used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The wind swept in raw gusts across the rippling ocean of pines and beeches which crowded upon the little town from many a swelling hill.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The wind swept in raw gusts across the rippling ocean of pines and beeches which crowded upon the little town from many a swelling hill.
(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 JEROME OF THE DRAGON’S DALE Patter, patter,--the rain had beaten all day on the brown roofs of Eisenach.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind swept in raw gusts across the rippling ocean of pines and beeches which crowded upon the little town from many a swelling hill.
Andreas
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From this reading At the Marien Gate, Andreas the warder dozed in his box, wrapping his great cloak tighter.
with anger
From this reading Under the grey battlements the Hörsel brawled angrily.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the Marien Gate, Andreas the warder dozed in his box, wrapping his great cloak tighter.
battlementsnounUS /ˈbætəlmənts/
plural of “battlement” — a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
From this reading Under the grey battlements the Hörsel brawled angrily.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading JEROME OF THE DRAGON’S DALE Patter, patter,--the rain had beaten all day on the brown roofs of Eisenach.
beeches
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From this reading The wind swept in raw gusts across the rippling ocean of pines and beeches which crowded upon the little town from many a swelling hill.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading At the Marien Gate, Andreas the warder dozed in his box, wrapping his great cloak tighter.
brawled
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From this reading Under the grey battlements the Hörsel brawled angrily.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading JEROME OF THE DRAGON’S DALE Patter, patter,--the rain had beaten all day on the brown roofs of Eisenach.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading At the Marien Gate, Andreas the warder dozed in his box, wrapping his great cloak tighter.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading The wind swept in raw gusts across the rippling ocean of pines and beeches which crowded upon the little town from many a swelling hill.
DALEnounUS /deɪl/
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading JEROME OF THE DRAGON’S DALE Patter, patter,--the rain had beaten all day on the brown roofs of Eisenach.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading JEROME OF THE DRAGON’S DALE Patter, patter,--the rain had beaten all day on the brown roofs of Eisenach.
dozedverbUS /doʊzd/
past form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading At the Marien Gate, Andreas the warder dozed in his box, wrapping his great cloak tighter.
DRAGON'SnounUS /ˈdræɡənz/
possessive form of “dragon” — a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading JEROME OF THE DRAGON’S DALE Patter, patter,--the rain had beaten all day on the brown roofs of Eisenach.
Eisenach
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From this reading JEROME OF THE DRAGON’S DALE Patter, patter,--the rain had beaten all day on the brown roofs of Eisenach.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He had searched few incoming wagons for toll that day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had searched few incoming wagons for toll that day.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wind swept in raw gusts across the rippling ocean of pines and beeches which crowded upon the little town from many a swelling hill.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading At the Marien Gate, Andreas the warder dozed in his box, wrapping his great cloak tighter.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading At the Marien Gate, Andreas the warder dozed in his box, wrapping his great cloak tighter.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Under the grey battlements the Hörsel brawled angrily.
gustsnounUS /ɡʌsts/
plural of “gust” — a strong current of air
From this reading The wind swept in raw gusts across the rippling ocean of pines and beeches which crowded upon the little town from many a swelling hill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JEROME OF THE DRAGON’S DALE Patter, patter,--the rain had beaten all day on the brown roofs of Eisenach.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had searched few incoming wagons for toll that day.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The wind swept in raw gusts across the rippling ocean of pines and beeches which crowded upon the little town from many a swelling hill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the Marien Gate, Andreas the warder dozed in his box, wrapping his great cloak tighter.
Hörsel
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From this reading Under the grey battlements the Hörsel brawled angrily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wind swept in raw gusts across the rippling ocean of pines and beeches which crowded upon the little town from many a swelling hill.
incomingadjectiveUS /ˈɪnkʌmɪŋ/
arriving at a place or position
From this reading He had searched few incoming wagons for toll that day.
JEROMEnounUS /dʒərˈoʊm/
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading JEROME OF THE DRAGON’S DALE Patter, patter,--the rain had beaten all day on the brown roofs of Eisenach.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The wind swept in raw gusts across the rippling ocean of pines and beeches which crowded upon the little town from many a swelling hill.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The wind swept in raw gusts across the rippling ocean of pines and beeches which crowded upon the little town from many a swelling hill.
Marien
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From this reading At the Marien Gate, Andreas the warder dozed in his box, wrapping his great cloak tighter.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading The wind swept in raw gusts across the rippling ocean of pines and beeches which crowded upon the little town from many a swelling hill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JEROME OF THE DRAGON’S DALE Patter, patter,--the rain had beaten all day on the brown roofs of Eisenach.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JEROME OF THE DRAGON’S DALE Patter, patter,--the rain had beaten all day on the brown roofs of Eisenach.
PatternounUS /ˈpætər/
plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
From this reading JEROME OF THE DRAGON’S DALE Patter, patter,--the rain had beaten all day on the brown roofs of Eisenach.
pinesnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading The wind swept in raw gusts across the rippling ocean of pines and beeches which crowded upon the little town from many a swelling hill.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading JEROME OF THE DRAGON’S DALE Patter, patter,--the rain had beaten all day on the brown roofs of Eisenach.
rawadjectiveUS /rɑː/
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading The wind swept in raw gusts across the rippling ocean of pines and beeches which crowded upon the little town from many a swelling hill.
ripplingnounUS /ˈrɪpəlɪŋ/
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
From this reading The wind swept in raw gusts across the rippling ocean of pines and beeches which crowded upon the little town from many a swelling hill.
roofsnounUS /ruːfs/
plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading JEROME OF THE DRAGON’S DALE Patter, patter,--the rain had beaten all day on the brown roofs of Eisenach.
searchedverbUS /sɜːrtʃt/
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading He had searched few incoming wagons for toll that day.
swellingnounUS /ˈswelɪŋ/
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
From this reading The wind swept in raw gusts across the rippling ocean of pines and beeches which crowded upon the little town from many a swelling hill.
possessing sweep
From this reading The wind swept in raw gusts across the rippling ocean of pines and beeches which crowded upon the little town from many a swelling hill.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had searched few incoming wagons for toll that day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JEROME OF THE DRAGON’S DALE Patter, patter,--the rain had beaten all day on the brown roofs of Eisenach.
tighteradjectiveUS /ˈtaɪtər/
comparative of “tight” — closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading At the Marien Gate, Andreas the warder dozed in his box, wrapping his great cloak tighter.
tollnounUS /toʊl/
a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
From this reading He had searched few incoming wagons for toll that day.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The wind swept in raw gusts across the rippling ocean of pines and beeches which crowded upon the little town from many a swelling hill.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the grey battlements the Hörsel brawled angrily.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The wind swept in raw gusts across the rippling ocean of pines and beeches which crowded upon the little town from many a swelling hill.
wagonsnounUS /ˈwæɡənz/
plural of “wagon” — any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading He had searched few incoming wagons for toll that day.
wardernounUS /ˈwɔːrdər/
a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners
From this reading At the Marien Gate, Andreas the warder dozed in his box, wrapping his great cloak tighter.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The wind swept in raw gusts across the rippling ocean of pines and beeches which crowded upon the little town from many a swelling hill.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind swept in raw gusts across the rippling ocean of pines and beeches which crowded upon the little town from many a swelling hill.
wrappingnounUS /ˈræpɪŋ/
the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
From this reading At the Marien Gate, Andreas the warder dozed in his box, wrapping his great cloak tighter.
