used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It awakened the echoes from the surrounding hills and scattered the little creatures of the bordering woods like a mighty, conquering autocrat.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It skirted Shelving Mountain, startling that wooded giant with its call, and the answer came distant and faint as if the mountain were almost asleep.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading PEE-WEE LAYS DOWN THE LAW TO THE JUDGE Down out of the mountains came the night express, thundering along, fifty-seven minutes late.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It awakened the echoes from the surrounding hills and scattered the little creatures of the bordering woods like a mighty, conquering autocrat.
react verbally
From this reading It skirted Shelving Mountain, startling that wooded giant with its call, and the answer came distant and faint as if the mountain were almost asleep.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It skirted Shelving Mountain, startling that wooded giant with its call, and the answer came distant and faint as if the mountain were almost asleep.
in a state of sleep
From this reading It skirted Shelving Mountain, startling that wooded giant with its call, and the answer came distant and faint as if the mountain were almost asleep.
autocratnounUS /ˈɔːtəkræt/
a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading It awakened the echoes from the surrounding hills and scattered the little creatures of the bordering woods like a mighty, conquering autocrat.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading It awakened the echoes from the surrounding hills and scattered the little creatures of the bordering woods like a mighty, conquering autocrat.
borderingverbUS /ˈbɔːrdərɪŋ/
-ing form of “border” — extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
From this reading It awakened the echoes from the surrounding hills and scattered the little creatures of the bordering woods like a mighty, conquering autocrat.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It skirted Shelving Mountain, startling that wooded giant with its call, and the answer came distant and faint as if the mountain were almost asleep.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading PEE-WEE LAYS DOWN THE LAW TO THE JUDGE Down out of the mountains came the night express, thundering along, fifty-seven minutes late.
conqueringnounUS /ˈkɑːŋkərɪŋ/
the act of conquering
From this reading It awakened the echoes from the surrounding hills and scattered the little creatures of the bordering woods like a mighty, conquering autocrat.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading It awakened the echoes from the surrounding hills and scattered the little creatures of the bordering woods like a mighty, conquering autocrat.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Its weary passengers gazed listlessly out of the windows into the darkness; some of them slept.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading It skirted Shelving Mountain, startling that wooded giant with its call, and the answer came distant and faint as if the mountain were almost asleep.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading PEE-WEE LAYS DOWN THE LAW TO THE JUDGE Down out of the mountains came the night express, thundering along, fifty-seven minutes late.
echoesnounUS /ˈekoʊz/
plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading It awakened the echoes from the surrounding hills and scattered the little creatures of the bordering woods like a mighty, conquering autocrat.
give expression to
From this reading PEE-WEE LAYS DOWN THE LAW TO THE JUDGE Down out of the mountains came the night express, thundering along, fifty-seven minutes late.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading It skirted Shelving Mountain, startling that wooded giant with its call, and the answer came distant and faint as if the mountain were almost asleep.
fifty-sevenadjective
being seven more than fifty
From this reading PEE-WEE LAYS DOWN THE LAW TO THE JUDGE Down out of the mountains came the night express, thundering along, fifty-seven minutes late.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It awakened the echoes from the surrounding hills and scattered the little creatures of the bordering woods like a mighty, conquering autocrat.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Its weary passengers gazed listlessly out of the windows into the darkness; some of them slept.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading It skirted Shelving Mountain, startling that wooded giant with its call, and the answer came distant and faint as if the mountain were almost asleep.
heedlessadjective
marked by or paying little heed or attention
From this reading Indomitable, heedless it went its way.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading It awakened the echoes from the surrounding hills and scattered the little creatures of the bordering woods like a mighty, conquering autocrat.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It skirted Shelving Mountain, startling that wooded giant with its call, and the answer came distant and faint as if the mountain were almost asleep.
IndomitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɑːmətəbəl/
impossible to subdue
From this reading Indomitable, heedless it went its way.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Its weary passengers gazed listlessly out of the windows into the darkness; some of them slept.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It awakened the echoes from the surrounding hills and scattered the little creatures of the bordering woods like a mighty, conquering autocrat.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Indomitable, heedless it went its way.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading PEE-WEE LAYS DOWN THE LAW TO THE JUDGE Down out of the mountains came the night express, thundering along, fifty-seven minutes late.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading PEE-WEE LAYS DOWN THE LAW TO THE JUDGE Down out of the mountains came the night express, thundering along, fifty-seven minutes late.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading PEE-WEE LAYS DOWN THE LAW TO THE JUDGE Down out of the mountains came the night express, thundering along, fifty-seven minutes late.
LAYSnounUS /leɪz/
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading PEE-WEE LAYS DOWN THE LAW TO THE JUDGE Down out of the mountains came the night express, thundering along, fifty-seven minutes late.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It awakened the echoes from the surrounding hills and scattered the little creatures of the bordering woods like a mighty, conquering autocrat.
listlesslyadverbUS /ˈlɪstləsli/
in a listless manner
From this reading Its weary passengers gazed listlessly out of the windows into the darkness; some of them slept.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It awakened the echoes from the surrounding hills and scattered the little creatures of the bordering woods like a mighty, conquering autocrat.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading It awakened the echoes from the surrounding hills and scattered the little creatures of the bordering woods like a mighty, conquering autocrat.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading PEE-WEE LAYS DOWN THE LAW TO THE JUDGE Down out of the mountains came the night express, thundering along, fifty-seven minutes late.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading It skirted Shelving Mountain, startling that wooded giant with its call, and the answer came distant and faint as if the mountain were almost asleep.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading PEE-WEE LAYS DOWN THE LAW TO THE JUDGE Down out of the mountains came the night express, thundering along, fifty-seven minutes late.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading PEE-WEE LAYS DOWN THE LAW TO THE JUDGE Down out of the mountains came the night express, thundering along, fifty-seven minutes late.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PEE-WEE LAYS DOWN THE LAW TO THE JUDGE Down out of the mountains came the night express, thundering along, fifty-seven minutes late.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading PEE-WEE LAYS DOWN THE LAW TO THE JUDGE Down out of the mountains came the night express, thundering along, fifty-seven minutes late.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading Its weary passengers gazed listlessly out of the windows into the darkness; some of them slept.
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From this reading PEE-WEE LAYS DOWN THE LAW TO THE JUDGE Down out of the mountains came the night express, thundering along, fifty-seven minutes late.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading It awakened the echoes from the surrounding hills and scattered the little creatures of the bordering woods like a mighty, conquering autocrat.
ShelvingverbUS /ˈʃelvɪŋ/
-ing form of “shelve” — hold back to a later time
From this reading It skirted Shelving Mountain, startling that wooded giant with its call, and the answer came distant and faint as if the mountain were almost asleep.
skirtedverbUS /ˈskɜːrtɪd/
past form of “skirt” — avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading It skirted Shelving Mountain, startling that wooded giant with its call, and the answer came distant and faint as if the mountain were almost asleep.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Its weary passengers gazed listlessly out of the windows into the darkness; some of them slept.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Its weary passengers gazed listlessly out of the windows into the darkness; some of them slept.
startlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading It skirted Shelving Mountain, startling that wooded giant with its call, and the answer came distant and faint as if the mountain were almost asleep.
surroundingadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋ/
closely encircling
From this reading It awakened the echoes from the surrounding hills and scattered the little creatures of the bordering woods like a mighty, conquering autocrat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It skirted Shelving Mountain, startling that wooded giant with its call, and the answer came distant and faint as if the mountain were almost asleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PEE-WEE LAYS DOWN THE LAW TO THE JUDGE Down out of the mountains came the night express, thundering along, fifty-seven minutes late.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Its weary passengers gazed listlessly out of the windows into the darkness; some of them slept.
thunderingadjectiveUS /ˈθʌndərɪŋ/
sounding like thunder
From this reading PEE-WEE LAYS DOWN THE LAW TO THE JUDGE Down out of the mountains came the night express, thundering along, fifty-seven minutes late.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PEE-WEE LAYS DOWN THE LAW TO THE JUDGE Down out of the mountains came the night express, thundering along, fifty-seven minutes late.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Indomitable, heedless it went its way.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Its weary passengers gazed listlessly out of the windows into the darkness; some of them slept.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Indomitable, heedless it went its way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It skirted Shelving Mountain, startling that wooded giant with its call, and the answer came distant and faint as if the mountain were almost asleep.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Its weary passengers gazed listlessly out of the windows into the darkness; some of them slept.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It skirted Shelving Mountain, startling that wooded giant with its call, and the answer came distant and faint as if the mountain were almost asleep.
woodedadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdɪd/
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading It skirted Shelving Mountain, startling that wooded giant with its call, and the answer came distant and faint as if the mountain were almost asleep.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading It awakened the echoes from the surrounding hills and scattered the little creatures of the bordering woods like a mighty, conquering autocrat.
