used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading He had failed in performing the Duty that Fate had arranged for him to perform.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
balmyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːmi/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
Buckingham
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From this reading He walked in the direction of Buckingham Palace.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading He walked in the direction of Buckingham Palace.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading He had failed in performing the Duty that Fate had arranged for him to perform.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading He had failed in performing the Duty that Fate had arranged for him to perform.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading He had failed in performing the Duty that Fate had arranged for him to perform.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had failed in performing the Duty that Fate had arranged for him to perform.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Where was he to go?
grass-scented
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From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had failed in performing the Duty that Fate had arranged for him to perform.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He had no ideas, no plans.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
and nothing more
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
not any; not one
From this reading He had no ideas, no plans.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading He walked in the direction of Buckingham Palace.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
performverbUS /pərˈfɔːrm/
carry out or perform an action
From this reading He had failed in performing the Duty that Fate had arranged for him to perform.
performingnounUS /pərˈfɔːrmɪŋ/
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading He had failed in performing the Duty that Fate had arranged for him to perform.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading He had no ideas, no plans.
move upward
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
starlitadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrlɪt/
lighted only by stars
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
tepidadjectiveUS /ˈtepɪd/
moderately warm
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had failed in performing the Duty that Fate had arranged for him to perform.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
TRAPnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He walked in the direction of Buckingham Palace.
waningnounUS /ˈweɪnɪŋ/
a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where was he to go?
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading THE MENTAL TRAP It was a beautiful night, warm and starlit, the waning moon had just begun to rise in the east and as he turned into the green Park a breath of tepid wind, grass-scented and balmy blew in his face.
