adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ten o'clock on an early July evening is in Galloway but a modified twilight.
alikeadverbUS /əˈlaɪk/
equally
From this reading Over the manse of Dullarg, still and grey, with only the two men in it; over the low-walled rectangular farm steading of Craig Ronald, fell alike the midsummer night.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ten o'clock on an early July evening is in Galloway but a modified twilight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Over the manse of Dullarg, still and grey, with only the two men in it; over the low-walled rectangular farm steading of Craig Ronald, fell alike the midsummer night.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading But as the sun went down behind the pines he sent an angry gleam athwart the green braes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as the sun went down behind the pines he sent an angry gleam athwart the green braes.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE DAKK OF THE MOON AT THE GKANNOCH BRIDGE.
athwartadverbUS /əˈθwɔːrt/
at right angles to the center line of a ship
From this reading But as the sun went down behind the pines he sent an angry gleam athwart the green braes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading But as the sun went down behind the pines he sent an angry gleam athwart the green braes.
braes
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From this reading But as the sun went down behind the pines he sent an angry gleam athwart the green braes.
BRIDGEnounUS /brɪdʒ/
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading THE DAKK OF THE MOON AT THE GKANNOCH BRIDGE.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ten o'clock on an early July evening is in Galloway but a modified twilight.
cloud-band
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From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
Craig
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From this reading Over the manse of Dullarg, still and grey, with only the two men in it; over the low-walled rectangular farm steading of Craig Ronald, fell alike the midsummer night.
DAKK
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From this reading THE DAKK OF THE MOON AT THE GKANNOCH BRIDGE.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But as the sun went down behind the pines he sent an angry gleam athwart the green braes.
drewnounUS /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
Dullarg
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From this reading Over the manse of Dullarg, still and grey, with only the two men in it; over the low-walled rectangular farm steading of Craig Ronald, fell alike the midsummer night.
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 Ten o'clock on an early July evening is in Galloway but a modified twilight.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Ten o'clock on an early July evening is in Galloway but a modified twilight.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
eyelidnounUS /ˈaɪlɪd/
either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
farmverbUS /fɑːrm/
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading Over the manse of Dullarg, still and grey, with only the two men in it; over the low-walled rectangular farm steading of Craig Ronald, fell alike the midsummer night.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Over the manse of Dullarg, still and grey, with only the two men in it; over the low-walled rectangular farm steading of Craig Ronald, fell alike the midsummer night.
GallowaynounUS /ˈɡæloʊweɪ/
a district in southwestern Scotland
From this reading Ten o'clock on an early July evening is in Galloway but a modified twilight.
giganticadjectiveUS /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
GKANNOCH
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From this reading THE DAKK OF THE MOON AT THE GKANNOCH BRIDGE.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading But as the sun went down behind the pines he sent an angry gleam athwart the green braes.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading But as the sun went down behind the pines he sent an angry gleam athwart the green braes.
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Over the manse of Dullarg, still and grey, with only the two men in it; over the low-walled rectangular farm steading of Craig Ronald, fell alike the midsummer night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But as the sun went down behind the pines he sent an angry gleam athwart the green braes.
heavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Over the manse of Dullarg, still and grey, with only the two men in it; over the low-walled rectangular farm steading of Craig Ronald, fell alike the midsummer night.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ten o'clock on an early July evening is in Galloway but a modified twilight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Over the manse of Dullarg, still and grey, with only the two men in it; over the low-walled rectangular farm steading of Craig Ronald, fell alike the midsummer night.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading Ten o'clock on an early July evening is in Galloway but a modified twilight.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
levelnounUS /ˈlevəl/
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
low-walled
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From this reading Over the manse of Dullarg, still and grey, with only the two men in it; over the low-walled rectangular farm steading of Craig Ronald, fell alike the midsummer night.
mansenoun
a large and imposing house
From this reading Over the manse of Dullarg, still and grey, with only the two men in it; over the low-walled rectangular farm steading of Craig Ronald, fell alike the midsummer night.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Over the manse of Dullarg, still and grey, with only the two men in it; over the low-walled rectangular farm steading of Craig Ronald, fell alike the midsummer night.
midsummernounUS /ˈmɪdˈsʌmər/
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading Over the manse of Dullarg, still and grey, with only the two men in it; over the low-walled rectangular farm steading of Craig Ronald, fell alike the midsummer night.
modifiedadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːdəfaɪd/
changed in form or character
From this reading Ten o'clock on an early July evening is in Galloway but a modified twilight.
MOONnounUS /muːn/
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading THE DAKK OF THE MOON AT THE GKANNOCH BRIDGE.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Over the manse of Dullarg, still and grey, with only the two men in it; over the low-walled rectangular farm steading of Craig Ronald, fell alike the midsummer night.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Ten o'clock on an early July evening is in Galloway but a modified twilight.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DAKK OF THE MOON AT THE GKANNOCH BRIDGE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ten o'clock on an early July evening is in Galloway but a modified twilight.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Over the manse of Dullarg, still and grey, with only the two men in it; over the low-walled rectangular farm steading of Craig Ronald, fell alike the midsummer night.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the manse of Dullarg, still and grey, with only the two men in it; over the low-walled rectangular farm steading of Craig Ronald, fell alike the midsummer night.
pinesnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading But as the sun went down behind the pines he sent an angry gleam athwart the green braes.
plungedverbUS /plʌndʒd/
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
rectangularadjectiveUS /rekˈtæŋɡjələr/
having four right angles
From this reading Over the manse of Dullarg, still and grey, with only the two men in it; over the low-walled rectangular farm steading of Craig Ronald, fell alike the midsummer night.
Ronald
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From this reading Over the manse of Dullarg, still and grey, with only the two men in it; over the low-walled rectangular farm steading of Craig Ronald, fell alike the midsummer night.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading But as the sun went down behind the pines he sent an angry gleam athwart the green braes.
shutverbUS /ʃʌt/
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
steading
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From this reading Over the manse of Dullarg, still and grey, with only the two men in it; over the low-walled rectangular farm steading of Craig Ronald, fell alike the midsummer night.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Over the manse of Dullarg, still and grey, with only the two men in it; over the low-walled rectangular farm steading of Craig Ronald, fell alike the midsummer night.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading But as the sun went down behind the pines he sent an angry gleam athwart the green braes.
TennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Ten o'clock on an early July evening is in Galloway but a modified twilight.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAKK OF THE MOON AT THE GKANNOCH BRIDGE.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Ten o'clock on an early July evening is in Galloway but a modified twilight.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Over the manse of Dullarg, still and grey, with only the two men in it; over the low-walled rectangular farm steading of Craig Ronald, fell alike the midsummer night.
upwardadjectiveUS /ˈʌpwərd/
directed up
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But as the sun went down behind the pines he sent an angry gleam athwart the green braes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Over the manse of Dullarg, still and grey, with only the two men in it; over the low-walled rectangular farm steading of Craig Ronald, fell alike the midsummer night.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
zenithnounUS /ˈziːnəθ/
the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading The level cloud-band into which he plunged drew itself upward to the zenith, and, like the eyelid of a gigantic eye, shut down as though God in his heaven were going to sleep, and the world was to be left alone.
