used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The storm of the previous night had died down into the gloom of a raw, sunless day.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The sky was leaden, the air was cold and frosty, with now and then some hurrying flecks of hail or snow; the sea, still rough and angry, boomed sullenly upon the shore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sky was leaden, the air was cold and frosty, with now and then some hurrying flecks of hail or snow; the sea, still rough and angry, boomed sullenly upon the shore.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading The sky was leaden, the air was cold and frosty, with now and then some hurrying flecks of hail or snow; the sea, still rough and angry, boomed sullenly upon the shore.
boomedverbUS /buːmd/
past form of “boom” — make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading The sky was leaden, the air was cold and frosty, with now and then some hurrying flecks of hail or snow; the sea, still rough and angry, boomed sullenly upon the shore.
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 The sky was leaden, the air was cold and frosty, with now and then some hurrying flecks of hail or snow; the sea, still rough and angry, boomed sullenly upon the shore.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading It was the day succeeding the night of Mrs. Murray’s complete reconciliation with Italy Vale.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was the day succeeding the night of Mrs. Murray’s complete reconciliation with Italy Vale.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The storm of the previous night had died down into the gloom of a raw, sunless day.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The storm of the previous night had died down into the gloom of a raw, sunless day.
flecksnounUS /fleks/
plural of “fleck” — a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading The sky was leaden, the air was cold and frosty, with now and then some hurrying flecks of hail or snow; the sea, still rough and angry, boomed sullenly upon the shore.
frostyadjectiveUS /ˈfrɔːsti/
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading The sky was leaden, the air was cold and frosty, with now and then some hurrying flecks of hail or snow; the sea, still rough and angry, boomed sullenly upon the shore.
GARDNERnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdnər/
United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924)
From this reading GARDNER PROMISES HELP.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading The storm of the previous night had died down into the gloom of a raw, sunless day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The storm of the previous night had died down into the gloom of a raw, sunless day.
hailverbUS /heɪl/
praise vociferously
From this reading The sky was leaden, the air was cold and frosty, with now and then some hurrying flecks of hail or snow; the sea, still rough and angry, boomed sullenly upon the shore.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading GARDNER PROMISES HELP.
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading The sky was leaden, the air was cold and frosty, with now and then some hurrying flecks of hail or snow; the sea, still rough and angry, boomed sullenly upon the shore.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The storm of the previous night had died down into the gloom of a raw, sunless day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the day succeeding the night of Mrs. Murray’s complete reconciliation with Italy Vale.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading It was the day succeeding the night of Mrs. Murray’s complete reconciliation with Italy Vale.
leadenadjectiveUS /ˈledən/
darkened with overcast
From this reading The sky was leaden, the air was cold and frosty, with now and then some hurrying flecks of hail or snow; the sea, still rough and angry, boomed sullenly upon the shore.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading It was the day succeeding the night of Mrs. Murray’s complete reconciliation with Italy Vale.
Murray'snounUS /ˈmɜːriz/
possessive form of “murray” — British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading It was the day succeeding the night of Mrs. Murray’s complete reconciliation with Italy Vale.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was the day succeeding the night of Mrs. Murray’s complete reconciliation with Italy Vale.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The sky was leaden, the air was cold and frosty, with now and then some hurrying flecks of hail or snow; the sea, still rough and angry, boomed sullenly upon the shore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the day succeeding the night of Mrs. Murray’s complete reconciliation with Italy Vale.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The sky was leaden, the air was cold and frosty, with now and then some hurrying flecks of hail or snow; the sea, still rough and angry, boomed sullenly upon the shore.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading The storm of the previous night had died down into the gloom of a raw, sunless day.
PROMISESnounUS /ˈprɑːməsəz/
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading GARDNER PROMISES HELP.
rawadjectiveUS /rɑː/
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading The storm of the previous night had died down into the gloom of a raw, sunless day.
reconciliationnounUS /ˌrekənsɪliˈeɪʃən/
the reestablishing of cordial relations
From this reading It was the day succeeding the night of Mrs. Murray’s complete reconciliation with Italy Vale.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading The sky was leaden, the air was cold and frosty, with now and then some hurrying flecks of hail or snow; the sea, still rough and angry, boomed sullenly upon the shore.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The sky was leaden, the air was cold and frosty, with now and then some hurrying flecks of hail or snow; the sea, still rough and angry, boomed sullenly upon the shore.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The sky was leaden, the air was cold and frosty, with now and then some hurrying flecks of hail or snow; the sea, still rough and angry, boomed sullenly upon the shore.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky was leaden, the air was cold and frosty, with now and then some hurrying flecks of hail or snow; the sea, still rough and angry, boomed sullenly upon the shore.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The sky was leaden, the air was cold and frosty, with now and then some hurrying flecks of hail or snow; the sea, still rough and angry, boomed sullenly upon the shore.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The sky was leaden, the air was cold and frosty, with now and then some hurrying flecks of hail or snow; the sea, still rough and angry, boomed sullenly upon the shore.
not in physical motion
From this reading The sky was leaden, the air was cold and frosty, with now and then some hurrying flecks of hail or snow; the sea, still rough and angry, boomed sullenly upon the shore.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The storm of the previous night had died down into the gloom of a raw, sunless day.
succeedingadjectiveUS /səkˈsiːdɪŋ/
coming after or following
From this reading It was the day succeeding the night of Mrs. Murray’s complete reconciliation with Italy Vale.
sullenlyadverb
in a sullen manner
From this reading The sky was leaden, the air was cold and frosty, with now and then some hurrying flecks of hail or snow; the sea, still rough and angry, boomed sullenly upon the shore.
sunlessadjective
filled or abounding with clouds
From this reading The storm of the previous night had died down into the gloom of a raw, sunless day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the day succeeding the night of Mrs. Murray’s complete reconciliation with Italy Vale.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The sky was leaden, the air was cold and frosty, with now and then some hurrying flecks of hail or snow; the sea, still rough and angry, boomed sullenly upon the shore.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sky was leaden, the air was cold and frosty, with now and then some hurrying flecks of hail or snow; the sea, still rough and angry, boomed sullenly upon the shore.
ValenounUS /veɪl/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading It was the day succeeding the night of Mrs. Murray’s complete reconciliation with Italy Vale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the day succeeding the night of Mrs. Murray’s complete reconciliation with Italy Vale.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the day succeeding the night of Mrs. Murray’s complete reconciliation with Italy Vale.
