used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The month that followed was a sorry one.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
boastedverbUS /ˈboʊstəd/
past form of “boast” — show off
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
breathlessadjectiveUS /ˈbreθləs/
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
the act of burning something
From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
buzzesnounUS /ˈbʌzɪz/
plural of “buzz” — sound of rapid vibration
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading THE DESERT ISLAND.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
fannedadjectiveUS /fænd/
especially spread in a fan shape
From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The month that followed was a sorry one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
headachenounUS /ˈhedeɪk/
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THE DESERT ISLAND.
limpverbUS /lɪmp/
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The month that followed was a sorry one.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
mosquitoesnounUS /məˈskiːtoʊz/
plural of “mosquito” — two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
not any; not one
From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The month that followed was a sorry one.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading The month that followed was a sorry one.
stingsnounUS /stɪŋz/
plural of “sting” — a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The month that followed was a sorry one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DESERT ISLAND.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The month that followed was a sorry one.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
which person or people
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Day after day rose dry and burning: no cool winds fanned the breathless nights, no rain fell.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading And sleep was rendered almost impossible by the mosquitoes, who seemed to possess stings and wings and buzzes such as never mosquitoes boasted before.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
but in spite of that
From this reading The poor children had headache, they felt limp and weary all over; and yet each morning brought the same hard work which must be done, whether or no.
