used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
AntelopenounUS /ˈæntəloʊp/
graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading With hunched-up shoulders, her hands tucked under her arms, she stood looking out, her breath blurring the pane in a dissolving film of smoke.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
barefootedadjective
without shoes
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It seemed to her it would be “lots of fun” to be snowed up at Antelope, and when she saw only a thin covering of white on the hotel garden and the diminishing perspective of roofs, she drew her mouth into a grimace of disappointment.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
BelowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below her the garden--the summer pride of Perley’s Hotel--lay a sere, withered waste, its shrubs stiff in the grip of the cold.
blurringverbUS /ˈblɜːrɪŋ/
inflected form of “blur” — become glassy; lose clear vision
From this reading With hunched-up shoulders, her hands tucked under her arms, she stood looking out, her breath blurring the pane in a dissolving film of smoke.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading With hunched-up shoulders, her hands tucked under her arms, she stood looking out, her breath blurring the pane in a dissolving film of smoke.
CannonnounUS /ˈkænən/
a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
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 It was a cold little world.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading It seemed to her it would be “lots of fun” to be snowed up at Antelope, and when she saw only a thin covering of white on the hotel garden and the diminishing perspective of roofs, she drew her mouth into a grimace of disappointment.
diminishingadjectiveUS /dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ/
becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so
From this reading It seemed to her it would be “lots of fun” to be snowed up at Antelope, and when she saw only a thin covering of white on the hotel garden and the diminishing perspective of roofs, she drew her mouth into a grimace of disappointment.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading It seemed to her it would be “lots of fun” to be snowed up at Antelope, and when she saw only a thin covering of white on the hotel garden and the diminishing perspective of roofs, she drew her mouth into a grimace of disappointment.
dissolvingnounUS /dɪˈzɔːlvɪŋ/
the process of going into solution
From this reading With hunched-up shoulders, her hands tucked under her arms, she stood looking out, her breath blurring the pane in a dissolving film of smoke.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading It seemed to her it would be “lots of fun” to be snowed up at Antelope, and when she saw only a thin covering of white on the hotel garden and the diminishing perspective of roofs, she drew her mouth into a grimace of disappointment.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
filmnounUS /fɪlm/
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading With hunched-up shoulders, her hands tucked under her arms, she stood looking out, her breath blurring the pane in a dissolving film of smoke.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading It seemed to her it would be “lots of fun” to be snowed up at Antelope, and when she saw only a thin covering of white on the hotel garden and the diminishing perspective of roofs, she drew her mouth into a grimace of disappointment.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading It seemed to her it would be “lots of fun” to be snowed up at Antelope, and when she saw only a thin covering of white on the hotel garden and the diminishing perspective of roofs, she drew her mouth into a grimace of disappointment.
grimaceverbUS /ˈɡrɪməs/
contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
From this reading It seemed to her it would be “lots of fun” to be snowed up at Antelope, and when she saw only a thin covering of white on the hotel garden and the diminishing perspective of roofs, she drew her mouth into a grimace of disappointment.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading Below her the garden--the summer pride of Perley’s Hotel--lay a sere, withered waste, its shrubs stiff in the grip of the cold.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading With hunched-up shoulders, her hands tucked under her arms, she stood looking out, her breath blurring the pane in a dissolving film of smoke.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading It seemed to her it would be “lots of fun” to be snowed up at Antelope, and when she saw only a thin covering of white on the hotel garden and the diminishing perspective of roofs, she drew her mouth into a grimace of disappointment.
hunched-up
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From this reading With hunched-up shoulders, her hands tucked under her arms, she stood looking out, her breath blurring the pane in a dissolving film of smoke.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With hunched-up shoulders, her hands tucked under her arms, she stood looking out, her breath blurring the pane in a dissolving film of smoke.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It seemed to her it would be “lots of fun” to be snowed up at Antelope, and when she saw only a thin covering of white on the hotel garden and the diminishing perspective of roofs, she drew her mouth into a grimace of disappointment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her it would be “lots of fun” to be snowed up at Antelope, and when she saw only a thin covering of white on the hotel garden and the diminishing perspective of roofs, she drew her mouth into a grimace of disappointment.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Below her the garden--the summer pride of Perley’s Hotel--lay a sere, withered waste, its shrubs stiff in the grip of the cold.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Below her the garden--the summer pride of Perley’s Hotel--lay a sere, withered waste, its shrubs stiff in the grip of the cold.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a cold little world.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading With hunched-up shoulders, her hands tucked under her arms, she stood looking out, her breath blurring the pane in a dissolving film of smoke.
a large number or amount
From this reading It seemed to her it would be “lots of fun” to be snowed up at Antelope, and when she saw only a thin covering of white on the hotel garden and the diminishing perspective of roofs, she drew her mouth into a grimace of disappointment.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading It seemed to her it would be “lots of fun” to be snowed up at Antelope, and when she saw only a thin covering of white on the hotel garden and the diminishing perspective of roofs, she drew her mouth into a grimace of disappointment.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
and nothing more
From this reading It seemed to her it would be “lots of fun” to be snowed up at Antelope, and when she saw only a thin covering of white on the hotel garden and the diminishing perspective of roofs, she drew her mouth into a grimace of disappointment.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
panenounUS /peɪn/
sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
From this reading With hunched-up shoulders, her hands tucked under her arms, she stood looking out, her breath blurring the pane in a dissolving film of smoke.
patternounUS /ˈpætər/
plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
Perley's
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From this reading Below her the garden--the summer pride of Perley’s Hotel--lay a sere, withered waste, its shrubs stiff in the grip of the cold.
perspectivenounUS /pərˈspektɪv/
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading It seemed to her it would be “lots of fun” to be snowed up at Antelope, and when she saw only a thin covering of white on the hotel garden and the diminishing perspective of roofs, she drew her mouth into a grimace of disappointment.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Below her the garden--the summer pride of Perley’s Hotel--lay a sere, withered waste, its shrubs stiff in the grip of the cold.
roofsnounUS /ruːfs/
plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading It seemed to her it would be “lots of fun” to be snowed up at Antelope, and when she saw only a thin covering of white on the hotel garden and the diminishing perspective of roofs, she drew her mouth into a grimace of disappointment.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
cut with a saw
From this reading It seemed to her it would be “lots of fun” to be snowed up at Antelope, and when she saw only a thin covering of white on the hotel garden and the diminishing perspective of roofs, she drew her mouth into a grimace of disappointment.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to her it would be “lots of fun” to be snowed up at Antelope, and when she saw only a thin covering of white on the hotel garden and the diminishing perspective of roofs, she drew her mouth into a grimace of disappointment.
sereadjectiveUS /sɪr/
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
From this reading Below her the garden--the summer pride of Perley’s Hotel--lay a sere, withered waste, its shrubs stiff in the grip of the cold.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to her it would be “lots of fun” to be snowed up at Antelope, and when she saw only a thin covering of white on the hotel garden and the diminishing perspective of roofs, she drew her mouth into a grimace of disappointment.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading With hunched-up shoulders, her hands tucked under her arms, she stood looking out, her breath blurring the pane in a dissolving film of smoke.
shrubsnounUS /ʃrʌbz/
plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Below her the garden--the summer pride of Perley’s Hotel--lay a sere, withered waste, its shrubs stiff in the grip of the cold.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading With hunched-up shoulders, her hands tucked under her arms, she stood looking out, her breath blurring the pane in a dissolving film of smoke.
snowedverbUS /snoʊd/
past form of “snow” — fall as snow
From this reading It seemed to her it would be “lots of fun” to be snowed up at Antelope, and when she saw only a thin covering of white on the hotel garden and the diminishing perspective of roofs, she drew her mouth into a grimace of disappointment.
snowflakesnounUS /ˈsnoʊfleɪks/
plural of “snowflake” — a crystal of snow
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading Below her the garden--the summer pride of Perley’s Hotel--lay a sere, withered waste, its shrubs stiff in the grip of the cold.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading With hunched-up shoulders, her hands tucked under her arms, she stood looking out, her breath blurring the pane in a dissolving film of smoke.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Below her the garden--the summer pride of Perley’s Hotel--lay a sere, withered waste, its shrubs stiff in the grip of the cold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading It seemed to her it would be “lots of fun” to be snowed up at Antelope, and when she saw only a thin covering of white on the hotel garden and the diminishing perspective of roofs, she drew her mouth into a grimace of disappointment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
tuckedadjectiveUS /tʌkt/
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading With hunched-up shoulders, her hands tucked under her arms, she stood looking out, her breath blurring the pane in a dissolving film of smoke.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading With hunched-up shoulders, her hands tucked under her arms, she stood looking out, her breath blurring the pane in a dissolving film of smoke.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It seemed to her it would be “lots of fun” to be snowed up at Antelope, and when she saw only a thin covering of white on the hotel garden and the diminishing perspective of roofs, she drew her mouth into a grimace of disappointment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a cold little world.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading Below her the garden--the summer pride of Perley’s Hotel--lay a sere, withered waste, its shrubs stiff in the grip of the cold.
at the time that
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
a Caucasian
From this reading It seemed to her it would be “lots of fun” to be snowed up at Antelope, and when she saw only a thin covering of white on the hotel garden and the diminishing perspective of roofs, she drew her mouth into a grimace of disappointment.
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 OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With hunched-up shoulders, her hands tucked under her arms, she stood looking out, her breath blurring the pane in a dissolving film of smoke.
witheredadjectiveUS /ˈwɪðərd/
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading Below her the garden--the summer pride of Perley’s Hotel--lay a sere, withered waste, its shrubs stiff in the grip of the cold.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading OUT OF NIGHT AND STORM When Rose Cannon woke on the morning after her arrival at Antelope, a memory of the snowflakes of the evening before made her jump out of bed and patter barefooted to the window.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It was a cold little world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It seemed to her it would be “lots of fun” to be snowed up at Antelope, and when she saw only a thin covering of white on the hotel garden and the diminishing perspective of roofs, she drew her mouth into a grimace of disappointment.
