used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the forest near the abbey a man stood leaning against a tree striving to penetrate the thick snow clouds that filled the air.
abbeynounUS /ˈæbi/
a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading In the forest near the abbey a man stood leaning against a tree striving to penetrate the thick snow clouds that filled the air.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In the forest near the abbey a man stood leaning against a tree striving to penetrate the thick snow clouds that filled the air.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading In the forest near the abbey a man stood leaning against a tree striving to penetrate the thick snow clouds that filled the air.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “You shall not have to,” replied a voice near him, “for I am here already and have brought with me as much as I could carry away from my canteen.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “You shall not have to,” replied a voice near him, “for I am here already and have brought with me as much as I could carry away from my canteen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Night had fallen and silence brooded over the Burgundian camp, upon which the snow was falling in heavy flakes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You shall not have to,” replied a voice near him, “for I am here already and have brought with me as much as I could carry away from my canteen.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “You shall not have to,” replied a voice near him, “for I am here already and have brought with me as much as I could carry away from my canteen.
broodedverbUS /ˈbruːdɪd/
past form of “brood” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading Night had fallen and silence brooded over the Burgundian camp, upon which the snow was falling in heavy flakes.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “You shall not have to,” replied a voice near him, “for I am here already and have brought with me as much as I could carry away from my canteen.
Burgundian
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From this reading Night had fallen and silence brooded over the Burgundian camp, upon which the snow was falling in heavy flakes.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Night had fallen and silence brooded over the Burgundian camp, upon which the snow was falling in heavy flakes.
canteennounUS /kænˈtiːn/
a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers
From this reading “You shall not have to,” replied a voice near him, “for I am here already and have brought with me as much as I could carry away from my canteen.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “You shall not have to,” replied a voice near him, “for I am here already and have brought with me as much as I could carry away from my canteen.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading In the forest near the abbey a man stood leaning against a tree striving to penetrate the thick snow clouds that filled the air.
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 “It is too cold in this cursed country to wait long.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Why does not Giacomo come?” he muttered to himself in Italian.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “You shall not have to,” replied a voice near him, “for I am here already and have brought with me as much as I could carry away from my canteen.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “It is too cold in this cursed country to wait long.”
cursedadjectiveUS /kɜːrst/
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading “It is too cold in this cursed country to wait long.”
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Why does not Giacomo come?” he muttered to himself in Italian.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Night had fallen and silence brooded over the Burgundian camp, upon which the snow was falling in heavy flakes.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Night had fallen and silence brooded over the Burgundian camp, upon which the snow was falling in heavy flakes.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading In the forest near the abbey a man stood leaning against a tree striving to penetrate the thick snow clouds that filled the air.
flakesnounUS /fleɪks/
plural of “flake” — a crystal of snow
From this reading Night had fallen and silence brooded over the Burgundian camp, upon which the snow was falling in heavy flakes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You shall not have to,” replied a voice near him, “for I am here already and have brought with me as much as I could carry away from my canteen.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading In the forest near the abbey a man stood leaning against a tree striving to penetrate the thick snow clouds that filled the air.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “You shall not have to,” replied a voice near him, “for I am here already and have brought with me as much as I could carry away from my canteen.
Giacomo
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From this reading “Why does not Giacomo come?” he muttered to himself in Italian.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Night had fallen and silence brooded over the Burgundian camp, upon which the snow was falling in heavy flakes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You shall not have to,” replied a voice near him, “for I am here already and have brought with me as much as I could carry away from my canteen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why does not Giacomo come?” he muttered to himself in Italian.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Night had fallen and silence brooded over the Burgundian camp, upon which the snow was falling in heavy flakes.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “You shall not have to,” replied a voice near him, “for I am here already and have brought with me as much as I could carry away from my canteen.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You shall not have to,” replied a voice near him, “for I am here already and have brought with me as much as I could carry away from my canteen.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Why does not Giacomo come?” he muttered to himself in Italian.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You shall not have to,” replied a voice near him, “for I am here already and have brought with me as much as I could carry away from my canteen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Night had fallen and silence brooded over the Burgundian camp, upon which the snow was falling in heavy flakes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is too cold in this cursed country to wait long.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is too cold in this cursed country to wait long.”
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading “Why does not Giacomo come?” he muttered to himself in Italian.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading In the forest near the abbey a man stood leaning against a tree striving to penetrate the thick snow clouds that filled the air.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “It is too cold in this cursed country to wait long.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading In the forest near the abbey a man stood leaning against a tree striving to penetrate the thick snow clouds that filled the air.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You shall not have to,” replied a voice near him, “for I am here already and have brought with me as much as I could carry away from my canteen.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “You shall not have to,” replied a voice near him, “for I am here already and have brought with me as much as I could carry away from my canteen.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “Why does not Giacomo come?” he muttered to himself in Italian.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You shall not have to,” replied a voice near him, “for I am here already and have brought with me as much as I could carry away from my canteen.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading In the forest near the abbey a man stood leaning against a tree striving to penetrate the thick snow clouds that filled the air.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Night had fallen and silence brooded over the Burgundian camp, upon which the snow was falling in heavy flakes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why does not Giacomo come?” he muttered to himself in Italian.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Night had fallen and silence brooded over the Burgundian camp, upon which the snow was falling in heavy flakes.
penetrateverbUS /ˈpenətreɪt/
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading In the forest near the abbey a man stood leaning against a tree striving to penetrate the thick snow clouds that filled the air.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “You shall not have to,” replied a voice near him, “for I am here already and have brought with me as much as I could carry away from my canteen.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “You shall not have to,” replied a voice near him, “for I am here already and have brought with me as much as I could carry away from my canteen.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Night had fallen and silence brooded over the Burgundian camp, upon which the snow was falling in heavy flakes.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Night had fallen and silence brooded over the Burgundian camp, upon which the snow was falling in heavy flakes.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading In the forest near the abbey a man stood leaning against a tree striving to penetrate the thick snow clouds that filled the air.
strivingnounUS /ˈstraɪvɪŋ/
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading In the forest near the abbey a man stood leaning against a tree striving to penetrate the thick snow clouds that filled the air.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the forest near the abbey a man stood leaning against a tree striving to penetrate the thick snow clouds that filled the air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Night had fallen and silence brooded over the Burgundian camp, upon which the snow was falling in heavy flakes.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading In the forest near the abbey a man stood leaning against a tree striving to penetrate the thick snow clouds that filled the air.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “It is too cold in this cursed country to wait long.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the forest near the abbey a man stood leaning against a tree striving to penetrate the thick snow clouds that filled the air.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “It is too cold in this cursed country to wait long.”
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading In the forest near the abbey a man stood leaning against a tree striving to penetrate the thick snow clouds that filled the air.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Night had fallen and silence brooded over the Burgundian camp, upon which the snow was falling in heavy flakes.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “You shall not have to,” replied a voice near him, “for I am here already and have brought with me as much as I could carry away from my canteen.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “It is too cold in this cursed country to wait long.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Night had fallen and silence brooded over the Burgundian camp, upon which the snow was falling in heavy flakes.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Night had fallen and silence brooded over the Burgundian camp, upon which the snow was falling in heavy flakes.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why does not Giacomo come?” he muttered to himself in Italian.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You shall not have to,” replied a voice near him, “for I am here already and have brought with me as much as I could carry away from my canteen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You shall not have to,” replied a voice near him, “for I am here already and have brought with me as much as I could carry away from my canteen.
