used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Fulk had drawn aside against the trunk of a tree, lean, alert, shadowy, conscious of something stirring away yonder in the glooms.
aislenounUS /aɪl/
a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
From this reading Straight before him stretched a black aisle pillared and arched with huge yews.
alertadjectiveUS /əˈlɜːrt/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading Fulk had drawn aside against the trunk of a tree, lean, alert, shadowy, conscious of something stirring away yonder in the glooms.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Straight before him stretched a black aisle pillared and arched with huge yews.
the month following March and preceding May
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archedadjectiveUS /ɑːrtʃt/
constructed with or in the form of an arch or arches
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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on or to one side
From this reading Fulk had drawn aside against the trunk of a tree, lean, alert, shadowy, conscious of something stirring away yonder in the glooms.
in or near a particular place or position
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Fulk had drawn aside against the trunk of a tree, lean, alert, shadowy, conscious of something stirring away yonder in the glooms.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Straight before him stretched a black aisle pillared and arched with huge yews.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
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being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
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Bound written or printed works.
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bucklernounUS /ˈbʌkələr/
armor carried on the arm to intercept blows
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choirnounUS /ˈkwaɪər/
a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
From this reading The aisle ended, like the choir of a church, in a great woodland window where the full moon hung, one yellow rim touching a flurry of clouds.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The aisle ended, like the choir of a church, in a great woodland window where the full moon hung, one yellow rim touching a flurry of clouds.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading The aisle ended, like the choir of a church, in a great woodland window where the full moon hung, one yellow rim touching a flurry of clouds.
com
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an institution created to conduct business
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intentionally conceived
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travel across or pass over
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showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Fulk had drawn aside against the trunk of a tree, lean, alert, shadowy, conscious of something stirring away yonder in the glooms.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading As he stood there watching, and straining his ears in the windless silence of the April night, he saw a figure move suddenly into the opening of this woodland window and remain there, outlined against the moon.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading The aisle ended, like the choir of a church, in a great woodland window where the full moon hung, one yellow rim touching a flurry of clouds.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading As he stood there watching, and straining his ears in the windless silence of the April night, he saw a figure move suddenly into the opening of this woodland window and remain there, outlined against the moon.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
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flurrynounUS /ˈflɜːri/
a rapid active commotion
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the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
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Fulk
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containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
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a long fixed look
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GillnounUS /ɡɪl/
a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
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glooms
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googlenounUS /ˈɡuːɡəl/
a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The aisle ended, like the choir of a church, in a great woodland window where the full moon hung, one yellow rim touching a flurry of clouds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he stood there watching, and straining his ears in the windless silence of the April night, he saw a figure move suddenly into the opening of this woodland window and remain there, outlined against the moon.
httpnounUS /ˌeɪtʃtiːtiːˈpiː/
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
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unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Straight before him stretched a black aisle pillared and arched with huge yews.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The aisle ended, like the choir of a church, in a great woodland window where the full moon hung, one yellow rim touching a flurry of clouds.
idnounUS /ɪd/
a state in the Rocky Mountains
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The aisle ended, like the choir of a church, in a great woodland window where the full moon hung, one yellow rim touching a flurry of clouds.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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IOEMAAAAYAAJ
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leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Fulk had drawn aside against the trunk of a tree, lean, alert, shadowy, conscious of something stirring away yonder in the glooms.
prefer or wish to do something
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McBride
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the natural satellite of the Earth
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change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As he stood there watching, and straining his ears in the windless silence of the April night, he saw a figure move suddenly into the opening of this woodland window and remain there, outlined against the moon.
NastnounUS /næst/
United States political cartoonist (1840-1902)
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The aisle ended, like the choir of a church, in a great woodland window where the full moon hung, one yellow rim touching a flurry of clouds.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading As he stood there watching, and straining his ears in the windless silence of the April night, he saw a figure move suddenly into the opening of this woodland window and remain there, outlined against the moon.
outlinedadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtlaɪnd/
showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary
From this reading As he stood there watching, and straining his ears in the windless silence of the April night, he saw a figure move suddenly into the opening of this woodland window and remain there, outlined against the moon.
pillaredadjectiveUS /ˈpɪlərd/
having pillars
From this reading Straight before him stretched a black aisle pillared and arched with huge yews.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading As he stood there watching, and straining his ears in the windless silence of the April night, he saw a figure move suddenly into the opening of this woodland window and remain there, outlined against the moon.
rimnounUS /rɪm/
the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
From this reading The aisle ended, like the choir of a church, in a great woodland window where the full moon hung, one yellow rim touching a flurry of clouds.
cut with a saw
From this reading As he stood there watching, and straining his ears in the windless silence of the April night, he saw a figure move suddenly into the opening of this woodland window and remain there, outlined against the moon.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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shadowyadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊi/
filled with shade
From this reading Fulk had drawn aside against the trunk of a tree, lean, alert, shadowy, conscious of something stirring away yonder in the glooms.
marked by exceptional merit
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Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
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a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
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a thing, without saying which
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having a supporting base
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stirringnounUS /ˈstɜːrɪŋ/
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading Fulk had drawn aside against the trunk of a tree, lean, alert, shadowy, conscious of something stirring away yonder in the glooms.
Maintained an upright posture.
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successive (without a break)
From this reading Straight before him stretched a black aisle pillared and arched with huge yews.
strainingnounUS /ˈstreɪnɪŋ/
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading As he stood there watching, and straining his ears in the windless silence of the April night, he saw a figure move suddenly into the opening of this woodland window and remain there, outlined against the moon.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Straight before him stretched a black aisle pillared and arched with huge yews.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading As he stood there watching, and straining his ears in the windless silence of the April night, he saw a figure move suddenly into the opening of this woodland window and remain there, outlined against the moon.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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in or at that place or location
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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arousing affect
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in the direction of
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a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Fulk had drawn aside against the trunk of a tree, lean, alert, shadowy, conscious of something stirring away yonder in the glooms.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading Fulk had drawn aside against the trunk of a tree, lean, alert, shadowy, conscious of something stirring away yonder in the glooms.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
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how something is done or how it happens
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in or at the place that
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windlessadjective
without or almost without wind
From this reading As he stood there watching, and straining his ears in the windless silence of the April night, he saw a figure move suddenly into the opening of this woodland window and remain there, outlined against the moon.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The aisle ended, like the choir of a church, in a great woodland window where the full moon hung, one yellow rim touching a flurry of clouds.
Witch'snounUS /ˈwɪtʃɪz/
possessive form of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician
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in the company of; together with
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woodlandnounUS /ˈwʊdlænd/
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading The aisle ended, like the choir of a church, in a great woodland window where the full moon hung, one yellow rim touching a flurry of clouds.
wwwnoun
computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
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of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The aisle ended, like the choir of a church, in a great woodland window where the full moon hung, one yellow rim touching a flurry of clouds.
yews
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distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
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the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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