used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The great mass below the stripes was brown; above, gloomy gray.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The view was not an inspiring one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There was a long horizontal line of pale yellow sky and another of flat, black land, out of Avhich an occasional poplar raised itself solemnly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
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From this reading There was a long horizontal line of pale yellow sky and another of flat, black land, out of Avhich an occasional poplar raised itself solemnly.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The great mass below the stripes was brown; above, gloomy gray.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading There was a long horizontal line of pale yellow sky and another of flat, black land, out of Avhich an occasional poplar raised itself solemnly.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Close under the window two boys were playing in the garden of the house.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The great mass below the stripes was brown; above, gloomy gray.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Close under the window two boys were playing in the garden of the house.
DirectornounUS /dərˈektər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
drummingnounUS /ˈdrʌmɪŋ/
the act of playing drums
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading There was a long horizontal line of pale yellow sky and another of flat, black land, out of Avhich an occasional poplar raised itself solemnly.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Close under the window two boys were playing in the garden of the house.
depressingly dark
From this reading The great mass below the stripes was brown; above, gloomy gray.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The great mass below the stripes was brown; above, gloomy gray.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great mass below the stripes was brown; above, gloomy gray.
horizontaladjectiveUS /ˌhɔːrəˈzɑːntəl/
parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line
From this reading There was a long horizontal line of pale yellow sky and another of flat, black land, out of Avhich an occasional poplar raised itself solemnly.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Close under the window two boys were playing in the garden of the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
inspiringadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪrɪŋ/
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
From this reading The view was not an inspiring one.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading There was a long horizontal line of pale yellow sky and another of flat, black land, out of Avhich an occasional poplar raised itself solemnly.
killingnounUS /ˈkɪlɪŋ/
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading There was a long horizontal line of pale yellow sky and another of flat, black land, out of Avhich an occasional poplar raised itself solemnly.
a room where books are kept
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading There was a long horizontal line of pale yellow sky and another of flat, black land, out of Avhich an occasional poplar raised itself solemnly.
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 There was a long horizontal line of pale yellow sky and another of flat, black land, out of Avhich an occasional poplar raised itself solemnly.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The great mass below the stripes was brown; above, gloomy gray.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The view was not an inspiring one.
occasionaladjectiveUS /əˈkeɪʒənəl/
occurring from time to time
From this reading There was a long horizontal line of pale yellow sky and another of flat, black land, out of Avhich an occasional poplar raised itself solemnly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There was a long horizontal line of pale yellow sky and another of flat, black land, out of Avhich an occasional poplar raised itself solemnly.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading There was a long horizontal line of pale yellow sky and another of flat, black land, out of Avhich an occasional poplar raised itself solemnly.
panesnounUS /peɪnz/
plural of “pane” — sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading Close under the window two boys were playing in the garden of the house.
poplarnounUS /ˈpɑːplər/
soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar
From this reading There was a long horizontal line of pale yellow sky and another of flat, black land, out of Avhich an occasional poplar raised itself solemnly.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading There was a long horizontal line of pale yellow sky and another of flat, black land, out of Avhich an occasional poplar raised itself solemnly.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading There was a long horizontal line of pale yellow sky and another of flat, black land, out of Avhich an occasional poplar raised itself solemnly.
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːləmli/
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading There was a long horizontal line of pale yellow sky and another of flat, black land, out of Avhich an occasional poplar raised itself solemnly.
having a supporting base
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
stripesnounUS /straɪps/
V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service
From this reading The great mass below the stripes was brown; above, gloomy gray.
SwissnounUS /swɪs/
the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a long horizontal line of pale yellow sky and another of flat, black land, out of Avhich an occasional poplar raised itself solemnly.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Close under the window two boys were playing in the garden of the house.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Close under the window two boys were playing in the garden of the house.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading The view was not an inspiring one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The view was not an inspiring one.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
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 Close under the window two boys were playing in the garden of the house.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading We were killing time in the library one afternoon, the Director and a Swiss Brother sitting by the lamp reading, I standing at one of the tall, narrow windows, drumming on the panes and dreaming.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading There was a long horizontal line of pale yellow sky and another of flat, black land, out of Avhich an occasional poplar raised itself solemnly.
