used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The band was playing before a small audience.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Children were running about; a few Red Guards were there, sitting in groups, or walking along with their sweethearts.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Children were running about; a few Red Guards were there, sitting in groups, or walking along with their sweethearts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long and anxiously awaited rain did not come; it would have washed the dust of the city from the trees, would have quenched the thirst of the grass.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading The long and anxiously awaited rain did not come; it would have washed the dust of the city from the trees, would have quenched the thirst of the grass.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading The band was playing before a small audience.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading The long and anxiously awaited rain did not come; it would have washed the dust of the city from the trees, would have quenched the thirst of the grass.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading The band was playing before a small audience.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The band was playing before a small audience.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dusty, withered by the oppressive heat of the summer.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Children were running about; a few Red Guards were there, sitting in groups, or walking along with their sweethearts.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The long and anxiously awaited rain did not come; it would have washed the dust of the city from the trees, would have quenched the thirst of the grass.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The long and anxiously awaited rain did not come; it would have washed the dust of the city from the trees, would have quenched the thirst of the grass.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The long and anxiously awaited rain did not come; it would have washed the dust of the city from the trees, would have quenched the thirst of the grass.
remove the dust from
From this reading The long and anxiously awaited rain did not come; it would have washed the dust of the city from the trees, would have quenched the thirst of the grass.
DustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading Dusty, withered by the oppressive heat of the summer.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Children were running about; a few Red Guards were there, sitting in groups, or walking along with their sweethearts.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The long and anxiously awaited rain did not come; it would have washed the dust of the city from the trees, would have quenched the thirst of the grass.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The long and anxiously awaited rain did not come; it would have washed the dust of the city from the trees, would have quenched the thirst of the grass.
groupsnounUS /ɡruːps/
plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Children were running about; a few Red Guards were there, sitting in groups, or walking along with their sweethearts.
GuardsnounUS /ɡɑːrdz/
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Children were running about; a few Red Guards were there, sitting in groups, or walking along with their sweethearts.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The long and anxiously awaited rain did not come; it would have washed the dust of the city from the trees, would have quenched the thirst of the grass.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Dusty, withered by the oppressive heat of the summer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Children were running about; a few Red Guards were there, sitting in groups, or walking along with their sweethearts.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The long and anxiously awaited rain did not come; it would have washed the dust of the city from the trees, would have quenched the thirst of the grass.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The long and anxiously awaited rain did not come; it would have washed the dust of the city from the trees, would have quenched the thirst of the grass.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The long and anxiously awaited rain did not come; it would have washed the dust of the city from the trees, would have quenched the thirst of the grass.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dusty, withered by the oppressive heat of the summer.
oppressiveadjectiveUS /əˈpresɪv/
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
From this reading Dusty, withered by the oppressive heat of the summer.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Children were running about; a few Red Guards were there, sitting in groups, or walking along with their sweethearts.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading The Park.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading The band was playing before a small audience.
quenchedadjective
allayed
From this reading The long and anxiously awaited rain did not come; it would have washed the dust of the city from the trees, would have quenched the thirst of the grass.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The long and anxiously awaited rain did not come; it would have washed the dust of the city from the trees, would have quenched the thirst of the grass.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Children were running about; a few Red Guards were there, sitting in groups, or walking along with their sweethearts.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Children were running about; a few Red Guards were there, sitting in groups, or walking along with their sweethearts.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Children were running about; a few Red Guards were there, sitting in groups, or walking along with their sweethearts.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The band was playing before a small audience.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Dusty, withered by the oppressive heat of the summer.
sweetheartsnounUS /ˈswiːthɑːrts/
plural of “sweetheart” — a person loved by another person
From this reading Children were running about; a few Red Guards were there, sitting in groups, or walking along with their sweethearts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Park.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Children were running about; a few Red Guards were there, sitting in groups, or walking along with their sweethearts.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Children were running about; a few Red Guards were there, sitting in groups, or walking along with their sweethearts.
thirstnounUS /θɜːrst/
a physiological need to drink
From this reading The long and anxiously awaited rain did not come; it would have washed the dust of the city from the trees, would have quenched the thirst of the grass.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The long and anxiously awaited rain did not come; it would have washed the dust of the city from the trees, would have quenched the thirst of the grass.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Children were running about; a few Red Guards were there, sitting in groups, or walking along with their sweethearts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The band was playing before a small audience.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading The long and anxiously awaited rain did not come; it would have washed the dust of the city from the trees, would have quenched the thirst of the grass.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Children were running about; a few Red Guards were there, sitting in groups, or walking along with their sweethearts.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Children were running about; a few Red Guards were there, sitting in groups, or walking along with their sweethearts.
witheredadjectiveUS /ˈwɪðərd/
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading Dusty, withered by the oppressive heat of the summer.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The long and anxiously awaited rain did not come; it would have washed the dust of the city from the trees, would have quenched the thirst of the grass.
