used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the seventh year of Kirstie’s exile, something occurred which gave the Settlement gossip a fresh impulse, and added a colour of awe to the mystery which surrounded the clearing.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading In the seventh year of Kirstie’s exile, something occurred which gave the Settlement gossip a fresh impulse, and added a colour of awe to the mystery which surrounded the clearing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the seventh year of Kirstie’s exile, something occurred which gave the Settlement gossip a fresh impulse, and added a colour of awe to the mystery which surrounded the clearing.
in a state of sleep
From this reading There was not enough snow to keep her warm and asleep.
awenounUS /ɑː/
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
From this reading In the seventh year of Kirstie’s exile, something occurred which gave the Settlement gossip a fresh impulse, and added a colour of awe to the mystery which surrounded the clearing.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading The winter changed to a very open one, so that long before spring Kroof awoke in her lair under the pine root.
beansnounUS /biːnz/
plural of “bean” — any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
From this reading Miranda observed her growing leanness, and tried the experiment of bringing her a mess of boiled beans from the cabin pot.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading But the ground was frozen, food was scarce, and she soon became hungry.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The winter changed to a very open one, so that long before spring Kroof awoke in her lair under the pine root.
boiledadjectiveUS /bɔɪld/
cooked in hot water
From this reading Miranda observed her growing leanness, and tried the experiment of bringing her a mess of boiled beans from the cabin pot.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading Miranda observed her growing leanness, and tried the experiment of bringing her a mess of boiled beans from the cabin pot.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the ground was frozen, food was scarce, and she soon became hungry.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Miranda observed her growing leanness, and tried the experiment of bringing her a mess of boiled beans from the cabin pot.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading The winter changed to a very open one, so that long before spring Kroof awoke in her lair under the pine root.
clearingnounUS /ˈklɪrɪŋ/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading In the seventh year of Kirstie’s exile, something occurred which gave the Settlement gossip a fresh impulse, and added a colour of awe to the mystery which surrounded the clearing.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading In the seventh year of Kirstie’s exile, something occurred which gave the Settlement gossip a fresh impulse, and added a colour of awe to the mystery which surrounded the clearing.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading There was not enough snow to keep her warm and asleep.
exileverbUS /ˈeɡzaɪl/
expel from a country
From this reading In the seventh year of Kirstie’s exile, something occurred which gave the Settlement gossip a fresh impulse, and added a colour of awe to the mystery which surrounded the clearing.
experimentnounUS /ɪkˈsperəmənt/
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading Miranda observed her growing leanness, and tried the experiment of bringing her a mess of boiled beans from the cabin pot.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading But the ground was frozen, food was scarce, and she soon became hungry.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading In the seventh year of Kirstie’s exile, something occurred which gave the Settlement gossip a fresh impulse, and added a colour of awe to the mystery which surrounded the clearing.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Miranda observed her growing leanness, and tried the experiment of bringing her a mess of boiled beans from the cabin pot.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading But the ground was frozen, food was scarce, and she soon became hungry.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading In the seventh year of Kirstie’s exile, something occurred which gave the Settlement gossip a fresh impulse, and added a colour of awe to the mystery which surrounded the clearing.
gossipnounUS /ˈɡɑːsəp/
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading In the seventh year of Kirstie’s exile, something occurred which gave the Settlement gossip a fresh impulse, and added a colour of awe to the mystery which surrounded the clearing.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading But the ground was frozen, food was scarce, and she soon became hungry.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Miranda observed her growing leanness, and tried the experiment of bringing her a mess of boiled beans from the cabin pot.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The winter changed to a very open one, so that long before spring Kroof awoke in her lair under the pine root.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading But the ground was frozen, food was scarce, and she soon became hungry.
an instinctive motive
From this reading In the seventh year of Kirstie’s exile, something occurred which gave the Settlement gossip a fresh impulse, and added a colour of awe to the mystery which surrounded the clearing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the seventh year of Kirstie’s exile, something occurred which gave the Settlement gossip a fresh impulse, and added a colour of awe to the mystery which surrounded the clearing.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading There was not enough snow to keep her warm and asleep.
Kirstie's
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From this reading In the seventh year of Kirstie’s exile, something occurred which gave the Settlement gossip a fresh impulse, and added a colour of awe to the mystery which surrounded the clearing.
Kroof
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From this reading The winter changed to a very open one, so that long before spring Kroof awoke in her lair under the pine root.
lairnounUS /ler/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading The winter changed to a very open one, so that long before spring Kroof awoke in her lair under the pine root.
leannessnoun
the quality of being meager
From this reading Miranda observed her growing leanness, and tried the experiment of bringing her a mess of boiled beans from the cabin pot.
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 The winter changed to a very open one, so that long before spring Kroof awoke in her lair under the pine root.
messnounUS /mes/
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading Miranda observed her growing leanness, and tried the experiment of bringing her a mess of boiled beans from the cabin pot.
Miranda
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From this reading Miranda observed her growing leanness, and tried the experiment of bringing her a mess of boiled beans from the cabin pot.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading In the seventh year of Kirstie’s exile, something occurred which gave the Settlement gossip a fresh impulse, and added a colour of awe to the mystery which surrounded the clearing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not enough snow to keep her warm and asleep.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Miranda observed her growing leanness, and tried the experiment of bringing her a mess of boiled beans from the cabin pot.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading In the seventh year of Kirstie’s exile, something occurred which gave the Settlement gossip a fresh impulse, and added a colour of awe to the mystery which surrounded the clearing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the seventh year of Kirstie’s exile, something occurred which gave the Settlement gossip a fresh impulse, and added a colour of awe to the mystery which surrounded the clearing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The winter changed to a very open one, so that long before spring Kroof awoke in her lair under the pine root.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The winter changed to a very open one, so that long before spring Kroof awoke in her lair under the pine root.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading The winter changed to a very open one, so that long before spring Kroof awoke in her lair under the pine root.
potnounUS /pɑːt/
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading Miranda observed her growing leanness, and tried the experiment of bringing her a mess of boiled beans from the cabin pot.
rootnounUS /ruːt/
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
From this reading The winter changed to a very open one, so that long before spring Kroof awoke in her lair under the pine root.
only a very short time before
From this reading But the ground was frozen, food was scarce, and she soon became hungry.
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 In the seventh year of Kirstie’s exile, something occurred which gave the Settlement gossip a fresh impulse, and added a colour of awe to the mystery which surrounded the clearing.
seventhadjectiveUS /ˈsevənθ/
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading In the seventh year of Kirstie’s exile, something occurred which gave the Settlement gossip a fresh impulse, and added a colour of awe to the mystery which surrounded the clearing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the ground was frozen, food was scarce, and she soon became hungry.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading There was not enough snow to keep her warm and asleep.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The winter changed to a very open one, so that long before spring Kroof awoke in her lair under the pine root.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In the seventh year of Kirstie’s exile, something occurred which gave the Settlement gossip a fresh impulse, and added a colour of awe to the mystery which surrounded the clearing.
in the near future
From this reading But the ground was frozen, food was scarce, and she soon became hungry.
the season of growth
From this reading The winter changed to a very open one, so that long before spring Kroof awoke in her lair under the pine root.
confined on all sides
From this reading In the seventh year of Kirstie’s exile, something occurred which gave the Settlement gossip a fresh impulse, and added a colour of awe to the mystery which surrounded the clearing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The winter changed to a very open one, so that long before spring Kroof awoke in her lair under the pine root.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the seventh year of Kirstie’s exile, something occurred which gave the Settlement gossip a fresh impulse, and added a colour of awe to the mystery which surrounded the clearing.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was not enough snow to keep her warm and asleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the seventh year of Kirstie’s exile, something occurred which gave the Settlement gossip a fresh impulse, and added a colour of awe to the mystery which surrounded the clearing.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Miranda observed her growing leanness, and tried the experiment of bringing her a mess of boiled beans from the cabin pot.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The winter changed to a very open one, so that long before spring Kroof awoke in her lair under the pine root.
precisely as stated
From this reading The winter changed to a very open one, so that long before spring Kroof awoke in her lair under the pine root.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading There was not enough snow to keep her warm and asleep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not enough snow to keep her warm and asleep.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the seventh year of Kirstie’s exile, something occurred which gave the Settlement gossip a fresh impulse, and added a colour of awe to the mystery which surrounded the clearing.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The winter changed to a very open one, so that long before spring Kroof awoke in her lair under the pine root.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading In the seventh year of Kirstie’s exile, something occurred which gave the Settlement gossip a fresh impulse, and added a colour of awe to the mystery which surrounded the clearing.
