used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AT ROCKY RANCH With a howl, a rush and a roar the storm was upon them.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There was a crash that rose high above the howl of the wind, and someone called:
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air itself seemed tinged with a sickly green that struck terror to the girls' hearts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT ROCKY RANCH With a howl, a rush and a roar the storm was upon them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT ROCKY RANCH With a howl, a rush and a roar the storm was upon them.
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 sky was overcast with yellowish clouds, edged with black, which were torn and twisted in swirling circles by the gale.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sky was overcast with yellowish clouds, edged with black, which were torn and twisted in swirling circles by the gale.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There was a crash that rose high above the howl of the wind, and someone called:
circlesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəlz/
plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading The sky was overcast with yellowish clouds, edged with black, which were torn and twisted in swirling circles by the gale.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading The sky was overcast with yellowish clouds, edged with black, which were torn and twisted in swirling circles by the gale.
crashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading There was a crash that rose high above the howl of the wind, and someone called:
edgedadjectiveUS /edʒd/
having a specified kind of border or edge
From this reading The sky was overcast with yellowish clouds, edged with black, which were torn and twisted in swirling circles by the gale.
at any time
From this reading Never had the moving picture girls or their friends ever seen, heard or imagined such a violent wind.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Never had the moving picture girls or their friends ever seen, heard or imagined such a violent wind.
galenounUS /ɡeɪl/
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading The sky was overcast with yellowish clouds, edged with black, which were torn and twisted in swirling circles by the gale.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Never had the moving picture girls or their friends ever seen, heard or imagined such a violent wind.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The air itself seemed tinged with a sickly green that struck terror to the girls' hearts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never had the moving picture girls or their friends ever seen, heard or imagined such a violent wind.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Never had the moving picture girls or their friends ever seen, heard or imagined such a violent wind.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading The air itself seemed tinged with a sickly green that struck terror to the girls' hearts.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading There was a crash that rose high above the howl of the wind, and someone called:
howlverbUS /haʊl/
emit long loud cries
From this reading AT ROCKY RANCH With a howl, a rush and a roar the storm was upon them.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Never had the moving picture girls or their friends ever seen, heard or imagined such a violent wind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sky was overcast with yellowish clouds, edged with black, which were torn and twisted in swirling circles by the gale.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The air itself seemed tinged with a sickly green that struck terror to the girls' hearts.
in motion
From this reading Never had the moving picture girls or their friends ever seen, heard or imagined such a violent wind.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never had the moving picture girls or their friends ever seen, heard or imagined such a violent wind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a crash that rose high above the howl of the wind, and someone called:
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Never had the moving picture girls or their friends ever seen, heard or imagined such a violent wind.
overcastnounUS /ˈoʊvərkæst/
the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
From this reading The sky was overcast with yellowish clouds, edged with black, which were torn and twisted in swirling circles by the gale.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Never had the moving picture girls or their friends ever seen, heard or imagined such a violent wind.
RANCHnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading AT ROCKY RANCH With a howl, a rush and a roar the storm was upon them.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading AT ROCKY RANCH With a howl, a rush and a roar the storm was upon them.
ROCKYadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading AT ROCKY RANCH With a howl, a rush and a roar the storm was upon them.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading There was a crash that rose high above the howl of the wind, and someone called:
move hurridly
From this reading AT ROCKY RANCH With a howl, a rush and a roar the storm was upon them.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The air itself seemed tinged with a sickly green that struck terror to the girls' hearts.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Never had the moving picture girls or their friends ever seen, heard or imagined such a violent wind.
sicklyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkli/
unhealthy looking
From this reading The air itself seemed tinged with a sickly green that struck terror to the girls' hearts.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky was overcast with yellowish clouds, edged with black, which were torn and twisted in swirling circles by the gale.
a person, without saying who
From this reading There was a crash that rose high above the howl of the wind, and someone called:
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading AT ROCKY RANCH With a howl, a rush and a roar the storm was upon them.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The air itself seemed tinged with a sickly green that struck terror to the girls' hearts.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Never had the moving picture girls or their friends ever seen, heard or imagined such a violent wind.
swirlingverbUS /ˈswɜːrlɪŋ/
-ing form of “swirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading The sky was overcast with yellowish clouds, edged with black, which were torn and twisted in swirling circles by the gale.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading The air itself seemed tinged with a sickly green that struck terror to the girls' hearts.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The air itself seemed tinged with a sickly green that struck terror to the girls' hearts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT ROCKY RANCH With a howl, a rush and a roar the storm was upon them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Never had the moving picture girls or their friends ever seen, heard or imagined such a violent wind.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading AT ROCKY RANCH With a howl, a rush and a roar the storm was upon them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a crash that rose high above the howl of the wind, and someone called:
tingedverbUS /tɪŋd/
past form of “tinge” — affect as in thought or feeling
From this reading The air itself seemed tinged with a sickly green that struck terror to the girls' hearts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The air itself seemed tinged with a sickly green that struck terror to the girls' hearts.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading The sky was overcast with yellowish clouds, edged with black, which were torn and twisted in swirling circles by the gale.
twistedadjectiveUS /ˈtwɪstɪd/
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading The sky was overcast with yellowish clouds, edged with black, which were torn and twisted in swirling circles by the gale.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading AT ROCKY RANCH With a howl, a rush and a roar the storm was upon them.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading Never had the moving picture girls or their friends ever seen, heard or imagined such a violent wind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT ROCKY RANCH With a howl, a rush and a roar the storm was upon them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sky was overcast with yellowish clouds, edged with black, which were torn and twisted in swirling circles by the gale.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sky was overcast with yellowish clouds, edged with black, which were torn and twisted in swirling circles by the gale.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Never had the moving picture girls or their friends ever seen, heard or imagined such a violent wind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AT ROCKY RANCH With a howl, a rush and a roar the storm was upon them.
yellowishadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊɪʃ/
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The sky was overcast with yellowish clouds, edged with black, which were torn and twisted in swirling circles by the gale.
