used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the sea yielded its last sigh and in a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every person and every thing in the castle seemed wrapped in slumber.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the sea yielded its last sigh and in a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the sea yielded its last sigh and in a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky.
broodedverbUS /ˈbruːdɪd/
past form of “brood” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading Silence brooded over the heavens and the earth.
the act of burning something
From this reading While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the sea yielded its last sigh and in a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Every person and every thing in the castle seemed wrapped in slumber.
cloudlessadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdləs/
free from clouds
From this reading While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the sea yielded its last sigh and in a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Silence brooded over the heavens and the earth.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every person and every thing in the castle seemed wrapped in slumber.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the sea yielded its last sigh and in a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the sea yielded its last sigh and in a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the sea yielded its last sigh and in a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading Silence brooded over the heavens and the earth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the sea yielded its last sigh and in a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SIGHS OF THE NIGHT Two o’clock in the morning!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the sea yielded its last sigh and in a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky.
immediately past
From this reading While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the sea yielded its last sigh and in a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the sea yielded its last sigh and in a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky.
for more time
From this reading Shadows no longer veiled the stars of the night.
a particular point in time
From this reading While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the sea yielded its last sigh and in a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the sea yielded its last sigh and in a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE SIGHS OF THE NIGHT Two o’clock in the morning!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the sea yielded its last sigh and in a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE SIGHS OF THE NIGHT Two o’clock in the morning!
not any; not one
From this reading Shadows no longer veiled the stars of the night.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading THE SIGHS OF THE NIGHT Two o’clock in the morning!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SIGHS OF THE NIGHT Two o’clock in the morning!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Silence brooded over the heavens and the earth.
a human being
From this reading Every person and every thing in the castle seemed wrapped in slumber.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the sea yielded its last sigh and in a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the sea yielded its last sigh and in a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the sea yielded its last sigh and in a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Every person and every thing in the castle seemed wrapped in slumber.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading Shadows no longer veiled the stars of the night.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the sea yielded its last sigh and in a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky.
SIGHSnounUS /saɪz/
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading THE SIGHS OF THE NIGHT Two o’clock in the morning!
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Silence brooded over the heavens and the earth.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the sea yielded its last sigh and in a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky.
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Every person and every thing in the castle seemed wrapped in slumber.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Shadows no longer veiled the stars of the night.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the sea yielded its last sigh and in a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIGHS OF THE NIGHT Two o’clock in the morning!
a special situation
From this reading Every person and every thing in the castle seemed wrapped in slumber.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE SIGHS OF THE NIGHT Two o’clock in the morning!
veiledadjectiveUS /veɪld/
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading Shadows no longer veiled the stars of the night.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the sea yielded its last sigh and in a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the sea yielded its last sigh and in a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading Every person and every thing in the castle seemed wrapped in slumber.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading While I stood at my window, my forehead burning and my heart frozen, the sea yielded its last sigh and in a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen in the cloudless sky.
