used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was no moon and a thick pall of cloud cut off even the meagre light of the stars.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above the wall bounding Tate’s Lane they could see the upper stories of the houses opposite lit up faintly by the street lamps.
AdjoiningverbUS /əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading The Property Adjoining The two men halted when they had relocked the door behind them, looking around and listening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Property Adjoining The two men halted when they had relocked the door behind them, looking around and listening.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The Property Adjoining The two men halted when they had relocked the door behind them, looking around and listening.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The Property Adjoining The two men halted when they had relocked the door behind them, looking around and listening.
boundingverbUS /ˈbaʊndɪŋ/
-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Above the wall bounding Tate’s Lane they could see the upper stories of the houses opposite lit up faintly by the street lamps.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Above the wall bounding Tate’s Lane they could see the upper stories of the houses opposite lit up faintly by the street lamps.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading There was no moon and a thick pall of cloud cut off even the meagre light of the stars.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Above the wall bounding Tate’s Lane they could see the upper stories of the houses opposite lit up faintly by the street lamps.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading There was no moon and a thick pall of cloud cut off even the meagre light of the stars.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The night was intensely dark.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The Property Adjoining The two men halted when they had relocked the door behind them, looking around and listening.
ElsewhereadverbUS /ˈelswer/
in or to another place
From this reading Elsewhere not a gleam of light showed.
divisible by two
From this reading There was no moon and a thick pall of cloud cut off even the meagre light of the stars.
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading Above the wall bounding Tate’s Lane they could see the upper stories of the houses opposite lit up faintly by the street lamps.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Elsewhere not a gleam of light showed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Property Adjoining The two men halted when they had relocked the door behind them, looking around and listening.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading The Property Adjoining The two men halted when they had relocked the door behind them, looking around and listening.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Above the wall bounding Tate’s Lane they could see the upper stories of the houses opposite lit up faintly by the street lamps.
intenselyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtensli/
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading The night was intensely dark.
lampsnounUS /læmps/
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Above the wall bounding Tate’s Lane they could see the upper stories of the houses opposite lit up faintly by the street lamps.
a narrow way or road
From this reading Above the wall bounding Tate’s Lane they could see the upper stories of the houses opposite lit up faintly by the street lamps.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading There was no moon and a thick pall of cloud cut off even the meagre light of the stars.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading The Property Adjoining The two men halted when they had relocked the door behind them, looking around and listening.
provided with artificial light
From this reading Above the wall bounding Tate’s Lane they could see the upper stories of the houses opposite lit up faintly by the street lamps.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The Property Adjoining The two men halted when they had relocked the door behind them, looking around and listening.
meagreadjective
deficient in amount or quality or extent
From this reading There was no moon and a thick pall of cloud cut off even the meagre light of the stars.
the force of workers available
From this reading The Property Adjoining The two men halted when they had relocked the door behind them, looking around and listening.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading There was no moon and a thick pall of cloud cut off even the meagre light of the stars.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night was intensely dark.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no moon and a thick pall of cloud cut off even the meagre light of the stars.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Elsewhere not a gleam of light showed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no moon and a thick pall of cloud cut off even the meagre light of the stars.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There was no moon and a thick pall of cloud cut off even the meagre light of the stars.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Above the wall bounding Tate’s Lane they could see the upper stories of the houses opposite lit up faintly by the street lamps.
pallverbUS /pɑːl/
become less interesting or attractive
From this reading There was no moon and a thick pall of cloud cut off even the meagre light of the stars.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading The Property Adjoining The two men halted when they had relocked the door behind them, looking around and listening.
relocked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Property Adjoining The two men halted when they had relocked the door behind them, looking around and listening.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Above the wall bounding Tate’s Lane they could see the upper stories of the houses opposite lit up faintly by the street lamps.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Elsewhere not a gleam of light showed.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading There was no moon and a thick pall of cloud cut off even the meagre light of the stars.
plural of “story” — 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
From this reading Above the wall bounding Tate’s Lane they could see the upper stories of the houses opposite lit up faintly by the street lamps.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Above the wall bounding Tate’s Lane they could see the upper stories of the houses opposite lit up faintly by the street lamps.
Tate'snounUS /teɪts/
possessive form of “tate” — United States poet and critic (1899-1979)
From this reading Above the wall bounding Tate’s Lane they could see the upper stories of the houses opposite lit up faintly by the street lamps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Property Adjoining The two men halted when they had relocked the door behind them, looking around and listening.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Property Adjoining The two men halted when they had relocked the door behind them, looking around and listening.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no moon and a thick pall of cloud cut off even the meagre light of the stars.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Property Adjoining The two men halted when they had relocked the door behind them, looking around and listening.
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 There was no moon and a thick pall of cloud cut off even the meagre light of the stars.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The Property Adjoining The two men halted when they had relocked the door behind them, looking around and listening.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Above the wall bounding Tate’s Lane they could see the upper stories of the houses opposite lit up faintly by the street lamps.
the topmost one of two
From this reading Above the wall bounding Tate’s Lane they could see the upper stories of the houses opposite lit up faintly by the street lamps.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Above the wall bounding Tate’s Lane they could see the upper stories of the houses opposite lit up faintly by the street lamps.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was intensely dark.
at the time that
From this reading The Property Adjoining The two men halted when they had relocked the door behind them, looking around and listening.
