the site of the fire.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading There is the mill; there, there stood my hut, that was burned; the big grey stone stands there all alone on the site of the fire.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is the mill; there, there stood my hut, that was burned; the big grey stone stands there all alone on the site of the fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The vessel began to move; I could still see Herr Mack's sign: “Salt and Barrels.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is the mill; there, there stood my hut, that was burned; the big grey stone stands there all alone on the site of the fire.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A wave of sadness went through my heart...
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The vessel began to move; I could still see Herr Mack's sign: “Salt and Barrels.”
toweredverbUS /ˈtaʊərd/
past form of “tower” — appear very large or occupy a commanding position
From this reading The moon and the stars came out; the hills towered round about, and I saw the endless woods.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading The vessel began to move; I could still see Herr Mack's sign: “Salt and Barrels.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is the mill; there, there stood my hut, that was burned; the big grey stone stands there all alone on the site of the fire.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading A wave of sadness went through my heart...
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A wave of sadness went through my heart...
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The moon and the stars came out; the hills towered round about, and I saw the endless woods.
