used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LEAVES The night had come a full hour when Anue stopped in a little glade hemmed in by mighty oaks and beeches.
anew
From this reading The heat lightning flared again at that moment, and Henry saw that every one besides Timmendiquas and himself was panting.
(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 Enduring as were all Wyandots, they were glad that Anue had stopped, and they were generous enough to cast looks of approval at the captive who stood among them still calm and still breathing regularly.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Enduring as were all Wyandots, they were glad that Anue had stopped, and they were generous enough to cast looks of approval at the captive who stood among them still calm and still breathing regularly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LEAVES The night had come a full hour when Anue stopped in a little glade hemmed in by mighty oaks and beeches.
Anue
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From this reading THE SONG OF THE LEAVES The night had come a full hour when Anue stopped in a little glade hemmed in by mighty oaks and beeches.
approvalnounUS /əˈpruːvəl/
the formal act of approving
From this reading Enduring as were all Wyandots, they were glad that Anue had stopped, and they were generous enough to cast looks of approval at the captive who stood among them still calm and still breathing regularly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Enduring as were all Wyandots, they were glad that Anue had stopped, and they were generous enough to cast looks of approval at the captive who stood among them still calm and still breathing regularly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The heat lightning flared again at that moment, and Henry saw that every one besides Timmendiquas and himself was panting.
beeches
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From this reading THE SONG OF THE LEAVES The night had come a full hour when Anue stopped in a little glade hemmed in by mighty oaks and beeches.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading The heat lightning flared again at that moment, and Henry saw that every one besides Timmendiquas and himself was panting.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading Enduring as were all Wyandots, they were glad that Anue had stopped, and they were generous enough to cast looks of approval at the captive who stood among them still calm and still breathing regularly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LEAVES The night had come a full hour when Anue stopped in a little glade hemmed in by mighty oaks and beeches.
make calm or still
From this reading Enduring as were all Wyandots, they were glad that Anue had stopped, and they were generous enough to cast looks of approval at the captive who stood among them still calm and still breathing regularly.
captivenounUS /ˈkæptɪv/
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Enduring as were all Wyandots, they were glad that Anue had stopped, and they were generous enough to cast looks of approval at the captive who stood among them still calm and still breathing regularly.
put or send forth
From this reading Enduring as were all Wyandots, they were glad that Anue had stopped, and they were generous enough to cast looks of approval at the captive who stood among them still calm and still breathing regularly.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading He stepped into the circle, put one hand on Henry's shoulder, and looked him directly in the eyes.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LEAVES The night had come a full hour when Anue stopped in a little glade hemmed in by mighty oaks and beeches.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Timmendiquas did more.
without deviation
From this reading He stepped into the circle, put one hand on Henry's shoulder, and looked him directly in the eyes.
EnduringadjectiveUS /enˈdjʊrɪŋ/
lasting a long time
From this reading Enduring as were all Wyandots, they were glad that Anue had stopped, and they were generous enough to cast looks of approval at the captive who stood among them still calm and still breathing regularly.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Enduring as were all Wyandots, they were glad that Anue had stopped, and they were generous enough to cast looks of approval at the captive who stood among them still calm and still breathing regularly.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The heat lightning flared again at that moment, and Henry saw that every one besides Timmendiquas and himself was panting.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He stepped into the circle, put one hand on Henry's shoulder, and looked him directly in the eyes.
flaredverbUS /flerd/
past form of “flare” — burn brightly
From this reading The heat lightning flared again at that moment, and Henry saw that every one besides Timmendiquas and himself was panting.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LEAVES The night had come a full hour when Anue stopped in a little glade hemmed in by mighty oaks and beeches.
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading Enduring as were all Wyandots, they were glad that Anue had stopped, and they were generous enough to cast looks of approval at the captive who stood among them still calm and still breathing regularly.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Enduring as were all Wyandots, they were glad that Anue had stopped, and they were generous enough to cast looks of approval at the captive who stood among them still calm and still breathing regularly.
gladenounUS /ɡleɪd/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LEAVES The night had come a full hour when Anue stopped in a little glade hemmed in by mighty oaks and beeches.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LEAVES The night had come a full hour when Anue stopped in a little glade hemmed in by mighty oaks and beeches.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He stepped into the circle, put one hand on Henry's shoulder, and looked him directly in the eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stepped into the circle, put one hand on Henry's shoulder, and looked him directly in the eyes.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The heat lightning flared again at that moment, and Henry saw that every one besides Timmendiquas and himself was panting.
hemmedverbUS /hemd/
inflected form of “hem” — fold over and sew together to provide with a hem
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LEAVES The night had come a full hour when Anue stopped in a little glade hemmed in by mighty oaks and beeches.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading The heat lightning flared again at that moment, and Henry saw that every one besides Timmendiquas and himself was panting.
Henry'snounUS /ˈhenriz/
possessive form of “henry” — a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading He stepped into the circle, put one hand on Henry's shoulder, and looked him directly in the eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He stepped into the circle, put one hand on Henry's shoulder, and looked him directly in the eyes.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The heat lightning flared again at that moment, and Henry saw that every one besides Timmendiquas and himself was panting.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LEAVES The night had come a full hour when Anue stopped in a little glade hemmed in by mighty oaks and beeches.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LEAVES The night had come a full hour when Anue stopped in a little glade hemmed in by mighty oaks and beeches.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He stepped into the circle, put one hand on Henry's shoulder, and looked him directly in the eyes.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LEAVES The night had come a full hour when Anue stopped in a little glade hemmed in by mighty oaks and beeches.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading The heat lightning flared again at that moment, and Henry saw that every one besides Timmendiquas and himself was panting.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LEAVES The night had come a full hour when Anue stopped in a little glade hemmed in by mighty oaks and beeches.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He stepped into the circle, put one hand on Henry's shoulder, and looked him directly in the eyes.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Enduring as were all Wyandots, they were glad that Anue had stopped, and they were generous enough to cast looks of approval at the captive who stood among them still calm and still breathing regularly.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LEAVES The night had come a full hour when Anue stopped in a little glade hemmed in by mighty oaks and beeches.
a particular point in time
From this reading The heat lightning flared again at that moment, and Henry saw that every one besides Timmendiquas and himself was panting.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Timmendiquas did more.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LEAVES The night had come a full hour when Anue stopped in a little glade hemmed in by mighty oaks and beeches.
oaksnounUS /oʊks/
plural of “oak” — the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LEAVES The night had come a full hour when Anue stopped in a little glade hemmed in by mighty oaks and beeches.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LEAVES The night had come a full hour when Anue stopped in a little glade hemmed in by mighty oaks and beeches.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He stepped into the circle, put one hand on Henry's shoulder, and looked him directly in the eyes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The heat lightning flared again at that moment, and Henry saw that every one besides Timmendiquas and himself was panting.
pantingnounUS /ˈpæntɪŋ/
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading The heat lightning flared again at that moment, and Henry saw that every one besides Timmendiquas and himself was panting.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He stepped into the circle, put one hand on Henry's shoulder, and looked him directly in the eyes.
regularlyadverbUS /ˈreɡjələrli/
in a regular manner
From this reading Enduring as were all Wyandots, they were glad that Anue had stopped, and they were generous enough to cast looks of approval at the captive who stood among them still calm and still breathing regularly.
cut with a saw
From this reading The heat lightning flared again at that moment, and Henry saw that every one besides Timmendiquas and himself was panting.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading He stepped into the circle, put one hand on Henry's shoulder, and looked him directly in the eyes.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LEAVES The night had come a full hour when Anue stopped in a little glade hemmed in by mighty oaks and beeches.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading He stepped into the circle, put one hand on Henry's shoulder, and looked him directly in the eyes.
not in physical motion
From this reading Enduring as were all Wyandots, they were glad that Anue had stopped, and they were generous enough to cast looks of approval at the captive who stood among them still calm and still breathing regularly.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Enduring as were all Wyandots, they were glad that Anue had stopped, and they were generous enough to cast looks of approval at the captive who stood among them still calm and still breathing regularly.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LEAVES The night had come a full hour when Anue stopped in a little glade hemmed in by mighty oaks and beeches.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The heat lightning flared again at that moment, and Henry saw that every one besides Timmendiquas and himself was panting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LEAVES The night had come a full hour when Anue stopped in a little glade hemmed in by mighty oaks and beeches.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Enduring as were all Wyandots, they were glad that Anue had stopped, and they were generous enough to cast looks of approval at the captive who stood among them still calm and still breathing regularly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Enduring as were all Wyandots, they were glad that Anue had stopped, and they were generous enough to cast looks of approval at the captive who stood among them still calm and still breathing regularly.
Timmendiquas
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From this reading The heat lightning flared again at that moment, and Henry saw that every one besides Timmendiquas and himself was panting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Enduring as were all Wyandots, they were glad that Anue had stopped, and they were generous enough to cast looks of approval at the captive who stood among them still calm and still breathing regularly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The heat lightning flared again at that moment, and Henry saw that every one besides Timmendiquas and himself was panting.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Enduring as were all Wyandots, they were glad that Anue had stopped, and they were generous enough to cast looks of approval at the captive who stood among them still calm and still breathing regularly.
at the time that
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LEAVES The night had come a full hour when Anue stopped in a little glade hemmed in by mighty oaks and beeches.
which person or people
From this reading Enduring as were all Wyandots, they were glad that Anue had stopped, and they were generous enough to cast looks of approval at the captive who stood among them still calm and still breathing regularly.
Wyandots
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From this reading Enduring as were all Wyandots, they were glad that Anue had stopped, and they were generous enough to cast looks of approval at the captive who stood among them still calm and still breathing regularly.
