used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For another day, a day of brilliant sunshine and roaring west wind, the fire marched up over the southern slope.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Its flaming head, with a towering crest of smoke, went over a high ridge, and its lower flank smoldered threateningly a little above the valley.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For another day, a day of brilliant sunshine and roaring west wind, the fire marched up over the southern slope.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading For another day, a day of brilliant sunshine and roaring west wind, the fire marched up over the southern slope.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading For another day, a day of brilliant sunshine and roaring west wind, the fire marched up over the southern slope.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The second night the wind fell to a whisper, shifting freakishly into the northeast, and day dawned with a mass formation of clouds spitting rain, which by noon grew to a downpour.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading Twenty hours of rain cleared the sky of clouds, the woods of smoke.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading The second night the wind fell to a whisper, shifting freakishly into the northeast, and day dawned with a mass formation of clouds spitting rain, which by noon grew to a downpour.
crestnounUS /krest/
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
From this reading Its flaming head, with a towering crest of smoke, went over a high ridge, and its lower flank smoldered threateningly a little above the valley.
dawnedverbUS /dɔːnd/
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading The second night the wind fell to a whisper, shifting freakishly into the northeast, and day dawned with a mass formation of clouds spitting rain, which by noon grew to a downpour.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading For another day, a day of brilliant sunshine and roaring west wind, the fire marched up over the southern slope.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The fire sizzled and sputtered and died.
downpournounUS /ˈdaʊnpɔːr/
a heavy rain
From this reading The second night the wind fell to a whisper, shifting freakishly into the northeast, and day dawned with a mass formation of clouds spitting rain, which by noon grew to a downpour.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The second night the wind fell to a whisper, shifting freakishly into the northeast, and day dawned with a mass formation of clouds spitting rain, which by noon grew to a downpour.
start firing a weapon
From this reading For another day, a day of brilliant sunshine and roaring west wind, the fire marched up over the southern slope.
flamingadjectiveUS /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/
informal intensifiers
From this reading Its flaming head, with a towering crest of smoke, went over a high ridge, and its lower flank smoldered threateningly a little above the valley.
flanknounUS /flæŋk/
the side of military or naval formation
From this reading Its flaming head, with a towering crest of smoke, went over a high ridge, and its lower flank smoldered threateningly a little above the valley.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For another day, a day of brilliant sunshine and roaring west wind, the fire marched up over the southern slope.
formationnounUS /fɔːrˈmeɪʃən/
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
From this reading The second night the wind fell to a whisper, shifting freakishly into the northeast, and day dawned with a mass formation of clouds spitting rain, which by noon grew to a downpour.
freakishlyadverb
unpredictably
From this reading The second night the wind fell to a whisper, shifting freakishly into the northeast, and day dawned with a mass formation of clouds spitting rain, which by noon grew to a downpour.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The second night the wind fell to a whisper, shifting freakishly into the northeast, and day dawned with a mass formation of clouds spitting rain, which by noon grew to a downpour.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Its flaming head, with a towering crest of smoke, went over a high ridge, and its lower flank smoldered threateningly a little above the valley.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Its flaming head, with a towering crest of smoke, went over a high ridge, and its lower flank smoldered threateningly a little above the valley.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Twenty hours of rain cleared the sky of clouds, the woods of smoke.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The second night the wind fell to a whisper, shifting freakishly into the northeast, and day dawned with a mass formation of clouds spitting rain, which by noon grew to a downpour.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its flaming head, with a towering crest of smoke, went over a high ridge, and its lower flank smoldered threateningly a little above the valley.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Its flaming head, with a towering crest of smoke, went over a high ridge, and its lower flank smoldered threateningly a little above the valley.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Its flaming head, with a towering crest of smoke, went over a high ridge, and its lower flank smoldered threateningly a little above the valley.
marchedverbUS /mɑːrtʃt/
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading For another day, a day of brilliant sunshine and roaring west wind, the fire marched up over the southern slope.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The second night the wind fell to a whisper, shifting freakishly into the northeast, and day dawned with a mass formation of clouds spitting rain, which by noon grew to a downpour.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The second night the wind fell to a whisper, shifting freakishly into the northeast, and day dawned with a mass formation of clouds spitting rain, which by noon grew to a downpour.
the middle of the day
From this reading The second night the wind fell to a whisper, shifting freakishly into the northeast, and day dawned with a mass formation of clouds spitting rain, which by noon grew to a downpour.
northeastnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθiːst/
the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
From this reading The second night the wind fell to a whisper, shifting freakishly into the northeast, and day dawned with a mass formation of clouds spitting rain, which by noon grew to a downpour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For another day, a day of brilliant sunshine and roaring west wind, the fire marched up over the southern slope.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For another day, a day of brilliant sunshine and roaring west wind, the fire marched up over the southern slope.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The second night the wind fell to a whisper, shifting freakishly into the northeast, and day dawned with a mass formation of clouds spitting rain, which by noon grew to a downpour.
ridgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading Its flaming head, with a towering crest of smoke, went over a high ridge, and its lower flank smoldered threateningly a little above the valley.
roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading For another day, a day of brilliant sunshine and roaring west wind, the fire marched up over the southern slope.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The second night the wind fell to a whisper, shifting freakishly into the northeast, and day dawned with a mass formation of clouds spitting rain, which by noon grew to a downpour.
shiftingadjectiveUS /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/
continuously varying
From this reading The second night the wind fell to a whisper, shifting freakishly into the northeast, and day dawned with a mass formation of clouds spitting rain, which by noon grew to a downpour.
sizzledverbUS /ˈsɪzəld/
past form of “sizzle” — make a sound like frying fat
From this reading The fire sizzled and sputtered and died.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Twenty hours of rain cleared the sky of clouds, the woods of smoke.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading For another day, a day of brilliant sunshine and roaring west wind, the fire marched up over the southern slope.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Its flaming head, with a towering crest of smoke, went over a high ridge, and its lower flank smoldered threateningly a little above the valley.
smoldered
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From this reading Its flaming head, with a towering crest of smoke, went over a high ridge, and its lower flank smoldered threateningly a little above the valley.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading For another day, a day of brilliant sunshine and roaring west wind, the fire marched up over the southern slope.
spittingnounUS /ˈspɪtɪŋ/
the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
From this reading The second night the wind fell to a whisper, shifting freakishly into the northeast, and day dawned with a mass formation of clouds spitting rain, which by noon grew to a downpour.
sputteredverbUS /ˈspʌtərd/
past form of “sputter” — make an explosive sound
From this reading The fire sizzled and sputtered and died.
the rays of the sun
From this reading For another day, a day of brilliant sunshine and roaring west wind, the fire marched up over the southern slope.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For another day, a day of brilliant sunshine and roaring west wind, the fire marched up over the southern slope.
threateninglyadverbUS /ˈθretənɪŋli/
in a menacing manner
From this reading Its flaming head, with a towering crest of smoke, went over a high ridge, and its lower flank smoldered threateningly a little above the valley.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The second night the wind fell to a whisper, shifting freakishly into the northeast, and day dawned with a mass formation of clouds spitting rain, which by noon grew to a downpour.
toweringadjectiveUS /ˈtaʊərɪŋ/
of imposing height; especially standing out above others
From this reading Its flaming head, with a towering crest of smoke, went over a high ridge, and its lower flank smoldered threateningly a little above the valley.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Twenty hours of rain cleared the sky of clouds, the woods of smoke.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading For another day, a day of brilliant sunshine and roaring west wind, the fire marched up over the southern slope.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Its flaming head, with a towering crest of smoke, went over a high ridge, and its lower flank smoldered threateningly a little above the valley.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Its flaming head, with a towering crest of smoke, went over a high ridge, and its lower flank smoldered threateningly a little above the valley.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading For another day, a day of brilliant sunshine and roaring west wind, the fire marched up over the southern slope.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The second night the wind fell to a whisper, shifting freakishly into the northeast, and day dawned with a mass formation of clouds spitting rain, which by noon grew to a downpour.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading The second night the wind fell to a whisper, shifting freakishly into the northeast, and day dawned with a mass formation of clouds spitting rain, which by noon grew to a downpour.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading For another day, a day of brilliant sunshine and roaring west wind, the fire marched up over the southern slope.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Its flaming head, with a towering crest of smoke, went over a high ridge, and its lower flank smoldered threateningly a little above the valley.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Twenty hours of rain cleared the sky of clouds, the woods of smoke.
