used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In great clots and coils it rolled upwards, spreading as it thinned, till it was a pall of vapour that sheeted all the lemon-coloured sky.
(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 In great clots and coils it rolled upwards, spreading as it thinned, till it was a pall of vapour that sheeted all the lemon-coloured sky.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Its red-hot plunge into the sea behind the hills was almost audible.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In great clots and coils it rolled upwards, spreading as it thinned, till it was a pall of vapour that sheeted all the lemon-coloured sky.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The black cloud, fuming up from its setting-place, was as the steam of the collision.
audibleadjectiveUS /ˈɑːdəbəl/
heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading Its red-hot plunge into the sea behind the hills was almost audible.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Its red-hot plunge into the sea behind the hills was almost audible.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The black cloud, fuming up from its setting-place, was as the steam of the collision.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
bywaysnounUS /ˈbaɪweɪz/
plural of “byway” — a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)
From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
Clare
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From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
clotsnounUS /klɑːts/
plural of “clot” — a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid
From this reading In great clots and coils it rolled upwards, spreading as it thinned, till it was a pall of vapour that sheeted all the lemon-coloured sky.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading The black cloud, fuming up from its setting-place, was as the steam of the collision.
coilsnounUS /kɔɪlz/
plural of “coil” — a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
From this reading In great clots and coils it rolled upwards, spreading as it thinned, till it was a pall of vapour that sheeted all the lemon-coloured sky.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
collisionnounUS /kəˈlɪʒən/
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
From this reading The black cloud, fuming up from its setting-place, was as the steam of the collision.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
drivesnounUS /draɪvz/
plural of “drive” — the act of applying force to propel something
From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The sun slid over the edge of the sweating earth.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The sun slid over the edge of the sweating earth.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The black cloud, fuming up from its setting-place, was as the steam of the collision.
fumingverbUS /ˈfjuːmɪŋ/
-ing form of “fume” — be mad, angry, or furious
From this reading The black cloud, fuming up from its setting-place, was as the steam of the collision.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In great clots and coils it rolled upwards, spreading as it thinned, till it was a pall of vapour that sheeted all the lemon-coloured sky.
Hartill's
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From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Its red-hot plunge into the sea behind the hills was almost audible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In great clots and coils it rolled upwards, spreading as it thinned, till it was a pall of vapour that sheeted all the lemon-coloured sky.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Its red-hot plunge into the sea behind the hills was almost audible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In great clots and coils it rolled upwards, spreading as it thinned, till it was a pall of vapour that sheeted all the lemon-coloured sky.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its red-hot plunge into the sea behind the hills was almost audible.
lemon-coloured
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From this reading In great clots and coils it rolled upwards, spreading as it thinned, till it was a pall of vapour that sheeted all the lemon-coloured sky.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun slid over the edge of the sweating earth.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The sun slid over the edge of the sweating earth.
pallverbUS /pɑːl/
become less interesting or attractive
From this reading In great clots and coils it rolled upwards, spreading as it thinned, till it was a pall of vapour that sheeted all the lemon-coloured sky.
parlournounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
plungeverbUS /plʌndʒ/
thrust or throw into
From this reading Its red-hot plunge into the sea behind the hills was almost audible.
racedverbUS /reɪst/
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
red-hotadjective
having strong sexual appeal
From this reading Its red-hot plunge into the sea behind the hills was almost audible.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading In great clots and coils it rolled upwards, spreading as it thinned, till it was a pall of vapour that sheeted all the lemon-coloured sky.
RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Its red-hot plunge into the sea behind the hills was almost audible.
setting-place
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From this reading The black cloud, fuming up from its setting-place, was as the steam of the collision.
sheeted
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From this reading In great clots and coils it rolled upwards, spreading as it thinned, till it was a pall of vapour that sheeted all the lemon-coloured sky.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading In great clots and coils it rolled upwards, spreading as it thinned, till it was a pall of vapour that sheeted all the lemon-coloured sky.
slidverbUS /slɪd/
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading The sun slid over the edge of the sweating earth.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
spreadingnounUS /ˈspredɪŋ/
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading In great clots and coils it rolled upwards, spreading as it thinned, till it was a pall of vapour that sheeted all the lemon-coloured sky.
steamverbUS /stiːm/
travel by means of steam power
From this reading The black cloud, fuming up from its setting-place, was as the steam of the collision.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun slid over the edge of the sweating earth.
sweatingnounUS /ˈswetɪŋ/
the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
From this reading The sun slid over the edge of the sweating earth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In great clots and coils it rolled upwards, spreading as it thinned, till it was a pall of vapour that sheeted all the lemon-coloured sky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun slid over the edge of the sweating earth.
thinnedadjectiveUS /θɪnd/
mixed with water
From this reading In great clots and coils it rolled upwards, spreading as it thinned, till it was a pall of vapour that sheeted all the lemon-coloured sky.
up to a particular time
From this reading In great clots and coils it rolled upwards, spreading as it thinned, till it was a pall of vapour that sheeted all the lemon-coloured sky.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The black cloud, fuming up from its setting-place, was as the steam of the collision.
upwardsadverbUS /ˈʌpwərdz/
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
From this reading In great clots and coils it rolled upwards, spreading as it thinned, till it was a pall of vapour that sheeted all the lemon-coloured sky.
Utterbridge
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From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
vapournoun
a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
From this reading In great clots and coils it rolled upwards, spreading as it thinned, till it was a pall of vapour that sheeted all the lemon-coloured sky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Its red-hot plunge into the sea behind the hills was almost audible.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Suddenly a cold wind sprang up, raced down the silent heavens, and, by way of Eastern Europe and the North Sea and the straight Roman road that drives down England, tore along the Utterbridge byways, and into the open window of Clare Hartill's parlour.
