used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading OLD JEZEBEL ON THE RAMPAGE "Old Jezebel is a woman.
accumulationnounUS /əˌkjuːmjəˈleɪʃən/
an increase by natural growth or addition
From this reading For years she keeps her appointed trail until the accumulation of her strength breaks all bounds and she sweeps sand and men before her."
(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 For years she keeps her appointed trail until the accumulation of her strength breaks all bounds and she sweeps sand and men before her."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Picture a country of lavenders and yellows and blues; an open, barren land, with now a wide sweep of desert, now a chaos of mesa and mountain, dead volcano and eroded plain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For years she keeps her appointed trail until the accumulation of her strength breaks all bounds and she sweeps sand and men before her."
subject to appointment
From this reading For years she keeps her appointed trail until the accumulation of her strength breaks all bounds and she sweeps sand and men before her."
barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Picture a country of lavenders and yellows and blues; an open, barren land, with now a wide sweep of desert, now a chaos of mesa and mountain, dead volcano and eroded plain.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For years she keeps her appointed trail until the accumulation of her strength breaks all bounds and she sweeps sand and men before her."
bluesnounUS /bluːz/
a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
From this reading Picture a country of lavenders and yellows and blues; an open, barren land, with now a wide sweep of desert, now a chaos of mesa and mountain, dead volcano and eroded plain.
boundsnounUS /baʊndz/
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
From this reading For years she keeps her appointed trail until the accumulation of her strength breaks all bounds and she sweeps sand and men before her."
breaksnounUS /breɪks/
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading For years she keeps her appointed trail until the accumulation of her strength breaks all bounds and she sweeps sand and men before her."
buttenounUS /bjuːt/
a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides
From this reading There is a butte in the Cabillo country that they call the Elephant.
Cabillo
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a butte in the Cabillo country that they call the Elephant.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There is a butte in the Cabillo country that they call the Elephant.
chaosnounUS /ˈkeɪɑːs/
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
From this reading Picture a country of lavenders and yellows and blues; an open, barren land, with now a wide sweep of desert, now a chaos of mesa and mountain, dead volcano and eroded plain.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading There is a butte in the Cabillo country that they call the Elephant.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Picture a country of lavenders and yellows and blues; an open, barren land, with now a wide sweep of desert, now a chaos of mesa and mountain, dead volcano and eroded plain.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Picture a country of lavenders and yellows and blues; an open, barren land, with now a wide sweep of desert, now a chaos of mesa and mountain, dead volcano and eroded plain.
ELEPHANTnounUS /ˈeləfənt/
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT.
erodedadjectiveUS /ɪˈroʊdəd/
worn away as by water or ice or wind
From this reading Picture a country of lavenders and yellows and blues; an open, barren land, with now a wide sweep of desert, now a chaos of mesa and mountain, dead volcano and eroded plain.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For years she keeps her appointed trail until the accumulation of her strength breaks all bounds and she sweeps sand and men before her."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For years she keeps her appointed trail until the accumulation of her strength breaks all bounds and she sweeps sand and men before her."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is a butte in the Cabillo country that they call the Elephant.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OLD JEZEBEL ON THE RAMPAGE "Old Jezebel is a woman.
JEZEBELnoun
wife of Ahab who was king of Israel; according to the Old Testament she was a cruel immoral queen who fostered the worship of Baal and tried to kill Elijah and other prophets of Israel (9th century BC)
From this reading OLD JEZEBEL ON THE RAMPAGE "Old Jezebel is a woman.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading For years she keeps her appointed trail until the accumulation of her strength breaks all bounds and she sweeps sand and men before her."
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Picture a country of lavenders and yellows and blues; an open, barren land, with now a wide sweep of desert, now a chaos of mesa and mountain, dead volcano and eroded plain.
lavenders
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Picture a country of lavenders and yellows and blues; an open, barren land, with now a wide sweep of desert, now a chaos of mesa and mountain, dead volcano and eroded plain.
the force of workers available
From this reading For years she keeps her appointed trail until the accumulation of her strength breaks all bounds and she sweeps sand and men before her."
mesanounUS /ˈmeɪsə/
flat tableland with steep edges
From this reading Picture a country of lavenders and yellows and blues; an open, barren land, with now a wide sweep of desert, now a chaos of mesa and mountain, dead volcano and eroded plain.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Picture a country of lavenders and yellows and blues; an open, barren land, with now a wide sweep of desert, now a chaos of mesa and mountain, dead volcano and eroded plain.
MUSINGSnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪŋz/
plural of “musing” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Picture a country of lavenders and yellows and blues; an open, barren land, with now a wide sweep of desert, now a chaos of mesa and mountain, dead volcano and eroded plain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For years she keeps her appointed trail until the accumulation of her strength breaks all bounds and she sweeps sand and men before her."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD JEZEBEL ON THE RAMPAGE "Old Jezebel is a woman.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OLD JEZEBEL ON THE RAMPAGE "Old Jezebel is a woman.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Picture a country of lavenders and yellows and blues; an open, barren land, with now a wide sweep of desert, now a chaos of mesa and mountain, dead volcano and eroded plain.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Picture a country of lavenders and yellows and blues; an open, barren land, with now a wide sweep of desert, now a chaos of mesa and mountain, dead volcano and eroded plain.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Picture a country of lavenders and yellows and blues; an open, barren land, with now a wide sweep of desert, now a chaos of mesa and mountain, dead volcano and eroded plain.
RAMPAGEnounUS /ˈræmpeɪdʒ/
violently angry and destructive behavior
From this reading OLD JEZEBEL ON THE RAMPAGE "Old Jezebel is a woman.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading For years she keeps her appointed trail until the accumulation of her strength breaks all bounds and she sweeps sand and men before her."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For years she keeps her appointed trail until the accumulation of her strength breaks all bounds and she sweeps sand and men before her."
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading For years she keeps her appointed trail until the accumulation of her strength breaks all bounds and she sweeps sand and men before her."
sweepverbUS /swiːp/
sweep across or over
From this reading Picture a country of lavenders and yellows and blues; an open, barren land, with now a wide sweep of desert, now a chaos of mesa and mountain, dead volcano and eroded plain.
sweepsnounUS /swiːps/
plural of “sweep” — a wide scope
From this reading For years she keeps her appointed trail until the accumulation of her strength breaks all bounds and she sweeps sand and men before her."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is a butte in the Cabillo country that they call the Elephant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OLD JEZEBEL ON THE RAMPAGE "Old Jezebel is a woman.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a butte in the Cabillo country that they call the Elephant.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There is a butte in the Cabillo country that they call the Elephant.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading For years she keeps her appointed trail until the accumulation of her strength breaks all bounds and she sweeps sand and men before her."
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading For years she keeps her appointed trail until the accumulation of her strength breaks all bounds and she sweeps sand and men before her."
volcanonounUS /vɑːlˈkeɪnoʊ/
a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
From this reading Picture a country of lavenders and yellows and blues; an open, barren land, with now a wide sweep of desert, now a chaos of mesa and mountain, dead volcano and eroded plain.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Picture a country of lavenders and yellows and blues; an open, barren land, with now a wide sweep of desert, now a chaos of mesa and mountain, dead volcano and eroded plain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Picture a country of lavenders and yellows and blues; an open, barren land, with now a wide sweep of desert, now a chaos of mesa and mountain, dead volcano and eroded plain.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading OLD JEZEBEL ON THE RAMPAGE "Old Jezebel is a woman.
a late time of life
From this reading For years she keeps her appointed trail until the accumulation of her strength breaks all bounds and she sweeps sand and men before her."
yellowsnounUS /ˈjeloʊz/
plural of “yellow” — yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
From this reading Picture a country of lavenders and yellows and blues; an open, barren land, with now a wide sweep of desert, now a chaos of mesa and mountain, dead volcano and eroded plain.
