used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
(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 All was silent, dark, and sad in the King's castle, in the capital of Saxony.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All was silent, dark, and sad in the King's castle, in the capital of Saxony.
apartmentsnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənts/
plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading The windows of the King's apartments, usually so brilliantly lighted, were dark.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the gates of the castle of Georgenthor, and in the court-yards, silent sentries were pacing to and fro.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
brilliantlyadverbUS /ˈbrɪljəntli/
with brightness
From this reading The windows of the King's apartments, usually so brilliantly lighted, were dark.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading All was silent, dark, and sad in the King's castle, in the capital of Saxony.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading All was silent, dark, and sad in the King's castle, in the capital of Saxony.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
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 was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
court-yards
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From this reading Before the gates of the castle of Georgenthor, and in the court-yards, silent sentries were pacing to and fro.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading All was silent, dark, and sad in the King's castle, in the capital of Saxony.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
fro
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From this reading Before the gates of the castle of Georgenthor, and in the court-yards, silent sentries were pacing to and fro.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading Before the gates of the castle of Georgenthor, and in the court-yards, silent sentries were pacing to and fro.
Georgenthor
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From this reading Before the gates of the castle of Georgenthor, and in the court-yards, silent sentries were pacing to and fro.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All was silent, dark, and sad in the King's castle, in the capital of Saxony.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading All was silent, dark, and sad in the King's castle, in the capital of Saxony.
lead-colouredadjective
having the color of lead
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
set afire or burning
From this reading The windows of the King's apartments, usually so brilliantly lighted, were dark.
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 But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
a particular point in time
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All was silent, dark, and sad in the King's castle, in the capital of Saxony.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
and nothing more
From this reading It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
pacingnounUS /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading Before the gates of the castle of Georgenthor, and in the court-yards, silent sentries were pacing to and fro.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
with speed
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
rarelyadverbUS /ˈrerli/
not often
From this reading It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading All was silent, dark, and sad in the King's castle, in the capital of Saxony.
SaxonynounUS /ˈsæksəni/
an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons
From this reading All was silent, dark, and sad in the King's castle, in the capital of Saxony.
sentriesnounUS /ˈsentriz/
plural of “sentry” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Before the gates of the castle of Georgenthor, and in the court-yards, silent sentries were pacing to and fro.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading All was silent, dark, and sad in the King's castle, in the capital of Saxony.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The windows of the King's apartments, usually so brilliantly lighted, were dark.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
successionnounUS /səkˈseʃən/
a following of one thing after another in time
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All was silent, dark, and sad in the King's castle, in the capital of Saxony.
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 But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
under normal conditions
From this reading It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All was silent, dark, and sad in the King's castle, in the capital of Saxony.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Before the gates of the castle of Georgenthor, and in the court-yards, silent sentries were pacing to and fro.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The windows of the King's apartments, usually so brilliantly lighted, were dark.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm.
