used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was as though the summer night had found a sanctuary in the heart of this wilderness of stone.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Close behind him his neighbor, Madam Frandsen, was bustling about her little kitchen.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as though the summer night had found a sanctuary in the heart of this wilderness of stone.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then Pelle turned away a little, re- crossed his leg, and leant over on the other side, restless as a horse in blinkers.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Close behind him his neighbor, Madam Frandsen, was bustling about her little kitchen.
blinkers
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From this reading Then Pelle turned away a little, re- crossed his leg, and leant over on the other side, restless as a horse in blinkers.
bustlingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌsəlɪŋ/
full of energetic and noisy activity
From this reading Close behind him his neighbor, Madam Frandsen, was bustling about her little kitchen.
chattered
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From this reading The door stood open on to the platform, and she chattered incessantly, half to herself and half to Pelle, about her gout, her dead husband, and her lout of a son.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Close behind him his neighbor, Madam Frandsen, was bustling about her little kitchen.
placed crosswise
From this reading Then Pelle turned away a little, re- crossed his leg, and leant over on the other side, restless as a horse in blinkers.
a female human offspring
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The door stood open on to the platform, and she chattered incessantly, half to herself and half to Pelle, about her gout, her dead husband, and her lout of a son.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door stood open on to the platform, and she chattered incessantly, half to herself and half to Pelle, about her gout, her dead husband, and her lout of a son.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
set up or found
From this reading It was as though the summer night had found a sanctuary in the heart of this wilderness of stone.
Frandsen
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From this reading Close behind him his neighbor, Madam Frandsen, was bustling about her little kitchen.
glowedverbUS /ɡloʊd/
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
goutnounUS /ɡaʊt/
a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
From this reading The door stood open on to the platform, and she chattered incessantly, half to herself and half to Pelle, about her gout, her dead husband, and her lout of a son.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was as though the summer night had found a sanctuary in the heart of this wilderness of stone.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The door stood open on to the platform, and she chattered incessantly, half to herself and half to Pelle, about her gout, her dead husband, and her lout of a son.
Hanne's
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From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It was as though the summer night had found a sanctuary in the heart of this wilderness of stone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The door stood open on to the platform, and she chattered incessantly, half to herself and half to Pelle, about her gout, her dead husband, and her lout of a son.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Close behind him his neighbor, Madam Frandsen, was bustling about her little kitchen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Pelle turned away a little, re- crossed his leg, and leant over on the other side, restless as a horse in blinkers.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Then Pelle turned away a little, re- crossed his leg, and leant over on the other side, restless as a horse in blinkers.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The door stood open on to the platform, and she chattered incessantly, half to herself and half to Pelle, about her gout, her dead husband, and her lout of a son.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was as though the summer night had found a sanctuary in the heart of this wilderness of stone.
incessantlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsesəntli/
with unflagging resolve
From this reading The door stood open on to the platform, and she chattered incessantly, half to herself and half to Pelle, about her gout, her dead husband, and her lout of a son.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as though the summer night had found a sanctuary in the heart of this wilderness of stone.
Johnsen
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From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Close behind him his neighbor, Madam Frandsen, was bustling about her little kitchen.
lanternnounUS /ˈlæntərn/
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
leantverbUS /ˈliːənt/
inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Then Pelle turned away a little, re- crossed his leg, and leant over on the other side, restless as a horse in blinkers.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading Then Pelle turned away a little, re- crossed his leg, and leant over on the other side, restless as a horse in blinkers.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then Pelle turned away a little, re- crossed his leg, and leant over on the other side, restless as a horse in blinkers.
loutnounUS /laʊt/
an awkward stupid person
From this reading The door stood open on to the platform, and she chattered incessantly, half to herself and half to Pelle, about her gout, her dead husband, and her lout of a son.
a woman of refinement
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
neighbornounUS /ˈneɪbər/
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading Close behind him his neighbor, Madam Frandsen, was bustling about her little kitchen.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was as though the summer night had found a sanctuary in the heart of this wilderness of stone.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was as though the summer night had found a sanctuary in the heart of this wilderness of stone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then Pelle turned away a little, re- crossed his leg, and leant over on the other side, restless as a horse in blinkers.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The door stood open on to the platform, and she chattered incessantly, half to herself and half to Pelle, about her gout, her dead husband, and her lout of a son.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Then Pelle turned away a little, re- crossed his leg, and leant over on the other side, restless as a horse in blinkers.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then Pelle turned away a little, re- crossed his leg, and leant over on the other side, restless as a horse in blinkers.
Pelle
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From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading The door stood open on to the platform, and she chattered incessantly, half to herself and half to Pelle, about her gout, her dead husband, and her lout of a son.
renounUS /reɪ/
a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum
From this reading Then Pelle turned away a little, re- crossed his leg, and leant over on the other side, restless as a horse in blinkers.
worried and uneasy
From this reading Then Pelle turned away a little, re- crossed his leg, and leant over on the other side, restless as a horse in blinkers.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
sanctuarynounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading It was as though the summer night had found a sanctuary in the heart of this wilderness of stone.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
sewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Then Pelle turned away a little, re- crossed his leg, and leant over on the other side, restless as a horse in blinkers.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
a male human offspring
From this reading The door stood open on to the platform, and she chattered incessantly, half to herself and half to Pelle, about her gout, her dead husband, and her lout of a son.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading It was as though the summer night had found a sanctuary in the heart of this wilderness of stone.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The door stood open on to the platform, and she chattered incessantly, half to herself and half to Pelle, about her gout, her dead husband, and her lout of a son.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It was as though the summer night had found a sanctuary in the heart of this wilderness of stone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was as though the summer night had found a sanctuary in the heart of this wilderness of stone.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was as though the summer night had found a sanctuary in the heart of this wilderness of stone.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was as though the summer night had found a sanctuary in the heart of this wilderness of stone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The door stood open on to the platform, and she chattered incessantly, half to herself and half to Pelle, about her gout, her dead husband, and her lout of a son.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Under the lantern sat Madam Johnsen and her daughter sewing; and Hanne’s face glowed like a rose in the night, and every now and then she turned it up toward Pelle and smiled, and made an impatient movement of her head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as though the summer night had found a sanctuary in the heart of this wilderness of stone.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading It was as though the summer night had found a sanctuary in the heart of this wilderness of stone.
