used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The frost had come and hardened the snow and all day the sky bad been a pale frozen blue, only on the horizon fading into crocus yellow.
(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 frost had come and hardened the snow and all day the sky bad been a pale frozen blue, only on the horizon fading into crocus yellow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OLVA AND MARGARET On the next evening the sun set with great splendour.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The frost had come and hardened the snow and all day the sky bad been a pale frozen blue, only on the horizon fading into crocus yellow.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The frost had come and hardened the snow and all day the sky bad been a pale frozen blue, only on the horizon fading into crocus yellow.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The sun was just vanishing behind the grey roofs when Olva went to Rocket Road.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The frost had come and hardened the snow and all day the sky bad been a pale frozen blue, only on the horizon fading into crocus yellow.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading All day he had been very busy destroying old letters and papers and seeing to everything so that he should leave no untidiness nor carelessness behind him.
carelessnessnounUS /ˈkerləsnəs/
the quality of not being careful or taking pains
From this reading All day he had been very busy destroying old letters and papers and seeing to everything so that he should leave no untidiness nor carelessness behind him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The frost had come and hardened the snow and all day the sky bad been a pale frozen blue, only on the horizon fading into crocus yellow.
crocusnounUS /ˈkroʊkəs/
any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
From this reading The frost had come and hardened the snow and all day the sky bad been a pale frozen blue, only on the horizon fading into crocus yellow.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The frost had come and hardened the snow and all day the sky bad been a pale frozen blue, only on the horizon fading into crocus yellow.
destroyingverbUS /dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading All day he had been very busy destroying old letters and papers and seeing to everything so that he should leave no untidiness nor carelessness behind him.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading OLVA AND MARGARET On the next evening the sun set with great splendour.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading All day he had been very busy destroying old letters and papers and seeing to everything so that he should leave no untidiness nor carelessness behind him.
fadingnounUS /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading The frost had come and hardened the snow and all day the sky bad been a pale frozen blue, only on the horizon fading into crocus yellow.
frostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading The frost had come and hardened the snow and all day the sky bad been a pale frozen blue, only on the horizon fading into crocus yellow.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading The frost had come and hardened the snow and all day the sky bad been a pale frozen blue, only on the horizon fading into crocus yellow.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading OLVA AND MARGARET On the next evening the sun set with great splendour.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The sun was just vanishing behind the grey roofs when Olva went to Rocket Road.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The frost had come and hardened the snow and all day the sky bad been a pale frozen blue, only on the horizon fading into crocus yellow.
hardenedadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdənd/
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading The frost had come and hardened the snow and all day the sky bad been a pale frozen blue, only on the horizon fading into crocus yellow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All day he had been very busy destroying old letters and papers and seeing to everything so that he should leave no untidiness nor carelessness behind him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All day he had been very busy destroying old letters and papers and seeing to everything so that he should leave no untidiness nor carelessness behind him.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading The frost had come and hardened the snow and all day the sky bad been a pale frozen blue, only on the horizon fading into crocus yellow.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The frost had come and hardened the snow and all day the sky bad been a pale frozen blue, only on the horizon fading into crocus yellow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now it was all over.
and nothing more
From this reading The sun was just vanishing behind the grey roofs when Olva went to Rocket Road.
go away from a place
From this reading All day he had been very busy destroying old letters and papers and seeing to everything so that he should leave no untidiness nor carelessness behind him.
the literary culture
From this reading All day he had been very busy destroying old letters and papers and seeing to everything so that he should leave no untidiness nor carelessness behind him.
MARGARET
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From this reading OLVA AND MARGARET On the next evening the sun set with great splendour.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading OLVA AND MARGARET On the next evening the sun set with great splendour.
not any; not one
From this reading All day he had been very busy destroying old letters and papers and seeing to everything so that he should leave no untidiness nor carelessness behind him.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading All day he had been very busy destroying old letters and papers and seeing to everything so that he should leave no untidiness nor carelessness behind him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now it was all over.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading All day he had been very busy destroying old letters and papers and seeing to everything so that he should leave no untidiness nor carelessness behind him.
OLVA
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From this reading OLVA AND MARGARET On the next evening the sun set with great splendour.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OLVA AND MARGARET On the next evening the sun set with great splendour.
and nothing more
From this reading The frost had come and hardened the snow and all day the sky bad been a pale frozen blue, only on the horizon fading into crocus yellow.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Now it was all over.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The frost had come and hardened the snow and all day the sky bad been a pale frozen blue, only on the horizon fading into crocus yellow.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading All day he had been very busy destroying old letters and papers and seeing to everything so that he should leave no untidiness nor carelessness behind him.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The sun was just vanishing behind the grey roofs when Olva went to Rocket Road.
RocketnounUS /ˈrɑːkət/
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading The sun was just vanishing behind the grey roofs when Olva went to Rocket Road.
roofsnounUS /ruːfs/
plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading The sun was just vanishing behind the grey roofs when Olva went to Rocket Road.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading All day he had been very busy destroying old letters and papers and seeing to everything so that he should leave no untidiness nor carelessness behind him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading OLVA AND MARGARET On the next evening the sun set with great splendour.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading All day he had been very busy destroying old letters and papers and seeing to everything so that he should leave no untidiness nor carelessness behind him.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The frost had come and hardened the snow and all day the sky bad been a pale frozen blue, only on the horizon fading into crocus yellow.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The frost had come and hardened the snow and all day the sky bad been a pale frozen blue, only on the horizon fading into crocus yellow.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading All day he had been very busy destroying old letters and papers and seeing to everything so that he should leave no untidiness nor carelessness behind him.
splendournoun
a quality that outshines the usual
From this reading OLVA AND MARGARET On the next evening the sun set with great splendour.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading OLVA AND MARGARET On the next evening the sun set with great splendour.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All day he had been very busy destroying old letters and papers and seeing to everything so that he should leave no untidiness nor carelessness behind him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OLVA AND MARGARET On the next evening the sun set with great splendour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun was just vanishing behind the grey roofs when Olva went to Rocket Road.
untidinessnoun
the condition of being untidy
From this reading All day he had been very busy destroying old letters and papers and seeing to everything so that he should leave no untidiness nor carelessness behind him.
vanishingnounUS /ˈvænɪʃɪŋ/
a sudden or mysterious disappearance
From this reading The sun was just vanishing behind the grey roofs when Olva went to Rocket Road.
precisely as stated
From this reading All day he had been very busy destroying old letters and papers and seeing to everything so that he should leave no untidiness nor carelessness behind him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was just vanishing behind the grey roofs when Olva went to Rocket Road.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The sun was just vanishing behind the grey roofs when Olva went to Rocket Road.
at the time that
From this reading The sun was just vanishing behind the grey roofs when Olva went to Rocket Road.
in the company of; together with
From this reading OLVA AND MARGARET On the next evening the sun set with great splendour.
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 frost had come and hardened the snow and all day the sky bad been a pale frozen blue, only on the horizon fading into crocus yellow.
