used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He gazed about the familiar confines of the room in puffy-eyed stupidity.
acheverbUS /eɪk/
feel physical pain
From this reading His mouth was lined with a brown slime of dead liquor, which nauseated him and sent the dull ache to his head in great throbbing waves.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
AlaskanounUS /əˈlæskə/
a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a burning thirst at his throat, and he moistened his dry lips with a bitter-coated tongue.
autumnaladjectiveUS /ɔːˈtʌmnəl/
of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
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bitter-coated
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From this reading There was a burning thirst at his throat, and he moistened his dry lips with a bitter-coated tongue.
BrandnounUS /brænd/
a name given to a product or service
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a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading His mouth was lined with a brown slime of dead liquor, which nauseated him and sent the dull ache to his head in great throbbing waves.
the act of burning something
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
Carmody
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carpetnounUS /ˈkɑːrpət/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
put or send forth
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
confinesnounUS /ˈkɑːnfaɪnz/
a bounded scope
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Connie
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neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
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no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading His mouth was lined with a brown slime of dead liquor, which nauseated him and sent the dull ache to his head in great throbbing waves.
deliciouslyadverbUS /dɪˈlɪʃəʃli/
in a very pleasurable manner
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading There was a burning thirst at his throat, and he moistened his dry lips with a bitter-coated tongue.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading His mouth was lined with a brown slime of dead liquor, which nauseated him and sent the dull ache to his head in great throbbing waves.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading He gazed about the familiar confines of the room in puffy-eyed stupidity.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He gazed about the familiar confines of the room in puffy-eyed stupidity.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gazed about the familiar confines of the room in puffy-eyed stupidity.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading His mouth was lined with a brown slime of dead liquor, which nauseated him and sent the dull ache to his head in great throbbing waves.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His mouth was lined with a brown slime of dead liquor, which nauseated him and sent the dull ache to his head in great throbbing waves.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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and nothing more
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
linedadjectiveUS /laɪnd/
bordered by a line of things
From this reading His mouth was lined with a brown slime of dead liquor, which nauseated him and sent the dull ache to his head in great throbbing waves.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading There was a burning thirst at his throat, and he moistened his dry lips with a bitter-coated tongue.
liquornounUS /ˈlɪkər/
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
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mid-forenoon
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From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
moistenedverbUS /ˈmɔɪsənd/
past form of “moisten” — make moist
From this reading There was a burning thirst at his throat, and he moistened his dry lips with a bitter-coated tongue.
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
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assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
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the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading His mouth was lined with a brown slime of dead liquor, which nauseated him and sent the dull ache to his head in great throbbing waves.
nauseatedadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːzieɪtəd/
feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
From this reading His mouth was lined with a brown slime of dead liquor, which nauseated him and sent the dull ache to his head in great throbbing waves.
NorthwestnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθwest/
the northwestern region of the United States
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
make a promise or commitment
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puffy-eyed
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From this reading He gazed about the familiar confines of the room in puffy-eyed stupidity.
realizationnounUS /ˈriːləˈzeɪʃən/
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
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rhombusnoun
a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He gazed about the familiar confines of the room in puffy-eyed stupidity.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading His mouth was lined with a brown slime of dead liquor, which nauseated him and sent the dull ache to his head in great throbbing waves.
slimeverbUS /slaɪm/
cover or stain with slime
From this reading His mouth was lined with a brown slime of dead liquor, which nauseated him and sent the dull ache to his head in great throbbing waves.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
stupiditynounUS /stuːˈpɪdɪtiː/
a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
From this reading He gazed about the familiar confines of the room in puffy-eyed stupidity.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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templesnounUS /ˈtempəlz/
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a burning thirst at his throat, and he moistened his dry lips with a bitter-coated tongue.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
thirstnounUS /θɜːrst/
a physiological need to drink
From this reading There was a burning thirst at his throat, and he moistened his dry lips with a bitter-coated tongue.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading There was a burning thirst at his throat, and he moistened his dry lips with a bitter-coated tongue.
throbbingnounUS /ˈθrɑːbɪŋ/
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading There was a burning thirst at his throat, and he moistened his dry lips with a bitter-coated tongue.
waftedverbUS /ˈwɑːftɪd/
past form of “waft” — be driven or carried along, as by the air
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading His mouth was lined with a brown slime of dead liquor, which nauseated him and sent the dull ache to his head in great throbbing waves.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His mouth was lined with a brown slime of dead liquor, which nauseated him and sent the dull ache to his head in great throbbing waves.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The sun of mid-forenoon cast a golden rhombus on the thick carpet, and through the open windows the autumnal air, stirred by just the suspicion of a breeze, was wafted deliciously cool against his burning cheeks and throbbing temples.
in the company of; together with
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(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A Tale of the Great Northwest The Promise The Gun Brand Connie Morgan in Alaska Connie Morgan with the Northwest Mounted Young Carmody awoke to the realization of another day.
