Chapter VII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

(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 All nature had put on a wizened, wolfish, wintry appearance.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading All nature had put on a wizened, wolfish, wintry appearance.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

completely unclothed

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

offering little or no hope

From this reading The weather was not only cold, it was bleak and gloomy.

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

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 weather was not only cold, it was bleak and gloomy.

a small house with a single story

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading SEXAGESIMA The days that followed the departure of the _pobratim_ were sad ones indeed.

the act of departing

From this reading SEXAGESIMA The days that followed the departure of the _pobratim_ were sad ones indeed.

lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

not still wet

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

to or in any or all places

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

accept an excuse for

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading SEXAGESIMA The days that followed the departure of the _pobratim_ were sad ones indeed.

a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

depressingly dark

From this reading The weather was not only cold, it was bleak and gloomy.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

destroyed or killed

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading SEXAGESIMA The days that followed the departure of the _pobratim_ were sad ones indeed.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The weather was not only cold, it was bleak and gloomy.

to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

for more time

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

changed from a solid to a liquid state

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

a former country bordering on the Adriatic Sea; now part of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading All nature had put on a wizened, wolfish, wintry appearance.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

under a moral obligation to do something

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SEXAGESIMA The days that followed the departure of the _pobratim_ were sad ones indeed.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading All nature had put on a wizened, wolfish, wintry appearance.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading SEXAGESIMA The days that followed the departure of the _pobratim_ were sad ones indeed.

and nothing more

From this reading The weather was not only cold, it was bleak and gloomy.

exceptional, unusual, or remarkable

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SEXAGESIMA The days that followed the departure of the _pobratim_ were sad ones indeed.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading All nature had put on a wizened, wolfish, wintry appearance.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading SEXAGESIMA The days that followed the departure of the _pobratim_ were sad ones indeed.

Burned by flames or heat; blackened by intense magical or physical fire.

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SEXAGESIMA The days that followed the departure of the _pobratim_ were sad ones indeed.

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

a descent as through liquid (especially through water)

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading SEXAGESIMA The days that followed the departure of the _pobratim_ were sad ones indeed.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading SEXAGESIMA The days that followed the departure of the _pobratim_ were sad ones indeed.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

precisely as stated

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading The weather was not only cold, it was bleak and gloomy.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading SEXAGESIMA The days that followed the departure of the _pobratim_ were sad ones indeed.

at the time that

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

characteristic of or occurring in winter

From this reading All nature had put on a wizened, wolfish, wintry appearance.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.

lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

From this reading When the Christmas snow had melted away, a sudden strong gale of wind dried up the sods, so that the grass everywhere was withered and scorched; the very rocks themselves looked lean, pinched-up, bare and sharp.

lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

From this reading All nature had put on a wizened, wolfish, wintry appearance.

resembling or characteristic (or considered characteristic) of a wolf

From this reading All nature had put on a wizened, wolfish, wintry appearance.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Zwillievics had gone back to Montenegro; then Milena, not having any excuse to remain longer a guest of the Bellacics, was obliged to go back with a sinking heart to her lonely, out-of-the-way cottage; a dreary house which had never been a home to her.