touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Now, through the lane to the lake, they struggled, heads bent against the blinding blizzard.
(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 All her winters, she'd battled with the cold and winds of the Storm Country.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TESSIBEL'S VISION Tessibel and Jake Brewer made their way through the bleak, dark, pear orchard to the lane.
battledverbUS /ˈbætəld/
past form of “battle” — battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
From this reading All her winters, she'd battled with the cold and winds of the Storm Country.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Now, through the lane to the lake, they struggled, heads bent against the blinding blizzard.
bleakadjectiveUS /bliːk/
offering little or no hope
From this reading TESSIBEL'S VISION Tessibel and Jake Brewer made their way through the bleak, dark, pear orchard to the lane.
blindingadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading Now, through the lane to the lake, they struggled, heads bent against the blinding blizzard.
blizzardnounUS /ˈblɪzərd/
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading Now, through the lane to the lake, they struggled, heads bent against the blinding blizzard.
BrewernounUS /ˈbruːər/
someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water
From this reading TESSIBEL'S VISION Tessibel and Jake Brewer made their way through the bleak, dark, pear orchard to the lane.
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading Under the weeping willow trees stood the empty shanty which had housed her childhood days, and, mechanically, she turned her eyes toward it.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading All her winters, she'd battled with the cold and winds of the Storm Country.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading All her winters, she'd battled with the cold and winds of the Storm Country.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading TESSIBEL'S VISION Tessibel and Jake Brewer made their way through the bleak, dark, pear orchard to the lane.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Under the weeping willow trees stood the empty shanty which had housed her childhood days, and, mechanically, she turned her eyes toward it.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Under the weeping willow trees stood the empty shanty which had housed her childhood days, and, mechanically, she turned her eyes toward it.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Under the weeping willow trees stood the empty shanty which had housed her childhood days, and, mechanically, she turned her eyes toward it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The night held no terrors for the girl.
a young female
From this reading The night held no terrors for the girl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Under the weeping willow trees stood the empty shanty which had housed her childhood days, and, mechanically, she turned her eyes toward it.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Now, through the lane to the lake, they struggled, heads bent against the blinding blizzard.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The night held no terrors for the girl.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All her winters, she'd battled with the cold and winds of the Storm Country.
housedverbUS /haʊzd/
past form of “house” — contain or cover
From this reading Under the weeping willow trees stood the empty shanty which had housed her childhood days, and, mechanically, she turned her eyes toward it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Under the weeping willow trees stood the empty shanty which had housed her childhood days, and, mechanically, she turned her eyes toward it.
Jake
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From this reading TESSIBEL'S VISION Tessibel and Jake Brewer made their way through the bleak, dark, pear orchard to the lane.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Now, through the lane to the lake, they struggled, heads bent against the blinding blizzard.
a narrow way or road
From this reading TESSIBEL'S VISION Tessibel and Jake Brewer made their way through the bleak, dark, pear orchard to the lane.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading TESSIBEL'S VISION Tessibel and Jake Brewer made their way through the bleak, dark, pear orchard to the lane.
mechanicallyadverbUS /məˈkænɪkli/
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading Under the weeping willow trees stood the empty shanty which had housed her childhood days, and, mechanically, she turned her eyes toward it.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night held no terrors for the girl.
not any; not one
From this reading The night held no terrors for the girl.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, through the lane to the lake, they struggled, heads bent against the blinding blizzard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All her winters, she'd battled with the cold and winds of the Storm Country.
orchardnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərd/
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading TESSIBEL'S VISION Tessibel and Jake Brewer made their way through the bleak, dark, pear orchard to the lane.
pearnounUS /per/
sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
From this reading TESSIBEL'S VISION Tessibel and Jake Brewer made their way through the bleak, dark, pear orchard to the lane.
shantynounUS /ˈʃænti/
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading Under the weeping willow trees stood the empty shanty which had housed her childhood days, and, mechanically, she turned her eyes toward it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Under the weeping willow trees stood the empty shanty which had housed her childhood days, and, mechanically, she turned her eyes toward it.
she'd
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From this reading All her winters, she'd battled with the cold and winds of the Storm Country.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Under the weeping willow trees stood the empty shanty which had housed her childhood days, and, mechanically, she turned her eyes toward it.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading All her winters, she'd battled with the cold and winds of the Storm Country.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Now, through the lane to the lake, they struggled, heads bent against the blinding blizzard.
terrorsnounUS /ˈterərz/
plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading The night held no terrors for the girl.
Tessibel
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From this reading TESSIBEL'S VISION Tessibel and Jake Brewer made their way through the bleak, dark, pear orchard to the lane.
TESSIBEL'S
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From this reading TESSIBEL'S VISION Tessibel and Jake Brewer made their way through the bleak, dark, pear orchard to the lane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TESSIBEL'S VISION Tessibel and Jake Brewer made their way through the bleak, dark, pear orchard to the lane.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading TESSIBEL'S VISION Tessibel and Jake Brewer made their way through the bleak, dark, pear orchard to the lane.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, through the lane to the lake, they struggled, heads bent against the blinding blizzard.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading TESSIBEL'S VISION Tessibel and Jake Brewer made their way through the bleak, dark, pear orchard to the lane.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TESSIBEL'S VISION Tessibel and Jake Brewer made their way through the bleak, dark, pear orchard to the lane.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Under the weeping willow trees stood the empty shanty which had housed her childhood days, and, mechanically, she turned her eyes toward it.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Under the weeping willow trees stood the empty shanty which had housed her childhood days, and, mechanically, she turned her eyes toward it.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Under the weeping willow trees stood the empty shanty which had housed her childhood days, and, mechanically, she turned her eyes toward it.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the weeping willow trees stood the empty shanty which had housed her childhood days, and, mechanically, she turned her eyes toward it.
a vivid mental image
From this reading TESSIBEL'S VISION Tessibel and Jake Brewer made their way through the bleak, dark, pear orchard to the lane.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading TESSIBEL'S VISION Tessibel and Jake Brewer made their way through the bleak, dark, pear orchard to the lane.
showing sorrow
From this reading Under the weeping willow trees stood the empty shanty which had housed her childhood days, and, mechanically, she turned her eyes toward it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Under the weeping willow trees stood the empty shanty which had housed her childhood days, and, mechanically, she turned her eyes toward it.
willownounUS /ˈwɪloʊ/
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading Under the weeping willow trees stood the empty shanty which had housed her childhood days, and, mechanically, she turned her eyes toward it.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading All her winters, she'd battled with the cold and winds of the Storm Country.
wintersnounUS /ˈwɪntərz/
plural of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading All her winters, she'd battled with the cold and winds of the Storm Country.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All her winters, she'd battled with the cold and winds of the Storm Country.
