used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Winter in the upper heights of the Bear Tooth Range is a glittering desolation of snow with a flaming blue sky above.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Winter in the upper heights of the Bear Tooth Range is a glittering desolation of snow with a flaming blue sky above.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading The streams are silenced--only the wind is abroad in the waste, the tireless, pitiless wind, fanged like ingratitude, insatiate as fire.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The peaks are like marble domes, set high in the pathway of the sun by day and thrust amid the stars by night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The peaks are like marble domes, set high in the pathway of the sun by day and thrust amid the stars by night.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The peaks are like marble domes, set high in the pathway of the sun by day and thrust amid the stars by night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The streams are silenced--only the wind is abroad in the waste, the tireless, pitiless wind, fanged like ingratitude, insatiate as fire.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nothing moves, nothing utters a sound, save the cony at the mouth of the spiral shaft, which sinks to his deeply buried den in the rocks.
have
From this reading Winter in the upper heights of the Bear Tooth Range is a glittering desolation of snow with a flaming blue sky above.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Winter in the upper heights of the Bear Tooth Range is a glittering desolation of snow with a flaming blue sky above.
burdensnounUS /ˈbɜːrdənz/
plural of “burden” — an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading The firs seem hopeless under their ever-increasing burdens.
placed in a grave
From this reading Nothing moves, nothing utters a sound, save the cony at the mouth of the spiral shaft, which sinks to his deeply buried den in the rocks.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The peaks are like marble domes, set high in the pathway of the sun by day and thrust amid the stars by night.
conynoun
any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
From this reading Nothing moves, nothing utters a sound, save the cony at the mouth of the spiral shaft, which sinks to his deeply buried den in the rocks.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The peaks are like marble domes, set high in the pathway of the sun by day and thrust amid the stars by night.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Nothing moves, nothing utters a sound, save the cony at the mouth of the spiral shaft, which sinks to his deeply buried den in the rocks.
dennounUS /den/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading Nothing moves, nothing utters a sound, save the cony at the mouth of the spiral shaft, which sinks to his deeply buried den in the rocks.
desolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading Winter in the upper heights of the Bear Tooth Range is a glittering desolation of snow with a flaming blue sky above.
domesnounUS /doʊmz/
plural of “dome” — a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading The peaks are like marble domes, set high in the pathway of the sun by day and thrust amid the stars by night.
ever-increasing
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From this reading The firs seem hopeless under their ever-increasing burdens.
fangedadjective
having fangs
From this reading The streams are silenced--only the wind is abroad in the waste, the tireless, pitiless wind, fanged like ingratitude, insatiate as fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The streams are silenced--only the wind is abroad in the waste, the tireless, pitiless wind, fanged like ingratitude, insatiate as fire.
firsnounUS /fɜːrz/
plural of “fir” — nonresinous wood of a fir tree
From this reading The firs seem hopeless under their ever-increasing burdens.
flamingadjectiveUS /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/
informal intensifiers
From this reading Winter in the upper heights of the Bear Tooth Range is a glittering desolation of snow with a flaming blue sky above.
glitteringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading Winter in the upper heights of the Bear Tooth Range is a glittering desolation of snow with a flaming blue sky above.
heightsnounUS /haɪts/
a high place
From this reading Winter in the upper heights of the Bear Tooth Range is a glittering desolation of snow with a flaming blue sky above.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The peaks are like marble domes, set high in the pathway of the sun by day and thrust amid the stars by night.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing moves, nothing utters a sound, save the cony at the mouth of the spiral shaft, which sinks to his deeply buried den in the rocks.
hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading The firs seem hopeless under their ever-increasing burdens.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Winter in the upper heights of the Bear Tooth Range is a glittering desolation of snow with a flaming blue sky above.
ingratitudenoun
a lack of gratitude
From this reading The streams are silenced--only the wind is abroad in the waste, the tireless, pitiless wind, fanged like ingratitude, insatiate as fire.
insatiateadjective
impossible to satisfy
From this reading The streams are silenced--only the wind is abroad in the waste, the tireless, pitiless wind, fanged like ingratitude, insatiate as fire.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Winter in the upper heights of the Bear Tooth Range is a glittering desolation of snow with a flaming blue sky above.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The peaks are like marble domes, set high in the pathway of the sun by day and thrust amid the stars by night.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading The peaks are like marble domes, set high in the pathway of the sun by day and thrust amid the stars by night.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Nothing moves, nothing utters a sound, save the cony at the mouth of the spiral shaft, which sinks to his deeply buried den in the rocks.
movesnounUS /muːvz/
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading Nothing moves, nothing utters a sound, save the cony at the mouth of the spiral shaft, which sinks to his deeply buried den in the rocks.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The peaks are like marble domes, set high in the pathway of the sun by day and thrust amid the stars by night.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing moves, nothing utters a sound, save the cony at the mouth of the spiral shaft, which sinks to his deeply buried den in the rocks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Winter in the upper heights of the Bear Tooth Range is a glittering desolation of snow with a flaming blue sky above.
and nothing more
From this reading The streams are silenced--only the wind is abroad in the waste, the tireless, pitiless wind, fanged like ingratitude, insatiate as fire.
pathwaynounUS /ˈpæθweɪ/
a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
From this reading The peaks are like marble domes, set high in the pathway of the sun by day and thrust amid the stars by night.
peaksnounUS /piːks/
plural of “peak” — the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading The peaks are like marble domes, set high in the pathway of the sun by day and thrust amid the stars by night.
pitilessadjectiveUS /ˈpɪtiləs/
without mercy or pity
From this reading The streams are silenced--only the wind is abroad in the waste, the tireless, pitiless wind, fanged like ingratitude, insatiate as fire.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Winter in the upper heights of the Bear Tooth Range is a glittering desolation of snow with a flaming blue sky above.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Nothing moves, nothing utters a sound, save the cony at the mouth of the spiral shaft, which sinks to his deeply buried den in the rocks.
except for; apart from
From this reading Nothing moves, nothing utters a sound, save the cony at the mouth of the spiral shaft, which sinks to his deeply buried den in the rocks.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The firs seem hopeless under their ever-increasing burdens.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The peaks are like marble domes, set high in the pathway of the sun by day and thrust amid the stars by night.
shaftnounUS /ʃæft/
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading Nothing moves, nothing utters a sound, save the cony at the mouth of the spiral shaft, which sinks to his deeply buried den in the rocks.
silencedadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənst/
reduced to silence
From this reading The streams are silenced--only the wind is abroad in the waste, the tireless, pitiless wind, fanged like ingratitude, insatiate as fire.
sinksnounUS /sɪŋks/
plural of “sink” — plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
From this reading Nothing moves, nothing utters a sound, save the cony at the mouth of the spiral shaft, which sinks to his deeply buried den in the rocks.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Winter in the upper heights of the Bear Tooth Range is a glittering desolation of snow with a flaming blue sky above.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Winter in the upper heights of the Bear Tooth Range is a glittering desolation of snow with a flaming blue sky above.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Nothing moves, nothing utters a sound, save the cony at the mouth of the spiral shaft, which sinks to his deeply buried den in the rocks.
spiralnounUS /ˈspaɪrəl/
a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
From this reading Nothing moves, nothing utters a sound, save the cony at the mouth of the spiral shaft, which sinks to his deeply buried den in the rocks.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The peaks are like marble domes, set high in the pathway of the sun by day and thrust amid the stars by night.
streamsnounUS /striːmz/
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The streams are silenced--only the wind is abroad in the waste, the tireless, pitiless wind, fanged like ingratitude, insatiate as fire.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The peaks are like marble domes, set high in the pathway of the sun by day and thrust amid the stars by night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Winter in the upper heights of the Bear Tooth Range is a glittering desolation of snow with a flaming blue sky above.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The firs seem hopeless under their ever-increasing burdens.
push forcefully
From this reading The peaks are like marble domes, set high in the pathway of the sun by day and thrust amid the stars by night.
tirelessadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərləs/
showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality
From this reading The streams are silenced--only the wind is abroad in the waste, the tireless, pitiless wind, fanged like ingratitude, insatiate as fire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing moves, nothing utters a sound, save the cony at the mouth of the spiral shaft, which sinks to his deeply buried den in the rocks.
ToothnounUS /tuːθ/
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
From this reading Winter in the upper heights of the Bear Tooth Range is a glittering desolation of snow with a flaming blue sky above.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The firs seem hopeless under their ever-increasing burdens.
the topmost one of two
From this reading Winter in the upper heights of the Bear Tooth Range is a glittering desolation of snow with a flaming blue sky above.
uttersverbUS /ˈʌtərz/
third-person singular of “utter” — articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading Nothing moves, nothing utters a sound, save the cony at the mouth of the spiral shaft, which sinks to his deeply buried den in the rocks.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading The streams are silenced--only the wind is abroad in the waste, the tireless, pitiless wind, fanged like ingratitude, insatiate as fire.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nothing moves, nothing utters a sound, save the cony at the mouth of the spiral shaft, which sinks to his deeply buried den in the rocks.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The streams are silenced--only the wind is abroad in the waste, the tireless, pitiless wind, fanged like ingratitude, insatiate as fire.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Winter in the upper heights of the Bear Tooth Range is a glittering desolation of snow with a flaming blue sky above.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Winter in the upper heights of the Bear Tooth Range is a glittering desolation of snow with a flaming blue sky above.
