used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Upon the said hearth a merry, little fire of pine logs clicked and chattered.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
equally
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading And the snap in the air, working along with other unwonted influences, made Katherine somewhat restless this evening.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Upon the said hearth a merry, little fire of pine logs clicked and chattered.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading JULIUS MARCH BEARS TESTIMONY "So you really wish me to ask them both to come, Richard?"
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
BEARSnounUS /berz/
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading JULIUS MARCH BEARS TESTIMONY "So you really wish me to ask them both to come, Richard?"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Lady Calmady stood on the tiger-skin before the Gun-Room hearth.
the two together, not just one
From this reading JULIUS MARCH BEARS TESTIMONY "So you really wish me to ask them both to come, Richard?"
Calmady
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From this reading Lady Calmady stood on the tiger-skin before the Gun-Room hearth.
chattered
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From this reading Upon the said hearth a merry, little fire of pine logs clicked and chattered.
clickedverbUS /klɪkt/
past form of “click” — move or strike with a noise
From this reading Upon the said hearth a merry, little fire of pine logs clicked and chattered.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading JULIUS MARCH BEARS TESTIMONY "So you really wish me to ask them both to come, Richard?"
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
divisible by two
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading And the snap in the air, working along with other unwonted influences, made Katherine somewhat restless this evening.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Upon the said hearth a merry, little fire of pine logs clicked and chattered.
foliagenounUS /ˈfoʊlɪdʒ/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
frostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
a state of high honor
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
Gun-Room
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From this reading Lady Calmady stood on the tiger-skin before the Gun-Room hearth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
hearthnounUS /hɑːrθ/
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading Lady Calmady stood on the tiger-skin before the Gun-Room hearth.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
influencesnounUS /ˈɪnfluːənsɪz/
plural of “influence” — a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading And the snap in the air, working along with other unwonted influences, made Katherine somewhat restless this evening.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
JULIUS
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From this reading JULIUS MARCH BEARS TESTIMONY "So you really wish me to ask them both to come, Richard?"
Katherine
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From this reading And the snap in the air, working along with other unwonted influences, made Katherine somewhat restless this evening.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Calmady stood on the tiger-skin before the Gun-Room hearth.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Upon the said hearth a merry, little fire of pine logs clicked and chattered.
logsnounUS /lɔːɡz/
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading Upon the said hearth a merry, little fire of pine logs clicked and chattered.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And the snap in the air, working along with other unwonted influences, made Katherine somewhat restless this evening.
march in a procession
From this reading JULIUS MARCH BEARS TESTIMONY "So you really wish me to ask them both to come, Richard?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JULIUS MARCH BEARS TESTIMONY "So you really wish me to ask them both to come, Richard?"
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Upon the said hearth a merry, little fire of pine logs clicked and chattered.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Upon the said hearth a merry, little fire of pine logs clicked and chattered.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lady Calmady stood on the tiger-skin before the Gun-Room hearth.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And the snap in the air, working along with other unwonted influences, made Katherine somewhat restless this evening.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading Upon the said hearth a merry, little fire of pine logs clicked and chattered.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading JULIUS MARCH BEARS TESTIMONY "So you really wish me to ask them both to come, Richard?"
worried and uneasy
From this reading And the snap in the air, working along with other unwonted influences, made Katherine somewhat restless this evening.
Richard
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ripeningnounUS /ˈraɪpənɪŋ/
coming to full development; becoming mature
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Upon the said hearth a merry, little fire of pine logs clicked and chattered.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
snapverbUS /snæp/
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading And the snap in the air, working along with other unwonted influences, made Katherine somewhat restless this evening.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading JULIUS MARCH BEARS TESTIMONY "So you really wish me to ask them both to come, Richard?"
to a small degree or extent
From this reading And the snap in the air, working along with other unwonted influences, made Katherine somewhat restless this evening.
splendournoun
a quality that outshines the usual
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Lady Calmady stood on the tiger-skin before the Gun-Room hearth.
swifteradjectiveUS /ˈswɪftər/
comparative of “swift” — moving very fast
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
TESTIMONYnounUS /ˈtestəmoʊni/
a solemn statement made under oath
From this reading JULIUS MARCH BEARS TESTIMONY "So you really wish me to ask them both to come, Richard?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Calmady stood on the tiger-skin before the Gun-Room hearth.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading JULIUS MARCH BEARS TESTIMONY "So you really wish me to ask them both to come, Richard?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And the snap in the air, working along with other unwonted influences, made Katherine somewhat restless this evening.
tiger-skin
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From this reading Lady Calmady stood on the tiger-skin before the Gun-Room hearth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JULIUS MARCH BEARS TESTIMONY "So you really wish me to ask them both to come, Richard?"
unwontedadjective
unaccustomed or unusual
From this reading And the snap in the air, working along with other unwonted influences, made Katherine somewhat restless this evening.
uplandadjectiveUS /ˈʌplənd/
used of high or hilly country
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the said hearth a merry, little fire of pine logs clicked and chattered.
valleysnounUS /ˈvæliz/
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading JULIUS MARCH BEARS TESTIMONY "So you really wish me to ask them both to come, Richard?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading And the snap in the air, working along with other unwonted influences, made Katherine somewhat restless this evening.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading And the snap in the air, working along with other unwonted influences, made Katherine somewhat restless this evening.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even here, on the dry upland, the night air had an edge to it; while in the valleys there would be frost before morning, ripening that same splendour of autumn foliage alike to greater glory and swifter fall.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading JULIUS MARCH BEARS TESTIMONY "So you really wish me to ask them both to come, Richard?"
