adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sitting over my books, I seemed to feel the silence; when I turned my look to the window, I saw nothing but the broad, grey sky, a featureless expanse, cold, melancholy.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Later, just as I was bestirring myself to go out for an afternoon walk, something white fell softly across my vision.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Later, just as I was bestirring myself to go out for an afternoon walk, something white fell softly across my vision.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading All through the morning, the air was held in an ominous stillness.
AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 through the morning, the air was held in an ominous stillness.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading All through the morning, the air was held in an ominous stillness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few minutes more, and all was hidden with a descending veil of silent snow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Later, just as I was bestirring myself to go out for an afternoon walk, something white fell softly across my vision.
bestirring
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From this reading Later, just as I was bestirring myself to go out for an afternoon walk, something white fell softly across my vision.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Sitting over my books, I seemed to feel the silence; when I turned my look to the window, I saw nothing but the broad, grey sky, a featureless expanse, cold, melancholy.
broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Sitting over my books, I seemed to feel the silence; when I turned my look to the window, I saw nothing but the broad, grey sky, a featureless expanse, cold, melancholy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sitting over my books, I seemed to feel the silence; when I turned my look to the window, I saw nothing but the broad, grey sky, a featureless expanse, cold, melancholy.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
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 Sitting over my books, I seemed to feel the silence; when I turned my look to the window, I saw nothing but the broad, grey sky, a featureless expanse, cold, melancholy.
descendingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsendɪŋ/
coming down or downward
From this reading A few minutes more, and all was hidden with a descending veil of silent snow.
expansenounUS /ɪkˈspæns/
a wide scope
From this reading Sitting over my books, I seemed to feel the silence; when I turned my look to the window, I saw nothing but the broad, grey sky, a featureless expanse, cold, melancholy.
featurelessadjectiveUS /ˈfiːtʃərləs/
lacking distinguishing characteristics or features
From this reading Sitting over my books, I seemed to feel the silence; when I turned my look to the window, I saw nothing but the broad, grey sky, a featureless expanse, cold, melancholy.
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Sitting over my books, I seemed to feel the silence; when I turned my look to the window, I saw nothing but the broad, grey sky, a featureless expanse, cold, melancholy.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Later, just as I was bestirring myself to go out for an afternoon walk, something white fell softly across my vision.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few minutes more, and all was hidden with a descending veil of silent snow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Later, just as I was bestirring myself to go out for an afternoon walk, something white fell softly across my vision.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Later, just as I was bestirring myself to go out for an afternoon walk, something white fell softly across my vision.
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Sitting over my books, I seemed to feel the silence; when I turned my look to the window, I saw nothing but the broad, grey sky, a featureless expanse, cold, melancholy.
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading All through the morning, the air was held in an ominous stillness.
hiddenadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdən/
not accessible to view
From this reading A few minutes more, and all was hidden with a descending veil of silent snow.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sitting over my books, I seemed to feel the silence; when I turned my look to the window, I saw nothing but the broad, grey sky, a featureless expanse, cold, melancholy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All through the morning, the air was held in an ominous stillness.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Later, just as I was bestirring myself to go out for an afternoon walk, something white fell softly across my vision.
LateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Later, just as I was bestirring myself to go out for an afternoon walk, something white fell softly across my vision.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Sitting over my books, I seemed to feel the silence; when I turned my look to the window, I saw nothing but the broad, grey sky, a featureless expanse, cold, melancholy.
melancholynounUS /ˈmelənkɑːli/
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading Sitting over my books, I seemed to feel the silence; when I turned my look to the window, I saw nothing but the broad, grey sky, a featureless expanse, cold, melancholy.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading A few minutes more, and all was hidden with a descending veil of silent snow.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A few minutes more, and all was hidden with a descending veil of silent snow.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading All through the morning, the air was held in an ominous stillness.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sitting over my books, I seemed to feel the silence; when I turned my look to the window, I saw nothing but the broad, grey sky, a featureless expanse, cold, melancholy.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Later, just as I was bestirring myself to go out for an afternoon walk, something white fell softly across my vision.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Sitting over my books, I seemed to feel the silence; when I turned my look to the window, I saw nothing but the broad, grey sky, a featureless expanse, cold, melancholy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few minutes more, and all was hidden with a descending veil of silent snow.
ominousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːmənəs/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading All through the morning, the air was held in an ominous stillness.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Later, just as I was bestirring myself to go out for an afternoon walk, something white fell softly across my vision.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Sitting over my books, I seemed to feel the silence; when I turned my look to the window, I saw nothing but the broad, grey sky, a featureless expanse, cold, melancholy.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Sitting over my books, I seemed to feel the silence; when I turned my look to the window, I saw nothing but the broad, grey sky, a featureless expanse, cold, melancholy.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Sitting over my books, I seemed to feel the silence; when I turned my look to the window, I saw nothing but the broad, grey sky, a featureless expanse, cold, melancholy.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Sitting over my books, I seemed to feel the silence; when I turned my look to the window, I saw nothing but the broad, grey sky, a featureless expanse, cold, melancholy.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading A few minutes more, and all was hidden with a descending veil of silent snow.
SittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Sitting over my books, I seemed to feel the silence; when I turned my look to the window, I saw nothing but the broad, grey sky, a featureless expanse, cold, melancholy.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Sitting over my books, I seemed to feel the silence; when I turned my look to the window, I saw nothing but the broad, grey sky, a featureless expanse, cold, melancholy.
snownounUS /snoʊ/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading A few minutes more, and all was hidden with a descending veil of silent snow.
softlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːftli/
with low volume
From this reading Later, just as I was bestirring myself to go out for an afternoon walk, something white fell softly across my vision.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Later, just as I was bestirring myself to go out for an afternoon walk, something white fell softly across my vision.
stillnessnounUS /ˈstɪlnəs/
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading All through the morning, the air was held in an ominous stillness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All through the morning, the air was held in an ominous stillness.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading All through the morning, the air was held in an ominous stillness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sitting over my books, I seemed to feel the silence; when I turned my look to the window, I saw nothing but the broad, grey sky, a featureless expanse, cold, melancholy.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Sitting over my books, I seemed to feel the silence; when I turned my look to the window, I saw nothing but the broad, grey sky, a featureless expanse, cold, melancholy.
veilnounUS /veɪl/
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading A few minutes more, and all was hidden with a descending veil of silent snow.
visionnounUS /ˈvɪʒən/
a vivid mental image
From this reading Later, just as I was bestirring myself to go out for an afternoon walk, something white fell softly across my vision.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Later, just as I was bestirring myself to go out for an afternoon walk, something white fell softly across my vision.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All through the morning, the air was held in an ominous stillness.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Sitting over my books, I seemed to feel the silence; when I turned my look to the window, I saw nothing but the broad, grey sky, a featureless expanse, cold, melancholy.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Later, just as I was bestirring myself to go out for an afternoon walk, something white fell softly across my vision.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
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 Sitting over my books, I seemed to feel the silence; when I turned my look to the window, I saw nothing but the broad, grey sky, a featureless expanse, cold, melancholy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A few minutes more, and all was hidden with a descending veil of silent snow.
XXIIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one
From this reading XXIII.
