used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They climbed the cliffs to the north of the _Palms_, glanced down through the smoke at the city--sunken like a toothless mouth.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The old plantation-house pushed forth no shadow of an outline.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pelee had cut the cane-fields, sucked the juices and left the blasted stalks in his paste.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They climbed the cliffs to the north of the _Palms_, glanced down through the smoke at the city--sunken like a toothless mouth.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It might be felled or lost in the smoky distance.
blastedadjectiveUS /ˈblæstəd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Pelee had cut the cane-fields, sucked the juices and left the blasted stalks in his paste.
cane-fields
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From this reading Pelee had cut the cane-fields, sucked the juices and left the blasted stalks in his paste.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading They climbed the cliffs to the north of the _Palms_, glanced down through the smoke at the city--sunken like a toothless mouth.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading They climbed the cliffs to the north of the _Palms_, glanced down through the smoke at the city--sunken like a toothless mouth.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading They climbed the cliffs to the north of the _Palms_, glanced down through the smoke at the city--sunken like a toothless mouth.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Pelee had cut the cane-fields, sucked the juices and left the blasted stalks in his paste.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading It might be felled or lost in the smoky distance.
divestedverbUS /daɪˈvestɪd/
past form of “divest” — take away possessions from someone
From this reading Even the _Morne_ was a husk divested of its fruit.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They climbed the cliffs to the north of the _Palms_, glanced down through the smoke at the city--sunken like a toothless mouth.
divisible by two
From this reading Even the _Morne_ was a husk divested of its fruit.
felledverbUS /feld/
past form of “fell” — cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading It might be felled or lost in the smoky distance.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The old plantation-house pushed forth no shadow of an outline.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading Even the _Morne_ was a husk divested of its fruit.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading They climbed the cliffs to the north of the _Palms_, glanced down through the smoke at the city--sunken like a toothless mouth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pelee had cut the cane-fields, sucked the juices and left the blasted stalks in his paste.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pelee had cut the cane-fields, sucked the juices and left the blasted stalks in his paste.
husknounUS /hʌsk/
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
From this reading Even the _Morne_ was a husk divested of its fruit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pelee had cut the cane-fields, sucked the juices and left the blasted stalks in his paste.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It might be felled or lost in the smoky distance.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Even the _Morne_ was a husk divested of its fruit.
juicesnounUS /ˈdʒuːsəz/
plural of “juice” — the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
From this reading Pelee had cut the cane-fields, sucked the juices and left the blasted stalks in his paste.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Pelee had cut the cane-fields, sucked the juices and left the blasted stalks in his paste.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They climbed the cliffs to the north of the _Palms_, glanced down through the smoke at the city--sunken like a toothless mouth.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading It might be felled or lost in the smoky distance.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might be felled or lost in the smoky distance.
Morne
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From this reading Even the _Morne_ was a husk divested of its fruit.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading They climbed the cliffs to the north of the _Palms_, glanced down through the smoke at the city--sunken like a toothless mouth.
not any; not one
From this reading The old plantation-house pushed forth no shadow of an outline.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading They climbed the cliffs to the north of the _Palms_, glanced down through the smoke at the city--sunken like a toothless mouth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They climbed the cliffs to the north of the _Palms_, glanced down through the smoke at the city--sunken like a toothless mouth.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old plantation-house pushed forth no shadow of an outline.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It might be felled or lost in the smoky distance.
outlinenounUS /ˈaʊtlaɪn/
the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading The old plantation-house pushed forth no shadow of an outline.
PalmsnounUS /pɑːmz/
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading They climbed the cliffs to the north of the _Palms_, glanced down through the smoke at the city--sunken like a toothless mouth.
pastenounUS /peɪst/
any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency
From this reading Pelee had cut the cane-fields, sucked the juices and left the blasted stalks in his paste.
Pelee
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From this reading Pelee had cut the cane-fields, sucked the juices and left the blasted stalks in his paste.
plantation-house
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From this reading The old plantation-house pushed forth no shadow of an outline.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading The old plantation-house pushed forth no shadow of an outline.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The old plantation-house pushed forth no shadow of an outline.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading They climbed the cliffs to the north of the _Palms_, glanced down through the smoke at the city--sunken like a toothless mouth.
smokyadjectiveUS /ˈsmoʊki/
marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
From this reading It might be felled or lost in the smoky distance.
stalksnounUS /stɔːks/
plural of “stalk” — material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
From this reading Pelee had cut the cane-fields, sucked the juices and left the blasted stalks in his paste.
suckedverbUS /sʌkt/
past form of “suck” — draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth
From this reading Pelee had cut the cane-fields, sucked the juices and left the blasted stalks in his paste.
sunkenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌŋkən/
having a sunken area
From this reading They climbed the cliffs to the north of the _Palms_, glanced down through the smoke at the city--sunken like a toothless mouth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They climbed the cliffs to the north of the _Palms_, glanced down through the smoke at the city--sunken like a toothless mouth.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They climbed the cliffs to the north of the _Palms_, glanced down through the smoke at the city--sunken like a toothless mouth.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They climbed the cliffs to the north of the _Palms_, glanced down through the smoke at the city--sunken like a toothless mouth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They climbed the cliffs to the north of the _Palms_, glanced down through the smoke at the city--sunken like a toothless mouth.
toothlessadjectiveUS /ˈtuːθləs/
lacking teeth
From this reading They climbed the cliffs to the north of the _Palms_, glanced down through the smoke at the city--sunken like a toothless mouth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even the _Morne_ was a husk divested of its fruit.
