used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
(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 TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Finally she ate her own supper alone, slightly annoyed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
AngusnounUS /ˈæŋɡəs/
Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
From this reading Now and then she glanced from the window expectantly, but saw nothing of Angus.
annoyedadjectiveUS /əˈnɔɪd/
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading Finally she ate her own supper alone, slightly annoyed.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading Finally she ate her own supper alone, slightly annoyed.
baconnounUS /ˈbeɪkən/
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
bakedadjectiveUS /beɪkt/
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now and then she glanced from the window expectantly, but saw nothing of Angus.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When dusk came she lighted the lamps.
containingverbUS /kənˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading When dusk came she lighted the lamps.
expectantlyadverb
in an expectant manner
From this reading Now and then she glanced from the window expectantly, but saw nothing of Angus.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally she ate her own supper alone, slightly annoyed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now and then she glanced from the window expectantly, but saw nothing of Angus.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Now and then she glanced from the window expectantly, but saw nothing of Angus.
grousenounUS /ɡraʊs/
flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
lampsnounUS /læmps/
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading When dusk came she lighted the lamps.
set afire or burning
From this reading When dusk came she lighted the lamps.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made her vegetables ready and set the table.
mallardsnounUS /ˈmælərdz/
plural of “mallard” — wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Now and then she glanced from the window expectantly, but saw nothing of Angus.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now and then she glanced from the window expectantly, but saw nothing of Angus.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
ovennounUS /ˈʌvən/
kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
overlaidverbUS /ˈoʊvərleɪd/
inflected form of “overlay” — put something on top of something else
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Finally she ate her own supper alone, slightly annoyed.
panverbUS /pæn/
make a sweeping movement
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading She made her vegetables ready and set the table.
cut with a saw
From this reading Now and then she glanced from the window expectantly, but saw nothing of Angus.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She made her vegetables ready and set the table.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made her vegetables ready and set the table.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Finally she ate her own supper alone, slightly annoyed.
stripsnounUS /strɪps/
plural of “strip” — a relatively long narrow piece of something
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Finally she ate her own supper alone, slightly annoyed.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading She made her vegetables ready and set the table.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now and then she glanced from the window expectantly, but saw nothing of Angus.
TowardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
vegetablesnounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəlz/
plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading She made her vegetables ready and set the table.
at the time that
From this reading When dusk came she lighted the lamps.
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 Now and then she glanced from the window expectantly, but saw nothing of Angus.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading TERROR Toward five o'clock, her bread being baked, Faith put in the oven a pan containing two young mallards and a blue grouse, all overlaid with strips of bacon.
