1889
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From this reading The scene was once again upon the hillside, a bright starlit night in January 1889.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The scene was once again upon the hillside, a bright starlit night in January 1889.
anew
From this reading The scene was once again upon the hillside, a bright starlit night in January 1889.
(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 On the broken seat sat Genius all alone, his head bent in his hands, unconscious of the wind, the cold, the night.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading On the broken seat sat Genius all alone, his head bent in his hands, unconscious of the wind, the cold, the night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two years had passed away, and the January of the third had begun.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Two years had passed away, and the January of the third had begun.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But the same miserable wind of two years back was moaning through the trees, and well it might.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Two years had passed away, and the January of the third had begun.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading On the broken seat sat Genius all alone, his head bent in his hands, unconscious of the wind, the cold, the night.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The scene was once again upon the hillside, a bright starlit night in January 1889.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading On the broken seat sat Genius all alone, his head bent in his hands, unconscious of the wind, the cold, the night.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the same miserable wind of two years back was moaning through the trees, and well it might.
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 On the broken seat sat Genius all alone, his head bent in his hands, unconscious of the wind, the cold, the night.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading On the broken seat sat Genius all alone, his head bent in his hands, unconscious of the wind, the cold, the night.
glidedverbUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading Whilst he sat thus thoughtful Plucritus glided silent on the scene.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two years had passed away, and the January of the third had begun.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading On the broken seat sat Genius all alone, his head bent in his hands, unconscious of the wind, the cold, the night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whilst he sat thus thoughtful Plucritus glided silent on the scene.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading On the broken seat sat Genius all alone, his head bent in his hands, unconscious of the wind, the cold, the night.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading The scene was once again upon the hillside, a bright starlit night in January 1889.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the broken seat sat Genius all alone, his head bent in his hands, unconscious of the wind, the cold, the night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The scene was once again upon the hillside, a bright starlit night in January 1889.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the same miserable wind of two years back was moaning through the trees, and well it might.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading Two years had passed away, and the January of the third had begun.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But the same miserable wind of two years back was moaning through the trees, and well it might.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading But the same miserable wind of two years back was moaning through the trees, and well it might.
moaningverbUS /ˈmoʊnɪŋ/
-ing form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading But the same miserable wind of two years back was moaning through the trees, and well it might.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The scene was once again upon the hillside, a bright starlit night in January 1889.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two years had passed away, and the January of the third had begun.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the broken seat sat Genius all alone, his head bent in his hands, unconscious of the wind, the cold, the night.
on one occasion
From this reading The scene was once again upon the hillside, a bright starlit night in January 1889.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Two years had passed away, and the January of the third had begun.
Plucritus
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From this reading Whilst he sat thus thoughtful Plucritus glided silent on the scene.
Identical; not different.
From this reading But the same miserable wind of two years back was moaning through the trees, and well it might.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading On the broken seat sat Genius all alone, his head bent in his hands, unconscious of the wind, the cold, the night.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The scene was once again upon the hillside, a bright starlit night in January 1889.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading On the broken seat sat Genius all alone, his head bent in his hands, unconscious of the wind, the cold, the night.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Whilst he sat thus thoughtful Plucritus glided silent on the scene.
starlitadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrlɪt/
lighted only by stars
From this reading The scene was once again upon the hillside, a bright starlit night in January 1889.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two years had passed away, and the January of the third had begun.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Two years had passed away, and the January of the third had begun.
thoughtfuladjectiveUS /ˈθɔːtfəl/
having intellectual depth
From this reading Whilst he sat thus thoughtful Plucritus glided silent on the scene.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But the same miserable wind of two years back was moaning through the trees, and well it might.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Whilst he sat thus thoughtful Plucritus glided silent on the scene.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading But the same miserable wind of two years back was moaning through the trees, and well it might.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two years had passed away, and the January of the third had begun.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading On the broken seat sat Genius all alone, his head bent in his hands, unconscious of the wind, the cold, the night.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The scene was once again upon the hillside, a bright starlit night in January 1889.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The scene was once again upon the hillside, a bright starlit night in January 1889.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading But the same miserable wind of two years back was moaning through the trees, and well it might.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Whilst he sat thus thoughtful Plucritus glided silent on the scene.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading But the same miserable wind of two years back was moaning through the trees, and well it might.
a late time of life
From this reading Two years had passed away, and the January of the third had begun.
