used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She sat up, and from that brown nook on the hill-side looked out upon a world that was all white mist, with a great silver sun struggling out of the east.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was still as deep water.
(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 She sat up, and from that brown nook on the hill-side looked out upon a world that was all white mist, with a great silver sun struggling out of the east.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE MOTOR Eve woke with the scent of hay in her nostrils, and her hair was damp with dew.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The air was still as deep water.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading From a wood in the valley came the sound of the singing of birds.
bladenounUS /bleɪd/
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading Each blade of grass had its droplet of dew.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading She sat up, and from that brown nook on the hill-side looked out upon a world that was all white mist, with a great silver sun struggling out of the east.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading From a wood in the valley came the sound of the singing of birds.
dampadjectiveUS /dæmp/
slightly wet
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE MOTOR Eve woke with the scent of hay in her nostrils, and her hair was damp with dew.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The air was still as deep water.
dewnounUS /duː/
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE MOTOR Eve woke with the scent of hay in her nostrils, and her hair was damp with dew.
dropletnounUS /ˈdrɑːplət/
a tiny drop
From this reading Each blade of grass had its droplet of dew.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each blade of grass had its droplet of dew.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading She sat up, and from that brown nook on the hill-side looked out upon a world that was all white mist, with a great silver sun struggling out of the east.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE MOTOR Eve woke with the scent of hay in her nostrils, and her hair was damp with dew.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She sat up, and from that brown nook on the hill-side looked out upon a world that was all white mist, with a great silver sun struggling out of the east.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Each blade of grass had its droplet of dew.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She sat up, and from that brown nook on the hill-side looked out upon a world that was all white mist, with a great silver sun struggling out of the east.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Each blade of grass had its droplet of dew.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE MOTOR Eve woke with the scent of hay in her nostrils, and her hair was damp with dew.
haynounUS /heɪ/
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE MOTOR Eve woke with the scent of hay in her nostrils, and her hair was damp with dew.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE MOTOR Eve woke with the scent of hay in her nostrils, and her hair was damp with dew.
hill-side
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From this reading She sat up, and from that brown nook on the hill-side looked out upon a world that was all white mist, with a great silver sun struggling out of the east.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE MOTOR Eve woke with the scent of hay in her nostrils, and her hair was damp with dew.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Each blade of grass had its droplet of dew.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She sat up, and from that brown nook on the hill-side looked out upon a world that was all white mist, with a great silver sun struggling out of the east.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE MOTOR Eve woke with the scent of hay in her nostrils, and her hair was damp with dew.
become covered with mist
From this reading She sat up, and from that brown nook on the hill-side looked out upon a world that was all white mist, with a great silver sun struggling out of the east.
MOTORnounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE MOTOR Eve woke with the scent of hay in her nostrils, and her hair was damp with dew.
nooknounUS /nʊk/
a sheltered and secluded place
From this reading She sat up, and from that brown nook on the hill-side looked out upon a world that was all white mist, with a great silver sun struggling out of the east.
nostrilsnounUS /ˈnɑːstrəlz/
plural of “nostril” — either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE MOTOR Eve woke with the scent of hay in her nostrils, and her hair was damp with dew.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE MOTOR Eve woke with the scent of hay in her nostrils, and her hair was damp with dew.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She sat up, and from that brown nook on the hill-side looked out upon a world that was all white mist, with a great silver sun struggling out of the east.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She sat up, and from that brown nook on the hill-side looked out upon a world that was all white mist, with a great silver sun struggling out of the east.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat up, and from that brown nook on the hill-side looked out upon a world that was all white mist, with a great silver sun struggling out of the east.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE MOTOR Eve woke with the scent of hay in her nostrils, and her hair was damp with dew.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat up, and from that brown nook on the hill-side looked out upon a world that was all white mist, with a great silver sun struggling out of the east.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading She sat up, and from that brown nook on the hill-side looked out upon a world that was all white mist, with a great silver sun struggling out of the east.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading From a wood in the valley came the sound of the singing of birds.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading From a wood in the valley came the sound of the singing of birds.
not in physical motion
From this reading The air was still as deep water.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading She sat up, and from that brown nook on the hill-side looked out upon a world that was all white mist, with a great silver sun struggling out of the east.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading She sat up, and from that brown nook on the hill-side looked out upon a world that was all white mist, with a great silver sun struggling out of the east.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She sat up, and from that brown nook on the hill-side looked out upon a world that was all white mist, with a great silver sun struggling out of the east.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE MOTOR Eve woke with the scent of hay in her nostrils, and her hair was damp with dew.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She sat up, and from that brown nook on the hill-side looked out upon a world that was all white mist, with a great silver sun struggling out of the east.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She sat up, and from that brown nook on the hill-side looked out upon a world that was all white mist, with a great silver sun struggling out of the east.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading From a wood in the valley came the sound of the singing of birds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE MOTOR Eve woke with the scent of hay in her nostrils, and her hair was damp with dew.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The air was still as deep water.
a Caucasian
From this reading She sat up, and from that brown nook on the hill-side looked out upon a world that was all white mist, with a great silver sun struggling out of the east.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE MOTOR Eve woke with the scent of hay in her nostrils, and her hair was damp with dew.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE MOTOR Eve woke with the scent of hay in her nostrils, and her hair was damp with dew.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading From a wood in the valley came the sound of the singing of birds.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading She sat up, and from that brown nook on the hill-side looked out upon a world that was all white mist, with a great silver sun struggling out of the east.
