used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In her little room Haru lay as stirless as a sleeping flower.
accentsnounUS /ˈæksents/
plural of “accent” — distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading There was no sound save the hushed accents of the outer night that penetrated the wooden _amado_.
(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 FLIGHT For all save one, sleep came early that evening to the house in the Street-of-Prayer-to-the-Gods.
amado
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From this reading There was no sound save the hushed accents of the outer night that penetrated the wooden _amado_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At length she rose, noiselessly slid the paper _shoji_, and with infinite care, inch by inch, pushed back the shutters.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In her little room Haru lay as stirless as a sleeping flower.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length she rose, noiselessly slid the paper _shoji_, and with infinite care, inch by inch, pushed back the shutters.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading At length she rose, noiselessly slid the paper _shoji_, and with infinite care, inch by inch, pushed back the shutters.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At length she rose, noiselessly slid the paper _shoji_, and with infinite care, inch by inch, pushed back the shutters.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE FLIGHT For all save one, sleep came early that evening to the house in the Street-of-Prayer-to-the-Gods.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading At length she rose, noiselessly slid the paper _shoji_, and with infinite care, inch by inch, pushed back the shutters.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading THE FLIGHT For all save one, sleep came early that evening to the house in the Street-of-Prayer-to-the-Gods.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading THE FLIGHT For all save one, sleep came early that evening to the house in the Street-of-Prayer-to-the-Gods.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading THE FLIGHT For all save one, sleep came early that evening to the house in the Street-of-Prayer-to-the-Gods.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading The moon had risen and a flood of moonlight came into the room.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading In her little room Haru lay as stirless as a sleeping flower.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE FLIGHT For all save one, sleep came early that evening to the house in the Street-of-Prayer-to-the-Gods.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moon had risen and a flood of moonlight came into the room.
Haru
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From this reading In her little room Haru lay as stirless as a sleeping flower.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In her little room Haru lay as stirless as a sleeping flower.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE FLIGHT For all save one, sleep came early that evening to the house in the Street-of-Prayer-to-the-Gods.
hushedadjectiveUS /hʌʃt/
in a softened tone
From this reading There was no sound save the hushed accents of the outer night that penetrated the wooden _amado_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FLIGHT For all save one, sleep came early that evening to the house in the Street-of-Prayer-to-the-Gods.
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading At length she rose, noiselessly slid the paper _shoji_, and with infinite care, inch by inch, pushed back the shutters.
infiniteadjectiveUS /ˈɪnfənət/
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading At length she rose, noiselessly slid the paper _shoji_, and with infinite care, inch by inch, pushed back the shutters.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The moon had risen and a flood of moonlight came into the room.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In her little room Haru lay as stirless as a sleeping flower.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length she rose, noiselessly slid the paper _shoji_, and with infinite care, inch by inch, pushed back the shutters.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In her little room Haru lay as stirless as a sleeping flower.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The moon had risen and a flood of moonlight came into the room.
the light of the Moon
From this reading The moon had risen and a flood of moonlight came into the room.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading There was no sound save the hushed accents of the outer night that penetrated the wooden _amado_.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no sound save the hushed accents of the outer night that penetrated the wooden _amado_.
noiselesslyadverb
without a sound
From this reading At length she rose, noiselessly slid the paper _shoji_, and with infinite care, inch by inch, pushed back the shutters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no sound save the hushed accents of the outer night that penetrated the wooden _amado_.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE FLIGHT For all save one, sleep came early that evening to the house in the Street-of-Prayer-to-the-Gods.
outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading There was no sound save the hushed accents of the outer night that penetrated the wooden _amado_.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading At length she rose, noiselessly slid the paper _shoji_, and with infinite care, inch by inch, pushed back the shutters.
penetratedverbUS /ˈpenətreɪtɪd/
past form of “penetrate” — pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading There was no sound save the hushed accents of the outer night that penetrated the wooden _amado_.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading At length she rose, noiselessly slid the paper _shoji_, and with infinite care, inch by inch, pushed back the shutters.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading The moon had risen and a flood of moonlight came into the room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading In her little room Haru lay as stirless as a sleeping flower.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading At length she rose, noiselessly slid the paper _shoji_, and with infinite care, inch by inch, pushed back the shutters.
except for; apart from
From this reading THE FLIGHT For all save one, sleep came early that evening to the house in the Street-of-Prayer-to-the-Gods.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At length she rose, noiselessly slid the paper _shoji_, and with infinite care, inch by inch, pushed back the shutters.
shojinounUS /ˈʃoʊdʒi/
a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper
From this reading At length she rose, noiselessly slid the paper _shoji_, and with infinite care, inch by inch, pushed back the shutters.
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 At length she rose, noiselessly slid the paper _shoji_, and with infinite care, inch by inch, pushed back the shutters.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading THE FLIGHT For all save one, sleep came early that evening to the house in the Street-of-Prayer-to-the-Gods.
the state of being asleep
From this reading In her little room Haru lay as stirless as a sleeping flower.
slidverbUS /slɪd/
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading At length she rose, noiselessly slid the paper _shoji_, and with infinite care, inch by inch, pushed back the shutters.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading There was no sound save the hushed accents of the outer night that penetrated the wooden _amado_.
stirless
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From this reading In her little room Haru lay as stirless as a sleeping flower.
Street-of-Prayer-to-the-Gods
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From this reading THE FLIGHT For all save one, sleep came early that evening to the house in the Street-of-Prayer-to-the-Gods.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FLIGHT For all save one, sleep came early that evening to the house in the Street-of-Prayer-to-the-Gods.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLIGHT For all save one, sleep came early that evening to the house in the Street-of-Prayer-to-the-Gods.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no sound save the hushed accents of the outer night that penetrated the wooden _amado_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FLIGHT For all save one, sleep came early that evening to the house in the Street-of-Prayer-to-the-Gods.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no sound save the hushed accents of the outer night that penetrated the wooden _amado_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At length she rose, noiselessly slid the paper _shoji_, and with infinite care, inch by inch, pushed back the shutters.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading There was no sound save the hushed accents of the outer night that penetrated the wooden _amado_.
