used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All night long the dim, yellow light burned in the block-house, and the shadowy form of a shivering sentinel was never absent from the platform.
absentadjectiveUS /ˈæbsənt/
not being in a specified place
From this reading All night long the dim, yellow light burned in the block-house, and the shadowy form of a shivering sentinel was never absent from the platform.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading THE storm which threatened during the afternoon broke forth toward night and raged until morning.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading What rain fell came almost horizontally, and rattled like hailstones against the cabins.
(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 night long the dim, yellow light burned in the block-house, and the shadowy form of a shivering sentinel was never absent from the platform.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading What rain fell came almost horizontally, and rattled like hailstones against the cabins.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE storm which threatened during the afternoon broke forth toward night and raged until morning.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Little rain fell, but the wind was terrific, as it howled around the settlement and screamed through the forest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Little rain fell, but the wind was terrific, as it howled around the settlement and screamed through the forest.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading THE ATTACK IN THE WOOD.
block-house
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From this reading All night long the dim, yellow light burned in the block-house, and the shadowy form of a shivering sentinel was never absent from the platform.
lacking funds
From this reading THE storm which threatened during the afternoon broke forth toward night and raged until morning.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading All night long the dim, yellow light burned in the block-house, and the shadowy form of a shivering sentinel was never absent from the platform.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Little rain fell, but the wind was terrific, as it howled around the settlement and screamed through the forest.
cabinsnounUS /ˈkæbənz/
plural of “cabin” — small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading What rain fell came almost horizontally, and rattled like hailstones against the cabins.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading What rain fell came almost horizontally, and rattled like hailstones against the cabins.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading All night long the dim, yellow light burned in the block-house, and the shadowy form of a shivering sentinel was never absent from the platform.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THE storm which threatened during the afternoon broke forth toward night and raged until morning.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Little rain fell, but the wind was terrific, as it howled around the settlement and screamed through the forest.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Little rain fell, but the wind was terrific, as it howled around the settlement and screamed through the forest.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading All night long the dim, yellow light burned in the block-house, and the shadowy form of a shivering sentinel was never absent from the platform.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE storm which threatened during the afternoon broke forth toward night and raged until morning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All night long the dim, yellow light burned in the block-house, and the shadowy form of a shivering sentinel was never absent from the platform.
hailstonesnounUS /ˈheɪlstoʊnz/
plural of “hailstone” — small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm
From this reading What rain fell came almost horizontally, and rattled like hailstones against the cabins.
horizontallyadverbUS /ˌhɔːrɪˈzɑːntəli/
in a horizontal direction
From this reading What rain fell came almost horizontally, and rattled like hailstones against the cabins.
howledverbUS /haʊld/
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading Little rain fell, but the wind was terrific, as it howled around the settlement and screamed through the forest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ATTACK IN THE WOOD.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Little rain fell, but the wind was terrific, as it howled around the settlement and screamed through the forest.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading All night long the dim, yellow light burned in the block-house, and the shadowy form of a shivering sentinel was never absent from the platform.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading What rain fell came almost horizontally, and rattled like hailstones against the cabins.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little rain fell, but the wind was terrific, as it howled around the settlement and screamed through the forest.
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 All night long the dim, yellow light burned in the block-house, and the shadowy form of a shivering sentinel was never absent from the platform.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE storm which threatened during the afternoon broke forth toward night and raged until morning.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading All night long the dim, yellow light burned in the block-house, and the shadowy form of a shivering sentinel was never absent from the platform.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE storm which threatened during the afternoon broke forth toward night and raged until morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All night long the dim, yellow light burned in the block-house, and the shadowy form of a shivering sentinel was never absent from the platform.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading All night long the dim, yellow light burned in the block-house, and the shadowy form of a shivering sentinel was never absent from the platform.
ragedverbUS /reɪdʒd/
past form of “rage” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading THE storm which threatened during the afternoon broke forth toward night and raged until morning.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Little rain fell, but the wind was terrific, as it howled around the settlement and screamed through the forest.
rattledadjectiveUS /ˈrætəld/
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading What rain fell came almost horizontally, and rattled like hailstones against the cabins.
screamedverbUS /skriːmd/
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Little rain fell, but the wind was terrific, as it howled around the settlement and screamed through the forest.
sentinelnounUS /ˈsentənəl/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading All night long the dim, yellow light burned in the block-house, and the shadowy form of a shivering sentinel was never absent from the platform.
settlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading Little rain fell, but the wind was terrific, as it howled around the settlement and screamed through the forest.
shadowyadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊi/
filled with shade
From this reading All night long the dim, yellow light burned in the block-house, and the shadowy form of a shivering sentinel was never absent from the platform.
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading All night long the dim, yellow light burned in the block-house, and the shadowy form of a shivering sentinel was never absent from the platform.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading THE storm which threatened during the afternoon broke forth toward night and raged until morning.
terrificadjectiveUS /tərˈɪfɪk/
very great or intense
From this reading Little rain fell, but the wind was terrific, as it howled around the settlement and screamed through the forest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ATTACK IN THE WOOD.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading THE storm which threatened during the afternoon broke forth toward night and raged until morning.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Little rain fell, but the wind was terrific, as it howled around the settlement and screamed through the forest.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading THE storm which threatened during the afternoon broke forth toward night and raged until morning.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading THE storm which threatened during the afternoon broke forth toward night and raged until morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Little rain fell, but the wind was terrific, as it howled around the settlement and screamed through the forest.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What rain fell came almost horizontally, and rattled like hailstones against the cabins.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE storm which threatened during the afternoon broke forth toward night and raged until morning.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Little rain fell, but the wind was terrific, as it howled around the settlement and screamed through the forest.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading THE ATTACK IN THE WOOD.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading All night long the dim, yellow light burned in the block-house, and the shadowy form of a shivering sentinel was never absent from the platform.
