used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A rapid walk of fifteen minutes brought her down to the water's edge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NIGHT AND STORM.
athwartadverbUS /əˈθwɔːrt/
at right angles to the center line of a ship
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Yet Marian hurried fearlessly and gayly on over the rugged and slippery stubble fields that lay between the cottage and the beach.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Yet Marian hurried fearlessly and gayly on over the rugged and slippery stubble fields that lay between the cottage and the beach.
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 heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A rapid walk of fifteen minutes brought her down to the water's edge.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was now quite dark.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Yet Marian hurried fearlessly and gayly on over the rugged and slippery stubble fields that lay between the cottage and the beach.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A rapid walk of fifteen minutes brought her down to the water's edge.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading A rapid walk of fifteen minutes brought her down to the water's edge.
fearlesslyadverb
without fear
From this reading Yet Marian hurried fearlessly and gayly on over the rugged and slippery stubble fields that lay between the cottage and the beach.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Yet Marian hurried fearlessly and gayly on over the rugged and slippery stubble fields that lay between the cottage and the beach.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading A rapid walk of fifteen minutes brought her down to the water's edge.
freezingnounUS /ˈfriːzɪŋ/
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
gaylyadverb
in a joyous manner
From this reading Yet Marian hurried fearlessly and gayly on over the rugged and slippery stubble fields that lay between the cottage and the beach.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A rapid walk of fifteen minutes brought her down to the water's edge.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Yet Marian hurried fearlessly and gayly on over the rugged and slippery stubble fields that lay between the cottage and the beach.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was now quite dark.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Yet Marian hurried fearlessly and gayly on over the rugged and slippery stubble fields that lay between the cottage and the beach.
MarianadjectiveUS /ˈmeriən/
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading Yet Marian hurried fearlessly and gayly on over the rugged and slippery stubble fields that lay between the cottage and the beach.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading A rapid walk of fifteen minutes brought her down to the water's edge.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading NIGHT AND STORM.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But it was now quite dark.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet Marian hurried fearlessly and gayly on over the rugged and slippery stubble fields that lay between the cottage and the beach.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Yet Marian hurried fearlessly and gayly on over the rugged and slippery stubble fields that lay between the cottage and the beach.
piercinglyadverb
extremely and sharply
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading But it was now quite dark.
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading A rapid walk of fifteen minutes brought her down to the water's edge.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
ruggedadjectiveUS /ˈrʌɡəd/
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
From this reading Yet Marian hurried fearlessly and gayly on over the rugged and slippery stubble fields that lay between the cottage and the beach.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
slipperyadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpəri/
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading Yet Marian hurried fearlessly and gayly on over the rugged and slippery stubble fields that lay between the cottage and the beach.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading NIGHT AND STORM.
stubblenounUS /ˈstʌbəl/
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
From this reading Yet Marian hurried fearlessly and gayly on over the rugged and slippery stubble fields that lay between the cottage and the beach.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
thawedadjectiveUS /θɔːd/
no longer frozen solid
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A rapid walk of fifteen minutes brought her down to the water's edge.
precisely as stated
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading A rapid walk of fifteen minutes brought her down to the water's edge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
water'snounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/
possessive form of “water” — binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading A rapid walk of fifteen minutes brought her down to the water's edge.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The heavens were growing very dark; the wind was rising and driving black clouds athwart the sky; the atmosphere was becoming piercingly cold; the snow, that during the middle of the day had thawed, was freezing hard.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet Marian hurried fearlessly and gayly on over the rugged and slippery stubble fields that lay between the cottage and the beach.
