used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Your sombre habitation is filled with a white light, and outside, for the first time, you hear the sparrows--the poor sparrows huddled under the thatch, their feathers ruffled--calling, "No breakfast this morning--no breakfast!"
adornedadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrnd/
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading THE DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Another year gone by," one says to one's self; "another hard season to pass before the return of the flowers!"
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Your sombre habitation is filled with a white light, and outside, for the first time, you hear the sparrows--the poor sparrows huddled under the thatch, their feathers ruffled--calling, "No breakfast this morning--no breakfast!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Another year gone by," one says to one's self; "another hard season to pass before the return of the flowers!"
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Your sombre habitation is filled with a white light, and outside, for the first time, you hear the sparrows--the poor sparrows huddled under the thatch, their feathers ruffled--calling, "No breakfast this morning--no breakfast!"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading THE DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
DEPOTnounUS /ˈdiːpoʊ/
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
From this reading THE DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
Donon
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feathersnounUS /ˈfeðərz/
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading Your sombre habitation is filled with a white light, and outside, for the first time, you hear the sparrows--the poor sparrows huddled under the thatch, their feathers ruffled--calling, "No breakfast this morning--no breakfast!"
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Your sombre habitation is filled with a white light, and outside, for the first time, you hear the sparrows--the poor sparrows huddled under the thatch, their feathers ruffled--calling, "No breakfast this morning--no breakfast!"
start firing a weapon
From this reading And one hastens to put on the great-coat and to light the fire.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading "Another year gone by," one says to one's self; "another hard season to pass before the return of the flowers!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Your sombre habitation is filled with a white light, and outside, for the first time, you hear the sparrows--the poor sparrows huddled under the thatch, their feathers ruffled--calling, "No breakfast this morning--no breakfast!"
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Another year gone by," one says to one's self; "another hard season to pass before the return of the flowers!"
great-coat
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From this reading And one hastens to put on the great-coat and to light the fire.
Grosmann
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From this reading THE DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
habitationnounUS /ˌhæbəˈteɪʃən/
the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
From this reading Your sombre habitation is filled with a white light, and outside, for the first time, you hear the sparrows--the poor sparrows huddled under the thatch, their feathers ruffled--calling, "No breakfast this morning--no breakfast!"
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Another year gone by," one says to one's self; "another hard season to pass before the return of the flowers!"
hastensverbUS /ˈheɪsənz/
third-person singular of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading And one hastens to put on the great-coat and to light the fire.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Your sombre habitation is filled with a white light, and outside, for the first time, you hear the sparrows--the poor sparrows huddled under the thatch, their feathers ruffled--calling, "No breakfast this morning--no breakfast!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
huddledadjectiveUS /ˈhʌdəld/
crowded or massed together
From this reading Your sombre habitation is filled with a white light, and outside, for the first time, you hear the sparrows--the poor sparrows huddled under the thatch, their feathers ruffled--calling, "No breakfast this morning--no breakfast!"
Hullin
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From this reading THE DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
indefinableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbəl/
not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
Jaegerthal
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From this reading THE DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
Jean-Claude
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From this reading THE DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading And one hastens to put on the great-coat and to light the fire.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
mossyadjectiveUS /ˈmɔːsi/
overgrown with moss
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading THE DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
neighboringadjectiveUS /ˈneɪbərɪŋ/
having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
From this reading THE DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
not any; not one
From this reading Your sombre habitation is filled with a white light, and outside, for the first time, you hear the sparrows--the poor sparrows huddled under the thatch, their feathers ruffled--calling, "No breakfast this morning--no breakfast!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And one hastens to put on the great-coat and to light the fire.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Another year gone by," one says to one's self; "another hard season to pass before the return of the flowers!"
one's
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From this reading "Another year gone by," one says to one's self; "another hard season to pass before the return of the flowers!"
and nothing more
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading THE DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Your sombre habitation is filled with a white light, and outside, for the first time, you hear the sparrows--the poor sparrows huddled under the thatch, their feathers ruffled--calling, "No breakfast this morning--no breakfast!"
go across or through
From this reading "Another year gone by," one says to one's self; "another hard season to pass before the return of the flowers!"
pinesnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Your sombre habitation is filled with a white light, and outside, for the first time, you hear the sparrows--the poor sparrows huddled under the thatch, their feathers ruffled--calling, "No breakfast this morning--no breakfast!"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And one hastens to put on the great-coat and to light the fire.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Another year gone by," one says to one's self; "another hard season to pass before the return of the flowers!"
rimenounUS /raɪm/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
ruffledadjectiveUS /ˈrʌfəld/
shaken into waves or undulations as by wind
From this reading Your sombre habitation is filled with a white light, and outside, for the first time, you hear the sparrows--the poor sparrows huddled under the thatch, their feathers ruffled--calling, "No breakfast this morning--no breakfast!"
sadnessnounUS /ˈsædnəs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
cut with a saw
From this reading THE DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Another year gone by," one says to one's self; "another hard season to pass before the return of the flowers!"
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading "Another year gone by," one says to one's self; "another hard season to pass before the return of the flowers!"
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading "Another year gone by," one says to one's self; "another hard season to pass before the return of the flowers!"
shirt-sleeves
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From this reading THE DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
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 DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading THE DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
sombreadjective
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading Your sombre habitation is filled with a white light, and outside, for the first time, you hear the sparrows--the poor sparrows huddled under the thatch, their feathers ruffled--calling, "No breakfast this morning--no breakfast!"
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
sparklingadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːrklɪŋ/
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
sparrowsnounUS /ˈsperoʊz/
plural of “sparrow” — any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading Your sombre habitation is filled with a white light, and outside, for the first time, you hear the sparrows--the poor sparrows huddled under the thatch, their feathers ruffled--calling, "No breakfast this morning--no breakfast!"
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
thatchnounUS /θætʃ/
hair resembling thatched roofing material
From this reading Your sombre habitation is filled with a white light, and outside, for the first time, you hear the sparrows--the poor sparrows huddled under the thatch, their feathers ruffled--calling, "No breakfast this morning--no breakfast!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Your sombre habitation is filled with a white light, and outside, for the first time, you hear the sparrows--the poor sparrows huddled under the thatch, their feathers ruffled--calling, "No breakfast this morning--no breakfast!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Your sombre habitation is filled with a white light, and outside, for the first time, you hear the sparrows--the poor sparrows huddled under the thatch, their feathers ruffled--calling, "No breakfast this morning--no breakfast!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Your sombre habitation is filled with a white light, and outside, for the first time, you hear the sparrows--the poor sparrows huddled under the thatch, their feathers ruffled--calling, "No breakfast this morning--no breakfast!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
verdurenoun
green foliage
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
precisely as stated
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
at the time that
From this reading THE DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
a Caucasian
From this reading Your sombre habitation is filled with a white light, and outside, for the first time, you hear the sparrows--the poor sparrows huddled under the thatch, their feathers ruffled--calling, "No breakfast this morning--no breakfast!"
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading This first appearance of winter, coming in our sleep, is very striking to us: the old pines, the mossy rocks, adorned only the night before with verdure, and now sparkling with rime, fill our souls with an indefinable sadness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE DEPOT When Jean-Claude Hullin, in his shirt-sleeves, opened the shutters of his little house the next morning, he saw all the neighboring mountains--the Jaegerthal, the Grosmann, the Donon--covered with snow.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "Another year gone by," one says to one's self; "another hard season to pass before the return of the flowers!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your sombre habitation is filled with a white light, and outside, for the first time, you hear the sparrows--the poor sparrows huddled under the thatch, their feathers ruffled--calling, "No breakfast this morning--no breakfast!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your sombre habitation is filled with a white light, and outside, for the first time, you hear the sparrows--the poor sparrows huddled under the thatch, their feathers ruffled--calling, "No breakfast this morning--no breakfast!"
