used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A beautiful moth brushed across the great blue eyes of Nycteris.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A beautiful moth brushed across the great blue eyes of Nycteris.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading But as she followed the moth, she caught sight of something lying on the bank of the river, and not yet having learned to be afraid of anything, ran straight to see what it was.
amazedadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading Reaching it, she stood amazed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her heart--like every heart, if only its fallen sides were cleared away--was an inexhaustible fountain of love: she loved everything she saw.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But as she followed the moth, she caught sight of something lying on the bank of the river, and not yet having learned to be afraid of anything, ran straight to see what it was.
any thing at all
From this reading But as she followed the moth, she caught sight of something lying on the bank of the river, and not yet having learned to be afraid of anything, ran straight to see what it was.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as she followed the moth, she caught sight of something lying on the bank of the river, and not yet having learned to be afraid of anything, ran straight to see what it was.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Her heart--like every heart, if only its fallen sides were cleared away--was an inexhaustible fountain of love: she loved everything she saw.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading But as she followed the moth, she caught sight of something lying on the bank of the river, and not yet having learned to be afraid of anything, ran straight to see what it was.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But as she followed the moth, she caught sight of something lying on the bank of the river, and not yet having learned to be afraid of anything, ran straight to see what it was.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading A beautiful moth brushed across the great blue eyes of Nycteris.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading A beautiful moth brushed across the great blue eyes of Nycteris.
brushedadjectiveUS /brʌʃt/
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading A beautiful moth brushed across the great blue eyes of Nycteris.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She sprang to her feet to follow it--not in the spirit of the hunter, but of the lover.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading But as she followed the moth, she caught sight of something lying on the bank of the river, and not yet having learned to be afraid of anything, ran straight to see what it was.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading Her heart--like every heart, if only its fallen sides were cleared away--was an inexhaustible fountain of love: she loved everything she saw.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Her heart--like every heart, if only its fallen sides were cleared away--was an inexhaustible fountain of love: she loved everything she saw.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Her heart--like every heart, if only its fallen sides were cleared away--was an inexhaustible fountain of love: she loved everything she saw.
opinion or judgment
From this reading A beautiful moth brushed across the great blue eyes of Nycteris.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Her heart--like every heart, if only its fallen sides were cleared away--was an inexhaustible fountain of love: she loved everything she saw.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She sprang to her feet to follow it--not in the spirit of the hunter, but of the lover.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading She sprang to her feet to follow it--not in the spirit of the hunter, but of the lover.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading But as she followed the moth, she caught sight of something lying on the bank of the river, and not yet having learned to be afraid of anything, ran straight to see what it was.
fountainnounUS /ˈfaʊntən/
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading Her heart--like every heart, if only its fallen sides were cleared away--was an inexhaustible fountain of love: she loved everything she saw.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A beautiful moth brushed across the great blue eyes of Nycteris.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But as she followed the moth, she caught sight of something lying on the bank of the river, and not yet having learned to be afraid of anything, ran straight to see what it was.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Her heart--like every heart, if only its fallen sides were cleared away--was an inexhaustible fountain of love: she loved everything she saw.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sprang to her feet to follow it--not in the spirit of the hunter, but of the lover.
hunternounUS /ˈhʌntər/
someone who hunts game
From this reading She sprang to her feet to follow it--not in the spirit of the hunter, but of the lover.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her heart--like every heart, if only its fallen sides were cleared away--was an inexhaustible fountain of love: she loved everything she saw.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sprang to her feet to follow it--not in the spirit of the hunter, but of the lover.
inexhaustibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnɪɡˈzɔːstəbəl/
that cannot be entirely consumed or used up
From this reading Her heart--like every heart, if only its fallen sides were cleared away--was an inexhaustible fountain of love: she loved everything she saw.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She sprang to her feet to follow it--not in the spirit of the hunter, but of the lover.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Her heart--like every heart, if only its fallen sides were cleared away--was an inexhaustible fountain of love: she loved everything she saw.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading But as she followed the moth, she caught sight of something lying on the bank of the river, and not yet having learned to be afraid of anything, ran straight to see what it was.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Her heart--like every heart, if only its fallen sides were cleared away--was an inexhaustible fountain of love: she loved everything she saw.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Her heart--like every heart, if only its fallen sides were cleared away--was an inexhaustible fountain of love: she loved everything she saw.
held dear
From this reading Her heart--like every heart, if only its fallen sides were cleared away--was an inexhaustible fountain of love: she loved everything she saw.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading She sprang to her feet to follow it--not in the spirit of the hunter, but of the lover.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading But as she followed the moth, she caught sight of something lying on the bank of the river, and not yet having learned to be afraid of anything, ran straight to see what it was.
mothnounUS /mɔːθ/
typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
From this reading A beautiful moth brushed across the great blue eyes of Nycteris.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She sprang to her feet to follow it--not in the spirit of the hunter, but of the lover.
Nycteris
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From this reading A beautiful moth brushed across the great blue eyes of Nycteris.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A beautiful moth brushed across the great blue eyes of Nycteris.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But as she followed the moth, she caught sight of something lying on the bank of the river, and not yet having learned to be afraid of anything, ran straight to see what it was.
and nothing more
From this reading Her heart--like every heart, if only its fallen sides were cleared away--was an inexhaustible fountain of love: she loved everything she saw.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading But as she followed the moth, she caught sight of something lying on the bank of the river, and not yet having learned to be afraid of anything, ran straight to see what it was.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading Reaching it, she stood amazed.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading But as she followed the moth, she caught sight of something lying on the bank of the river, and not yet having learned to be afraid of anything, ran straight to see what it was.
cut with a saw
From this reading Her heart--like every heart, if only its fallen sides were cleared away--was an inexhaustible fountain of love: she loved everything she saw.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But as she followed the moth, she caught sight of something lying on the bank of the river, and not yet having learned to be afraid of anything, ran straight to see what it was.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sprang to her feet to follow it--not in the spirit of the hunter, but of the lover.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Her heart--like every heart, if only its fallen sides were cleared away--was an inexhaustible fountain of love: she loved everything she saw.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading But as she followed the moth, she caught sight of something lying on the bank of the river, and not yet having learned to be afraid of anything, ran straight to see what it was.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But as she followed the moth, she caught sight of something lying on the bank of the river, and not yet having learned to be afraid of anything, ran straight to see what it was.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading She sprang to her feet to follow it--not in the spirit of the hunter, but of the lover.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading She sprang to her feet to follow it--not in the spirit of the hunter, but of the lover.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Reaching it, she stood amazed.
successive (without a break)
From this reading But as she followed the moth, she caught sight of something lying on the bank of the river, and not yet having learned to be afraid of anything, ran straight to see what it was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A beautiful moth brushed across the great blue eyes of Nycteris.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She sprang to her feet to follow it--not in the spirit of the hunter, but of the lover.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her heart--like every heart, if only its fallen sides were cleared away--was an inexhaustible fountain of love: she loved everything she saw.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her heart--like every heart, if only its fallen sides were cleared away--was an inexhaustible fountain of love: she loved everything she saw.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But as she followed the moth, she caught sight of something lying on the bank of the river, and not yet having learned to be afraid of anything, ran straight to see what it was.
but in spite of that
From this reading But as she followed the moth, she caught sight of something lying on the bank of the river, and not yet having learned to be afraid of anything, ran straight to see what it was.
