used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Far away, above the black crest of the hills, a bright streak of sky announced the coming of the dawn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading Far away, above the black crest of the hills, a bright streak of sky announced the coming of the dawn.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Far away, above the black crest of the hills, a bright streak of sky announced the coming of the dawn.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Here and there a bird awoke and began to sing.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Here and there a bird awoke and began to sing.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Here and there a bird awoke and began to sing.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Far away, above the black crest of the hills, a bright streak of sky announced the coming of the dawn.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Far away, above the black crest of the hills, a bright streak of sky announced the coming of the dawn.
brighteradjectiveUS /ˈbraɪtər/
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
caravannounUS /ˈkærəvæn/
a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading A church clock struck four.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading A church clock struck four.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Far away, above the black crest of the hills, a bright streak of sky announced the coming of the dawn.
crestnounUS /krest/
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
From this reading Far away, above the black crest of the hills, a bright streak of sky announced the coming of the dawn.
the first light of day
From this reading Far away, above the black crest of the hills, a bright streak of sky announced the coming of the dawn.
ditchnounUS /dɪtʃ/
a long narrow excavation in the earth
From this reading In the shadow of the ditch nearby a stertorous horse was snoring.
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far away, above the black crest of the hills, a bright streak of sky announced the coming of the dawn.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading A church clock struck four.
gipsynoun
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here and there a bird awoke and began to sing.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Far away, above the black crest of the hills, a bright streak of sky announced the coming of the dawn.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading In the shadow of the ditch nearby a stertorous horse was snoring.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the shadow of the ditch nearby a stertorous horse was snoring.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
low-hanging
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From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
nearbyadjectiveUS /ˈnɪrˈbaɪ/
close at hand
From this reading In the shadow of the ditch nearby a stertorous horse was snoring.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the shadow of the ditch nearby a stertorous horse was snoring.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
roadsidenounUS /ˈroʊdsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading In the shadow of the ditch nearby a stertorous horse was snoring.
shaftsnounUS /ʃæfts/
plural of “shaft” — a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
shuttersnounUS /ˈʃʌtərz/
plural of “shutter” — a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
sicklenounUS /ˈsɪkəl/
an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
deliver by singing
From this reading Here and there a bird awoke and began to sing.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
snoringnounUS /ˈsnɔːrɪŋ/
the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
From this reading In the shadow of the ditch nearby a stertorous horse was snoring.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
stertorousadjective
of breathing having a heavy snoring sound
From this reading In the shadow of the ditch nearby a stertorous horse was snoring.
streaknounUS /striːk/
an unbroken series of events
From this reading Far away, above the black crest of the hills, a bright streak of sky announced the coming of the dawn.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading A church clock struck four.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Here and there a bird awoke and began to sing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here and there a bird awoke and began to sing.
turfnounUS /tɜːrf/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the shadow of the ditch nearby a stertorous horse was snoring.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Under a sky heavy with stars and faintly brighter for a low-hanging sickle moon, the gipsy caravan slept on the turf by the roadside, its shutters closed, its shafts stretched out like arms.
