a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Continuously the noise of machinery and the busy hum of workmen rose in the sultry air.
AirshipnounUS /ˈerʃɪp/
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading The Errant Airship THE next day was warm and sunny, with hardly any wind.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It would have been an ideal day for cricket, thought Hamerton, as he gazed through the window upon the deserted courtyard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Errant Airship THE next day was warm and sunny, with hardly any wind.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The Errant Airship THE next day was warm and sunny, with hardly any wind.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It would have been an ideal day for cricket, thought Hamerton, as he gazed through the window upon the deserted courtyard.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading The smell of petrol and occasionally wafts of hot mineral oil seemed to pervade the atmosphere.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would have been an ideal day for cricket, thought Hamerton, as he gazed through the window upon the deserted courtyard.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Continuously the noise of machinery and the busy hum of workmen rose in the sultry air.
confinementnounUS /kənˈfaɪnmənt/
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
From this reading It made confinement doubly hard and irksome.
ContinuouslyadverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəsli/
at every point
From this reading Continuously the noise of machinery and the busy hum of workmen rose in the sultry air.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrt.jɑːrd/
An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.
From this reading It would have been an ideal day for cricket, thought Hamerton, as he gazed through the window upon the deserted courtyard.
cricketnounUS /ˈkrɪkət/
leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading It would have been an ideal day for cricket, thought Hamerton, as he gazed through the window upon the deserted courtyard.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Errant Airship THE next day was warm and sunny, with hardly any wind.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading It would have been an ideal day for cricket, thought Hamerton, as he gazed through the window upon the deserted courtyard.
doublyadverbUS /ˈdʌbli/
to double the degree
From this reading It made confinement doubly hard and irksome.
ErrantadjectiveUS /ˈerənt/
straying from the right course or from accepted standards
From this reading The Errant Airship THE next day was warm and sunny, with hardly any wind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It would have been an ideal day for cricket, thought Hamerton, as he gazed through the window upon the deserted courtyard.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading It would have been an ideal day for cricket, thought Hamerton, as he gazed through the window upon the deserted courtyard.
Hamerton
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From this reading It would have been an ideal day for cricket, thought Hamerton, as he gazed through the window upon the deserted courtyard.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It made confinement doubly hard and irksome.
only a very short time before
From this reading The Errant Airship THE next day was warm and sunny, with hardly any wind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have been an ideal day for cricket, thought Hamerton, as he gazed through the window upon the deserted courtyard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It would have been an ideal day for cricket, thought Hamerton, as he gazed through the window upon the deserted courtyard.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The smell of petrol and occasionally wafts of hot mineral oil seemed to pervade the atmosphere.
humverbUS /hʌm/
sing with closed lips
From this reading Continuously the noise of machinery and the busy hum of workmen rose in the sultry air.
idealadjectiveUS /aɪˈdiːl/
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading It would have been an ideal day for cricket, thought Hamerton, as he gazed through the window upon the deserted courtyard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Continuously the noise of machinery and the busy hum of workmen rose in the sultry air.
irksomeadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrksəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading It made confinement doubly hard and irksome.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have been an ideal day for cricket, thought Hamerton, as he gazed through the window upon the deserted courtyard.
machinerynounUS /məˈʃiːnəri/
machines or machine systems collectively
From this reading Continuously the noise of machinery and the busy hum of workmen rose in the sultry air.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It made confinement doubly hard and irksome.
mineralnounUS /ˈmɪnərəl/
solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
From this reading The smell of petrol and occasionally wafts of hot mineral oil seemed to pervade the atmosphere.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The Errant Airship THE next day was warm and sunny, with hardly any wind.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Continuously the noise of machinery and the busy hum of workmen rose in the sultry air.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading The smell of petrol and occasionally wafts of hot mineral oil seemed to pervade the atmosphere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Continuously the noise of machinery and the busy hum of workmen rose in the sultry air.
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading The smell of petrol and occasionally wafts of hot mineral oil seemed to pervade the atmosphere.
pervadeverbUS /pərˈveɪd/
spread or diffuse through
From this reading The smell of petrol and occasionally wafts of hot mineral oil seemed to pervade the atmosphere.
petrolnounUS /ˈpetroʊl/
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading The smell of petrol and occasionally wafts of hot mineral oil seemed to pervade the atmosphere.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Continuously the noise of machinery and the busy hum of workmen rose in the sultry air.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The smell of petrol and occasionally wafts of hot mineral oil seemed to pervade the atmosphere.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading The smell of petrol and occasionally wafts of hot mineral oil seemed to pervade the atmosphere.
sultryadjectiveUS /ˈsʌltri/
sexually exciting or gratifying
From this reading Continuously the noise of machinery and the busy hum of workmen rose in the sultry air.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading The Errant Airship THE next day was warm and sunny, with hardly any wind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Errant Airship THE next day was warm and sunny, with hardly any wind.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It would have been an ideal day for cricket, thought Hamerton, as he gazed through the window upon the deserted courtyard.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It would have been an ideal day for cricket, thought Hamerton, as he gazed through the window upon the deserted courtyard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The smell of petrol and occasionally wafts of hot mineral oil seemed to pervade the atmosphere.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It would have been an ideal day for cricket, thought Hamerton, as he gazed through the window upon the deserted courtyard.
wafts
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From this reading The smell of petrol and occasionally wafts of hot mineral oil seemed to pervade the atmosphere.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The Errant Airship THE next day was warm and sunny, with hardly any wind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Errant Airship THE next day was warm and sunny, with hardly any wind.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The Errant Airship THE next day was warm and sunny, with hardly any wind.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading It would have been an ideal day for cricket, thought Hamerton, as he gazed through the window upon the deserted courtyard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Errant Airship THE next day was warm and sunny, with hardly any wind.
workmennounUS /ˈwɜːrkmɪn/
plural of “workman” — an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
From this reading Continuously the noise of machinery and the busy hum of workmen rose in the sultry air.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have been an ideal day for cricket, thought Hamerton, as he gazed through the window upon the deserted courtyard.
