used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The single fluttering candle formed grotesque shadows among its rafters of round cedar logs.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The room was large, twice as large as the average living room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
averageadjectiveUS /ˈævərɪdʒ/
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
From this reading The room was large, twice as large as the average living room.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading The single fluttering candle formed grotesque shadows among its rafters of round cedar logs.
cedarnounUS /ˈsiːdər/
any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading The single fluttering candle formed grotesque shadows among its rafters of round cedar logs.
ceiled
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From this reading It was not ceiled.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
crackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
devoidadjectiveUS /dɪˈvɔɪd/
completely wanting or lacking
From this reading The place was devoid of furniture.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
flutteringnounUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading The single fluttering candle formed grotesque shadows among its rafters of round cedar logs.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading The single fluttering candle formed grotesque shadows among its rafters of round cedar logs.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading The place was devoid of furniture.
grotesqueadjectiveUS /ɡroʊˈtesk/
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
From this reading The single fluttering candle formed grotesque shadows among its rafters of round cedar logs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
HuronnounUS /ˈhjuːrɑːn/
the 2nd largest of the Great Lakes
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
impressiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpresɪv/
making a strong or vivid impression
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not ceiled.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The single fluttering candle formed grotesque shadows among its rafters of round cedar logs.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading The room was large, twice as large as the average living room.
logsnounUS /lɔːɡz/
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading The single fluttering candle formed grotesque shadows among its rafters of round cedar logs.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not ceiled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
raftersnounUS /ˈræftərz/
plural of “rafter” — one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
From this reading The single fluttering candle formed grotesque shadows among its rafters of round cedar logs.
on the contrary
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
RENDEZVOUSnounUS /ˈrɑːndɪvuː/
a meeting planned at a certain time and place
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room was large, twice as large as the average living room.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The single fluttering candle formed grotesque shadows among its rafters of round cedar logs.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading The single fluttering candle formed grotesque shadows among its rafters of round cedar logs.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
shuttersnounUS /ˈʃʌtərz/
plural of “shutter” — a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading The single fluttering candle formed grotesque shadows among its rafters of round cedar logs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
two times
From this reading The room was large, twice as large as the average living room.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was large, twice as large as the average living room.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
witnessedverbUS /ˈwɪtnəst/
past form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE PLACE OF RENDEZVOUS At an hour after darkness had fallen, had you happened upon a certain rather large cabin on a point of land where many islands and this point form a bay on the shore of Lake Huron, and had you chanced to look through a crack in the rough board shutters, you might have witnessed an impressive sight.
