used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
in or near a particular place or position
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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cablenounUS /ˈkeɪbəl/
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading In one of the cable tramway cars which, at a reverential pace, perambulate the city of Edinburgh, two citizens conversed.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
carsnounUS /kɑːrz/
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading In one of the cable tramway cars which, at a reverential pace, perambulate the city of Edinburgh, two citizens conversed.
causewayverbUS /ˈkɑːzweɪ/
provide with a causeway
From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
a period of 100 years
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citizensnounUS /ˈsɪtəzənz/
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading In one of the cable tramway cars which, at a reverential pace, perambulate the city of Edinburgh, two citizens conversed.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading In one of the cable tramway cars which, at a reverential pace, perambulate the city of Edinburgh, two citizens conversed.
clattered
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From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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conversedverbUS /kənˈvɜːrst/
past form of “converse” — carry on a conversation
From this reading In one of the cable tramway cars which, at a reverential pace, perambulate the city of Edinburgh, two citizens conversed.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
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EdinburghnounUS /ˈedənbəroʊ/
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading In one of the cable tramway cars which, at a reverential pace, perambulate the city of Edinburgh, two citizens conversed.
ETC
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a social unit living together
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(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
floodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
gustily
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From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
hushedadjectiveUS /hʌʃt/
in a softened tone
From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In one of the cable tramway cars which, at a reverential pace, perambulate the city of Edinburgh, two citizens conversed.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
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LARGEadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
LUNATICadjectiveUS /ˈluːnətɪk/
insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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noisilyadverbUS /ˈnɔɪzəli/
with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound
From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In one of the cable tramway cars which, at a reverential pace, perambulate the city of Edinburgh, two citizens conversed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one of the cable tramway cars which, at a reverential pace, perambulate the city of Edinburgh, two citizens conversed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading In one of the cable tramway cars which, at a reverential pace, perambulate the city of Edinburgh, two citizens conversed.
perambulateverb
make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property)
From this reading In one of the cable tramway cars which, at a reverential pace, perambulate the city of Edinburgh, two citizens conversed.
rattledadjectiveUS /ˈrætəld/
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
reverentialadjectiveUS /ˌrevərˈenʃəl/
feeling or manifesting veneration
From this reading In one of the cable tramway cars which, at a reverential pace, perambulate the city of Edinburgh, two citizens conversed.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thrummed
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From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
trafficnounUS /ˈtræfɪk/
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
tramwaynoun
a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
From this reading In one of the cable tramway cars which, at a reverential pace, perambulate the city of Edinburgh, two citizens conversed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In one of the cable tramway cars which, at a reverential pace, perambulate the city of Edinburgh, two citizens conversed.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In one of the cable tramway cars which, at a reverential pace, perambulate the city of Edinburgh, two citizens conversed.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The winds without blew gustily and filled the air with sounds like a stream in flood, the traffic clattered noisily over the causeway, the car itself thrummed and rattled; but the voices of the two were hushed.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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