used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Presently she rose and walked with lifted head into the cabin, and prepared to light a fire on the hearth.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading No one had slept in it since, although Cassandra spent most of her days there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the canvas room the bed was made smoothly, as she had made it the morning David left.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading This morning the mists obscured the valleys and the base of the mountains, while the sky and the whole earth glowed with warm rose color.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading In the canvas room the bed was made smoothly, as she had made it the morning David left.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading In the canvas room the bed was made smoothly, as she had made it the morning David left.
CassandranounUS /kəˈsændrə/
(Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading This morning the mists obscured the valleys and the base of the mountains, while the sky and the whole earth glowed with warm rose color.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
the first light of day
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading No one had slept in it since, although Cassandra spent most of her days there.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading This morning the mists obscured the valleys and the base of the mountains, while the sky and the whole earth glowed with warm rose color.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Presently she rose and walked with lifted head into the cabin, and prepared to light a fire on the hearth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
glowedverbUS /ɡloʊd/
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading This morning the mists obscured the valleys and the base of the mountains, while the sky and the whole earth glowed with warm rose color.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Presently she rose and walked with lifted head into the cabin, and prepared to light a fire on the hearth.
hearthnounUS /hɑːrθ/
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading Presently she rose and walked with lifted head into the cabin, and prepared to light a fire on the hearth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
HOYLEnounUS /hɔɪl/
an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001)
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Presently she rose and walked with lifted head into the cabin, and prepared to light a fire on the hearth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the canvas room the bed was made smoothly, as she had made it the morning David 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 In the canvas room the bed was made smoothly, as she had made it the morning David left.
held up in the air
From this reading Presently she rose and walked with lifted head into the cabin, and prepared to light a fire on the hearth.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Presently she rose and walked with lifted head into the cabin, and prepared to light a fire on the hearth.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In the canvas room the bed was made smoothly, as she had made it the morning David left.
mistsnounUS /mɪsts/
plural of “mist” — a thin fog with condensation near the ground
From this reading This morning the mists obscured the valleys and the base of the mountains, while the sky and the whole earth glowed with warm rose color.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading This morning the mists obscured the valleys and the base of the mountains, while the sky and the whole earth glowed with warm rose color.
used to form the superlative
From this reading No one had slept in it since, although Cassandra spent most of her days there.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
not any; not one
From this reading No one had slept in it since, although Cassandra spent most of her days there.
obscuredverbUS /əbsˈkjʊrd/
past form of “obscure” — make less visible or unclear
From this reading This morning the mists obscured the valleys and the base of the mountains, while the sky and the whole earth glowed with warm rose color.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This morning the mists obscured the valleys and the base of the mountains, while the sky and the whole earth glowed with warm rose color.
many times at short intervals
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one had slept in it since, although Cassandra spent most of her days there.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading Presently she rose and walked with lifted head into the cabin, and prepared to light a fire on the hearth.
in the near future
From this reading Presently she rose and walked with lifted head into the cabin, and prepared to light a fire on the hearth.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading In the canvas room the bed was made smoothly, as she had made it the morning David left.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading This morning the mists obscured the valleys and the base of the mountains, while the sky and the whole earth glowed with warm rose color.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently she rose and walked with lifted head into the cabin, and prepared to light a fire on the hearth.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading No one had slept in it since, although Cassandra spent most of her days there.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading This morning the mists obscured the valleys and the base of the mountains, while the sky and the whole earth glowed with warm rose color.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading No one had slept in it since, although Cassandra spent most of her days there.
smoothlyadverbUS /ˈsmuːðli/
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading In the canvas room the bed was made smoothly, as she had made it the morning David left.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading No one had slept in it since, although Cassandra spent most of her days there.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
sunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
in or at that place or location
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This morning the mists obscured the valleys and the base of the mountains, while the sky and the whole earth glowed with warm rose color.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
valleysnounUS /ˈvæliz/
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading This morning the mists obscured the valleys and the base of the mountains, while the sky and the whole earth glowed with warm rose color.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Presently she rose and walked with lifted head into the cabin, and prepared to light a fire on the hearth.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading This morning the mists obscured the valleys and the base of the mountains, while the sky and the whole earth glowed with warm rose color.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the canvas room the bed was made smoothly, as she had made it the morning David left.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
in or at the place that
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading This morning the mists obscured the valleys and the base of the mountains, while the sky and the whole earth glowed with warm rose color.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading This morning the mists obscured the valleys and the base of the mountains, while the sky and the whole earth glowed with warm rose color.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading IN WHICH THE OLD DOCTOR AND LITTLE HOYLE COME BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS Cassandra, seated on the great hanging rock before her cabin, watched the sunrise where David had so often stood and waited for the dawn during his winter there alone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This morning the mists obscured the valleys and the base of the mountains, while the sky and the whole earth glowed with warm rose color.
