aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading All about him the hail had wrought its destruction.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ALADDIN'S LAMP THE morning after the hail storm dawned fair and sunshiny.
ALADDIN'S
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From this reading ALADDIN'S LAMP THE morning after the hail storm dawned fair and sunshiny.
(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 All about him the hail had wrought its destruction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALADDIN'S LAMP THE morning after the hail storm dawned fair and sunshiny.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading David went out and stood at the edge of his tobacco field.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Where yesterday broad, thick leaves of green tobacco had stood out strong and vigorous there hung only limp shreds, punctured and torn into worthlessness.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading David went out and stood at the edge of his tobacco field.
dawnedverbUS /dɔːnd/
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading ALADDIN'S LAMP THE morning after the hail storm dawned fair and sunshiny.
destructionnounUS /dɪˈstrʌkʃən/
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading All about him the hail had wrought its destruction.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading David went out and stood at the edge of his tobacco field.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading ALADDIN'S LAMP THE morning after the hail storm dawned fair and sunshiny.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading David went out and stood at the edge of his tobacco field.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Where yesterday broad, thick leaves of green tobacco had stood out strong and vigorous there hung only limp shreds, punctured and torn into worthlessness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All about him the hail had wrought its destruction.
hailverbUS /heɪl/
praise vociferously
From this reading ALADDIN'S LAMP THE morning after the hail storm dawned fair and sunshiny.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All about him the hail had wrought its destruction.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading David went out and stood at the edge of his tobacco field.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Where yesterday broad, thick leaves of green tobacco had stood out strong and vigorous there hung only limp shreds, punctured and torn into worthlessness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Where yesterday broad, thick leaves of green tobacco had stood out strong and vigorous there hung only limp shreds, punctured and torn into worthlessness.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading All about him the hail had wrought its destruction.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading ALADDIN'S LAMP THE morning after the hail storm dawned fair and sunshiny.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Where yesterday broad, thick leaves of green tobacco had stood out strong and vigorous there hung only limp shreds, punctured and torn into worthlessness.
limpverbUS /lɪmp/
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading Where yesterday broad, thick leaves of green tobacco had stood out strong and vigorous there hung only limp shreds, punctured and torn into worthlessness.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading ALADDIN'S LAMP THE morning after the hail storm dawned fair and sunshiny.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "All wasted, my summer's work.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading David went out and stood at the edge of his tobacco field.
and nothing more
From this reading Where yesterday broad, thick leaves of green tobacco had stood out strong and vigorous there hung only limp shreds, punctured and torn into worthlessness.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading David went out and stood at the edge of his tobacco field.
puncturedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌŋktʃərd/
having a hole cut through
From this reading Where yesterday broad, thick leaves of green tobacco had stood out strong and vigorous there hung only limp shreds, punctured and torn into worthlessness.
shredsnounUS /ʃredz/
plural of “shred” — a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading Where yesterday broad, thick leaves of green tobacco had stood out strong and vigorous there hung only limp shreds, punctured and torn into worthlessness.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading David went out and stood at the edge of his tobacco field.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading ALADDIN'S LAMP THE morning after the hail storm dawned fair and sunshiny.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Where yesterday broad, thick leaves of green tobacco had stood out strong and vigorous there hung only limp shreds, punctured and torn into worthlessness.
summer'snounUS /ˈsʌmərz/
possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading "All wasted, my summer's work.
sunshiny
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From this reading ALADDIN'S LAMP THE morning after the hail storm dawned fair and sunshiny.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALADDIN'S LAMP THE morning after the hail storm dawned fair and sunshiny.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Where yesterday broad, thick leaves of green tobacco had stood out strong and vigorous there hung only limp shreds, punctured and torn into worthlessness.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Where yesterday broad, thick leaves of green tobacco had stood out strong and vigorous there hung only limp shreds, punctured and torn into worthlessness.
tobacconounUS /təˈbækoʊ/
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading David went out and stood at the edge of his tobacco field.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading Where yesterday broad, thick leaves of green tobacco had stood out strong and vigorous there hung only limp shreds, punctured and torn into worthlessness.
vigorousadjectiveUS /ˈvɪɡərəs/
characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
From this reading Where yesterday broad, thick leaves of green tobacco had stood out strong and vigorous there hung only limp shreds, punctured and torn into worthlessness.
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading "All wasted, my summer's work.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading David went out and stood at the edge of his tobacco field.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where yesterday broad, thick leaves of green tobacco had stood out strong and vigorous there hung only limp shreds, punctured and torn into worthlessness.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "All wasted, my summer's work.
worthlessnessnoun
having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful
From this reading Where yesterday broad, thick leaves of green tobacco had stood out strong and vigorous there hung only limp shreds, punctured and torn into worthlessness.
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading All about him the hail had wrought its destruction.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Where yesterday broad, thick leaves of green tobacco had stood out strong and vigorous there hung only limp shreds, punctured and torn into worthlessness.
