used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HALF-WAY TO THE MOON At last the sinuous yellow road dropped over the bluff rim and, to all appearances, dissolved into the sky--a gray-blue, genius-colored sky.
(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 HALF-WAY TO THE MOON At last the sinuous yellow road dropped over the bluff rim and, to all appearances, dissolved into the sky--a gray-blue, genius-colored sky.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HALF-WAY TO THE MOON At last the sinuous yellow road dropped over the bluff rim and, to all appearances, dissolved into the sky--a gray-blue, genius-colored sky.
appearancesnounUS /əˈpɪrənsəz/
plural of “appearance” — outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading HALF-WAY TO THE MOON At last the sinuous yellow road dropped over the bluff rim and, to all appearances, dissolved into the sky--a gray-blue, genius-colored sky.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HALF-WAY TO THE MOON At last the sinuous yellow road dropped over the bluff rim and, to all appearances, dissolved into the sky--a gray-blue, genius-colored sky.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Beneath the bluff rim lay Benton.
BentonnounUS /ˈbentən/
United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
From this reading Beneath the bluff rim lay Benton.
bluffnounUS /blʌf/
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading HALF-WAY TO THE MOON At last the sinuous yellow road dropped over the bluff rim and, to all appearances, dissolved into the sky--a gray-blue, genius-colored sky.
bunch-grass
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From this reading We flung ourselves down in the bunch-grass that whispered dryly in a cool wind fresh from the creeping night-shade.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading We flung ourselves down in the bunch-grass that whispered dryly in a cool wind fresh from the creeping night-shade.
creepingnounUS /ˈkriːpɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading We flung ourselves down in the bunch-grass that whispered dryly in a cool wind fresh from the creeping night-shade.
dissolvedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɑːlvd/
(of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form
From this reading HALF-WAY TO THE MOON At last the sinuous yellow road dropped over the bluff rim and, to all appearances, dissolved into the sky--a gray-blue, genius-colored sky.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We flung ourselves down in the bunch-grass that whispered dryly in a cool wind fresh from the creeping night-shade.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading HALF-WAY TO THE MOON At last the sinuous yellow road dropped over the bluff rim and, to all appearances, dissolved into the sky--a gray-blue, genius-colored sky.
drylyadverbUS /ˈdraɪli/
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading We flung ourselves down in the bunch-grass that whispered dryly in a cool wind fresh from the creeping night-shade.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It was sundown, and this was the end of the trail for us.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading We flung ourselves down in the bunch-grass that whispered dryly in a cool wind fresh from the creeping night-shade.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was sundown, and this was the end of the trail for us.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading We flung ourselves down in the bunch-grass that whispered dryly in a cool wind fresh from the creeping night-shade.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We flung ourselves down in the bunch-grass that whispered dryly in a cool wind fresh from the creeping night-shade.
genius-colored
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From this reading HALF-WAY TO THE MOON At last the sinuous yellow road dropped over the bluff rim and, to all appearances, dissolved into the sky--a gray-blue, genius-colored sky.
gray-blueadjective
of blue tinged with grey
From this reading HALF-WAY TO THE MOON At last the sinuous yellow road dropped over the bluff rim and, to all appearances, dissolved into the sky--a gray-blue, genius-colored sky.
HALF-WAY
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From this reading HALF-WAY TO THE MOON At last the sinuous yellow road dropped over the bluff rim and, to all appearances, dissolved into the sky--a gray-blue, genius-colored sky.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Now that Benton lay beneath us, I was in no hurry to look upon it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now that Benton lay beneath us, I was in no hurry to look upon it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We flung ourselves down in the bunch-grass that whispered dryly in a cool wind fresh from the creeping night-shade.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading HALF-WAY TO THE MOON At last the sinuous yellow road dropped over the bluff rim and, to all appearances, dissolved into the sky--a gray-blue, genius-colored sky.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was sundown, and this was the end of the trail for us.
immediately past
From this reading HALF-WAY TO THE MOON At last the sinuous yellow road dropped over the bluff rim and, to all appearances, dissolved into the sky--a gray-blue, genius-colored sky.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Beneath the bluff rim lay Benton.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Now that Benton lay beneath us, I was in no hurry to look upon it.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading HALF-WAY TO THE MOON At last the sinuous yellow road dropped over the bluff rim and, to all appearances, dissolved into the sky--a gray-blue, genius-colored sky.
night-shade
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From this reading We flung ourselves down in the bunch-grass that whispered dryly in a cool wind fresh from the creeping night-shade.
not any; not one
From this reading Now that Benton lay beneath us, I was in no hurry to look upon it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now that Benton lay beneath us, I was in no hurry to look upon it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was sundown, and this was the end of the trail for us.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We flung ourselves down in the bunch-grass that whispered dryly in a cool wind fresh from the creeping night-shade.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading HALF-WAY TO THE MOON At last the sinuous yellow road dropped over the bluff rim and, to all appearances, dissolved into the sky--a gray-blue, genius-colored sky.
rimnounUS /rɪm/
the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
From this reading HALF-WAY TO THE MOON At last the sinuous yellow road dropped over the bluff rim and, to all appearances, dissolved into the sky--a gray-blue, genius-colored sky.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading HALF-WAY TO THE MOON At last the sinuous yellow road dropped over the bluff rim and, to all appearances, dissolved into the sky--a gray-blue, genius-colored sky.
sinuousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪnwəs/
curved or curving in and out
From this reading HALF-WAY TO THE MOON At last the sinuous yellow road dropped over the bluff rim and, to all appearances, dissolved into the sky--a gray-blue, genius-colored sky.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading HALF-WAY TO THE MOON At last the sinuous yellow road dropped over the bluff rim and, to all appearances, dissolved into the sky--a gray-blue, genius-colored sky.
sundownnounUS /ˈsʌndaʊn/
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading It was sundown, and this was the end of the trail for us.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We flung ourselves down in the bunch-grass that whispered dryly in a cool wind fresh from the creeping night-shade.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HALF-WAY TO THE MOON At last the sinuous yellow road dropped over the bluff rim and, to all appearances, dissolved into the sky--a gray-blue, genius-colored sky.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was sundown, and this was the end of the trail for us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HALF-WAY TO THE MOON At last the sinuous yellow road dropped over the bluff rim and, to all appearances, dissolved into the sky--a gray-blue, genius-colored sky.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading It was sundown, and this was the end of the trail for us.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Now that Benton lay beneath us, I was in no hurry to look upon it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was sundown, and this was the end of the trail for us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was sundown, and this was the end of the trail for us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We flung ourselves down in the bunch-grass that whispered dryly in a cool wind fresh from the creeping night-shade.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading We flung ourselves down in the bunch-grass that whispered dryly in a cool wind fresh from the creeping night-shade.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading We flung ourselves down in the bunch-grass that whispered dryly in a cool wind fresh from the creeping night-shade.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading HALF-WAY TO THE MOON At last the sinuous yellow road dropped over the bluff rim and, to all appearances, dissolved into the sky--a gray-blue, genius-colored sky.
