used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind howled, and the lightning popped and cracked, and everything grew as black as ink.
any person at all
From this reading “I wonder if anyone lives here!”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Gran’ma said, as she felt around the walls and turned on a light.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wind howled, and the lightning popped and cracked, and everything grew as black as ink.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The room was flooded with brightness, and the Beautiful Girl saw a paper lying on a table and picked it up.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The wind howled, and the lightning popped and cracked, and everything grew as black as ink.
brightnessnounUS /ˈbraɪtnəs/
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading The room was flooded with brightness, and the Beautiful Girl saw a paper lying on a table and picked it up.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The rain came down in torrents and the house in which they had taken shelter rocked and shook.
crackedadjectiveUS /krækt/
used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
From this reading The wind howled, and the lightning popped and cracked, and everything grew as black as ink.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The rain came down in torrents and the house in which they had taken shelter rocked and shook.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The wind howled, and the lightning popped and cracked, and everything grew as black as ink.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Gran’ma said, as she felt around the walls and turned on a light.
floodedadjectiveUS /ˈflʌdəd/
covered with water
From this reading The room was flooded with brightness, and the Beautiful Girl saw a paper lying on a table and picked it up.
a young female
From this reading The room was flooded with brightness, and the Beautiful Girl saw a paper lying on a table and picked it up.
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From this reading Gran’ma said, as she felt around the walls and turned on a light.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The wind howled, and the lightning popped and cracked, and everything grew as black as ink.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rain came down in torrents and the house in which they had taken shelter rocked and shook.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I wonder if anyone lives here!”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The rain came down in torrents and the house in which they had taken shelter rocked and shook.
howledverbUS /haʊld/
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading The wind howled, and the lightning popped and cracked, and everything grew as black as ink.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder if anyone lives here!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I wonder if anyone lives here!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rain came down in torrents and the house in which they had taken shelter rocked and shook.
inknounUS /ɪŋk/
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
From this reading The wind howled, and the lightning popped and cracked, and everything grew as black as ink.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The room was flooded with brightness, and the Beautiful Girl saw a paper lying on a table and picked it up.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Gran’ma said, as she felt around the walls and turned on a light.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading The wind howled, and the lightning popped and cracked, and everything grew as black as ink.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “I wonder if anyone lives here!”
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading The room was flooded with brightness, and the Beautiful Girl saw a paper lying on a table and picked it up.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gran’ma said, as she felt around the walls and turned on a light.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading The room was flooded with brightness, and the Beautiful Girl saw a paper lying on a table and picked it up.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading The room was flooded with brightness, and the Beautiful Girl saw a paper lying on a table and picked it up.
poppedverbUS /pɑːpt/
inflected form of “pop” — bulge outward
From this reading The wind howled, and the lightning popped and cracked, and everything grew as black as ink.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The rain came down in torrents and the house in which they had taken shelter rocked and shook.
rockedverbUS /rɑːkt/
past form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading The rain came down in torrents and the house in which they had taken shelter rocked and shook.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room was flooded with brightness, and the Beautiful Girl saw a paper lying on a table and picked it up.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Gran’ma said, as she felt around the walls and turned on a light.
cut with a saw
From this reading The room was flooded with brightness, and the Beautiful Girl saw a paper lying on a table and picked it up.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gran’ma said, as she felt around the walls and turned on a light.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading The rain came down in torrents and the house in which they had taken shelter rocked and shook.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The rain came down in torrents and the house in which they had taken shelter rocked and shook.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The room was flooded with brightness, and the Beautiful Girl saw a paper lying on a table and picked it up.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The rain came down in torrents and the house in which they had taken shelter rocked and shook.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wind howled, and the lightning popped and cracked, and everything grew as black as ink.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rain came down in torrents and the house in which they had taken shelter rocked and shook.
torrentsnounUS /ˈtɔːrənts/
plural of “torrent” — a heavy rain
From this reading The rain came down in torrents and the house in which they had taken shelter rocked and shook.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Gran’ma said, as she felt around the walls and turned on a light.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The room was flooded with brightness, and the Beautiful Girl saw a paper lying on a table and picked it up.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Gran’ma said, as she felt around the walls and turned on a light.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was flooded with brightness, and the Beautiful Girl saw a paper lying on a table and picked it up.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The rain came down in torrents and the house in which they had taken shelter rocked and shook.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind howled, and the lightning popped and cracked, and everything grew as black as ink.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The room was flooded with brightness, and the Beautiful Girl saw a paper lying on a table and picked it up.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder if anyone lives here!”
