used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The empty fields, littered with yellow stubble, lay flat under the vast gray bowl of a cloudy November sky.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His little troop raised no dust; the road was damp and covered with puddles from yesterday's rain.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it was, the weather made his leave-taking gloomier than it need have been.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As it was, the weather made his leave-taking gloomier than it need have been.
bowlnounUS /boʊl/
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading The empty fields, littered with yellow stubble, lay flat under the vast gray bowl of a cloudy November sky.
bulknounUS /bʌlk/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading The only feature in that landscape was a darker gray, the bulk of Chateau Gobignon with its round towers rising on its great solitary hill.
ChateaunounUS /ʃæˈtoʊ/
an impressive country house (or castle) in France
From this reading The only feature in that landscape was a darker gray, the bulk of Chateau Gobignon with its round towers rising on its great solitary hill.
cloudyadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdi/
lacking definite form or limits
From this reading The empty fields, littered with yellow stubble, lay flat under the vast gray bowl of a cloudy November sky.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading His little troop raised no dust; the road was damp and covered with puddles from yesterday's rain.
dampadjectiveUS /dæmp/
slightly wet
From this reading His little troop raised no dust; the road was damp and covered with puddles from yesterday's rain.
darkeradjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkər/
comparative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading The only feature in that landscape was a darker gray, the bulk of Chateau Gobignon with its round towers rising on its great solitary hill.
remove the dust from
From this reading His little troop raised no dust; the road was damp and covered with puddles from yesterday's rain.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The empty fields, littered with yellow stubble, lay flat under the vast gray bowl of a cloudy November sky.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Thank God it had not rained hard enough to turn the road into mud.
featurenounUS /ˈfiːtʃər/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading The only feature in that landscape was a darker gray, the bulk of Chateau Gobignon with its round towers rising on its great solitary hill.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading The empty fields, littered with yellow stubble, lay flat under the vast gray bowl of a cloudy November sky.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading The empty fields, littered with yellow stubble, lay flat under the vast gray bowl of a cloudy November sky.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His little troop raised no dust; the road was damp and covered with puddles from yesterday's rain.
gloomieradjectiveUS /ˈɡluːmiər/
comparative of “gloomy” — depressingly dark
From this reading As it was, the weather made his leave-taking gloomier than it need have been.
Gobignon
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From this reading The only feature in that landscape was a darker gray, the bulk of Chateau Gobignon with its round towers rising on its great solitary hill.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Thank God it had not rained hard enough to turn the road into mud.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The empty fields, littered with yellow stubble, lay flat under the vast gray bowl of a cloudy November sky.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The only feature in that landscape was a darker gray, the bulk of Chateau Gobignon with its round towers rising on its great solitary hill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thank God it had not rained hard enough to turn the road into mud.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Thank God it had not rained hard enough to turn the road into mud.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As it was, the weather made his leave-taking gloomier than it need have been.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The only feature in that landscape was a darker gray, the bulk of Chateau Gobignon with its round towers rising on its great solitary hill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His little troop raised no dust; the road was damp and covered with puddles from yesterday's rain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The only feature in that landscape was a darker gray, the bulk of Chateau Gobignon with its round towers rising on its great solitary hill.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thank God it had not rained hard enough to turn the road into mud.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thank God it had not rained hard enough to turn the road into mud.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The only feature in that landscape was a darker gray, the bulk of Chateau Gobignon with its round towers rising on its great solitary hill.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading The only feature in that landscape was a darker gray, the bulk of Chateau Gobignon with its round towers rising on its great solitary hill.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The empty fields, littered with yellow stubble, lay flat under the vast gray bowl of a cloudy November sky.
leave-takingnoun
the act of departing politely
From this reading As it was, the weather made his leave-taking gloomier than it need have been.
litteredadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtərd/
filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish
From this reading The empty fields, littered with yellow stubble, lay flat under the vast gray bowl of a cloudy November sky.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His little troop raised no dust; the road was damp and covered with puddles from yesterday's rain.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As it was, the weather made his leave-taking gloomier than it need have been.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading Thank God it had not rained hard enough to turn the road into mud.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading As it was, the weather made his leave-taking gloomier than it need have been.
not any; not one
From this reading His little troop raised no dust; the road was damp and covered with puddles from yesterday's rain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thank God it had not rained hard enough to turn the road into mud.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading The empty fields, littered with yellow stubble, lay flat under the vast gray bowl of a cloudy November sky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The empty fields, littered with yellow stubble, lay flat under the vast gray bowl of a cloudy November sky.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The only feature in that landscape was a darker gray, the bulk of Chateau Gobignon with its round towers rising on its great solitary hill.
and nothing more
From this reading The only feature in that landscape was a darker gray, the bulk of Chateau Gobignon with its round towers rising on its great solitary hill.
puddlesnounUS /ˈpʌdəlz/
plural of “puddle” — a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
From this reading His little troop raised no dust; the road was damp and covered with puddles from yesterday's rain.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading His little troop raised no dust; the road was damp and covered with puddles from yesterday's rain.
rainedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain
From this reading Thank God it had not rained hard enough to turn the road into mud.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading His little troop raised no dust; the road was damp and covered with puddles from yesterday's rain.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading The only feature in that landscape was a darker gray, the bulk of Chateau Gobignon with its round towers rising on its great solitary hill.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading His little troop raised no dust; the road was damp and covered with puddles from yesterday's rain.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The only feature in that landscape was a darker gray, the bulk of Chateau Gobignon with its round towers rising on its great solitary hill.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The empty fields, littered with yellow stubble, lay flat under the vast gray bowl of a cloudy November sky.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading The only feature in that landscape was a darker gray, the bulk of Chateau Gobignon with its round towers rising on its great solitary hill.
stubblenounUS /ˈstʌbəl/
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
From this reading The empty fields, littered with yellow stubble, lay flat under the vast gray bowl of a cloudy November sky.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As it was, the weather made his leave-taking gloomier than it need have been.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Thank God it had not rained hard enough to turn the road into mud.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The only feature in that landscape was a darker gray, the bulk of Chateau Gobignon with its round towers rising on its great solitary hill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His little troop raised no dust; the road was damp and covered with puddles from yesterday's rain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thank God it had not rained hard enough to turn the road into mud.
towersnounUS /ˈtaʊərz/
plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading The only feature in that landscape was a darker gray, the bulk of Chateau Gobignon with its round towers rising on its great solitary hill.
troopnounUS /truːp/
a group of soldiers
From this reading His little troop raised no dust; the road was damp and covered with puddles from yesterday's rain.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Thank God it had not rained hard enough to turn the road into mud.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The empty fields, littered with yellow stubble, lay flat under the vast gray bowl of a cloudy November sky.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The empty fields, littered with yellow stubble, lay flat under the vast gray bowl of a cloudy November sky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His little troop raised no dust; the road was damp and covered with puddles from yesterday's rain.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading As it was, the weather made his leave-taking gloomier than it need have been.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His little troop raised no dust; the road was damp and covered with puddles from yesterday's rain.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The empty fields, littered with yellow stubble, lay flat under the vast gray bowl of a cloudy November sky.
yesterday'snounUS /ˈjestərdeɪz/
possessive form of “yesterday” — the day immediately before today
From this reading His little troop raised no dust; the road was damp and covered with puddles from yesterday's rain.
