used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading In the morning we are awakened suddenly, almost at the same instant, by a red flame glowing between the slats as fire glows between the bars of a grate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the morning we are awakened suddenly, almost at the same instant, by a red flame glowing between the slats as fire glows between the bars of a grate.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the morning we are awakened suddenly, almost at the same instant, by a red flame glowing between the slats as fire glows between the bars of a grate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the morning we are awakened suddenly, almost at the same instant, by a red flame glowing between the slats as fire glows between the bars of a grate.
aroused or activated
From this reading In the morning we are awakened suddenly, almost at the same instant, by a red flame glowing between the slats as fire glows between the bars of a grate.
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading In the morning we are awakened suddenly, almost at the same instant, by a red flame glowing between the slats as fire glows between the bars of a grate.
bedsnounUS /bedz/
plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
see with attention
From this reading Springing from our curtains we fling open the shutters, expecting to see a great conflagration, and behold, it is the sunrise!
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Here it fills the sky with a blood-red radiance and lights up the palm groves in the garden below, where a mighty congregation of small birds are shrieking out their joy to greet the god of morning.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In the morning we are awakened suddenly, almost at the same instant, by a red flame glowing between the slats as fire glows between the bars of a grate.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Here it fills the sky with a blood-red radiance and lights up the palm groves in the garden below, where a mighty congregation of small birds are shrieking out their joy to greet the god of morning.
blood-redadjective
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading Here it fills the sky with a blood-red radiance and lights up the palm groves in the garden below, where a mighty congregation of small birds are shrieking out their joy to greet the god of morning.
boisterousadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪstərəs/
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
From this reading The sun does not greet us in such boisterous fashion in England!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the morning we are awakened suddenly, almost at the same instant, by a red flame glowing between the slats as fire glows between the bars of a grate.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
conflagrationnounUS /ˌkɑːnfləˈɡreɪʃən/
a very intense and uncontrolled fire
From this reading Springing from our curtains we fling open the shutters, expecting to see a great conflagration, and behold, it is the sunrise!
congregationnounUS /ˌkɑːŋɡrəˈɡeɪʃən/
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
From this reading Here it fills the sky with a blood-red radiance and lights up the palm groves in the garden below, where a mighty congregation of small birds are shrieking out their joy to greet the god of morning.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Springing from our curtains we fling open the shutters, expecting to see a great conflagration, and behold, it is the sunrise!
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun does not greet us in such boisterous fashion in England!
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading The sun does not greet us in such boisterous fashion in England!
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Springing from our curtains we fling open the shutters, expecting to see a great conflagration, and behold, it is the sunrise!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
fillsnounUS /fɪlz/
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading Here it fills the sky with a blood-red radiance and lights up the palm groves in the garden below, where a mighty congregation of small birds are shrieking out their joy to greet the god of morning.
start firing a weapon
From this reading In the morning we are awakened suddenly, almost at the same instant, by a red flame glowing between the slats as fire glows between the bars of a grate.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading In the morning we are awakened suddenly, almost at the same instant, by a red flame glowing between the slats as fire glows between the bars of a grate.
flingverbUS /flɪŋ/
throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Springing from our curtains we fling open the shutters, expecting to see a great conflagration, and behold, it is the sunrise!
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Springing from our curtains we fling open the shutters, expecting to see a great conflagration, and behold, it is the sunrise!
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Here it fills the sky with a blood-red radiance and lights up the palm groves in the garden below, where a mighty congregation of small birds are shrieking out their joy to greet the god of morning.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading In the morning we are awakened suddenly, almost at the same instant, by a red flame glowing between the slats as fire glows between the bars of a grate.
glowsnounUS /ɡloʊz/
plural of “glow” — an alert and refreshed state
From this reading In the morning we are awakened suddenly, almost at the same instant, by a red flame glowing between the slats as fire glows between the bars of a grate.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Here it fills the sky with a blood-red radiance and lights up the palm groves in the garden below, where a mighty congregation of small birds are shrieking out their joy to greet the god of morning.
gratenounUS /ɡreɪt/
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
From this reading In the morning we are awakened suddenly, almost at the same instant, by a red flame glowing between the slats as fire glows between the bars of a grate.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Springing from our curtains we fling open the shutters, expecting to see a great conflagration, and behold, it is the sunrise!
greetverbUS /ɡriːt/
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading The sun does not greet us in such boisterous fashion in England!
grovesnounUS /ɡroʊvz/
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
From this reading Here it fills the sky with a blood-red radiance and lights up the palm groves in the garden below, where a mighty congregation of small birds are shrieking out their joy to greet the god of morning.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here it fills the sky with a blood-red radiance and lights up the palm groves in the garden below, where a mighty congregation of small birds are shrieking out their joy to greet the god of morning.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning we are awakened suddenly, almost at the same instant, by a red flame glowing between the slats as fire glows between the bars of a grate.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading In the morning we are awakened suddenly, almost at the same instant, by a red flame glowing between the slats as fire glows between the bars of a grate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Springing from our curtains we fling open the shutters, expecting to see a great conflagration, and behold, it is the sunrise!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Springing from our curtains we fling open the shutters, expecting to see a great conflagration, and behold, it is the sunrise!
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Here it fills the sky with a blood-red radiance and lights up the palm groves in the garden below, where a mighty congregation of small birds are shrieking out their joy to greet the god of morning.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading Here it fills the sky with a blood-red radiance and lights up the palm groves in the garden below, where a mighty congregation of small birds are shrieking out their joy to greet the god of morning.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
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 A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the morning we are awakened suddenly, almost at the same instant, by a red flame glowing between the slats as fire glows between the bars of a grate.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sun does not greet us in such boisterous fashion in England!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Here it fills the sky with a blood-red radiance and lights up the palm groves in the garden below, where a mighty congregation of small birds are shrieking out their joy to greet the god of morning.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
palmnounUS /pɑːm/
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading Here it fills the sky with a blood-red radiance and lights up the palm groves in the garden below, where a mighty congregation of small birds are shrieking out their joy to greet the god of morning.
radiancenounUS /ˈreɪdiːəns/
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
From this reading Here it fills the sky with a blood-red radiance and lights up the palm groves in the garden below, where a mighty congregation of small birds are shrieking out their joy to greet the god of morning.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading In the morning we are awakened suddenly, almost at the same instant, by a red flame glowing between the slats as fire glows between the bars of a grate.
retiringadjectiveUS /rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ/
not arrogant or presuming
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Identical; not different.
From this reading In the morning we are awakened suddenly, almost at the same instant, by a red flame glowing between the slats as fire glows between the bars of a grate.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Springing from our curtains we fling open the shutters, expecting to see a great conflagration, and behold, it is the sunrise!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
shriekingnounUS /ˈʃriːkɪŋ/
sharp piercing cry
From this reading Here it fills the sky with a blood-red radiance and lights up the palm groves in the garden below, where a mighty congregation of small birds are shrieking out their joy to greet the god of morning.
shuttersnounUS /ˈʃʌtərz/
plural of “shutter” — a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Here it fills the sky with a blood-red radiance and lights up the palm groves in the garden below, where a mighty congregation of small birds are shrieking out their joy to greet the god of morning.
slatsnounUS /slæts/
plural of “slat” — a thin strip (wood or metal)
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Here it fills the sky with a blood-red radiance and lights up the palm groves in the garden below, where a mighty congregation of small birds are shrieking out their joy to greet the god of morning.
SpringingverbUS /ˈsprɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Springing from our curtains we fling open the shutters, expecting to see a great conflagration, and behold, it is the sunrise!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The sun does not greet us in such boisterous fashion in England!
happening unexpectedly
From this reading In the morning we are awakened suddenly, almost at the same instant, by a red flame glowing between the slats as fire glows between the bars of a grate.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun does not greet us in such boisterous fashion in England!
sunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading Springing from our curtains we fling open the shutters, expecting to see a great conflagration, and behold, it is the sunrise!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here it fills the sky with a blood-red radiance and lights up the palm groves in the garden below, where a mighty congregation of small birds are shrieking out their joy to greet the god of morning.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Springing from our curtains we fling open the shutters, expecting to see a great conflagration, and behold, it is the sunrise!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Here it fills the sky with a blood-red radiance and lights up the palm groves in the garden below, where a mighty congregation of small birds are shrieking out their joy to greet the god of morning.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sun does not greet us in such boisterous fashion in England!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
in or at the place that
From this reading Here it fills the sky with a blood-red radiance and lights up the palm groves in the garden below, where a mighty congregation of small birds are shrieking out their joy to greet the god of morning.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here it fills the sky with a blood-red radiance and lights up the palm groves in the garden below, where a mighty congregation of small birds are shrieking out their joy to greet the god of morning.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading A MIGHTY MAN Our beds face the windows, which open like high glass doors, French fashion; before retiring we set them wide, and close outside the long shutters made of slats of wood.
