used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The fire sank to a few embers, and through the small window at the farther end of the apartment the young moon looked with her quiet smile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fire sank to a few embers, and through the small window at the farther end of the apartment the young moon looked with her quiet smile.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading The fire sank to a few embers, and through the small window at the farther end of the apartment the young moon looked with her quiet smile.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you sleeping, Basil, or only musing?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fire sank to a few embers, and through the small window at the farther end of the apartment the young moon looked with her quiet smile.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading “Is that you, Margareta?” said the student, without changing his attitude.
BasilnounUS /ˈbæzəl/
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading “Are you sleeping, Basil, or only musing?”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Yes; it is growing late, brother; will you not come to supper?”
changingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading “Is that you, Margareta?” said the student, without changing his attitude.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Yes; it is growing late, brother; will you not come to supper?”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading At last the door was half opened, and a girlish face peeped in.
embersnounUS /ˈembərz/
plural of “ember” — a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
From this reading The fire sank to a few embers, and through the small window at the farther end of the apartment the young moon looked with her quiet smile.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The fire sank to a few embers, and through the small window at the farther end of the apartment the young moon looked with her quiet smile.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading At last the door was half opened, and a girlish face peeped in.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading The fire sank to a few embers, and through the small window at the farther end of the apartment the young moon looked with her quiet smile.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The fire sank to a few embers, and through the small window at the farther end of the apartment the young moon looked with her quiet smile.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The fire sank to a few embers, and through the small window at the farther end of the apartment the young moon looked with her quiet smile.
girlishadjectiveUS /ˈɡɜːrlɪʃ/
befitting or characteristic of a young girl
From this reading At last the door was half opened, and a girlish face peeped in.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “Yes; it is growing late, brother; will you not come to supper?”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading At last the door was half opened, and a girlish face peeped in.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The fire sank to a few embers, and through the small window at the farther end of the apartment the young moon looked with her quiet smile.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Is that you, Margareta?” said the student, without changing his attitude.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last the door was half opened, and a girlish face peeped in.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is that you, Margareta?” said the student, without changing his attitude.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes; it is growing late, brother; will you not come to supper?”
immediately past
From this reading At last the door was half opened, and a girlish face peeped in.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “Yes; it is growing late, brother; will you not come to supper?”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The fire sank to a few embers, and through the small window at the farther end of the apartment the young moon looked with her quiet smile.
Margareta
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From this reading “Is that you, Margareta?” said the student, without changing his attitude.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The fire sank to a few embers, and through the small window at the farther end of the apartment the young moon looked with her quiet smile.
musingnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪŋ/
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading “Are you sleeping, Basil, or only musing?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Yes; it is growing late, brother; will you not come to supper?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fire sank to a few embers, and through the small window at the farther end of the apartment the young moon looked with her quiet smile.
and nothing more
From this reading “Are you sleeping, Basil, or only musing?”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading At last the door was half opened, and a girlish face peeped in.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Are you sleeping, Basil, or only musing?”
peepedverbUS /piːpt/
past form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading At last the door was half opened, and a girlish face peeped in.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The fire sank to a few embers, and through the small window at the farther end of the apartment the young moon looked with her quiet smile.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Is that you, Margareta?” said the student, without changing his attitude.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading The fire sank to a few embers, and through the small window at the farther end of the apartment the young moon looked with her quiet smile.
the state of being asleep
From this reading “Are you sleeping, Basil, or only musing?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The fire sank to a few embers, and through the small window at the farther end of the apartment the young moon looked with her quiet smile.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The fire sank to a few embers, and through the small window at the farther end of the apartment the young moon looked with her quiet smile.
studentnounUS /ˈstuːdənt/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “Is that you, Margareta?” said the student, without changing his attitude.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “Yes; it is growing late, brother; will you not come to supper?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Is that you, Margareta?” said the student, without changing his attitude.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fire sank to a few embers, and through the small window at the farther end of the apartment the young moon looked with her quiet smile.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The fire sank to a few embers, and through the small window at the farther end of the apartment the young moon looked with her quiet smile.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fire sank to a few embers, and through the small window at the farther end of the apartment the young moon looked with her quiet smile.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last the door was half opened, and a girlish face peeped in.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Yes; it is growing late, brother; will you not come to supper?”
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 The fire sank to a few embers, and through the small window at the farther end of the apartment the young moon looked with her quiet smile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The fire sank to a few embers, and through the small window at the farther end of the apartment the young moon looked with her quiet smile.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Is that you, Margareta?” said the student, without changing his attitude.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes; it is growing late, brother; will you not come to supper?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you sleeping, Basil, or only musing?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The fire sank to a few embers, and through the small window at the farther end of the apartment the young moon looked with her quiet smile.
