used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading One warm afternoon, while the little girl was riding the cultivator mare up and down in the Indian corn, she had suddenly been seized with a chill.
(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 To them a cloud far heavier and darker than the engine's breath was hanging, day and night, over the farm-house, shutting out all sunshine, hope, and happiness.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One warm afternoon, while the little girl was riding the cultivator mare up and down in the Indian corn, she had suddenly been seized with a chill.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading To them a cloud far heavier and darker than the engine's breath was hanging, day and night, over the farm-house, shutting out all sunshine, hope, and happiness.
canopiedadjective
covered with or as with a canopy
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading One warm afternoon, while the little girl was riding the cultivator mare up and down in the Indian corn, she had suddenly been seized with a chill.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading To them a cloud far heavier and darker than the engine's breath was hanging, day and night, over the farm-house, shutting out all sunshine, hope, and happiness.
cooledverbUS /kuːld/
past form of “cool” — make cool or cooler
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading One warm afternoon, while the little girl was riding the cultivator mare up and down in the Indian corn, she had suddenly been seized with a chill.
cultivatornoun
someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil
From this reading One warm afternoon, while the little girl was riding the cultivator mare up and down in the Indian corn, she had suddenly been seized with a chill.
darkeradjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkər/
comparative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading To them a cloud far heavier and darker than the engine's breath was hanging, day and night, over the farm-house, shutting out all sunshine, hope, and happiness.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading To them a cloud far heavier and darker than the engine's breath was hanging, day and night, over the farm-house, shutting out all sunshine, hope, and happiness.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading One warm afternoon, while the little girl was riding the cultivator mare up and down in the Indian corn, she had suddenly been seized with a chill.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
engine'snounUS /ˈendʒənz/
possessive form of “engine” — motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading To them a cloud far heavier and darker than the engine's breath was hanging, day and night, over the farm-house, shutting out all sunshine, hope, and happiness.
at any time
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
a social unit living together
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
fanverbUS /fæn/
strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading To them a cloud far heavier and darker than the engine's breath was hanging, day and night, over the farm-house, shutting out all sunshine, hope, and happiness.
farm-house
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From this reading To them a cloud far heavier and darker than the engine's breath was hanging, day and night, over the farm-house, shutting out all sunshine, hope, and happiness.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading That night a fever followed, and for a week she grew steadily worse.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading That night a fever followed, and for a week she grew steadily worse.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That night a fever followed, and for a week she grew steadily worse.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
a young female
From this reading One warm afternoon, while the little girl was riding the cultivator mare up and down in the Indian corn, she had suddenly been seized with a chill.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading That night a fever followed, and for a week she grew steadily worse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading To them a cloud far heavier and darker than the engine's breath was hanging, day and night, over the farm-house, shutting out all sunshine, hope, and happiness.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading To them a cloud far heavier and darker than the engine's breath was hanging, day and night, over the farm-house, shutting out all sunshine, hope, and happiness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
heavieradjectiveUS /ˈheviər/
comparative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading To them a cloud far heavier and darker than the engine's breath was hanging, day and night, over the farm-house, shutting out all sunshine, hope, and happiness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading To them a cloud far heavier and darker than the engine's breath was hanging, day and night, over the farm-house, shutting out all sunshine, hope, and happiness.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading One warm afternoon, while the little girl was riding the cultivator mare up and down in the Indian corn, she had suddenly been seized with a chill.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One warm afternoon, while the little girl was riding the cultivator mare up and down in the Indian corn, she had suddenly been seized with a chill.
malarianounUS /məˈleriə/
an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
marenounUS /mer/
female equine animal
From this reading One warm afternoon, while the little girl was riding the cultivator mare up and down in the Indian corn, she had suddenly been seized with a chill.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading To them a cloud far heavier and darker than the engine's breath was hanging, day and night, over the farm-house, shutting out all sunshine, hope, and happiness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One warm afternoon, while the little girl was riding the cultivator mare up and down in the Indian corn, she had suddenly been seized with a chill.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading To them a cloud far heavier and darker than the engine's breath was hanging, day and night, over the farm-house, shutting out all sunshine, hope, and happiness.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading To them a cloud far heavier and darker than the engine's breath was hanging, day and night, over the farm-house, shutting out all sunshine, hope, and happiness.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
remedynounUS /ˈremədi/
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading One warm afternoon, while the little girl was riding the cultivator mare up and down in the Indian corn, she had suddenly been seized with a chill.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading One warm afternoon, while the little girl was riding the cultivator mare up and down in the Indian corn, she had suddenly been seized with a chill.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One warm afternoon, while the little girl was riding the cultivator mare up and down in the Indian corn, she had suddenly been seized with a chill.
shuttingnounUS /ˈʃʌtɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading To them a cloud far heavier and darker than the engine's breath was hanging, day and night, over the farm-house, shutting out all sunshine, hope, and happiness.
SiouxnounUS /suː/
a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading That night a fever followed, and for a week she grew steadily worse.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading One warm afternoon, while the little girl was riding the cultivator mare up and down in the Indian corn, she had suddenly been seized with a chill.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
a request to be present
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
the rays of the sun
From this reading To them a cloud far heavier and darker than the engine's breath was hanging, day and night, over the farm-house, shutting out all sunshine, hope, and happiness.
telegraphicadjective
of or relating to or transmitted by telegraph
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To them a cloud far heavier and darker than the engine's breath was hanging, day and night, over the farm-house, shutting out all sunshine, hope, and happiness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night a fever followed, and for a week she grew steadily worse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To them a cloud far heavier and darker than the engine's breath was hanging, day and night, over the farm-house, shutting out all sunshine, hope, and happiness.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading One warm afternoon, while the little girl was riding the cultivator mare up and down in the Indian corn, she had suddenly been seized with a chill.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading One warm afternoon, while the little girl was riding the cultivator mare up and down in the Indian corn, she had suddenly been seized with a chill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To them a cloud far heavier and darker than the engine's breath was hanging, day and night, over the farm-house, shutting out all sunshine, hope, and happiness.
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading That night a fever followed, and for a week she grew steadily worse.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The family were beginning to have the same awful thought, and had sent a telegraphic summons from the new station, ten miles away, to a physician in Sioux Falls.
in or at the place that
From this reading Her mother gave her every home remedy known to be good for malaria, and at the end of the second week moved her to the canopied bed, where an ever waving fan cooled her hot cheeks.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading One warm afternoon, while the little girl was riding the cultivator mare up and down in the Indian corn, she had suddenly been seized with a chill.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One warm afternoon, while the little girl was riding the cultivator mare up and down in the Indian corn, she had suddenly been seized with a chill.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading That night a fever followed, and for a week she grew steadily worse.
