used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When she placed the telegram under the first high pillow (Clément's pillow) it made a sound that frightened her.
anew
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
Alphonse
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From this reading Quick she must be lest Clément and Fernand and Alphonse come home before the night fell over their sleeping place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Quick she must be lest Clément and Fernand and Alphonse come home before the night fell over their sleeping place.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Quick she must be lest Clément and Fernand and Alphonse come home before the night fell over their sleeping place.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading In the evenings grand'mère's chair was pulled to the great hearth fire.
Claire
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From this reading Claire René would watch the flamelight spread over the stonelike face.
Clément
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From this reading Quick she must be lest Clément and Fernand and Alphonse come home before the night fell over their sleeping place.
Clément's
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From this reading When she placed the telegram under the first high pillow (Clément's pillow) it made a sound that frightened her.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Quick she must be lest Clément and Fernand and Alphonse come home before the night fell over their sleeping place.
comfortersnounUS /ˈkʌmfərtərz/
plural of “comforter” — a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
eveningsnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋz/
plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading In the evenings grand'mère's chair was pulled to the great hearth fire.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Claire René would watch the flamelight spread over the stonelike face.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Quick she must be lest Clément and Fernand and Alphonse come home before the night fell over their sleeping place.
Fernand
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From this reading Quick she must be lest Clément and Fernand and Alphonse come home before the night fell over their sleeping place.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
start firing a weapon
From this reading In the evenings grand'mère's chair was pulled to the great hearth fire.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When she placed the telegram under the first high pillow (Clément's pillow) it made a sound that frightened her.
flamelight
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From this reading Claire René would watch the flamelight spread over the stonelike face.
made afraid
From this reading When she placed the telegram under the first high pillow (Clément's pillow) it made a sound that frightened her.
grand'mère's
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From this reading In the evenings grand'mère's chair was pulled to the great hearth fire.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In the evenings grand'mère's chair was pulled to the great hearth fire.
hearthnounUS /hɑːrθ/
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading In the evenings grand'mère's chair was pulled to the great hearth fire.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Quick she must be lest Clément and Fernand and Alphonse come home before the night fell over their sleeping place.
homespunadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmspʌn/
of textiles; having a rough surface
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the evenings grand'mère's chair was pulled to the great hearth fire.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When she placed the telegram under the first high pillow (Clément's pillow) it made a sound that frightened her.
layersnounUS /ˈleɪərz/
plural of “layer” — single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Quick she must be lest Clément and Fernand and Alphonse come home before the night fell over their sleeping place.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When she placed the telegram under the first high pillow (Clément's pillow) it made a sound that frightened her.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Quick she must be lest Clément and Fernand and Alphonse come home before the night fell over their sleeping place.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Quick she must be lest Clément and Fernand and Alphonse come home before the night fell over their sleeping place.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Quick she must be lest Clément and Fernand and Alphonse come home before the night fell over their sleeping place.
pilenounUS /paɪl/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading When she placed the telegram under the first high pillow (Clément's pillow) it made a sound that frightened her.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Quick she must be lest Clément and Fernand and Alphonse come home before the night fell over their sleeping place.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading When she placed the telegram under the first high pillow (Clément's pillow) it made a sound that frightened her.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading In the evenings grand'mère's chair was pulled to the great hearth fire.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Quick she must be lest Clément and Fernand and Alphonse come home before the night fell over their sleeping place.
with speed
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
René
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From this reading Claire René would watch the flamelight spread over the stonelike face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
sheetsnounUS /ʃiːts/
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Quick she must be lest Clément and Fernand and Alphonse come home before the night fell over their sleeping place.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
snowyadjectiveUS /ˈsnoʊi/
marked by the presence of snow
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading When she placed the telegram under the first high pillow (Clément's pillow) it made a sound that frightened her.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Claire René would watch the flamelight spread over the stonelike face.
stonelikeadjective
(of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness
From this reading Claire René would watch the flamelight spread over the stonelike face.
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading When she placed the telegram under the first high pillow (Clément's pillow) it made a sound that frightened her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When she placed the telegram under the first high pillow (Clément's pillow) it made a sound that frightened her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Quick she must be lest Clément and Fernand and Alphonse come home before the night fell over their sleeping place.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the evenings grand'mère's chair was pulled to the great hearth fire.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading When she placed the telegram under the first high pillow (Clément's pillow) it made a sound that frightened her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the evenings grand'mère's chair was pulled to the great hearth fire.
look attentively
From this reading Claire René would watch the flamelight spread over the stonelike face.
at the time that
From this reading When she placed the telegram under the first high pillow (Clément's pillow) it made a sound that frightened her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At evening she would pull and pile high again the snowy layers, as quickly as her tired back could move, as quickly as her thin, blue fingers could smooth the heavy homespun sheets and comforters.
