used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The girl shut the door and dropped in a little heap on the bearskin before the fire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl shut the door and dropped in a little heap on the bearskin before the fire.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Molly had fallen asleep, Celeste was nodding.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She fled back up-stairs.
bearskinnoun
the pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug)
From this reading The girl shut the door and dropped in a little heap on the bearskin before the fire.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading She was shivering, but in her eyes, fixed on the embers, was a yearning, brooding light that made them beautiful.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The girl shut the door and dropped in a little heap on the bearskin before the fire.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Then suddenly she hid her face in her hands, her head bowed on her knees, and began to sob.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading Then suddenly she hid her face in her hands, her head bowed on her knees, and began to sob.
broodingnounUS /ˈbruːdɪŋ/
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
From this reading She was shivering, but in her eyes, fixed on the embers, was a yearning, brooding light that made them beautiful.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was shivering, but in her eyes, fixed on the embers, was a yearning, brooding light that made them beautiful.
Celeste
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From this reading Molly had fallen asleep, Celeste was nodding.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The girl shut the door and dropped in a little heap on the bearskin before the fire.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading The girl shut the door and dropped in a little heap on the bearskin before the fire.
embersnounUS /ˈembərz/
plural of “ember” — a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
From this reading She was shivering, but in her eyes, fixed on the embers, was a yearning, brooding light that made them beautiful.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She was shivering, but in her eyes, fixed on the embers, was a yearning, brooding light that made them beautiful.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then suddenly she hid her face in her hands, her head bowed on her knees, and began to sob.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Molly had fallen asleep, Celeste was nodding.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The girl shut the door and dropped in a little heap on the bearskin before the fire.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading She was shivering, but in her eyes, fixed on the embers, was a yearning, brooding light that made them beautiful.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading She fled back up-stairs.
a young female
From this reading The girl shut the door and dropped in a little heap on the bearskin before the fire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Molly had fallen asleep, Celeste was nodding.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Then suddenly she hid her face in her hands, her head bowed on her knees, and began to sob.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Then suddenly she hid her face in her hands, her head bowed on her knees, and began to sob.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading The girl shut the door and dropped in a little heap on the bearskin before the fire.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was shivering, but in her eyes, fixed on the embers, was a yearning, brooding light that made them beautiful.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Then suddenly she hid her face in her hands, her head bowed on her knees, and began to sob.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girl shut the door and dropped in a little heap on the bearskin before the fire.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Then suddenly she hid her face in her hands, her head bowed on her knees, and began to sob.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading She was shivering, but in her eyes, fixed on the embers, was a yearning, brooding light that made them beautiful.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The girl shut the door and dropped in a little heap on the bearskin before the fire.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She was shivering, but in her eyes, fixed on the embers, was a yearning, brooding light that made them beautiful.
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading Molly had fallen asleep, Celeste was nodding.
noddingadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːdɪŋ/
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading Molly had fallen asleep, Celeste was nodding.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The girl shut the door and dropped in a little heap on the bearskin before the fire.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She fled back up-stairs.
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading She was shivering, but in her eyes, fixed on the embers, was a yearning, brooding light that made them beautiful.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading The girl shut the door and dropped in a little heap on the bearskin before the fire.
sobverbUS /sɑːb/
weep convulsively
From this reading Then suddenly she hid her face in her hands, her head bowed on her knees, and began to sob.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Then suddenly she hid her face in her hands, her head bowed on her knees, and began to sob.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was shivering, but in her eyes, fixed on the embers, was a yearning, brooding light that made them beautiful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl shut the door and dropped in a little heap on the bearskin before the fire.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She was shivering, but in her eyes, fixed on the embers, was a yearning, brooding light that made them beautiful.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then suddenly she hid her face in her hands, her head bowed on her knees, and began to sob.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then suddenly she hid her face in her hands, her head bowed on her knees, and began to sob.
up-stairs
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She fled back up-stairs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Molly had fallen asleep, Celeste was nodding.
yearningnounUS /ˈjɜːrnɪŋ/
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading She was shivering, but in her eyes, fixed on the embers, was a yearning, brooding light that made them beautiful.
