used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
anew
From this reading Again, as in her joy her words were few; again as in her joy her whole being was involved.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Again, as in her joy her words were few; again as in her joy her whole being was involved.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Again, as in her joy her words were few; again as in her joy her whole being was involved.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
bluntedadjectiveUS /ˈblʌntəd/
made dull or blunt
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
caringnounUS /ˈkerɪŋ/
a loving feeling
From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
a young person of either sex
From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
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 Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The next morning she was off to the hills again, nor could I find her for several days.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The next morning she was off to the hills again, nor could I find her for several days.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
dumblyadverb
in a stupid manner
From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Again, as in her joy her words were few; again as in her joy her whole being was involved.
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 Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The next morning she was off to the hills again, nor could I find her for several days.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next morning she was off to the hills again, nor could I find her for several days.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
frownverbUS /fraʊn/
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
brought together in one place
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
a young female
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Again, as in her joy her words were few; again as in her joy her whole being was involved.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The next morning she was off to the hills again, nor could I find her for several days.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Again, as in her joy her words were few; again as in her joy her whole being was involved.
involvedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlvd/
connected by participation or association or use
From this reading Again, as in her joy her words were few; again as in her joy her whole being was involved.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Again, as in her joy her words were few; again as in her joy her whole being was involved.
leatheryadjectiveUS /ˈleðəri/
resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable
From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
moanedverbUS /moʊnd/
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning she was off to the hills again, nor could I find her for several days.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning she was off to the hills again, nor could I find her for several days.
nightfallnounUS /ˈnaɪtfɔːl/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The next morning she was off to the hills again, nor could I find her for several days.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The next morning she was off to the hills again, nor could I find her for several days.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The next morning she was off to the hills again, nor could I find her for several days.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
strickenadjectiveUS /ˈstrɪkən/
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
weepverbUS /wiːp/
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Again, as in her joy her words were few; again as in her joy her whole being was involved.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Again, as in her joy her words were few; again as in her joy her whole being was involved.
