used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading THE ALARM.
(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 The river, a faint, shimmering line, conjectured rather than seen, wound round all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
blurverbUS /blɜːr/
become glassy; lose clear vision
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
braziernounUS /ˈbreɪziər/
large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
Cahors
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From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
chilledverbUS /tʃɪld/
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
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 Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
conjectured
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From this reading The river, a faint, shimmering line, conjectured rather than seen, wound round all.
crossingsnounUS /ˈkrɔːsɪŋz/
plural of “crossing” — traveling across
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
eavesnounUS /iːvz/
the overhang at the lower edge of a roof
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The river, a faint, shimmering line, conjectured rather than seen, wound round all.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
moving swiftly
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
fragmentnounUS /ˈfræɡ.mənt/
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
lanternsnounUS /ˈlæntərnz/
plural of “lantern” — light in a transparent protective case
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
lightingnounUS /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The river, a faint, shimmering line, conjectured rather than seen, wound round all.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
market-place
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From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
used to form the superlative
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
of an obscure nature
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
and nothing more
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
on the contrary
From this reading The river, a faint, shimmering line, conjectured rather than seen, wound round all.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The river, a faint, shimmering line, conjectured rather than seen, wound round all.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The river, a faint, shimmering line, conjectured rather than seen, wound round all.
cut with a saw
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The river, a faint, shimmering line, conjectured rather than seen, wound round all.
shimmeringverbUS /ˈʃɪmərɪŋ/
-ing form of “shimmer” — shine with a weak or fitful light
From this reading The river, a faint, shimmering line, conjectured rather than seen, wound round all.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
the state of being asleep
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
solemnitynounUS /səˈlemnəti/
a trait of dignified seriousness
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
not in physical motion
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The river, a faint, shimmering line, conjectured rather than seen, wound round all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ALARM.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At that time, a brazier in the market-place, and three or four lanterns at street crossings, made up the most of the public lighting.
Valandre
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From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
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 When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
at the time that
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading The river, a faint, shimmering line, conjectured rather than seen, wound round all.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Above, clouds were flying across the sky, and a wind, cold for the time of year--cold, at least, after the heat of the day--chilled the blood, and slowly filled the mind with the solemnity of night.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading When I paused, therefore, to breathe my horse on the brow of the slope, beyond the Valandre bridge, and looked back on Cahors, I saw only darkness, broken here and there by a blur of yellow light; that still, by throwing up a fragment of wall or eaves, told in a mysterious way of the sleeping city.
